Anyone recommend a good (and by good I mean accurate) one ?
 
I've tried Frequalizer  by Roger Nichols and voxengo's span and both gave very different pictures.
I'm having some tracks professionally mastered and had been complaining that there was a lot of low end something that frequalizer seemed to bear out. He then sent me an image from his analyser (dn60 spectrum analyzer) which was a lot flatter so I tried vexoengo span which gave me a reading much closer to his.
I've also realised rather embarrassingly that I'm sat much to near my speakers and moving back away from them made quite a difference to the perceived level of bass. Something I need to take note of for the future.
 
So other than span and Ozone 5 what else should I try ?
 
Steve

I use the Waves PAZ. I've been pretty happy with it.

How a spectrum analyzer is set is going to have a large effect on the output you see. They are likely all correct in what they are showing you, but have different default (or fixed) settings for block size, peak/RMS, etc.
 
I like ones where the parameters are adjustable so that I can adjust them to suit what I am looking for. I believe SPAN allows you to  do so.

Blue Cat has a very nice freebie: http://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_FreqAnalyst/
 
The Pro version is even better, but not free: http://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_FreqAnalystPro/
 
Even cooler is their Multi version, which allows you to see the spectral content of numerous different tracks/parts on one GUI: http://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_FreqAnalystMulti/
 
For mastering purposes, I really like the SA included in the Flux Pure Analyzer System, but it's not a standalone SA, is pretty expensive, and requires a dongle: http://www.fluxhome.com/products/analyzer_modules/pas_spectrum

Thanks for the suggestions.
 
I don't know why there is a such a disparity between frequalizer and the rest but span, Ozone 5 and Blue cat all gave me the same readings that were the same but quite different from frequaliser which was reassuring.
 
One schoolboy error I made in thinking that there was too much bass in the master was sitting much too near to my "near field" monitors which is a little embarrassing
 
Steve

One of my favorites is still Nugen Audio's Visualizer   http://nugenaudio.com/visualizer.php
Cost around $100, no dongle.
Pretty much covers all the bases (Multiple level meters (Peak/RMS/K12/K14/K20 etc.), FFT Spectrum Analysis, Spectrogram, Vector Scope, etc.)
 
They have a 64 bit (beta) version but you have to ask support for it.

Did you compare your readings to the new EQ in Sonar with built in spectrum analyzer?

dlesaux
Did you compare your readings to the new EQ in Sonar with built in spectrum analyzer?

What EQ ?
 
Ahhh, you mean annalist ? I just found it, I'd forgotten all about that one thanks Daniel
 
 
Steve