Audio Visualisation

Visual plugins are more than just a pretty new type of screensaver: they're a new kind of art form. OK, so simple visualisations are like watching the TV with the sound off and the radio playing - interesting but not really an experience. However, a good vis will react to the music. It should capture the essence of the particular piece you're playing and modify itself accordingly. It should understand, enjoy, grok the music. I know I'm not there yet but I'm trying...

OS X / iTunes

Download your free iTunes visual plugins here! I only bought my Mac recently so the iTunes plugins aren't as advanced as my Sonique ones yet, but they're still fun. To install, download the file and follow the instructions in the ReadMe file - basically just copy the .bundle file into your Library/iTunes/iTunes-Plugins folder.

Screenshots	Name	Description	Info/Rating
	Download XWave	My best vis for locking onto the waveform and it uses my new beat detection code to change the colours. Includes the source code.	Musical Interaction: 2/5 Variety: 2/5 Version: 1.2, July '05
	Download Hontograph	Based on Dr. Lex's Spectrograph, displays a spectrograph but with some enhancements to make the signal clearer, and lots of options. Includes the source code.	Musical Interaction: 2/5 Variety: 1/5 Version: 2.1, July '05

Windows / Sonique

My first visual plugins were all written for Sonique from around 2001 onwards. Unfortunately since then Sonique has stopped development and Lycos pretend that Sonique never happened. There is an mp3 player called XMPlay that can play these too though, so you can try that.
To install one of these visuals, download the .svp file from here and save it somewhere (anywhere) under the Sonique/vis/ directory, where you installed the main program, and restart your machine.
All the plugins have options and extra info to play with if you click on them.

Name	Description	Info/Rating
Download Phase v0.6	Wireframe 3D physical modelling. Watch the frequencies and volume make the surfaces splash around.	Musical Interaction: 3/5 Variety: 4/5 Best with: Anything `:)`
Download Kyokon v0.1	60's time tunnel.. suprisingly popular with my friends and adores bass lines. Recommended frame rate: 25 - 30 fps (I will fix this at some point).	Musical Interaction: 3/5 Variety: 1/5 Best with: Rei Harakami, Aphex Twin
Download Voronoi v0.5	Looks a lot like cells moving and breeding (actually it's a real time Voronoi diagram).	Musical Interaction: 2/5 Variety: 3/5 Best with: Beastie Boys, Ovuca
Flight	Coming just as soon as it stops crashing.. in both senses of the word.
Download Jazz v1.1	Color-cycled visual with progressive morphs and filtered waveform display.	Musical Interaction: 4/5 Variety: 4/5 Best with: Miles Davis, DJ Shadow
Download SpaceThing v2.3	My first one, an interesting waveform vis but too jerky at times.	Musical Interaction: 3/5 Variety: 2/5 Best without: A hangover

Contact

Please mail me if you have any suggestions or comments - I'd like to know what you think..