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Metering & Analysis – Free Music Software & Plug-ins

Free spectrum analyzers, meters, comparison tools and measurement applications. Production displays and calibrated measurements serve different purposes. Read the product's setup requirements and do not interpret an uncalibrated phone or audio-interface reading as a compliance result. Official documentation and supported workflows are linked from each listing.

These are researched directory entries, not hands-on reviews. Optional purchases, account requirements and limited editions are identified on product pages. Format availability can differ by operating system.

43 listings

Ozone Imager

iZotope

Ozone Imager combines stereo-width control with a display of the signal's spatial behavior.

macOSWindowsMetering & AnalysisSpatial & Surround Audio
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Praat

Praat Team

Praat is a speech-analysis application with tools for inspecting pitch, formants, timing and other acoustic properties.

LinuxmacOSWindowsAudio EditingMetering & Analysis
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Protokol

Hexler

Protokol monitors control-protocol traffic such as MIDI and OSC.

AndroidiOSiPadOSLinuxMetering & AnalysisMIDI ToolsRecording Utilities
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Room EQ Wizard

Room EQ Wizard

Room EQ Wizard provides measurement and analysis tools for loudspeakers and rooms, including frequency response and time-domain views.

LinuxmacOSWindowsMetering & Analysis
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Sonic Annotator

Centre for Digital Music / Sonic Visualiser

Sonic Annotator runs Vamp audio-analysis plug-ins over files in a repeatable batch workflow.

LinuxmacOSWindowsMetering & AnalysisRecording Utilities
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Sonic Lineup

Sonic Lineup Project

Sonic Lineup helps compare multiple recordings of the same music by aligning them for listening and inspection.

LinuxmacOSWindowsMetering & Analysis
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Sonic Visualiser

Sonic Visualiser Project

Sonic Visualiser is designed for studying recordings through waveforms, spectrograms and analysis layers.

LinuxmacOSWindowsMetering & Analysis
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SPARTA

Aalto University Acoustics Lab

SPARTA is a collection of spatial-audio plug-ins based on research-oriented signal-processing tools.

LinuxmacOSWindowsMetering & AnalysisSpatial & Surround Audio
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Spek

Spek Project

Spek displays an audio file as a spectrogram, showing how frequency content changes over time.

LinuxmacOSWindowsMetering & Analysis
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TDR Prism

Tokyo Dawn Labs

TDR Prism is a spectrum analyzer designed to make frequency balance easier to inspect during production.

LinuxmacOSWindowsMasteringMetering & Analysis
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ToneBoosters Legacy v3 Bundle

ToneBoosters

ToneBoosters' legacy collection makes older processing tools available separately from its current commercial range.

macOSWindowsCompressors & DynamicsEqualizersMetering & Analysis
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Tuner (The Twom)

The Twom

The Twom's Tuner is an open-source Android instrument tuner with visual pitch information.

AndroidGuitar & BassMetering & Analysis
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Voxengo SPAN

Voxengo

SPAN is a real-time spectrum analyzer with additional metering and stereo-analysis information.

macOSWindowsMetering & Analysis
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WaveSurfer

KTH / WaveSurfer Contributors

WaveSurfer is an audio visualization and editing application associated with speech and sound analysis.

LinuxmacOSWindowsAudio EditingMetering & Analysis
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x42 Plugins

x42

The x42 collection includes open-source audio utilities, metering and specialized processing tools.

LinuxMetering & AnalysisMIDI ToolsRecording Utilities
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Availability, licensing and system requirements can change. Verification refers to official documentation and download availability, not installation or hands-on testing. Check the developer's current terms before installing.

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