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[Ged Leitch]

Apart from the excellent voxengo span, does anyone know of any good standalone free spectrum analyzers?
cheers.

[archtop]

Inspector

[Ged Leitch]

Tried that, but i'm sure it aint a standalone app.

[bblackwood]

The best spectrum analyzers you will find are located are on either side of your head...

[Ged Leitch]

bblackwood wrote on Fri, 18 November 2005 17:20

The best spectrum analyzers you will find are located are on either side of your head...

Yeh i kinda know that, but am looking for a standalone analyzer, googled for ages with no luck yet.
cheers.

[pacrec]

http://www.trueaudio.com/

The free version is limited but hey it's free!

[Ged Leitch]

hey man, cheers for that I owe you one!

[Jonny Mumra]

Ged.
There is one in windows media player.
The only problem is it doesnt have any scale but i find it useful.

View-visualisations-bars and waves
then select from the list.

[dcollins]

bblackwood wrote on Fri, 18 November 2005 09:20

The best spectrum analyzers you will find are located are on either side of your head...

C'mon Brad, that's not what people want to hear!  

How about what kind of gear to buy and how to set it?

Or what does a "radio ready" FFT look like?

That kind of thing.


DC

[Ged Leitch]

Ok, Look, this was a simple post to see if anyone had any links that I had not found regarding a Bloomin freq analyzer.
My ears will be the final judge anyway no matter what tools I use.
And no I'm not gonna ask about "what gear to buy?"
or "Uuh...how do I set a compressor???"

Geez I wish I had'nt bothered now, but thanks to the guys who offered a few ideas anyway.

[dcollins]

Gerald Leitch wrote on Fri, 18 November 2005 20:41

Geez I wish I had'nt bothered now, but thanks to the guys who offered a few ideas anyway.

Oh, you want ideas?  Why didn't you say so?

"Spectrum analyzers belong in the lab, not the studio."

Or.

"Stop looking and listen."

Or.

"The visuals are just a crutch and waste of time."

If you need any more, I'm at your service.

DC

[Ged Leitch]

dcollins wrote on Sat, 19 November 2005 04:57

Gerald Leitch wrote on Fri, 18 November 2005 20:41 Geez I wish I had'nt bothered now, but thanks to the guys who offered a few ideas anyway. Oh, you want ideas?  Why didn't you say so? "Spectrum analyzers belong in the lab, not the studio." Or. "Stop looking and listen." Or. "The visuals are just a crutch and waste of time." If you need any more, I'm at your service. DC

listen pal i would never want you at my service...ever
so go and try and be "witty" somewhere else.

[dcollins]

Gerald Leitch wrote on Fri, 18 November 2005 21:00

[ listen pal i would never want you at my service...ever so go and try and be "witty" somewhere else.

I think Brad and I are in the minority in finding spectrum analyzers more distraction than mastering tool.  

They are fun to watch, though.

Oh, and thanks for calling me "witty."

DC

[Jerry Tubb]

There is an advantage in knowing the sound of certain freqs without consulting a spectrum analyzer.

For example being able to tell the difference between 200Hz and 250Hz without looking, only listening... it develops the ear to a much higher degree than taking the easy way out... finding a problem freq on an analyzer and then reaching for the EQ knob...

It's a crutch, much like the musician who never quite learns a song, because he keeps the music-stand close by.

It's a much greater discipline to hear a mix, imagine (in the mind's ear) what EQ corrections need to be made, execute them and then, see if you were right.

After awhile, you won't even need the analyzer, except for certain problems.

Admittedly, I keep one running in the studio, off to one side, but catch myself, if I stare at it too much.

Separates the men from the boys, so to speak.

[jfrigo]

dcollins wrote on Fri, 18 November 2005 21:19

Gerald Leitch wrote on Fri, 18 November 2005 21:00 [ listen pal i would never want you at my service...ever so go and try and be "witty" somewhere else. I think Brad and I are in the minority in finding spectrum analyzers more distraction than mastering tool.   They are fun to watch, though. Oh, and thanks for calling me "witty." DC

I've got these other two on the front of my head. They work in a different range from the ones on the sides of my head though.

I like spectrum analyzer software (besides the electrochemical kind I mean). Just not for mastering. Do a lot of people really use these in mastering? I just can't imagine it. I do look at the VU meters sometimes though.