Alternatives to Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst
View an audio signal's frequency spectrum in a production host. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst
View an audio signal's frequency spectrum in a production host.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst.
Voxengo SPAN
Inspect an audio signal with a real-time spectrum analyzer plug-in.
Voxengo SPAN is also a free spectrum analyzer plugin for Windows and macOS, adding signal statistics plus correlation and loudness metering.
iZotope Insight 2
Professional metering suite for loudness, true peak and spectral analysis.
iZotope Insight 2 is a paid professional plugin combining spectral analysis with loudness and true peak metering for streaming and broadcast delivery.
Friture
Visualize live audio with scopes, spectra and spectrograms.
Friture is a standalone open-source app for Windows, macOS and Linux that shows live scopes, spectra and spectrograms without needing a plugin host.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Spek
Drops an audio file on the window and draws its spectrogram, so you can see where the quality really stops.
Sonic Visualiser
Inspect the contents of audio files through waveform and analysis displays.
FabFilter Pro-Q
Equalize audio in a production host with FabFilter's Pro-Q plug-in.
Steinberg WaveLab
Mastering suite with phase scope, multimeter and loudness analysis tools.
Toneboosters Equalizer
Affordable analog-modeled parametric EQ plugin with a spectrum view.
cava
Console audio visualiser that draws a live frequency spectrum.
