What is Cava?

Cava is an audio visualizer that can display music visualizations on the terminal, making it more engaging and interactive.

How to install it?

To install it, follow these steps:

• Update & Upgrade Package in Termux

$ apt update && apt upgrade

• Install 3 packages

$ apt install cava mpv pulseaudio

How to configure it?

To configure, follow these steps:

Configure Cava

Find the text and change it as below:

; method = pulse
; source = 1

configuration is available at ~/.config/cava/config

Custom Alias in Shell (Optional)

Add a special "alias" in the shell to run mpv and play songs to make it easier.

alias playmusic="mpv --ao=pulse"

If using bash as shell, add special "aliases" in ~/.bashrc and if using zsh as shell, add them in ~/.zshrc as well.

After adding a custom "alias", it is necessary to re-login the shell or restart the Termux application.

How to try it?

After everything is installed and configured, follow these steps:

• Open the first session in the terminal and run mpv to play the desired song.

$ playmusic /path/to/your_music.mp3

If you didn't add a special "alias", you need to run it like this:

$ mpv --ao=pulse /path/to/your_music.mp3

• Create a new session and run cava

$ cava