Fun with Visualizations

[jed1]

Back to Python. Good progress, just need to get the proper VU damping in place so the needles move more slowly.

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It looks so fantastic. It looks similar to vintage HAM radio look - I had one back in 80's.

 

[cc_rider]

It looks so fantastic. It looks similar to vintage HAM radio look - I had one back in 80's.

I had a fairly large collection of vintage HiFi equipment, sold most of it. Looks fantastic, but takes up space and tends to require more maintenance than I'm willing to do anymore. Replicating at least the look, without the hassle, is my goal - modern UIs on iPhones aren't much fun, but modern digital audio performs much better than the vintage stuff ever did.

 

[cc_rider]

Getting my iPhone to get the proper white balance is a PITA, it always captures shots of this with a blue haze. Anyway, here's what it really looks like, using scrot on the Pi to capture the screen.

 

[cc_rider]

I've pushed this to Github: https://github.com/retired-guy/WiiM-VU

It needs a few things installed, including SDL2, pygame, PyAudio, numpy, xmltodict and upnpclient. The latter doesn't appear to be available under the latest version of RPiOS, so you can just copy the files from it into a upnpclient subdirectory under WiiM-VU/ PLEASE don't try this if you're not experienced with Raspberry Pi's and Python. Edit the config.ini with your WiiM's IP address.

Hardware-wise, you'll need a Pi (I'm using a 3A+, which is more than powerful enough), a Toslink-to-USB adapter (to capture the audio from your WiiM), a 400X1280 HDMI display, and a Toslink Splitter cable. I've specified these earlier in the thread.

 

[cc_rider]

If we just want BIG meters, we can forgo the art and metadata...

 

[cc_rider]

I still have a beautiful Akai 10” R2R deck. Love the glow on these.

 

[cc_rider]

Green? I’ve set mine to “amber” and never looked back! ;-)*

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*that’s a lie. I can never decide which looks best.

I’ve never tried amber before, but you’re right, it looks great.

 

[Mr Ee]

OK... time to time it out for myself too.
Maybe with a dash of Amber Nectar while I'm at it.
Once I've got the hang of those menus...

 

[cc_rider]

So many great looking amps, vintage and present, to play with virtually, lol.

 

[ScratsAcorn]

So many great looking amps, vintage and present, to play with virtually, lol.

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Great album

 

[McMx72]

Great album

My job here is done.

 

[cc_rider]

Why not? Lol

 

[vdp]

I think this might lead to some new github like projects:

https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-monitor/

And

https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/touch-display-2/

 

[cc_rider]

Working on a 7” touchscreen for the Presto P10, but a WiiM Mini would fit in the box nicely, alternatively. I love the old Revox aesthetic.

 

[canard]

Working on a 7” touchscreen for the Presto P10, but a WiiM Mini would fit in the box nicely, alternatively. I love the old Revox aesthetic.

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dont forgot....

 

[bherren]

What would be nice is a network API to get the peak volume data in a stream, so we can implement this without the spdif splitter (or in my case make it work with a USB DAC).

@WiiM Team Is this something that could be added ?