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spectrum analyser
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:04 pm
by bjackman
basically, i'm a nerd; i want perfect mixdowns. i only use Reason (which has no real spectrum analyser)
i've got Logic 5.5 but until i can buy a proper soundcard (no money), it's making no noise
so my plan is to find a programme tht will do the job on the overall output of all my sound - can anyone help me out? (bear in mind - Reason means no VSTs. yeah baby.)
ps nothing against Reason - it's brilliant for being creative with but i'm more of a nerd than an artist
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:57 pm
by rubaduba
Brendan just pop round mine in the summer I got one now so we can make sum lovely mixdowns together and then we can hav sum bum fun on the side :p
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:34 pm
by fixation
nerd?
get renoise, its all numbers
http://www.renoise.com
yes i now wank for renoise
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:10 pm
by miss_molinari
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:35 am
by xthewiddler
reason can have a basic freq analyzer
watch this, i use this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4dsSDhnbfo
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:53 am
by futures_untold
Free spectrum analyser plugins:
http://www.dontcrack.com/freeware/softw ... Analyzers/
http://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Pr ... eqAnalyst/
http://www.voxengo.com/product/SPAN/
http://www.rndigital.org/inspector.html
Not free but worth a look anyway:
http://www.rndigital.org/frequal-izer.html (
http://www.waves.com/Content.aspx?id=233
All of the plugins mentioned above are VST plugins. I suppose you'll have to find a VST wrapper for logic or a work around (google).
You could also export your song before the final mixdown as individual track parts then load them up into a free VST compatible host like Audacity or Reaper for mixing....
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:17 am
by vadarfone
I have been rocking the Sonalksis EQs lot, of late. They have a built in Spectrum analyser which is great.
The Renoise analyzer is good, but it is too fast, and I am not sure how accurate the curves are.
(I am not slagging off Renoise however. I am 100% a Renoise freak, to the point where it annoys people in real life)
Re: spectrum analyser
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:15 pm
by edwin katzer
bjackman wrote:
i've got Logic 5.5 but until i can buy a proper soundcard (no money), it's making no noise
Have you tried asio4all ?
Re: spectrum analyser
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:50 am
by bjackman
Edwin Katzer wrote:bjackman wrote:
i've got Logic 5.5 but until i can buy a proper soundcard (no money), it's making no noise
Have you tried asio4all ?
yep i've tried a ridiculous amount of drivers but the sound card is just so shit - it came with the PC and it's a Dell family style PC. the soundcard constantly makes bare noise n stuff and only has one input and one output
exporting each individual track is a very gd idea - i have Reaper so i'll definitely have to try that one. cheers guys
and guillermo? go back to spain. we don't need you here.
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:48 am
by keng~
very interesting tutorial,
tnks for sharing bro!
ps.
have you a combi patch of this for working with?
tnks in advance.
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:41 pm
by xthewiddler
keng~ wrote:
very interesting tutorial,
tnks for sharing bro!
ps.
have you a combi patch of this for working with?
tnks in advance.
i set it up in my default rack, so everytune has it on top for me
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:16 pm
by legend4ry
How do you change your default rack?
"Demo song" every time I load up is well annoying.
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:44 pm
by xthewiddler
in the prefs
under general, click custom for default song, and then load up a rack you made
here is my default with the analyzer
http://bikinieditorial.com/yoni/wid/WiddlerDefault.rns
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:50 pm
by legend4ry
nice one mate! Always giving people a hand, nuff respect.
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:08 pm
by xthewiddler
Legendary wrote:nice one mate! Always giving people a hand, nuff respect.
no problem! hope it helps!
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:23 pm
by jtransition
You do not need a spectrum analyser... it wil actually hold you back in terms of learnig frequencys besides you have got the best type of spectrum analysers stuck on each side of your head
Jason
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:30 pm
by xthewiddler
Jtransition wrote:You do not need a spectrum analyser... it wil actually hold you back in terms of learnig frequencys besides you have got the best type of spectrum analysers stuck on each side of your head
Jason
eh.. yes and no
mostly no
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:59 pm
by osk
Can't live without an analyser. Permanently open on the bottom right of my screen.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:29 am
by kwality
Jtransition wrote:You do not need a spectrum analyser... it wil actually hold you back in terms of learnig frequencys besides you have got the best type of spectrum analysers stuck on each side of your head
Jason
This is a really interesting point - given your expertise, is there a common mistake that producers relying on spectrum analyser's make? Are people trying too hard for a 'flat' response despite what the music wants? I have the inspector freebie on my master channel at all times, but I don't think I 'rely' on it - it's more another source of info, and it helps put my attrocious monitoring/room setup into context.
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:32 pm
by jtransition
kwality wrote:Jtransition wrote:You do not need a spectrum analyser... it wil actually hold you back in terms of learnig frequencys besides you have got the best type of spectrum analysers stuck on each side of your head
Jason
This is a really interesting point - given your expertise, is there a common mistake that producers relying on spectrum analyser's make? Are people trying too hard for a 'flat' response despite what the music wants? I have the inspector freebie on my master channel at all times, but I don't think I 'rely' on it - it's more another source of info, and it helps put my attrocious monitoring/room setup into context.
If you wish to become a true Jedi you will learn to fight blindfolded
Did i say that out loud
The spectrum analyser is holding you back,Think about it this way ...the only way that it can help you with your room set up is if you have two identical calibrated specrum analysers one measuring the output of the pc and the other one measuring (via a microphone placed at your listening position)what you are hearing and then comparing the two graphs.unless you know your room there are so many variables that can affect what you are hearing to what the graph is showing that it`s really a wast of time unless you are using it for a particular problem.
Trust me I wanted one for years (since1985 but that`s another story)Before i even started trying to produce.,
Regards
Jason