Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Multi equivelents ?

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2013/08/06 18:47:16 (permalink)

Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Multi equivelents ?

just curious if there was something I missed that does the same with channel wise ?
 
thought someone here would know / would be clued up regarding it.
 
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    ltb
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    Re: Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Multi equivelents ? 2013/08/06 19:43:57 (permalink)
    There's the Voxengo version. From what I've heard it's not as fully featured, haven't tried it though.
    I have the FreqAnalyst set up in all my templates. Comes in handy when there's issues in your mix that your ears can't always hear.
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    Re: Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Multi equivelents ? 2013/08/06 21:17:10 (permalink)
    you mean span ? I thought that, but didn't think it was the same.. I was curious about this.. if you could use it on the buses as well as the channels.
     
    I do have a few metering things, but wasn't 100% sure if they could do the separate elements.
     
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    Re: Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Multi equivelents ? 2013/08/06 21:29:21 (permalink)
    I'm sure it's similar to FreqAn where any signal can be routed. A single channel, buss, send/ return, master.
     
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    Re: Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Multi equivelents ? 2013/08/07 00:27:04 (permalink)
    There is also MMultiAnalyzer from Melda Production. The full price is $65 but they have sales quite often, I picked it up for much less than that recently. Don't know how it compares to the Blue Cat one but it works very well. 

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    Re: Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Multi equivelents ? 2013/08/07 01:08:12 (permalink)
    Voxengo's GlissEQ lets you monitor multiple tracks' spectra, plus it's a nice EQ to boot. And really, what's the point of watching pretty spectral pictures if you can't actually modify the spectrum? This would be my first choice. It's currently $85. 
     
    I liked the ease of use of MMultiAnalyzer when I demoed it, but it gets pretty CPU-intensive with many tracks displayed. If you've got a hot machine this may not be a factor, though.
     
    I've never demoed the BlueCat analyzer, only because for this tightwad a hundred bucks is too much for a nonessential visual aid. I can do the same thing, albeit less conveniently, with multiple instances of SPAN - for free.


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    Re: Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Multi equivelents ? 2013/08/07 19:34:43 (permalink)
    thanks guys, I'll do a bit more research the other 2 look interesting also.. and maybe I'll wait for a melda sale (I've contented the maker in the past and he's helpful) .. I do currently have various metering options, but hadn't realised you show them layered like that.
     
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    Re: Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Multi equivelents ? 2013/08/08 04:57:05 (permalink)
    I got Nugen Visualizer years back
    http://nugenaudio.com/visualizer.php
    Still very happy with it.
     
    There's a number of freebies out there that aren't multi-analyzers but do one thing or another decently.
     
    Edit: wow - the forum just totally mangled my posted...
    Most of what originally had just evaporated...
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    Re: Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Multi equivelents ? 2013/08/09 00:09:08 (permalink)
    I have the GlissEQ but I haven't used it in this way. It's still a good plug-in. I watched some of the BC videos and it seemed like more work than I want to put in for an EQ plug.

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    Re: Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Multi equivelents ? 2013/08/09 10:17:32 (permalink)
    The Band19
    I have the GlissEQ but I haven't used it in this way. It's still a good plug-in. I watched some of the BC videos and it seemed like more work than I want to put in for an EQ plug.



    Same here. The sad truth is that stacking spectral graphs is greatly overrated as a mix technique, although it has merit as a learning tool.


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    Re: Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Multi equivelents ? 2013/08/10 02:24:19 (permalink)
    And I watched the BC videos? It looks ugly :-( I'm not stupid, and I can learn to use SW. I'm trainable. But it's a question of hours in a day. I fight w/my beloved Fab plugs, the UI, and how to use them best. You have to weigh what you are trying to accomplish, vs. the tools available, vs. which are good/best, vs. cost, ease of use, how often will you use them, etc. etc. etc... And most of us have more than we need :-) I know I do. 
     
    I really like the UI on my Alloy plug. It's a breeze, and lots of nice presets. Many others as well. 

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