Ganymede Visualizer
by Tuneform · Visualizer · Multiband audio visualizer
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Ganymede Visualizer splits the audio into low, mid and high bands and draws each as its own animated, colour-controlled element, as a visual for showing music rather than a meter.
It runs as VST3, AU, AAX and CLAP on macOS and Windows and costs $29.
Best for: Mix Bus. Genres: all genres.
Keywords: audio visualizer, AAX, CLAP, resizable UI.
What it does
Ganymede is Tuneform's real-time visualizer for showing music, not measuring it: Tuneform calls it an "aesthetic" visualizer whose visuals follow the audio only loosely, and the audio passes through untouched.
- Three bands: low, mid and high, each drawn as a separate element that can be switched on or off.
- Per-band controls: RGB colour, alpha, hue shift, prominence, gain (visual only, per band or global) and spread, which shape the patterns.
- Window: resizable, locked to a square or stretched with the window; the visual can stay inside the frame or overflow its edges, and the settings button can be hidden for screen recording.
- Automation: every parameter can be automated by hand or with envelope followers.
- Presets: factory and user presets, with an option to change only the band colours when loading one.
- Engine: hardware-accelerated graphics, and several instances can run in one session.
The current version is 1.0.0. There is no video export: Tuneform suggests recording with OBS Studio or QuickTime Player.
When to use it
Ganymede Visualizer is the pick for a clean, minimal visual you can colour-match to a release. Compared with Sphere V3, it is simpler (three fixed bands instead of eight assignable modifiers) and has no recorder, so clips need screen capture; it costs less. Next to Photism or Visual Lab Pro it is a single look, not a library of scenes.
- Best for: a simple branded visual behind a track, for streams or screen-recorded clips.
- Genres: any.
- Look elsewhere if: you want built-in video export (Photism, SEER, Sphere V3) or a wide choice of scenes (Photism, Visual Lab Pro).
- Tip: hide the configuration button before recording the window with OBS or QuickTime.
Where to buy
- Tuneform: $29
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