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Category Archives: Visualization
glBars ~ OpenGL Visualisation Plugin
This is an OpenGL bars visualization plugin (as seen in XMMS and XBMC/Kodi). It’s adapted from the jack_glbars project by Nedko Arnaudov. glBars works as a JACK standalone and audio plugin (LV2 or VST).
github.com/DISTRHO/glBars
distrho.sourceforge.io/plugins
github.com/DISTRHO/DPF-Plugins
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foo_vis_shpeck ~ Foobar MilkDrop Visualizations
The foo_vis_shpeck component runs Winamp visualization plugins in a stand-alone window, a Columns UI panel or Default UI element.
Documentation
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Hydrogen Audio Topic
Download Winamp
Shpeck enables Foobar2000 to display dynamic graphics that react to the beat. It’s possible to toggle between fullscreen and windowed modes.
Install the foo_vis_shpeck plugin, combined with Winamp’s MilkDrop visualizations.
- Download and install Winamp (or at least the folder structure for the plugins)
- Download and install foo_vis_shpeck
- Download some visualizations
- Uncompress visualizations and copy to System > Program Files > Winamp > Plugins
- Create a new foobar DUI panel or tab and add the new UI element Playback Visualisation > Shpeck
- Configure the plugin at Preferences > Visualisations > Shpeck
- Configure visualizations
Resources:
www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_vis_shpeck
www.winamparchive.org
archive.org/details/tucows_193563_Winamp
www.mediafire.com/download/8hxarja92q9q99c/foobar2000-milkdrop-2.25c.7z
forums.winamp.com/forum/winamp/winamp-discussion/4615655-winamp-5-9-2-released
Guides:
Milkdrop in Foobar on Windows 8 ~ vault-tec.info/post/51743506694/milkdrop-in-foobar2000-on-windows-8
Additional Presets:
sourceforge.net/projects/mdpresetpack/
www.thefreewindows.com/21777/download-free-milkdrop2-50000-presets-megapack/
archive.org/details/Milkdrop252kPresetCollection.7z
… some archives from this milkdrop contest thread on Winamp forum and put everything into a single archive. Some of the presets are nice and quite original, but most of them are variations. The ones that seemed nice to me I copied and added exclamation mark to their names. ~ hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,59388.msg914054.html#msg914054
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XMPlay ~ Extensible Windows Player
XMPlay is an audio player, supporting the OGG / MP3 / MP2 / MP1 / WMA / AAC / MP4 / WAV / AIFF / CDA / MO3 / IT / XM / S3M / MTM / MOD / UMX audio formats, PLS / M3U / ASX / WAX / CUE playlists, and ZIP archives. A load more audio and archive file formats are also supported via plugins.
When XMPlay was first released in 1998, only the XM file format was supported, hence the name “XMPlay”.
www.xmplay.com
support.xmplay.com
ssz.bitbucket.io (Input & Archive plugins)
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Common Music ~ Algorithmic Music Composition
Common Music (CM) is a real-time music composition system implemented in JUCE/C++ and Scheme. It generates musical output via MIDI, OSC, CLM, FOMUS and CSOUND. Its user application is called GRACE (Graphical Real-time Algorithmic Composition Environment)
Features:
- Algorithmic music composition environment
- Runs on Mac, Windows and Linux
- Real time scheduling of musical algorithms
- Two coding languages for designing algorithms: S7 Scheme and SAL (an easy-to-learn alternate)
- MIDI input/output
- CLM/Sndlib audio system built in (Scottstaedt)
- CCRMA digital audio instrument definitions built in (Scottstaedt)
- Open Sound Control input/output
- Metronomes and running algorithm redefinition for live coding
- Data visualization
- Music pattern definitions
- Fomus system built in for computing music notations (Psenicka)
commonmusic.sourceforge.net
sourceforge.net/projects/commonmusic
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foo_musical_spectrum ~ Foobar2000 DUI Spectrum Display
This is a “musical spectrum”, displayed accordingly to how the spectrum is divided in music (notes, semitones, etc).
hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=97404.0
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IDTE ~ ID3 Tag Editor & Player
IDTE is a full featured tag editor for Windows which supports tagging of FLAC, APE, ID3V1.x/2.x, WMA, LYRICS, and VORBIS tags in audio files.
