Category Archives: Visual

Cover Retriever ~ Album Artwork Downloader

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Cover Retriever is free software for Windows that makes it easy to add album cover art to mp3 and flac audio files on the computer.

Album cover finder

The search is based on data obtained from the file tags and processing through Google’s search engine. The drill is as easy as can be: you just have to select the folder that contains your audio files and let this app take care of the rest. You’ll have your covers in just seconds.

Tag finder

The tags search allows you to fill out audio file tags and find appropriate covers. The tags can be easily saved to the file by clicking one button. The search is based on the AcoustId service in order to get the best results.

cover retriever

dimkov.org
github.com/adimkov/coverretriever
sourceforge.net/projects/coverretriever

Open Metronome ~ Customizable Windows BPM

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Free open source GPL metronome (a “branch” of “Weird Metronome“) for Windows, Windows Mobile, & Pocket PC. Uses user-definable multi-voice WAV or MIDI (PC only) sounds for the beats. Has a blinker & allows user defined bpm & fine measure control.

Features:

  • Accurate metronome sound! No skips or variation in audio output!
  • Custom rhythm patterns: use it as a (very basic) drum machine
  • User definable beats per minute
  • Set measure to any length, with emphasis on any beat(s)
  • Over 40 MIDI voices, optionally available as WAV samples
  • Up to nine simultaneous voices per beat
  • Add your own WAV samples to use whatever sounds you like
  • Highly customizable parameters
  • Define HotKeys to perform functions such as increase tempo
  • Set the Maximum & minimum tempo available via the tempo slider
open metronome

openmetronome.sourceforge.net
sourceforge.net/projects/openmetronome

Foobar2000 ~ Biography Display Script

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This is an updated biography script that works in the 32bit Spider Monkey Javascript panel. This won’t work in 64bit Foobar2000 installations.

biography_new_1

Spider Monkey Panel ~ github.com/TheQwertiest/foo_spider_monkey_panel

Biography Script: The most recent version of the script is on, or near, the last page of this discussion. ~ hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,112913.0.html

  1. Download and install foo_spider_monkey_panel
  2. Download and unzip the newest version of the Biography script
  3. In Foobar2000 select “View > Layout > Enable Layout Editing Mode“
  4. Add a new panel or tab to your Foobar interface
  5. Right click in the new area and select “Add New UI Element…“
  6. Select “Spider Monkey Panel” in the Utility section
  7. You should now see a blank Spider Monkey panel and the message “Click here to open editor.“
  8. Click on the panel to open the editor and click the “Files” button and select “Import” and navigate to the biography script folder, select the script file “biography.x.x.x.js” and click “Open“
  9. Click “Apply” and click “Ok“
  10. Rename the Tab
  11. Disable “Layout editing mode” in the “View” menu

Forum Discussion:
hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,112914.msg929674

foo_musical_spectrum ~ Foobar2000 DUI Spectrum Display

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This is a “musical spectrum”, displayed accordingly to how the spectrum is divided in music (notes, semitones, etc).

musical-spectrum.png

hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=97404.0

foo_cad ~ Foobar & CD Art Display / Rainmeter

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CD Art Display / Rainmeter interface plugin. Displays Foobar2000’s now playing artwork and info on the desktop.

poiru.github.io/foo-cad
github.com/poiru/foo-cad
github.com/RangerCD/foo-cad-plus

Spek ~ Acoustic Spectrum Analyzer

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Spek (IPA: /spɛk/, ‘bacon’ in Dutch) helps to analyse your audio files by showing their spectrogram. Spek is free software available for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X.

Features:

  • Supports all popular lossy and lossless audio file formats thanks to the FFmpeg libraries.
  • Ultra-fast signal processing, uses multiple threads to further speed up the analysis.
  • Shows the codec name and the audio signal parameters.
  • Allows to save the spectrogram as an image file.
  • Drag-and-drop support; associates with common audio file formats.
  • Auto-fitting time, frequency and spectral density rulers.
  • Adjustable spectral density range.
  • Translated into 19 languages.
spek

spek.cc
github.com/alexkay/spek

References:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_analyzer

XR3Player ~ Advanced JavaFX Music Player

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Powerful music player, multiple libraries, online music & visualizers.

  • Supports almost all audio formats through smart conversion to .mp3
  • Amazing audio spectrum visualizers
  • Audio amplitudes waveform
  • Chromium web browser
  • Full Dropbox access
  • Multiple user accounts
  • Configurable via multiple settings
  • Advanced tag editor
  • File organizer and explorer
  • Multiple libraries / playlists support
  • System monitor (CPU, RAM)
  • Audio effects and filters

github.com/goxr3plus/XR3Player

Mcool ~ Lightweight Music Player

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Minimalist local music player for windows, transparent, borderless and buttonless.

