Ncmpcpp-git Visualizer Fail

Question

The visualizer on my ncmpcpp-git is not working. I have the deps installed, according to the aur page. (ncurses + libmpdclient, right?)
Here are my confs:
~/.ncmpcpp/config
## this is example configuration file, copy it to ##
## ~/.ncmpcpp/config and set up your preferences ##
##### connection settings #####
## set it in order to make tag editor and renaming files work properly
#mpd_host = "localhost"
#mpd_port = "6600"
mpd_music_dir = "/media/Scott/Music/"
mpd_connection_timeout = "5"
mpd_crossfade_time = "1"
##### delays #####
## delay after playlist highlighting will be disabled (0 = don't disable)
playlist_disable_highlight_delay = "0"
## defines how long various messages are supposed to be visible
#message_delay_time = "4"
##### song format #####
## for song format you can use:
## %l - length
## %f - short filename
## %F - full filename
## %a - artist
## %t - title
## %b - album
## %y - year
## %n - track number
## %g - genre
## %c - composer
## %p - performer
## %d - disc
## %C - comment
## %r - begin right align
## you can also put them in { } and then it will be displayed
## only if all requested values are available and/or define alternate
## value with { }|{ } eg. {%a - %t}|{%f}
## text can also have different color than the main window has,
## eg. if you want length to be green, write $3%l$9
## available values:
## - 0 - default window color
## - 1 - black
## - 2 - red
## - 4 - green
## - 4 - yellow
## - 5 - blue
## - 6 - magenta
## - 7 - cyan
## - 8 - white
## - 9 - end of current color
## Note: colors can be nested.
song_list_format = "{$8(%l)$9 }{%a - }{%t}|{$8%f$9}"
song_library_format = "{%n - }{%t}|{%f}"
media_library_album_format = "{(%y) }%b"
tag_editor_album_format = "{(%y) }%b"
browser_playlist_prefix = "$7playlist$9 "
selected_item_prefix = "$8"
selected_item_suffix = "$9"
## colors are not supported for below veriables
#song_status_format = "{(%l) }{%a - }{%t}|{%f}"
#song_window_title_format = "{%a - }{%t}|{%f}"
##### columns settings #####
## syntax of song columns list format is "column column etc."
## - syntax for each column is:
## (width of column in %)[column's color]{displayed tag}
## - color is optional (if you want the default one, type [])
song_columns_list_format = "(6)[white]{l} (15)[blue]{a} (35)[white]{b} (53)[blue]{t}"
##### various settings #####
playlist_display_mode = "columns"
browser_display_mode = "columns"
#search_engine_display_mode = "classic" (classic/columns)
incremental_seeking = "yes"
#seek_time = "1"
autocenter_mode = "yes"
#repeat_one_mode = "no"
#default_place_to_search_in = "database" (database/playlist)
#media_library_left_column = "a" (possible values: a,y,g,c,p, legend above)
#default_find_mode = "wrapped" (wrapped/normal)
#default_space_mode = "add" (add/select)
#default_tag_editor_left_col = "albums" (albums/dirs)
#default_tag_editor_pattern = "%n - %t"
header_visibility = "yes"
statusbar_visibility = "yes"
fancy_scrolling = "yes"
follow_now_playing_lyrics = "yes"
#ncmpc_like_songs_adding = "no" (enabled - add/remove, disabled - always add)
display_screens_numbers_on_start = "yes"
#clock_display_seconds = "no"
## Note: If below is enabled, ncmpcpp will ignore leading
## "The" word while sorting items in browser, tags in
## media library, etc.
ignore_leading_the = "yes"
#enable_window_title = "yes"
##### lyrics support #####
## supported lyrics databases:
- 1 - lyricwiki.org
- 2 - lyricsplugin.com
lyrics_database = "1"
##### colors definitions #####
colors_enabled = "yes"
empty_tag_color = "white"
header_window_color = "white"
volume_color = "white"
state_line_color = "blue"
state_flags_color = "blue"
main_window_color = "blue"
color1 = "blue"
color2 = "cyan"
main_window_highlight_color = "white"
progressbar_color = "blue"
statusbar_color = "white"
active_column_color = "white"
window_border_color = "white"
active_window_border = "magenta"
#visualizer_fifo_path = "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
#visualizer_output_name = "FIFO"
#visualizer_sync_interval = "1"
#visualizer_type = "wave" (spectrum/wave)
#visualizer_type = "spectrum" (spectrum/wave)
visualizer_fifo_path = "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
visualizer_output_name = "FIFO"
visualizer_sync_interval = "30"
visualizer_type = "spectrum" #(spectrum/wave)
/etc/mpd.conf (which is same as ~/.mpd/mpd.conf)
music_directory "/media/Scott/Music"
playlist_directory "/home/realeyes/.mpd/playlists"
db_file "/home/realeyes/.mpd/mpd.db"
log_file "/home/realeyes/.mpd/mpd.log"
pid_file "/home/realeyes/.mpd/mpd.pid"
state_file "/home/realeyes/.mpd/mpdstate"
#sticker_file "/home/wintervenom/.config/mpd/mpd.sticker.db"
bind_to_address "127.0.0.1"
auto_update "yes"
save_absolute_paths_in_playlists "yes"
zeroconf_enabled "no"
gapless_mp3_playback "yes"
replaygain "track"
replaygain_preamp "1"
volume_normalization "yes"
#audio_buffer_size "8192"
#buffer_before_play "100%"
max_playlist_length "300000"
#max_command_list_size "2048"
max_output_buffer_size "16384"
input {
plugin "curl"
audio_output {
name "Normal"
type "alsa"
use_mmap "yes"
#audio_output {
# name "Headphones"
# type "alsa"
# use_mmap "yes"
# device "headphones"
#audio_output {
# type "httpd"
# name "MPD"
# encoder "vorbis"
# port "7000"
# quality "3.0"
# format "44100:16:2"
# max_clients "4"
audio_output {
type "fifo"
name "FIFO"
path "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
format "44100:16:2"
Any and all help is much appreciated!