It also supports the playback of 40+ various lossy and lossless music formats such as FLAC, ALAC, OGG, APE, MP3 etc.
It can rename files based on the tag information, export tag information, create playlists, search for incomplete tags on Internet, fetch lyrics, fetch cover art, supports CUE sheets, can process multiple files at same time, allows for batch file processing, supports SFX, visualizations and more…
sourceforge.net/projects/idteid3tagedito
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Mcool ~ Lightweight Music Player
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)
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StereoTool ~ Analysis & Imaging Tool
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!
www.flux.audio/project/stereo-tool-v3
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WaveSurfer ~ Visualize & Manipulate Sound
WaveSurfer is an open source tool for sound visualization and manipulation. Typical applications are speech / sound analysis and sound annotation / transcription. WaveSurfer may be extended by plug-ins as well as embedded in other applications.
Features:
- Customizable – users can create their own configurations. Localization support.
- Extensible – new functionality can be added through a plugin architecture.
- Embeddable – WaveSurfer can be used as a widget in custom applications.
- Transcription file formats – reads, and writes HTK (and MLF), TIMIT, ESPS/Waves+, and Phondat. Support for encodings and Unicode.
- Multi-platform – Linux, OSX & Windows.
sourceforge.net/projects/wavesurfer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WaveSurfer
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Clementine ~ Modern Player & Library Organizer
Clementine is a multi-platform music player. It’s inspired by Amarok 1.4, focusing on a fast and easy-to-use interface for searching and playing your music.
- Search and play your local music library.
- Listen to internet radio from Spotify, Groovesharks, SomaFM, Magnatune, Jamendo, SKY.fm (radiotunes), Digitally Imported, JAZZRADIO.com, Soundcloud, Icecast and Subsonic servers.
- Search and play songs you’ve uploaded to Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive.
- Create smart playlists and dynamic playlists.
- Tabbed playlists, import and export M3U, XSPF, PLS and ASX.
- CUE sheet support.
- Play audio CDs.
- Visualizations from projectM.
- Lyrics and artist biographies and photos.
- Transcode music into MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Speex, FLAC or AAC.
- Edit tags on MP3 and OGG files, organize your music.
- Fetch missing tags from MusicBrainz.
- Discover and download podcasts.
- Download missing album cover art from Last.fm and Amazon.
- Cross-platform – works on Windows, Mac OSX and Linux.
- Native desktop notifications on Linux (libnotify) and Mac OSX (Growl).
- Remote control using an Android device, a Wii Remote, MPRIS or the command-line.
- Copy music to your iPod, iPhone, MTP or mass-storage USB player.
- Queue manager.
www.clementine-player.org
www.clementine-player.org/downloads
github.com/clementine-player/Clementine
flathub.org/apps/org.clementine_player.Clementine
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine_(software)
Clementine Music Player Tutorial
F-Droid
An Android remote control for Clementine
f-droid.org/packages/de.qspool.clementineremote
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VSXu ~ Audio / Music Visualizer
VSXu (VSX Ultra) is an OpenGL-based (hardware-accelerated), modular programming environment with its main purpose to visualize music and create graphic effects in real-time.
www.vsxu.com
www.vsxu.com/download
store.steampowered.com/app/981590/VSXu_Player
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VSXu
Presets:
www.deviantart.com/jaw/art/Abstract-Star-57883008
www.deviantart.com/jaw/art/dragonheart-58013353
www.deviantart.com/jaw/art/psybubbles-58013078
www.deviantart.com/jaw/art/star-zoomer-39992664
www.deviantart.com/milcr/art/seea-103811449
www.deviantart.com/darthdavid/art/Whirlpool-168278710
www.deviantart.com/dragon99099/art/White-Cap-14-DTSD-370392294
