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What was the Mac program with vector graphics that kept time to music?

  • Back in the very late 90s a friend passed along a copy of a configurable Mac program that acted as sort of a screen saver (but I don't think that was its primary purpose) that produced different kinds of firework-like vector graphics that moved and changed in time to whatever music you had playing on the computer at the time.There were a number of variables you could control, including the design of the graphics, and maybe the colors, too. I remember on a couple of occasions needing to get a new copy and the only place I ever found it was on Macster; I'm almost positive it wasn't commercially available, but it was probably shareware. I want to say it was German, but I may be thinking of the game Oxyd.Does anyone remember what this program was, and if there is a modern-day equivalent for Mac?

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    I think I might remember the program (but I am not helpful because I don't remember what it was either). The designs were firework-like, literally (not psychedelic or kaleidoscopic) against a black background, and the colours shifted and changed but could be controlled, IIRC. It also came with a built-in tinkly soundtrack, if you weren't using your own music. If this is what you were thinking of, I thought it was Japanese in origin, and have been looking for it for YEARS. If not... good luck!

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It might have been one of the modules of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Dark_(software), which was super popular. Maybe Lasers. I remember exactly what you mean and think this might be it. Here is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1w1SQ3ezh8

Miko

Could it have been http://draves.org/bomb/?

mkb

I used to use http://www.soundspectrum.com/g-force/ which does appear to still exist.

komlord

Yes, along with G-Force, there's also http://www.soundspectrum.com/whitecap/, which I think Apple licensed for iTunes. Not sure if it's still underneath the visualizer or not. Hitting question mark in visualizer mode will bring up a list of key commands.

mumkin

Itunes Visualizer.

2X2LcallingCQ

iTunes debuted in 2000.

Miko

Definitely not After Dark or Bomb. I'm really embarrassed that I've managed to overlook the iTunes Visualizer all these years, and that will work for the casual interest I have in this. I'd still like to recall what the original program was, and if there's something like Visualizer that you can tweak that would be even better. The graphics on the original program were almost like https://www.google.com/search?q=tempest+video+game&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=8Ic&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=fflb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=6vTUUfC1B4br0gHU-4GIDg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1436&bih=738, if that helps.

Room 641-A

Was it Geiss? http://www.geisswerks.com/

annathea

I'm pretty sure Whitecap was available as a visualizer for pre-iTunes MP3 players (Audion, perhaps?), and it's what sprung to mind from the description.

russm

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