A foobar user interface element providing a seekbar that displays the waveform of the playing song, compatible with both the Default and the Columns interface components.
Play a track and allow the waveform to generate; it may take a few seconds on first playback
Options:
Match pattern Title-formatting pattern used to identify tracks when storing and reusing generated waveforms.
Use custom colors Enables manual color selection for the waveform instead of using the active UI theme colors.
FPS Sets the frame rate for waveform rendering. Higher values produce smoother movement but increase CPU usage.
Waveform scale Controls vertical scaling of the waveform. Original preserves natural peak levels, while Normalize scales all tracks to fill the available height.
dB scale Switches between linear amplitude scaling and logarithmic decibel scaling.
One mouse wheel notch seeks ahead/back Defines how far playback jumps when using the mouse wheel over the waveform. A value of 0 disables wheel seeking.
Reversed Reverses the mouse wheel seek direction.
Track to prefer when showing waveform Determines which track’s waveform is displayed: the playing track, the selected track, or the playing track with fallback to selected when stopped.
Cursor width Adjusts the thickness of the playback position indicator.
Do not revert to rendering the active track on player start Prevents the waveform from automatically rendering on startup until playback begins.
Always show cursor Keeps the playback position marker visible even when playback is stopped.
Abort seekbar generation when speed drops below real time Stops waveform generation if decoding becomes too slow, preventing playback or UI performance issues.
Half wave mode Displays only one polarity of the waveform (typically the positive half) instead of mirroring the signal above and below the center line. This creates a flatter, denser display that works well in very short or narrow panels and improves readability when vertical space is limited.
Draw window border Enables or disables a border around the waveform panel.
Transparent background Removes the panel’s background fill so the waveform blends with the surrounding UI or theme. This is useful when embedding the minibar into tab stacks, splitters, or custom layouts where a solid background would look out of place.
This component is highly configurable, making it suitable both as a simple compact seekbar replacement and as a detailed visual waveform display in more complex foobar2000 layouts.
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