PulseAudio

• PulseAudio
  • Example

PulseAudio

This actor type will create an animation based on the sound output.
This actor only have six parameters: mode, channel, off, low, mid, high

• **mode:** The mode in will change the way the animation is generated from these three options:
  • **VuMeter** Will draw a VU meter based on the stereo sound output. A minimum of 6 elements is required to use this mode.
  • **Levels** Will tint the elements on the group based on the sample peaks.
  • ** Single** Will tint all the elements on the group based on the peak.
  • ** Wave** Will create a wave of peaks, direction affects if going inward or outward.
• **channel:** Selecting what channel(s) will be used:
  • **Left** Will affect the group only with the sound coming from the left channel.
  • **Right** Will affect the group only with the sound coming from the right channel.
  • **Both** Will split the group in two and affect each side with the respective channel.
  • **Mono** Will affect the group with the sound coming from both channels together.
• **off:** The color to use with there is no output (VuMeter ignores this).
• **low:** The color to use for low peaks.
• **mid:** The color to use for mid peaks.
• **high:** The color to use for high peaks.

Using the parameter direction, you can change VuMeter and Wave modes from rendering outside-in to inside-out, is ignored by other modes.

Example

    <actor
        type="PulseAudio"
        group="my group"
        filter="Normal"
        mode="VuMeter"
        direction="Forward"
        off="Black"
        low="White"
        mid="Blue"
        high="Red"
        channel="Both"
    />