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CSS Sound Wave Ripple Visualizer

An audio player UI with a central speaker icon surrounded by five CSS ripple waves at staggered delays, twelve animated EQ bars (alternating height keyframes), a looping dashed SVG sine-wave path with stroke-dashoffset scroll, and minimal player controls. Outfit + Space Mono on deep purple-black #0a0015.

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<div class="rpl-09">
  <div class="rpl-09__header">
    <h1>Sound Wave Ripple Visualizer</h1>
    <p>CSS ripple rings, animated EQ bars and a looping SVG waveform</p>
  </div>

  <div class="rpl-09__speaker">
    <div class="rpl-09__wave"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__wave"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__wave"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__wave"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__wave"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__icon">🔊</div>
  </div>

  <div class="rpl-09__eq">
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
  </div>

  <div class="rpl-09__waveform">
    <svg viewBox="0 0 560 100" preserveAspectRatio="none">
      <defs>
        <linearGradient id="waveGrad" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="100%" y2="0%">
          <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#7c3aed"/>
          <stop offset="50%" stop-color="#e879f9"/>
          <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#7c3aed"/>
        </linearGradient>
      </defs>
      <path class="rpl-09__wave-path"
        stroke-dasharray="8 4"
        d="M0,50 C20,10 40,90 60,50 C80,10 100,90 120,50 C140,10 160,90 180,50 C200,10 220,90 240,50 C260,10 280,90 300,50 C320,10 340,90 360,50 C380,10 400,90 420,50 C440,10 460,90 480,50 C500,10 520,90 540,50 C555,22 560,40 560,50"/>
    </svg>
  </div>

  <div class="rpl-09__track">
    <div class="title">Midnight Frequencies</div>
    <div class="artist">The Static Assembly — Transmit EP</div>
  </div>

  <div class="rpl-09__controls">
    <div class="rpl-09__ctrl">⏮</div>
    <div class="rpl-09__ctrl rpl-09__ctrl--play">▶</div>
    <div class="rpl-09__ctrl">⏭</div>
  </div>
</div>
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Space+Mono:wght@400;700&family=Outfit:wght@300;600;700&display=swap');

.rpl-09,
.rpl-09 *,
.rpl-09 *::before,
.rpl-09 *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.rpl-09 ::selection {
  background: #e879f9;
  color: #0f0021;
}

.rpl-09 {
  font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
  background: #0a0015;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 48px;
  padding: 48px 24px;
  color: #f5e8ff;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}
/* Grid bg */

.rpl-09::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(232,121,249,0.04) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(232,121,249,0.04) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 32px 32px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.rpl-09__header {
  text-align: center;
  z-index: 2;
}

.rpl-09__header h1 {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 2.4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e879f9, #c026d3, #7c3aed);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.rpl-09__header p {
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: rgba(245,232,255,0.4);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}
/* ─── Central speaker ripple ─── */

.rpl-09__speaker {
  position: relative;
  width: 160px;
  height: 160px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  z-index: 2;
}

.rpl-09__wave {
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid rgba(232,121,249,0.7);
  animation: rpl-09-wave 2s ease-out infinite;
}

.rpl-09__wave:nth-child(1) {
  inset: 0;
  animation-delay: 0s;
}

.rpl-09__wave:nth-child(2) {
  inset: 0;
  animation-delay: 0.4s;
  border-color: rgba(192,38,211,0.55);
}

.rpl-09__wave:nth-child(3) {
  inset: 0;
  animation-delay: 0.8s;
  border-color: rgba(124,58,237,0.4);
}

.rpl-09__wave:nth-child(4) {
  inset: 0;
  animation-delay: 1.2s;
  border-color: rgba(109,40,217,0.25);
}

.rpl-09__wave:nth-child(5) {
  inset: 0;
  animation-delay: 1.6s;
  border-color: rgba(91,33,182,0.12);
}

@keyframes rpl-09-wave {
  0% {
    transform: scale(0.5);
    opacity: 1;
  }

  100% {
    transform: scale(2.2);
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

.rpl-09__icon {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  font-size: 48px;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 16px rgba(232,121,249,0.7));
  animation: rpl-09-throb 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes rpl-09-throb {
  0%,
    100% {
    transform: scale(1);
  }

  50% {
    transform: scale(1.06);
  }
}
/* ─── EQ Bars ─── */

.rpl-09__eq {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 5px;
  height: 80px;
  z-index: 2;
}

