[LAU] JACK (or LADSPA or LV2) spectrum analyzer?

[drew Roberts]

On Friday 02 April 2010 07:48:39 Arnold Krille wrote:
> On Friday 02 April 2010 03:30:22 Ken Restivo wrote:
> > I'm mixing away, and at times I want to LOOK at the spectrum of a sound--
> >  my ears are not yet well-developed enough for me to say "oh, that lump
> > is at about 420Hz, and there's another at 3172Hz...", and sitting here
> > sweeping with a parametric EQ seems prone to inaccuracy.
>
> But sweeping through frequencies with the parametric is probably the only
> way to learn it. Looking at a spectrum analyser is fun but it teaches your
> eyes, not your ears.
> And I think most people want music for their ears, not music for the
> eyes...
>
> > Is there a LADSPA or LV2 spectrum analyzer, similar to the one that's in
> >  JAMIN? And/or, is there a standalone JACK spectrum analyzer-- less
> >  heavyweight than JAMIN-- that I could use as a client, and just patch it
> >  in and out of tracks to view them?
>
> japa is great. You can even use it to set up the pa. For that it has pink
> and white noise generators built in... But you have to be aware of the
> bass- changing effect of the update-interval...

What are the implications of setting up with an empty room and playing to a 
full room?
>
> Have fun,
>
> Arnold

drew