Implement minimal audio visualization for social feed posts #2
Description
Audio Visualization for Producer Feed
Goal: Create cool, minimal animations that visualize audio posts as users listen to them in the Sidechain social feed.
Vision
- Minimal aesthetic - Clean, not distracting particle effects
- Producer-focused - Shows useful musical data at a glance
- Beautiful but functional - Helps identify drops, builds, rhythmic patterns
Visualization Ideas
1. Frequency Spectrum Bars 📊
- Simple FFT display showing bass/mid/high distribution
- Producers can instantly see if a loop is bass-heavy or has high-frequency content
- Clean bars that pulse with the music
2. Circular Waveform 🎯
- Audio amplitude mapped around a circle instead of linear
- Makes loops visually obvious since they complete the circle
- Rhythmic patterns appear as symmetrical shapes
3. Stereo Field Visualization 🎧
- Shows width and panning of audio
- Important for producers to know if a loop is mono/stereo/spatial
- Simple moving dot on L-R axis
4. Dynamic Range Meter 📈
- Shows compression/dynamics visually
- Helps identify over-compressed vs dynamic loops
- Simple bar moving between 'compressed' and 'dynamic'
Technical Implementation
Frontend (React):
- Web Audio API for real-time analysis
- Canvas or SVG for smooth 60fps animation
- Audio worklets for precise timing
VST Plugin (JUCE):
- AnimatedAppComponent for 60fps updates
- Ring buffers for visualization data
- Careful audio thread isolation (no dropouts)
Priority: Post-MVP feature for enhanced user experience
Success Criteria
- Visualization helps producers evaluate loops quickly
- Smooth 60fps animation without audio dropouts
- Beautiful minimal aesthetic matching Sidechain brand
- Multiple visualization modes for different use cases