cava_plus_plus

A small terminal audio spectrum visualizer in Rust. It is like cava.

NOTE: This is a toy project. It is not finished. Many features are missing. Use it for fun and learning only.

Demo

mini_cava can show 4 display modes. The 4 videos below show each mode.

You can only change the mode by editing the const values in src/main.rs and rebuilding. There is no runtime switch yet.

Mode 1

Mode 2

Mode 3

Mode 4

Environment

This project was only tested on:

• Arch Linux
• PipeWire (only, no PulseAudio or JACK)

It reads audio from the PipeWire default_sink monitor. It may not work on other systems.

Dependencies

• Rust (nightly, edition 2024)
• System libraries: pkgconf, pipewire, alsa-lib, clang

Install on Arch Linux:

./install_deps.sh

Build and run

cargo run

Press q to quit.