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Eye Candies / BassBox64 version 3.00
« Last post by Patrice Terrier on December 29, 2025, 01:16:18 pm »BassBox64 3.00 – New Version Highlights
Note: This version use exclusively 64-bit plugins, with brand new GLSL support (converted from Shadertoy).
Strongest Points of the New BassBox64 Version
Full Visual Studio 2022 Source Code Provided
The complete, build-ready VS2022 project is included, offering full transparency, long-term maintainability, and the ability to study, modify, or extend every subsystem of BassBox64.
Deep DWM Integration with Blur Glass UI
Native use of Windows DWM composition enables true blur-glass visuals, seamless desktop blending, and a modern, premium look that plugins can fully exploit.
Plugin-Level Blur with Fine Control
Blur is no longer a static UI effect: each plugin can control blur intensity dynamically, allowing glass, crystal, or frosted effects that enhance depth without hiding audio-reactive elements.
One-Pass GLSL Pipeline (1.20 → 3.30)
A unified single-pass GLSL architecture supports both legacy and modern shaders without multipass overhead, keeping performance high and code paths clean.
Remanent Histogram Audio Processing
Visualizations retain audio energy over time, producing smoother, more musical, and more expressive visuals than classic peak-based FFT displays.
True DPI Awareness and Modern Display Handling
Correct scaling and alignment across high-DPI, mixed-DPI, multi-monitor, and high-refresh-rate setups—no blurry scaling, no clipped viewports.
Enhanced Texture and Alpha Handling
Improved texture precision, format support, and alpha correctness ensure stable transparency and consistent visuals in both OpenGL and composited modes.
Tiny Standalone Executable (No CRT)
Built with TCLib and no Microsoft CRT dependency, the executable remains extremely small, fast to load, and free from runtime bloat.
Tight Audio-to-Visual Synchronization
Refined timing and smoothing logic deliver visuals that feel directly connected to the music, not just reactive but musically coherent.
Native 64-bit, Low-Latency Architecture
Pure C/C++ design focused on performance, predictability, and long-term maintainability—no frameworks, no unnecessary layers.
Context-sensitive blur control
when “Plugin fully visible” is disabled, the blur level can be adjusted interactively using the mouse wheel.
- Full VS2022 C/C++ source code project
- Advanced Desktop Window Manager (DWM) integration
- New skin theme based on DWM blur glass
- Plugin-level blur mode with adjustable blur strength
- Fully DPI-aware rendering (high-DPI and mixed-DPI setups)
- Correct alpha composition and stable transparency
- Native Windows 10 / 11 composited window support
- Remanent histogram processing for persistent audio visuals
- Smoother audio-to-visual response and temporal coherence
- One-pass GLSL support from version 1.20 up to 3.30
- Unified legacy / modern GLSL pipeline (no multipass overhead)
- Enhanced texture support (formats, precision, alpha handling)
- Improved OpenGL performance and rendering stability
- Better multi-monitor and high refresh-rate handling
- Tiny standalone executable built with TCLib
- No Microsoft CRT dependency (reduced size and overhead)
Note: This version use exclusively 64-bit plugins, with brand new GLSL support (converted from Shadertoy).
Strongest Points of the New BassBox64 Version
Full Visual Studio 2022 Source Code Provided
The complete, build-ready VS2022 project is included, offering full transparency, long-term maintainability, and the ability to study, modify, or extend every subsystem of BassBox64.
Deep DWM Integration with Blur Glass UI
Native use of Windows DWM composition enables true blur-glass visuals, seamless desktop blending, and a modern, premium look that plugins can fully exploit.
Plugin-Level Blur with Fine Control
Blur is no longer a static UI effect: each plugin can control blur intensity dynamically, allowing glass, crystal, or frosted effects that enhance depth without hiding audio-reactive elements.
One-Pass GLSL Pipeline (1.20 → 3.30)
A unified single-pass GLSL architecture supports both legacy and modern shaders without multipass overhead, keeping performance high and code paths clean.
Remanent Histogram Audio Processing
Visualizations retain audio energy over time, producing smoother, more musical, and more expressive visuals than classic peak-based FFT displays.
True DPI Awareness and Modern Display Handling
Correct scaling and alignment across high-DPI, mixed-DPI, multi-monitor, and high-refresh-rate setups—no blurry scaling, no clipped viewports.
Enhanced Texture and Alpha Handling
Improved texture precision, format support, and alpha correctness ensure stable transparency and consistent visuals in both OpenGL and composited modes.
Tiny Standalone Executable (No CRT)
Built with TCLib and no Microsoft CRT dependency, the executable remains extremely small, fast to load, and free from runtime bloat.
Tight Audio-to-Visual Synchronization
Refined timing and smoothing logic deliver visuals that feel directly connected to the music, not just reactive but musically coherent.
Native 64-bit, Low-Latency Architecture
Pure C/C++ design focused on performance, predictability, and long-term maintainability—no frameworks, no unnecessary layers.
Context-sensitive blur control
when “Plugin fully visible” is disabled, the blur level can be adjusted interactively using the mouse wheel.
