I tried using the standalone visualizer with Soundflower and it didn't work. I set my Mac's output audio source to Soundflower (actually a multi-output device, Soundflower and my bluetooth headphones). Anyway, in the ProjectM visualizer, the Soundflower audio source showed but when I selected the audio source, ProjectM wasn't picking it up. Any ideas?
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I listen to music using either VLC or VOX on an iMac running Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10.3).
Is there a standalone version -- not a plugin -- of ProjectM which will run on my iMac, and which will be available to VLC and/or VOX?
The Mac App Store only seems to offer an iOS version of ProjectM.
I have also read that there is an iTunes-compatible ProjejctM plugin as well. However, I never use iTunes.
So again, is there a standalone version of ProjectM for Mac OS X on a desktop machine?
Thanks to anyone who responds.
apeiron877 made one back in 2013.
https://sourceforge.net/p/projectm/discussion/358774/thread/064dc8cd/
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/46809629/Code/ProjectM/1.0/projectM-jackOSX.dmg
The newer iTunes plugin runs way smoother. However, it would be nice to have a standalone for running projectM for sources other than iTunes.
Hey!
We just published this free standalone projectM app for Mac via an audio input: http://vdmx.vidvox.net/blog/projectmilksyphon
It is designed for VJs to use via Syphon in other software but it can run on its own too.
Maybe that will do what you need?
Last edit: David Lublin 2016-04-20
OMG! Brilliant! Used in conjunction with Soundlower, this is perfect!
EDIT:
Soundflower isn't without issues. I found Sound Siphon to work much better for my purposes.
Last edit: Dave P. 2016-04-25
Hi all,
I tried using the standalone visualizer with Soundflower and it didn't work. I set my Mac's output audio source to Soundflower (actually a multi-output device, Soundflower and my bluetooth headphones). Anyway, in the ProjectM visualizer, the Soundflower audio source showed but when I selected the audio source, ProjectM wasn't picking it up. Any ideas?