Answer 1

Montague wrote:
Hmm... Let's see if I can help out here... Here are the two audio outputs I have in my /etc/mpd.conf
audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "My ALSA Device"
format "44100:16:2" # optional
mixer_type "software" # optional
audio_output {
type "fifo"
name "my_fifo"
host "localhost"
path "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
format "44100:16:2"
And in my ~/.ncmpcpp/config I have
visualizer_in_stereo = "yes"
visualizer_fifo_path = "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
visualizer_output_name = "my_fifo"
visualizer_type = "spectrum"
Don't know if the above will help you sort it out, report back!
And also: do you have fftw installed?
I have fftw installed for sure.
I thought that adding "localhost" or "127.0.0.1" would help, but still the same result. Fail.
/etc/mpd.conf
audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "My ALSA Device"
format "44100:16:2" # optional
mixer_type "software" # optional
~/.ncmpcpp/config
## this is example configuration file, copy it to ##
## ~/.ncmpcpp/config and set up your preferences ##
##### connection settings #####
## set it in order to make tag editor and renaming files work properly
#mpd_host = "localhost"
#mpd_port = "6600"
mpd_music_dir = "/media/Scott/Music/"
mpd_connection_timeout = "5"
#mpd_crossfade_time = "1"
##### delays #####
## delay after playlist highlighting will be disabled (0 = don't disable)
playlist_disable_highlight_delay = "0"
## defines how long various messages are supposed to be visible
#message_delay_time = "4"
##### song format #####
## for song format you can use:
## %l - length
## %f - short filename
## %F - full filename
## %a - artist
## %t - title
## %b - album
## %y - year
## %n - track number
## %g - genre
## %c - composer
## %p - performer
## %d - disc
## %C - comment
## %r - begin right align
## you can also put them in { } and then it will be displayed
## only if all requested values are available and/or define alternate
## value with { }|{ } eg. {%a - %t}|{%f}
## text can also have different color than the main window has,
## eg. if you want length to be green, write $3%l$9
## available values:
## - 0 - default window color
## - 1 - black
## - 2 - red
## - 4 - green
## - 4 - yellow
## - 5 - blue
## - 6 - magenta
## - 7 - cyan
## - 8 - white
## - 9 - end of current color
## Note: colors can be nested.
song_list_format = "{$8(%l)$9 }{%a - }{%t}|{$8%f$9}"
song_library_format = "{%n - }{%t}|{%f}"
media_library_album_format = "{(%y) }%b"
tag_editor_album_format = "{(%y) }%b"
browser_playlist_prefix = "$7playlist$9 "
selected_item_prefix = "$8"
selected_item_suffix = "$9"
## colors are not supported for below veriables
#song_status_format = "{(%l) }{%a - }{%t}|{%f}"
#song_window_title_format = "{%a - }{%t}|{%f}"
##### columns settings #####
## syntax of song columns list format is "column column etc."
## - syntax for each column is:
## (width of column in %)[column's color]{displayed tag}
## - color is optional (if you want the default one, type [])
song_columns_list_format = "(6)[white]{l} (15)[blue]{a} (35)[white]{b} (53)[blue]{t}"
##### various settings #####
playlist_display_mode = "columns"
browser_display_mode = "columns"
#search_engine_display_mode = "classic" (classic/columns)
incremental_seeking = "yes"
#seek_time = "1"
autocenter_mode = "yes"
#repeat_one_mode = "no"
#default_place_to_search_in = "database" (database/playlist)
#media_library_left_column = "a" (possible values: a,y,g,c,p, legend above)
#default_find_mode = "wrapped" (wrapped/normal)
#default_space_mode = "add" (add/select)
#default_tag_editor_left_col = "albums" (albums/dirs)
#default_tag_editor_pattern = "%n - %t"
header_visibility = "yes"
statusbar_visibility = "yes"
fancy_scrolling = "yes"
follow_now_playing_lyrics = "yes"
#ncmpc_like_songs_adding = "no" (enabled - add/remove, disabled - always add)
display_screens_numbers_on_start = "yes"
#clock_display_seconds = "no"
## Note: If below is enabled, ncmpcpp will ignore leading
## "The" word while sorting items in browser, tags in
## media library, etc.
ignore_leading_the = "yes"
#enable_window_title = "yes"
##### lyrics support #####
## supported lyrics databases:
- 1 - lyricwiki.org
- 2 - lyricsplugin.com
lyrics_database = "1"
##### colors definitions #####
colors_enabled = "yes"
empty_tag_color = "white"
header_window_color = "white"
volume_color = "white"
state_line_color = "blue"
state_flags_color = "blue"
main_window_color = "blue"
color1 = "blue"
color2 = "cyan"
main_window_highlight_color = "white"
progressbar_color = "blue"
statusbar_color = "white"
active_column_color = "white"
window_border_color = "white"
active_window_border = "magenta"
#visualizer_fifo_path = "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
#visualizer_output_name = "FIFO"
#visualizer_sync_interval = "1"
#visualizer_type = "wave" (spectrum/wave)
#visualizer_type = "spectrum" (spectrum/wave)
visualizer_fifo_path = "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
visualizer_output_name = "FIFO"
visualizer_sync_interval = "30"
visualizer_type = "spectrum" #(spectrum/wave)
Visualizer is just blank.
What else could it be?
Do I need mpd-git as well?