Install necessary pkgs: pkg install ncmpcpp mpd pulseaudio cava first run ncmpcpp mpd pulseaudio --start so they generate can their config files. [Press q to quit ncmpcpp] Starting with configuring mpd config for mpd is located in $PREFIX/etc/mpd.conf open the in any text editor and uncomment lines these lines (262, 263, 264 and 267) to enable the pulse audio output. After that uncomment these lines to enable visualization in ncmpcpp (288-294) : and Now restart mpd just type mpd And press y if it prompts you to restart And then run ncmpcpp and press 7 to check outputs and enable both my pulse output & ncmpcpp visualizer When you press 8 in ncmpcpp you can see visualization of current track but this not what we need , we want cava to visualize music not ncmpcpp so leave it running & open a new session and type cava and hit enter Now wait a second for cava to adjust