Your graphics card should support the DirectX shader model 3 (vs_3_0 and ps_3_0). To build the project, you will need the DirectX 9.0c SDK and the Windows Platform SDK version 6.1. The attached installer should install everything else for you. If you just want to install the binaries, you will need to make sure the DirectX 9.0c redistributables and Windows Media Player 11 are installed on your system. It's tested only on Vista Home Premium, but it should work on XP as long as you have Windows Media Player 11 and the DirectX 9.0c redistributables installed. This project uses DirectX 9.0c to do the 3D rendering, and integrates with Windows Media Player. This interactive 3D spectrum analyzer not only provides an audio visualization that is appealing to the eye, it also shows some details of how sounds change over time to help us understand more about how audio works. As a techie and an audio/music enthusiast, I like to see the technical details of everything, even my music.
When you are listening to your favorite song, a little visual entertainment just makes your favorite song even more enjoyable.
