Turn on visual effects in Music on Mac
Use the visualiser to watch colourful light shows. You can use the visualiser with or without music; the effects change based on the type of music and whether it’s playing or paused.
Go to the Music app
on your Mac.Play music from your library, Apple Music, the radio or a CD.
Note: A song needs to be playing before you can use the visualizer.
Do one of the following:
Turn on visual effects: Choose Window > Visualiser.
To change visualizer options, choose Window > Visualizer Settings > [option]. For example, to show or hide music videos, choose Window > Visualizer Settings > Play Videos. A tick means that videos will play. (Not all visualizers support options, so Options may be dimmed.)
Tip: To show or hide a list of commands you can use to control the visualiser, press the Question Mark key (?) on your keyboard while the visualiser is on.
Turn off visual effects: Choose Window > Visualiser (to remove the tick), or press the Esc key.