You should port this to OpenFrameworks. You could easily add many, many boids with oF.

This would be cool to do in 3D. I bet OpenGL would speed things up a lot too.

SoundFlower is a tool that allows you to redirect sound from iTunes into the microphone. (http://cycling74.com/products/soundflower/)

Nifty! I can see this projected in a club, at least for the songs you’ve chosen. -SB

It is essentially a music visualizer? yes…

Pretty! I would like to see the feathers floating around in more of an organic way- they still look quite stiff

I see good possibility and potential here. NIce work. It would be interesting to see it in a tangible way too.

I love the cute movement of leaves.

I would also think about how the visuals can change from scene to scene. How to show something different during the chorus, or when there is a guitar solo 🙂

(A) Congratulations — you learned a LOT!!
(B) Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
The mathematical function which relates the analysis signal to the control knob is where much of the art is, and needs further articulation.
-GL