Features:

  • Portable, free, open-source software. (Delphi, MIT open-source license)
  • Operating System: Windows XP/7/8/10, 简体 / 繁體 / English / Unicode
  • Minimalist, transparent, “no interface, only music”.
  • Optimized for local lossless music playback. Powered by Bass library, with excellent performance and high quality sound effects. Modular design, can be highly customized.
  • Supports lightweight media library, lyrics and visual effects. Can be minimized to the system tray, takes very few system resources, suitable to listening to music when working.
  • These features come from user suggestions: tag editing, automatic switching list, play queue, mouse gestures, equalizer, audio device selection, the global volume wheel (over systray), font settings, minimalist mode, mouse transparent, pin to desktop and a simple layout.
  • Supports APE / FLAC / WavPack / MP3 / OGG / TTA / TAK / Musepack / AAC / AC3 ​​/ WMA / Wav / CD / ALAC / Aiff / MOD / CUE (almost all local music formats from lossy to lossless, and supports video formats by plug-in)

mcool.jpg

mcool.appinn.me

Foobar2000 ~ Columns User Interface (CUI)

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Columns UI is an alternative skinnable user interface for the Foobar2000 audio player.

  • Playlist view with columns, grouping and artwork
  • In-line metadata editing
  • Customizable layout through interchangeable panel and toolbar components
  • Built-in panels: playlist view, artwork view, filter, item details, item properties, playlist list, playlist tabs, tab stack
  • Built-in toolbars: menu, buttons, seekbar, playback order, volume, spectrum analyzer
  • Extensible through official and third-party panel and toolbar components

Website
Documentation
Hydrogen Audio Forum

Advanced CUI Themes:
EOLE ~ github.com/Ottodix/Eole-foobar-theme
Georgia ~ hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=116190.0

CUI Components:

foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_uie_tagger_mod
foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_youtube
github.com/reupen/console_panel

  1. foo_uie_albumart
  2. foo_uie_albumart_mod
  3. foo_uie_albumlist
  4. foo_uie_biography
  5. foo_uie_color
  6. foo_uie_console
  7. foo_uie_elplaylist
  8. foo_uie_eslyrics
  9. foo_uie_esplaylist
  10. foo_uie_library_tree
  11. foo_uie_lyrics_panel
  12. foo_uie_lyrics2
  13. foo_uie_lyrics3
  14. foo_uie_metronome
  15. foo_uie_output_switcher
  16. foo_uie_panel_splitter
  17. foo_uie_playlists_dropdown
  18. foo_uie_ptb
  19. foo_uie_sql_tree
  20. foo_uie_trackinfo
  21. foo_uie_typefind
  22. foo_uie_vis_channel_spectrum
  23. foo_uie_vis_peakmeter_spectrum
  24. foo_uie_wsh_panel_mod
  25. foo_uie_wsh_panel_mod_plus

EOF

foo_chronflow ~ Foobar2000 Cover Flow Display

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Adding a configurable Cover Flow display to Foobar2000. (Media Library Viewer)

foo_chronflow - no border
  1. Download and install foo_chronflow.
  2. Enable Layout Editing Mode and add a new panel or tab to the DUI.
  3. Right click within the new area and select Add New UI Element
  4. Select Coverflow from the Media Library Viewers list
  5. Disable Layout Editing Mode

Coverflow Preferences:

Coverflow Preferences – Album Source:

  • If covers aren’t being displayed, you can click Reload Sources
  • Group By: & Sort By: work as headers do in a playlist
  • Select placeholder images:

You can use your own images or click the ones below and save them to your computer.

Placeholder Images

Coverflow Preferences – Cover Display:

Select from various built in display configurations, modify or create a new one. Click Compile / Apply after selecting a list item.

github.com/Chronial/foo_chronflow
www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_chronflow
hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,108450.0
hydrogenaudio Wiki

Resources:

github.com/ghDaYuYu/foo_coverflowY

StereoTool ~ Analysis & Imaging Tool

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The Complete Stereo Imaging And Analysis Tool. StereoTool offers ultra-precise control of input gain and individual pan for left and right channels, accurate visual feedback reflecting the signal content with; a vectorscope, PPM meters for inputs/outputs, phase correlation meter permanently monitoring the signal and individual left and right polarity reversal – No dongle or registration required – 100% Freeware!

stereotool-v3-full

www.flux.audio/project/stereo-tool-v3

Friture ~ Real-Time Audio Analyzer

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Friture is an application to visualize and analyze live audio data in real-time. Friture displays audio data in several widgets, such as a scope, a spectrum analyzer, or a rolling 2D spectrogram.

This program can be useful to analyze and equalize the audio response of a hall, or for educational purposes, etc.

The name Friture is a french word for frying, also used for noise in a sound.

Friture helps you to understand audio data with several widgets:

  • spectrum analyzer
  • rolling 2D spectrogram
  • fraction-of-octave analyzer
  • delay estimator
  • etc.
image of the friture user interface

friture.org
github.com/tlecomte/friture
apps.microsoft.com/detail/9PH4BL3F5Q2H