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steve01 · Posted - Thu Jan 18, 2001 11:12 am

Hi everyone:
A friend just purchased CE Pro and has layed down some great acoustic tracks. It sounds really sweet! He has asked me to help him with some of the editing and transform features and so far so good.

One thing I don't get is the included spectrum analyzer. The one that is on CE Pro is probably just above my head. I was looking for something like a real-time bar graph that would show the amplitude of each frequency as the file is playing. Something like the analyzer in WinAmp. This would really help in ajusting the acoustic guitar's EQ settings while the song plays. I can imagine this feature displayed just above the included 30 band EQ. Now that would be nice!
Any thoughts?

syneryder · Posted - Fri Jan 19, 2001 5:53 am

In case you're not aware of it already, the Frequency Analysis graph in Cool Edit can update itself in realtime, just set the FFT value to 1024 and play your track. Voila, instant 1024 band graphic equaliser display!

I realise that's probably far too detailed for what you want to do though. Surely there must be a DirectX EQ plugin that will do what you're wanting? If I come across something I'll be sure to post again....

steve01 · Posted - Fri Jan 19, 2001 10:09 am

Thanks for the reply.

I'm sure the CEP analyzer is one of the best. But for me, I'm a little lost. I've never used an analyzer that is so advanced. To my unprofessional eye, (read-I'm not a broadcast or recording professional so I need the layman's crutch)it looks like just a bunch of squiggled (sp?) lines. I was just used to using a simple vertical bar graph with each band (20-20k) laid out below each bar. Is there a Direct-X Plug-in that might do the same that?......Syntrillium?

dkistner · Posted - Sat Feb 10, 2001 8:56 am

I'd love to see Syntrillium do a tutorial on how to read the Spectral and Frequency Analysis, Histograms, etc.

I think one point of confusion for me is I can't even figure out how to read the basics...the vertical graph on the wave form, for example! (I know, dumb, dumb, dumb.) I get very confused about what something like "-6dB" means. Minus from what? So I can't take full advantage of statistical analysis and the like for trying to come up with the best transforms for what I am doing.

I know Syntrillium must assume a limited range of knowledge in its users, but some of us just don't have it but want to confidently learn. Analagously, somebody who knows how to write words may assume words are made up of letters because that's so obvious to them they don't even think about it. But somebody who has never learned that little piece of information would be hard pressed to construct words. You can't do higher math or calculus without first knowing how percentages and fractions work. Etc.

Any "for dummies" links would be most appreciated!