Inspector 1.2.2 review

Inspector's spectrum analyzer gives you a clear picture of the sonic properties of your mix.

License: Freeware OS: Mac OS X File size: 11K Developer: Elemental Audio Systems Price: $0.00 Updated: 01 Aug 2005

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Inspector's spectrum analyzer gives you a clear picture of the sonic properties of your mix. Real-time numeric readouts for balance, headroom, and clip incidents tell you exactly what is happening from sample to sample. All in a compact size to save your desktop space.

Here are some key features of "Inspector":
Technical
Spectrum analyzer
Peak or Average
Fast or Slow
Customizable alarms for:
Headroom
Channel balance
Number of times audio waveform is clipped
Number of consecutive samples clipped
Total number of clipped samples
Peak meters
RMS meters
Channel balance meter
Customizable meter caution and warning zones
Headroom displays/readouts
Clip counters/readouts
Supports sampling rates up to 192 kHz
Altivec/Velocity engine optimizations
Multi-processor/Advanced multi-processor (AMP) capable

Interface
Enable/disable spectrum analyzer
Enable/disable individual alarms
Set individual alarm levels using arrow controls

General
Integrated SAVE and LOAD
Supports parameter automation
Plug-In formats supported:
Mac OS X:VST, Audio Unit (AU), RTAS
Windows: VST, RTAS
Note: Mac OS 9 VST, 1.x version remains available for download but does not include all features of version 1.2.

Requirements:
Mac OS 9.1 or later (including Mac OS X)
VST or AudioUnit compatible host application.