dancer

Project Summary

dancer is a music visualizer that transforms audio into real-time visual experiences. Built with Tauri and web technologies, it provides waveform visualizations with interactive controls.

Key Features

• Drag & Drop Support - Drop audio files onto the interface
• Real-time Visualization - Waveform rendering with Web Audio API
• Multiple Audio Formats - Support for MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC
• Interactive Controls - Audio player with seekable timeline
• Draggable Interface - Moveable control panels
• Native Performance - Tauri desktop application

Tech Stack

Backend

• Tauri (Rust)
• Web Audio API

Frontend

• HTML / CSS / JavaScript
• Vite
• Canvas API

Usage

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/anand-ts/dancer.git
   cd dancer

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Run in development mode

   npm run dev

   For Tauri development with hot reload:

   npm run tauri dev

4. Build for production

   npm run build
   npm run tauri build

Inspiration

• Windows Media Player (XP & later)
• iTunes Visualizer**
  Apple's "wormhole" and particle effects-later powered by the Magnetosphere plugin-offered smooth, psychedelic animations.
• PSP / PS3 Music Visualizer