Real-time audio multi-analyzer
Spectre is a multi-instrument real-time audio analyzer for Mac OS X. Designed in Cocoa from the ground up, Spectre proudly takes advantage of Quartz, OpenGL, CoreAudio, and other solid OS X interface features.
Spectre focuses squarely on live audio analysis by offering 9 different multi-channel and multi-trace meters. Each meter can have any number of traces or indicators, and each trace can have its own number of input channels, mixing, filtering, ballistics and color (including transparency). You can have as many meters (or copies of meters) as your screen will allow!
Spectre not only analyzes inputs from your audio hardware, but can also receive input from network sources by using Apple's AUNetSend/AUNetReceive Audio Unit pair. With this feature, you can analyze audio from any Audio Unit insert on your multitrack (or other AU host) to Spectre running on the same or on another computer.
Spectre is extremely flexible and accurate in it's display: utilizing optimized Quartz, OpenGL and clever memory management, each meter can be resized in realtime without interruption. Every meter has a set of useful factory presets, and meter settings (or sets of meters) can be saved.
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Version 1.5.5 |
MacOS X Intel |
(App) |
Aug 17, 2011 |
NOTE: This build requires Mac OS X 10.6 and an Intel processor. All future builds of Spectre are Intel-only. We will no longer be releasing Universal binaries of our apps.
- resolved an issue where meters would not relocate to main display when secondary display is disconnected
- resolved and issue where the an error would be generated when adding a FLAC file to the player
- resolved a rare issue where an error would be presented after calibrating the VU meter and then clicking on another meter
- resolved an issue where audio input preferences would not be retained between launches
- resolved an issue where an error would be presented while configuring input preferences
- resolved an issue where an error would be presented when multiple meters were open and input preferences were changed
- resolved a rather annoying error message related to auto-update and appcasts
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Version 1.5.3b1 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Oct 1, 2010 |
- Various bug fixes
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Version 1.5.2 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Sep 10, 2010 |
+ Leq Meter
+ Leq(m) filter
+ Leq(RLB) filter
+ Leq(R2LB) filter
+ ITU-R 468
+ Starter License
* Various internal cleanups and updates
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Version 1.5.2b1 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Sep 3, 2010 |
+ Leq Meter
+ Leq(m) filter
+ Leq(RLB) filter
+ Leq(R2LB) filter
+ ITU-R 468
+ Starter License
* Various internal cleanups and updates
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Version 1.5.1 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Jun 3, 2010 |
- Fixed effect error when enabling/disabling the Player
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Version 1.5.1b1 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Mar 23, 2010 |
- Fixed effect error when enabling/disabling the Player
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Version 1.5.0 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Feb 9, 2010 |
+ Inspector
+ A/B/C-weighted filters
+ VU and BBC Meters: calibration
+ VU Meter: Peak LED light (is a trace type)
+ Oscilloscope: trigger sync
+ Numerical Meter > Measurement: Crest Factor (ratio of the peak to the RMS)
+ Numerical Meter > Measurement: Form Factor (ratio of the peak to the average)
+ Lissajous meter: autozoom switch
+ gain control for individual traces
+ individual traces can be active/inactive
+ individual traces hidden/visible
+ improved trace labels
+ View > Rulers
+ "Duplicate Meter" in Edit menu
+ ability to show/hide grid in relevant meters
* Fully Snow Leopard compatible
* Added support in the player for FLAC and Ogg Vorbis
* Labels renamed to Rulers
* ability to re-order traces
* redesigned Player
* improved resize rules
* Preferences > Input
* various stability and performance improvements
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Version 1.5.0rc2 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Nov 15, 2009 |
* Fully Snow Leopard compatible
* Added support in the player for FLAC and Ogg Vorbis
- fixed a bug clicking on the full-screen background
- fixed a bug recalling a horizontal level meter