SpectrumView Plus app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 1760 ratings )
Utilities Education
Developer: Oxford Wave Research Ltd.
7.99 USD
Current version: 2.4.1, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 28 Dec 2012
App size: 15.13 Mb

SPECTRUMVIEW PLUS

Visualise, in real time, the frequencies that you can hear around you and even those you cannot. SpectrumView provides a high-quality, real-time spectrogram and spectrum analyser display, with a configurable sample rate and frequency resolution for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. You can use this application to measure the highest tones you can sing, obtain visual feedback of the frequencies in your speech, identify an annoying sound, calibrate musical instruments and all sorts of acoustic analysis.

· Refresh Spectrogram. Allows users to refresh the spectrogram so that it clears the spectrogram that had already been displayed.
· Change min and max scale. Allows users to set their own minimum and maximum scale value on the spectrogram and spectrum analyser view, in both linear and log scale.
· Set Recording filename. Recording filenames are editable and the suffix can be set to have an incremental value or date/time.
· Access recordings and snapshots using the "Files" app. To ease the complicated process of accessing recordings and data snapshots using iTunes, all the data can be easily accessible using the "Files" app that is available from iOS 11.
· Web File Transfer. Allows you to access your files from another device using a web browser.
· Logarithmic scale. Allows you to set either linear or logarithmic frequency scales in the Spectrogram and Spectrum Analyser views
· Peak hold. Allows you to freeze and hold the peaks of the frequency envelope (three holds in three distinct colours) in Spectrum Analyser mode
· Save location. Never forget where a clip was recorded – uses the devices location services
· Auto lock disabled. During playback and recordings auto lock is disabled to prevent the device from automatically locking (if enabled), for uninterrupted recording/playback
· Multiple selectable sample rates from 8,000 Hz to 48,000 Hz
· High-frequency resolution with configurable signal analysis window lengths or Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) orders.
· Sound intensity represented using a colour spectrum scale from -96 dBFS to 0 dBFS.
· Frequency Pinch-to-Zoom. Allows you to zoom into the frequency space to look at a specific tone or frequency.
· Recording and Playback of Audio Files. Provides a fully functional audio recorder that allows you to record, pause and play back files in high-quality, uncompressed, wave format.
· Tap Data Cursor. Allows taps on any part of the Spectrogram or Spectrum Analyser display to obtain the exact frequency in Hertz (Hz) and level in decibels (dB) at that point.
· Musical Notes or Frequency Display on Tap. Selectable frequency or musical pitch notation to obtain the cent-accurate musical note e.g. A4 (22), when the display is tapped.
· Live Spectrogram and Spectrum Analyser Views of Recorded Files. Files recorded can be played back and the Spectrogram and Spectrum Analyser modes can be used to review the audio.
· Sharing Recorded Files by Email or iTunes File-sharing.
· High Quality Screenshots.
· Soundcloud support. Audio files can be uploaded to or downloaded from Soundcloud as well as being able to post audio to Facebook.
· Playback from iTunes library. Files can now be analysed directly form the iTunes library.
· Fullscreen mode. Hide the menu at the bottom of the screen to get even more of the screen dedicated to frequency analysis.
· Selectable spectrogram colour scales. You can now select one of 7 colour scales for your spectrogram.
· Selectable window functions. You can now see the window function options provided.
· Apply gain. A maximum of 24dB gain can be applied to make ‘hard to see’ details easier to view.
· Open In. Audio files can be directly opened in SpectrumView. View files sent by email directly in SpectrumView.

Pros and cons of SpectrumView Plus app for iPhone and iPad

SpectrumView Plus app good for

Works as advertised. Fast and stable. Highly recommended if you are looking for any sort of frequency/spectrum analyzer.
I love the app, the fft function is snappy and seems accurate. My big problem is the font for the displayed frequency, its way too small. Please increase the size and clearly of the font.
A good program is stable, but please add the function of record exports to other programs. Хорошая программа, работает стабильно, но, пожалуйста добавьте функцию экспорта аудиозаписи в другие программы.

Some bad moments

I purchased the plus version of the spectrum view app after I installed the free version. The plus version is crushing after the initial screen shows. It takes a split second for it to crush on my iphone 4. Your Immediate attention would be appreciated, otherwise I wasted money on app that does not work.
Just purchased this app and I was really surprised to notice that there are no possibility to import a file. I really do not undestand how we can use this app without this funcionality...
Its is the best spectrograph program I have tried on the iPad, and is certainly worth the money. Unfortunately, iOS6 seems to have broken the screenshot function. Other than that, it does what it says on the tin.
Love the product. Have also purchased a few similar apps looking for some specific features that filled the needs of a project I am working on. This one fit the bill perfectly. I purchased the upgrade in order to access the pinch-zoom feature, which works as described. If I might make a request for future updates. Currently I am using an exterior microphone, and the preamp is a tad noisy. There is a baseline pink noise that is always present and makes it difficult to see the subtle peaks that I am looking for. If there was a way to basically "tare" (as one would do for a scale for weight) the signal to help reduce the blanket of white caused by the noisy pre, it would help tremendously to clear up the signal representation. I was thinking if a sample was taken over the course of a second or so and the values averaged at each frequency were subtracted from the signal to account for environmental variables, noisy pres, or different mic response patterns, it would open up a world of possibilities in which this app could be utilized. Food for thought, keep up the great work!
- The colors are inverted in the spectrogram...! - The landscape mode doesnt work properly; no data are displayed. - Cant rename recording files. - App always goes back to default settings after reopening. What happened???
Good app, but needs to be updated for iOS 7. The amplitude scale is displayed incorrectly.