foobar2000: Components Repository - Analog VU Meter Visualisation

Analog VU Meter Visualisation

By: oops

foo_vis_vumeter is modern reimplementation of the analog VU meter component by DRON. It renders using DirectX 12.

Features

Supports VUEditor-generated ".bin" files.
- Can be BZ2-compressed, LZMA-compressed or uncompressed.
- Can use needles or lamps (LEDs), or both.
- Can contain a single panel for left and right channels or separate left and right panels.
Supports AIMP analog ".zip" skins.
- Must be ZIP-compressed and contain a "skin.ini" alongside corresponding PNG images.
- Can contain a single panel for left and right channels or separate left and right panels.
Supports AIMP LED ".zip" skins.
- Must be ZIP-compressed and contain a "settings.ini" alongside corresponding PNG images.
- Can contain a single panel for left and right channels.
Includes many fine-tuning options and modes.
Controls through the context menu and using the mouse.
Compatible with the Default User Interface (Default UI) only.
Tested on foobar2000 v2.1.6 (x86 32-bit and x86 64-bit) and Microsoft Windows 11 (Build 26100).
Requires Windows 10 or later due to DirectX 12.

Installation

Download and extract panels/skins into this component's folder of foobar2000. This should be "<foobar2000 profile folder>\vumeter".
A large number of these can be downloaded from tom2tec's "The Audio File" Gallery.
Create custom panels using DRON's VUEditor.
Another collection of skins collected and curated by Artem (AIMP main developer).
LED skins gallery and creation tool by xrEngine.

Developer Notes

Supported processor architectures: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM64, ARM64EC.

Works with foobar2000 v2.0 and newer