My Rec ommendation for MilkDrop 2. My Recommendation for MilkDrop 2. MilkDrop 2 MilkDrop was originally a music visualiser 'plug-in' to the Winamp music player. As you listen to your music, MilkDrop takes you flying through the actual soundwaves you're hearing, and uses beat detection to trigger myriad psychedelic effects, creating a rich visual journey through sound.
Shpeck runs Winamp visualization plugins in a stand-alone window, a Columns UI panel or Default UI element.
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Shpeck enables Foobar2000 to display dynamic graphics that react to the beat. It’s possible to toggle between fullscreen and windowed modes.
Milkdrop Visualization
Install the foo_vis_shpeck plugin, combined with Winamp’s MilkDrop visualizations.
- Download foo_vis_shpeck
- Download visualizations
- Install plugin
- Install visualizations
- Create foobar DUI window
- Configure plugin
- Configure visualizations
Resources:
www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_vis_shpeck
Guides:
Milkdrop in Foobar on Windows 8 ~ vault-tec.info/post/51743506694/milkdrop-in-foobar2000-on-windows-8
Mac lipliner etcetera. Additional Presets:
sourceforge.net/projects/mdpresetpack/
www.thefreewindows.com/21777/download-free-milkdrop2-50000-presets-megapack/
… 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
ADDING WINAMP’S MILKDROP VISUALISER TO WORK WITH ANY SOUND SOURCE
Playing music using the standard audio codec file, (the mp3), started around 1997 and was more like a hobby, whereby music lovers would obtain mp3’s from online or by ripping CD’s. Back then Winamp was the go to media player for Windows.
Music visualisation is a feature found in Winamp and many other media players.
A visualiser will generate animated imagery based on the volume and beat of the piece of music being played.
The imagery is generated and rendered in real time and synchronized with the music.
Winamp’s main visualiser is Milkdrop, and was created by Ryan Geiss, and can be configured to be used with any sound source on a Windows PC.
ENABLE WINDOWS ‘STEREO MIX’ RECORDING DEVICE
This will provide a way for Winamp to direct the sound to the visualiser without the need to cable connect a microphone.
Windows 10 > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound: Manage audio devices > Recordings [TAB] > Stereo Mix
NOTE: On some Windows 10 PC’s Stereo Mix is Disabled.
If no Stereo mix shown, then:-
Right Click anywhere in the blank space and Click on Show Disabled Devices > Right Click on Stereo Mix, and Click Enable.
Properties [BUTTON] > Levels [TAB] > Increase Stereo Mix to max 100.
DOWNLOAD and INSTALL WINAMP – https://www.winamp.com
CONFIGURE MILKDROP TRANSITION SETTINGS
Winamp > Options > Preferences > Visualization > Milkdrop c2.25c > Configure [BUTTON] > Transition [TAB]
I found that the best visual effects are produced by these, or close to these settings:
RUN MILKDROP MANUALLY
ENABLE LINEIN in WINAMP
Launch Winamp (if not already running).
Winamp > Play URL > Open URL > Enter linein:// > Open [BUTTON] >
Visualization [TAB]
Optional: Right Mouse > Fullscreen (or Alt + Enter).
ADD LINEIN TO WINAMP BOOKMARK
Winamp > File > Play URL > Input linein:// > Click Open.
Winamp > File > Play bookmark > Add current as bookmark.
PLAY URL & OPEN VIZUALISER TAB
Winamp > Play URL > Play Bookmark > Line Input > Visualization [TAB]
START MILKDROP ON WINAMP LAUNCH
Winamp > Options > Preferences > Plug-ins >
✅ Auto execute visualization plug-in on playback.
RUN MILKDROP FULLSCREEN ON LAUNCH
Winamp > Options > Preferences > Plug-ins Visualisation > Milkdrop >
Configure [BUTTON] > Common Settings [TAB] > Start in >
✅ Fullscreen.
FULLY AUTOMATE MILKDROP ON WINAMP LAUNCH
ADD TIME RESTORE for WINAMP PLUGIN – https://winampplugins.co.uk/timerestore.html
Winamp > Options > Preferences > Autoplay Options > Autoplay Options [TAB]
✅ Automatically start Winamp playing on startup.
✅ Delay autoplay until all plug-ins are loaded.
AUTO RUN WINAMP WHEN WINDOWS STARTS
Winamp > Options > Preferences > Autoplay Options > Autoplay Options [TAB] >
Extra Options [TAB]
✅ Load Winamp on Windows startup.
Updated: 8th Aug 2020 @ 12:43