Cavasik For Linux

Cavasik is a free, open-source, and Linux-only audio visualizer based on CAVA.

At first glance, Cavasik might seem like a hum-drum audio visualizer for amateurs or newbies, and, while it's not something that VJs might use at Coachella, it's definitely a surprisingly capable and well-thought-out app.

One of the highlights is the fully customizable LibAdwaita interface which makes the app look stunning on modern Linux desktop environments and GNOME in particular.

Looks aside, the best part of Cavasik is the fact that it provides a plethora of customization options. For instance, you can set a single color or up to ten color linear gradients for both the background and foreground. There's also a mirror mode which allows for a lot of creativity when it comes to creating stunning foreground visuals.

Cavasik also allows you to set up a color animation that changes the colors gradually in a loop.

Because the app is based on CAVA, you get access to most of the settings that make CAVA so good. You can add noise reduction and smoothing effects, as well as change the background and foreground colors through a DBus interface.

Apart from that, you also get a couple of basic configuration options. You can pick between five normal drawing modes, two circle drawing modes, three mirror drawing modes, as well as four general drawing directions.

As mentioned at the start of this review, Cavasik is not really an award winning, full-fledged VS software for creating, controlling, and mixing visual effects while synchronizing them with the music in real time.

Nevertheless, for what it is, Cavasik punches way higher that most typical open-source audio visualizers. It's quite clear that someone put some energy and though into this app, and for that, it's definitely worth a shot.