Any free, zero latency, ultra low CPU spectrum analyzers?
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mike the mental mike the mental https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=296977
- KVRist
- 167 posts since 21 Jan, 2013
I think it would be cool to have a spectrum analyzer as the last insert of every channel in my template. Anybody doing this and what plugin are you using?
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- KVRAF
- 5273 posts since 2 Jul, 2005
Cubase just has it built into the EQ section. Span from voxengo is the only decent and highly configurable spectrum analyzer I'm aware of that is free. It's really overkill to have them on every channel at all times. I just keep an in depth analyzer on the master buss and drum buss.
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- KVRist
- 93 posts since 4 May, 2013 from USA
Voxengo Span? Can't recall if it's totally free or super low CPU though. Great plug-in from what I've seen.
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- KVRian
- 659 posts since 25 Sep, 2010
Meldaproduction's MAnalyzer is an excellent freebie that offers one useful feature most others do not: normalization. This makes it easier to compare two signals because you can ignore absolute levels and concentrate on the relative spectral content. Another nice feature is frequency and note callouts on the major peaks. It's gentle on the CPU, but no more or less so than SPAN.
This is part of the free plugin pack (2 dozen plugins, all useful) but can be upgraded to the paid version for $55, adding a very handy sonogram display and resizable UI. But if all you care about is the analyzer, go for the (not free) multi-track version MMultiAnalyzer. This, IMO, is a must-have. Wait for it to go on sale again for $33.
This is part of the free plugin pack (2 dozen plugins, all useful) but can be upgraded to the paid version for $55, adding a very handy sonogram display and resizable UI. But if all you care about is the analyzer, go for the (not free) multi-track version MMultiAnalyzer. This, IMO, is a must-have. Wait for it to go on sale again for $33.
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- KVRist
- 259 posts since 3 Apr, 2012
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mike the mental mike the mental https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=296977
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 167 posts since 21 Jan, 2013
c_bomb wrote:http://www.voxengo.com/product/anspec/
Perhaps anspec on the channels and SPAN on the master?
Anspec looks perfect.
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- KVRAF
- 2398 posts since 10 Jul, 2006 from Tampa
"Any free, zero latency, ultra low CPU spectrum analyzers?"
Free? Yes.
Zero-latency? Well....
"Ultra-low CPU"? Not quite.
No offense, but why would you want one on every channel? At that point, you're "mixing" with your eyes, not your ears.
Like other DAWs, Sonar has analyzers on each channel--if you enable them. But if you have a dense mix and if you have analyzers analyzing everything all the time, you're going to take a significant hit to the CPU--especially if you're analyzing in any detail. For example, showing most of the frequency range, updating each second (or faster), and not "averaging" or smoothing the display will take over your CPU if you enable this on all the tracks in the project.
I use analyzers on problem tracks to "see" where the problem frequencies are. Then I turn them off after making the corrections with EQ.
All that said, if your DAW doesn't include it, Voxengo's SPAN is free and good (AnSpec is a feature-limited version, but may also work for you), and MAnalyzer will tell you more than you probably ever wanted to know about how your track's frequencies "looked". But neither of these is "ultra-low" CPU, and AnSpec's mention of "zero processing latency" should probably be taken with a grain of salt.
Steve
Free? Yes.
Zero-latency? Well....
"Ultra-low CPU"? Not quite.
No offense, but why would you want one on every channel? At that point, you're "mixing" with your eyes, not your ears.
Like other DAWs, Sonar has analyzers on each channel--if you enable them. But if you have a dense mix and if you have analyzers analyzing everything all the time, you're going to take a significant hit to the CPU--especially if you're analyzing in any detail. For example, showing most of the frequency range, updating each second (or faster), and not "averaging" or smoothing the display will take over your CPU if you enable this on all the tracks in the project.
I use analyzers on problem tracks to "see" where the problem frequencies are. Then I turn them off after making the corrections with EQ.
All that said, if your DAW doesn't include it, Voxengo's SPAN is free and good (AnSpec is a feature-limited version, but may also work for you), and MAnalyzer will tell you more than you probably ever wanted to know about how your track's frequencies "looked". But neither of these is "ultra-low" CPU, and AnSpec's mention of "zero processing latency" should probably be taken with a grain of salt.
Steve
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mike the mental mike the mental https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=296977
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 167 posts since 21 Jan, 2013
Yeah, like I said. Anspec is perfect. It uses > 0.1% cpu when the GUI is hidden and 0.6% when it's open. I'll never have more than a few open at a time. Will be nice to have one at the end of every channels inserts for convenience. And zero latency and free.