Mastering music perfectly

[Doserider_2]

I am looking to start designing a hardware spectrum analyser for home studio use. It will be able to measure the amplitude of youraudio signal at different frequencies and give a bar graph spectrum and voltage/dB levels of each frequency.


Added functionality would be that you could record a frequency curve from another well made tune. Then you could compare your tune to it.


Basically how much would you buy something like this for ? *


* how good it was would depend partly on the price


If you have any other ideas or questions, please post them as your opinion is important!

[Lazarus]

Yeah these things are pretty useful...could'nt you use just a software one though?

[Doserider_2]

The problem with software ones is that they are rarely calibrated. So although you get a frequency curve you won't get an accurate voltage etc...


Plus as this one would be portable you could take it to check your deck setup at a party or some club. You would be able to wire it in any where as a through box so it wouldn't affect existing signals.


I am also thinking about making it compatible with those microphone you can get. So you could check setups at parties and clubs.


check out this similar item http://www.samedaymusic.com/product--PHOPAA2


ThanksEdited by: Doserider_2

[Lazarus]

Yeah right,





nice idea...I'd get one if I had any cash.

[Doserider_2]

mmm fairly strong response on the 50-100. I am assuming this is because you would rather spend your money on more essential pieces of equipment, sound cards control surfaces etc...


Does anyone have any suggestions for the device ?

[Tobes]

Yeah these things are pretty useful...could'nt you use just a software one though?


yeah i was thinking the same, sound forge has a great spectrum analyser and so does wavelab :smiley1:

[FOKI26]

I think i'd probably buy one...i've been looking at these things for a while now and do use use them sometimes....





The one's in software (which i use at the mo) do tend to be a bit innacurate i've found and depending on which one's you use i've sometimesgot different resultsfrom the same sound source which is a bit scary....





I would like one of these but i tend to trust my ears more these days and i think i know on listening to a sound i know where the shiz Hzare going to be and what needs to be cut/boosted. Just using a high gain amountonanEQ with a narrow q point will identify any dodgy frequency areas...then just hack away.





Foax

[Vaski]

yeah for me it would be nice, but its not something i really need </span>right now. i voted for the 50-100, i think my priorities are in other places right now as far as equipment goes.