Desktop Music Visualisations!

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hey guys!

right im new to this kinda thing and have no idea to go about makin one but...

what i want is to have a music visualisations desktop.

so whenever theres music playin on my pc it will have visualisations on the desktop (only really bothered about havin the bars visualisation from WMP etc)

but when theres no music its just a plain background / desktop picture?

i this possible?

ive been searching around but havnt found anything like this

it would be cool if people could choose the colours / opacity of the visualisations too

any pointers are much appriciated!

thanks for reading and any replies!

dave  :CONGRAT: 
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
just did this on photoshop to show u kinda what i mean!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/daveburke114/desktopidea.jpg
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You might want to take a look at Dremples. It sounds like just what you're looking for. Link
DeskScapes - Bring your desktop background to life.
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Cheers Reppiks!
thats kinda the thing im looking for,

but could anyone make one that responds to music thats being played with the 'bars visualisation'?
like this..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/daveburke114/desktopidea.jpg


all help welcome!
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
www.soundspectrum.com
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Gregory,

Do you use G-force?

Soundspectrum's G-Force looks like it has a sidebar that has visualizations but does not indicate if it replaces the wallpaper. Can you confirm? Also, can you confirm (if you've used it) that it has a "bars" visualization?
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Coincidentally a DesktopX gadget I'm working on has some of this functionality. Release is a while away, I'm afraid, but here's a screenshot:





Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sorry bout the duplicate post, this &*#? forum posting code...I have to remove all filtering software just to post here. No other forum anywhere else that I have ever found requires me to do that, haha.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Okay, now on to my ACTUAL post

Free Winamp's free included Milkdrop visualization plugin has a desktop mode. If your display card and system are zesty enough, I HIGHLY recommend this, as the animations respond to any music you might be playing (or that might be coming through the line-in if you configure it so) and plays BEHIND even glass/transparent widgets like the ClearONE winamp skin, WindowsBlind 5 transparent borders, ObjectDock icons/backgrounds, and DesktopX glass/aero widgets.

My third monitor/second computer is dedicated to music playback, widgets, chatting, etc. and always has this visualization playing in the background. It is really quite amazing.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Zubaz,

I have used G-Force for a long time. The "bar" you see can be placed top, bottom, left or right. The visualization isn't "bars" like the author of this post wanted but much better. It does not replace the wallpaper. You also have (I think) thirty days to try. Do it! You will be amazed! It also contains the best screensaver I've ever seen. It also slowly "visualizes" when no music is playing.