Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst vs Klangfreund Multimeter
Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst
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| Figure | Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst | Klangfreund Multimeter |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Audio Analysis Software | 8.0 (#14) | 8.1 (#11) |
| Headquarters | Paris, France | Oberschan, Switzerland |
| Purpose | FreqAnalyst is a free plug-in for monitoring an audio signal’s spectral content in real time. | Multimeter measures audio loudness and dynamics and includes a tool for creating initial faders-up mixes. |
| Support | Blue Cat Audio provides a knowledge base, help desk, forum, and tutorials for product support. | The maker directs support inquiries through its contact form and asks issue reports to include OS, host or DAW, plug-in format and version, and reproduction steps. |
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In their own words
Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst
Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst is a free plug-in for monitoring the spectral content of mono or stereo audio in real time. It displays spectrum, instant curve and peak curve views, with continuous changes rendered using smooth interpolation. Users can zoom the display, choose among sizes and set absolute or relative thresholds. The interface supports skins, transparency and zoom customization, while MIDI control, automation and MIDI Learn provide ways to control the plug-in. A preset manager is included, and users can copy and paste a plug-in state between instances. FreqAnalyst is not a standalone app: it requires a compatible audio host and is available in VST, VST3, AAX and Audio Unit formats for macOS and Windows. The stated operating systems are macOS 10.9 or newer and Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 or 11. It supports up to two channels. The maker says processing stops when the input is silent, so it uses no CPU while idle.
Klangfreund Multimeter
Klangfreund Multimeter has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.