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
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Supports VUEditor-generated ".bin" files.
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Can be BZ2-compressed, LZMA-compressed or uncompressed.
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Can use needles or lamps (LEDs), or both.
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Can contain a single panel for left and right channels or separate left and right panels.
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Includes many fine-tuning options and modes.
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Controls through the context menu and using the mouse.
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Compatible with the Default User Interface (Default UI) only.
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Tested on foobar2000 v2.1.6 (x86 32-bit and x86 64-bit) and Microsoft Windows 11 (Build 26100).
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Requires Windows 10 or later due to DirectX 12.
Installation
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Download and extract panels/skins into this component's folder of foobar2000. This should be "<foobar2000 profile folder>\vumeter".
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A large number of these can be downloaded from tom2tec's "The Audio File" Gallery.
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Create custom panels using DRON's VUEditor.
Developer Notes
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Does not implement any WSH features.
Current version: 0.1.3-beta, released on 2024-10-14
Change log:
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Fix dark/light mode bitmaps by creating one set for each window instance
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Add option to disable tuning and mouse wheel
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Add linear level and range control
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Implement mid/side processing
Supported processor architectures: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM64, ARM64EC.
Works with foobar2000 v2.0 and newer
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