.rpl-09__bar {
  width: 14px;
  border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0;
  animation: rpl-09-bar ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, #7c3aed, #c026d3, #e879f9);
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(232,121,249,0.4);
  min-height: 4px;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(1) {
  height: 35%;
  animation-duration: 0.7s;
  animation-delay: 0s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(2) {
  height: 70%;
  animation-duration: 0.5s;
  animation-delay: 0.1s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(3) {
  height: 55%;
  animation-duration: 0.9s;
  animation-delay: 0.05s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(4) {
  height: 90%;
  animation-duration: 0.4s;
  animation-delay: 0.2s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(5) {
  height: 45%;
  animation-duration: 0.6s;
  animation-delay: 0.15s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(6) {
  height: 100%;
  animation-duration: 0.35s;
  animation-delay: 0s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(7) {
  height: 75%;
  animation-duration: 0.55s;
  animation-delay: 0.08s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(8) {
  height: 60%;
  animation-duration: 0.8s;
  animation-delay: 0.12s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(9) {
  height: 85%;
  animation-duration: 0.45s;
  animation-delay: 0.18s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(10) {
  height: 50%;
  animation-duration: 0.65s;
  animation-delay: 0.06s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(11) {
  height: 30%;
  animation-duration: 0.75s;
  animation-delay: 0.22s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(12) {
  height: 65%;
  animation-duration: 0.5s;
  animation-delay: 0.3s;
}

@keyframes rpl-09-bar {
  to {
    height: 8%;
    opacity: 0.3;
  }
}
/* ─── Waveform line ─── */

.rpl-09__waveform {
  width: min(560px, 100%);
  height: 100px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.rpl-09__waveform svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: visible;
}

.rpl-09__wave-path {
  fill: none;
  stroke: url(#waveGrad);
  stroke-width: 2.5;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(232,121,249,0.5));
  animation: rpl-09-shift 2s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes rpl-09-shift {
  to {
    stroke-dashoffset: -120;
  }
}
/* Track info */

.rpl-09__track {
  z-index: 2;
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
}

.rpl-09__track .title {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.rpl-09__track .artist {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: rgba(245,232,255,0.45);
  font-weight: 300;
}
/* Controls */

.rpl-09__controls {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  z-index: 2;
}

.rpl-09__ctrl {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(232,121,249,0.1);
  border: 1px solid rgba(232,121,249,0.25);
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.15s;
  color: #e879f9;
}

.rpl-09__ctrl:hover {
  background: rgba(232,121,249,0.2);
  transform: scale(1.08);
}

.rpl-09__ctrl--play {
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c026d3, #7c3aed);
  border-color: transparent;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(192,38,211,0.5);
}

.rpl-09__ctrl--play:hover {
  transform: scale(1.1);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .rpl-09__wave,
    .rpl-09__icon,
    .rpl-09__bar,
    .rpl-09__wave-path {
    animation: none !important;
  }

  .rpl-09__bar {
    height: 50% !important;
  }
}
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Demo: CSS Sound Wave Ripple Visualizer
Source: https://codefronts.com/motion/css-ripple-designs/css-sound-wave-ripple-visualizer/

