LaryWaves Media Player 0.2 is a visually immersive offline media player for Windows that transforms audio playback into an aesthetic experience. Featuring 13 hand crafted animated themes, 6 real time visualizers, a 10 band parametric equalizer, playlist management, bulk metadata editing, transition system, border animation system all wrapped in a fluid, modern interface.

Key Features

● 13 Immersive Themes
Each theme is a complete visual experience with unique color palettes, custom transport button designs, animated scrollbars, and atmospheric effects:
1. Citypop — Tokyo sunset skyline with neon-lit buildings and twinkling stars
2. Synthwave — Retro 80s outrun aesthetic with chrome and grid patterns
3. NeoPulse — Futuristic control deck with pulsing energy
4. NeonNoir — Dark nightclub atmosphere with noir aesthetics
5. NeonReactor — Radioactive industrial with toxic green glow
6. Chiptune — Retro 8-bit gaming nostalgia
7. Chocolate — Warm luxury with earthy tones
8. Firefly Grove — Twilight forest with organic warmth
9. Abyssal Depth — Deep sea bioluminescence with glowing organisms
10. Sakura Dream — Traditional Japanese garden with cherry blossoms and lantern glow
11. Crimson Eclipse — Blood moon gothic with rotating faceted gem transport buttons, blood crystal scrollbars with pulsing core light, and crystal shard sliders
12. Golden Dune — Desert at golden hour with scarab beetle transport buttons (wings split on hover), Eye of Ra scrollbar that tracks cursor position, and corona pulse sun sliders
13. Harvest Moon — Autumn night with jack-o-lantern transport buttons (face lights up on press), glowing moon orb scrollbar with lunar phases, and twinkling starfield backdrop

● 6 Real Time Visualizers
- Spectrum — FFT-based frequency bars with configurable bar count (up to 128), smoothing, optional glow effect, rainbow mode (full color spectrum), and mirror mode (symmetrical reflection from center)
- Waveform — Full-track waveform overview with playback position indicator, click-to-seek, and optional background artwork
- Oscilloscope — CRT-style display with 17 trace modes including Spiral, Kaleidoscope, DNA Helix, Constellation, Plasma, Tunnel, and Vortex. Features phosphor persistence presets, trail color gradients (Fire, Ice, Rainbow), and interactive 3D rotation via mouse drag
- Vinyl — Animated rotating record with embedded album artwork and customizable size and rotation speed
- Album Art — Large cover display with theme-colored glow effects
- Video — Cinema mode for video files

● 10 Band Parametric Equalizer
- Per-band gain control (-12 to +12 dB) across the frequency spectrum
- Interactive frequency response curve—click and drag directly on the graph to adjust bands
- Built-in presets for common listening preferences
- Real-time visualization of frequency adjustments

● Audio Processing
- Soft limiter to prevent clipping
- Preamp gain control (-12 to +12 dB)

● Library & Playlist Management
- Search Bar — Instantly find tracks by title or artist (Ctrl+F to focus, Esc to clear) with result count display
- User Playlists — Create, rename, delete, and customize playlists music note color
- Playlist Persistence — Playlists can be toggled to save and restore between sessions
- Bulk Metadata Editor — Edit title, artist, album, year, genre, track number, disc number, and comments for multiple tracks at once
- Bulk Artwork Editing — Drag-drop or browse to set album artwork for multiple tracks simultaneously
- Find & Replace — Search and replace text across metadata fields with preview (BROKEN in v0.2)
- Sync Titles from Filenames — One-click button updates track titles to match their file names
- Drag-to-Reorder — Rearrange tracks within playlists or the imported library
- Multi-Select — Hold Ctrl or Shift to select multiple tracks for bulk operations
- Expandable Playlists — Click to expand and see inline tracks with play buttons

● Flexible Window Modes
- Full Mode — Three-panel layout with visualizer, track lists, and controls
- Mini Mode — Compact floating player with essential controls
- Cinema Stage — Center stage overtakes left and right rails
- Theater Stage — Center stage overtakes left rail, right rail, and the header
- Resizable Window — Drag edges or corners to resize; F11 for fullscreen

● Transition Effects
Unique per theme togglable one-time fade animations when switching themes
1. Rising City Lights (Citypop) – Sunset gradient wash, building silhouettes fade in, neon sign flicker, window lights in yellow/pink/cyan
2. Palm Sway (Synthwave) – Palm trees with rotation animation, natural sway motion, gradient background glow
3. Bio-Electric Digital Glitch (NeoPulse) – Glitch bars flicker, neural circuit paths draw in, bio-electric nodes pop-in, bioluminescent pulse expansion
4. Neon Rain & Glow (NeonNoir) – 8 rain streaks falling vertically, 3 neon glow ellipses with blur, yellow/cyan/magenta colors
5. Core Ignition (NeonReactor) – Central core appears, 3 concentric rings expand outward with staggered timing, flash and fade
6. 8-Bit Pixel Transition (Chiptune) – Checkerboard pixel reveal pattern, retro arcade aesthetic, color flash transitions
7. Elegant Fade with Brushstroke (Chocolate) – Soft gradient washes, brush stroke reveal, warm chocolate/amber colors
8. Deep Ocean Eruption (AbyssalDepth) – Thermal vent glow builds, 8 eruption particles shoot upward, mineral clouds expand, ambient particles float
9. Firefly Constellation Formation (FireflyGrove) – 9 fireflies start scattered, move to form tree-shaped constellation, green dashed lines connect them, formation glow pulse
10. Shoji Screen Reveal (SakuraDream) – Left and right shoji panels slide open, center light bloom expands, light rays fade in.
11. Eclipse Phase with Heartbeat Pulse (CrimsonEclipse) – Atmosphere wash, silver moon scales in, eclipse shadow covers moon, 3 pulse rings expand, blood moon with corona glow
12. Sand Stream Flow (GoldenDune) – Horizontal sand particle streams, wind-swept motion, golden gradient colors
13. Pumpkin Glow Pulse (HarvestMoon) – Warm orange glow gradient, pulsing moon with corona, falling leaf particles

● Border Animation
Animated glow border with 5 color stops flowing around the window perimeter:
- Stop 1 → Theme Primary color
- Stop 2 → Theme Accent color
- Stop 3 → Theme Secondary color
- Stop 4 → Theme Accent color
- Stop 5 → Theme Primary color
Border Effect Settings:
- Transition Duration: 0.5s – 5.0s (default 1.5s) – controls smooth color transition when switching themes
- Animation Speed: 1.0s – 30.0s (default 10.0s) – controls how fast colors flow around the border
- Each of the 5 color stops can be individually customized with any color or reset to theme color

● Quality of Life
- Global hotkeys for media control
- Drag-and-drop file and folder support
- Metadata display and editing
- Shuffle (plays each track once before reshuffling) and repeat
- Right-click context menus for quick actions
- Visual drag feedback with album artwork thumbnails
- Auto-scroll during drag operations
- Infinite horizontal theme scroller

● Supported Formats
- Audio: MP3, WAV via Windows Media Foundation
- Video: MP4

—-

● System Requirements (Minor / Limited Testing)
Minimum:
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- .NET 8.0 Desktop Runtime
- 4 GB RAM
- DirectX 11 compatible GPU
Recommended:
- Windows 11 (64-bit)
- 8 GB RAM
- Dedicated GPU