Hi, this should be a very quick guide to people who are new to Winamp and the Milkdrop music visualization plugin.

Milkdrop2.0 comes with the Winamp distribution since version 5.5 - [link] - be sure to have the visualizatin checkbox checked when installing winamp.

when winamp is installed, the primary visualization plugin is AVS, so first of all you have to select Milkdrop:

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Then i recommend raising the maximum framerate, which is only 30fps by default:

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when everything is configured, run milkdrop:

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Milkdrop presets come as *.milk files which are to be placed in the presets folder under
/Winamp/Plugins/Milkdrop2/presets

by pressing [L] when winamp runs, you can browse and load presets from other folders too.
i also recommend to lock the active preset by pressing [Scroll] on your keyboard.

was this guide helpful? feel free to ask, if there are any doubts - i will improve this journal.

One last hint: if your PC is too old, some presets might not show up in the list - that means your video card doesn't support Pixelshader. But now select your music of choice and enjoy some addictive Visuals to it