An audio player UI with a central speaker icon surrounded by five CSS ripple waves at staggered delays, twelve animated EQ bars (alternating height keyframes), a looping dashed SVG sine-wave path with stroke-dashoffset scroll, and minimal player controls. Outfit + Space Mono on deep purple-black #0a0015.
## HTML
```html
<div class="rpl-09">
  <div class="rpl-09__header">
    <h1>Sound Wave Ripple Visualizer</h1>
    <p>CSS ripple rings, animated EQ bars and a looping SVG waveform</p>
  </div>

  <div class="rpl-09__speaker">
    <div class="rpl-09__wave"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__wave"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__wave"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__wave"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__wave"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__icon">🔊</div>
  </div>

  <div class="rpl-09__eq">
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
    <div class="rpl-09__bar"></div>
  </div>

  <div class="rpl-09__waveform">
    <svg viewBox="0 0 560 100" preserveAspectRatio="none">
      <defs>
        <linearGradient id="waveGrad" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="100%" y2="0%">
          <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#7c3aed"/>
          <stop offset="50%" stop-color="#e879f9"/>
          <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#7c3aed"/>
        </linearGradient>
      </defs>
      <path class="rpl-09__wave-path"
        stroke-dasharray="8 4"
        d="M0,50 C20,10 40,90 60,50 C80,10 100,90 120,50 C140,10 160,90 180,50 C200,10 220,90 240,50 C260,10 280,90 300,50 C320,10 340,90 360,50 C380,10 400,90 420,50 C440,10 460,90 480,50 C500,10 520,90 540,50 C555,22 560,40 560,50"/>
    </svg>
  </div>

  <div class="rpl-09__track">
    <div class="title">Midnight Frequencies</div>
    <div class="artist">The Static Assembly — Transmit EP</div>
  </div>

  <div class="rpl-09__controls">
    <div class="rpl-09__ctrl">⏮</div>
    <div class="rpl-09__ctrl rpl-09__ctrl--play">▶</div>
    <div class="rpl-09__ctrl">⏭</div>
  </div>
</div>
```
## CSS
```css
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Space+Mono:wght@400;700&family=Outfit:wght@300;600;700&display=swap');

.rpl-09,
.rpl-09 *,
.rpl-09 *::before,
.rpl-09 *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.rpl-09 ::selection {
  background: #e879f9;
  color: #0f0021;
}

.rpl-09 {
  font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
  background: #0a0015;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 48px;
  padding: 48px 24px;
  color: #f5e8ff;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}
/* Grid bg */

.rpl-09::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(232,121,249,0.04) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(232,121,249,0.04) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 32px 32px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.rpl-09__header {
  text-align: center;
  z-index: 2;
}

.rpl-09__header h1 {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 2.4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e879f9, #c026d3, #7c3aed);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.rpl-09__header p {
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: rgba(245,232,255,0.4);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}
/* ─── Central speaker ripple ─── */

.rpl-09__speaker {
  position: relative;
  width: 160px;
  height: 160px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  z-index: 2;
}

.rpl-09__wave {
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid rgba(232,121,249,0.7);
  animation: rpl-09-wave 2s ease-out infinite;
}

.rpl-09__wave:nth-child(1) {
  inset: 0;
  animation-delay: 0s;
}

.rpl-09__wave:nth-child(2) {
  inset: 0;
  animation-delay: 0.4s;
  border-color: rgba(192,38,211,0.55);
}

.rpl-09__wave:nth-child(3) {
  inset: 0;
  animation-delay: 0.8s;
  border-color: rgba(124,58,237,0.4);
}

.rpl-09__wave:nth-child(4) {
  inset: 0;
  animation-delay: 1.2s;
  border-color: rgba(109,40,217,0.25);
}

.rpl-09__wave:nth-child(5) {
  inset: 0;
  animation-delay: 1.6s;
  border-color: rgba(91,33,182,0.12);
}

@keyframes rpl-09-wave {
  0% {
    transform: scale(0.5);
    opacity: 1;
  }

  100% {
    transform: scale(2.2);
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

.rpl-09__icon {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  font-size: 48px;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 16px rgba(232,121,249,0.7));
  animation: rpl-09-throb 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes rpl-09-throb {
  0%,
    100% {
    transform: scale(1);
  }

  50% {
    transform: scale(1.06);
  }
}
/* ─── EQ Bars ─── */

.rpl-09__eq {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 5px;
  height: 80px;
  z-index: 2;
}

.rpl-09__bar {
  width: 14px;
  border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0;
  animation: rpl-09-bar ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, #7c3aed, #c026d3, #e879f9);
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(232,121,249,0.4);
  min-height: 4px;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(1) {
  height: 35%;
  animation-duration: 0.7s;
  animation-delay: 0s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(2) {
  height: 70%;
  animation-duration: 0.5s;
  animation-delay: 0.1s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(3) {
  height: 55%;
  animation-duration: 0.9s;
  animation-delay: 0.05s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(4) {
  height: 90%;
  animation-duration: 0.4s;
  animation-delay: 0.2s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(5) {
  height: 45%;
  animation-duration: 0.6s;
  animation-delay: 0.15s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(6) {
  height: 100%;
  animation-duration: 0.35s;
  animation-delay: 0s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(7) {
  height: 75%;
  animation-duration: 0.55s;
  animation-delay: 0.08s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(8) {
  height: 60%;
  animation-duration: 0.8s;
  animation-delay: 0.12s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(9) {
  height: 85%;
  animation-duration: 0.45s;
  animation-delay: 0.18s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(10) {
  height: 50%;
  animation-duration: 0.65s;
  animation-delay: 0.06s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(11) {
  height: 30%;
  animation-duration: 0.75s;
  animation-delay: 0.22s;
}

.rpl-09__bar:nth-child(12) {
  height: 65%;
  animation-duration: 0.5s;
  animation-delay: 0.3s;
}

@keyframes rpl-09-bar {
  to {
    height: 8%;
    opacity: 0.3;
  }
}
/* ─── Waveform line ─── */

.rpl-09__waveform {
  width: min(560px, 100%);
  height: 100px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.rpl-09__waveform svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: visible;
}

.rpl-09__wave-path {
  fill: none;
  stroke: url(#waveGrad);
  stroke-width: 2.5;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(232,121,249,0.5));
  animation: rpl-09-shift 2s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes rpl-09-shift {
  to {
    stroke-dashoffset: -120;
  }
}
/* Track info */

.rpl-09__track {
  z-index: 2;
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
}

.rpl-09__track .title {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.rpl-09__track .artist {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: rgba(245,232,255,0.45);
  font-weight: 300;
}
/* Controls */

.rpl-09__controls {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  z-index: 2;
}

.rpl-09__ctrl {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(232,121,249,0.1);
  border: 1px solid rgba(232,121,249,0.25);
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.15s;
  color: #e879f9;
}

.rpl-09__ctrl:hover {
  background: rgba(232,121,249,0.2);
  transform: scale(1.08);
}

.rpl-09__ctrl--play {
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c026d3, #7c3aed);
  border-color: transparent;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(192,38,211,0.5);
}

.rpl-09__ctrl--play:hover {
  transform: scale(1.1);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .rpl-09__wave,
    .rpl-09__icon,
    .rpl-09__bar,
    .rpl-09__wave-path {
    animation: none !important;
  }

  .rpl-09__bar {
    height: 50% !important;
  }
}
```

Techniques used in this demo

background-clip: textMDN ↗filterMDN ↗@keyframesMDN ↗clamp()MDN ↗place-items / place-contentMDN ↗

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