This dialog has some settings that are intended for advanced users to further customize the program.
Display
Use vertical scale labels
Determines if the text on all scales along the Y-Axis will be vertical or horizontal. Vertical text uses less screen space, but horizontal text is easier to read. You can also access this setting by right-clicking on the actual scale.
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Figure 1: Y-Scale with horizontal text | Figure 2: Scale with vertical text |
Show Frequency Cursor Line
When moving the mouse across the Analyzer View, helper lines will show the current time and the frequency at the cursor position. This let's you disable the frequency line.
Initial Time Range
This is the time range that will be set for new empty documents. By default it is 10 seconds.
Initial number of Overtone Sliders
Sets the number of visible overtone sliders for new empty documents, or for existing documents that are loaded for the first time.
You can also change the default slider layout.
Keep help window on top
Determines if the help window should be kept in the foreground of the application window. If you prefer to use the application and the help window side by side, keep this checked. If you would rather make the help window fill the entire screen and switch been the application and the help window, uncheck this option.
System
Recording Latency
This is the appromimate time in milliseconds that passes from the moment a signal arrives in the microphone until it is displayed on the screen. A lower latency means that the screen is updated more frequently. Therefore this value should be as low as possible to ensure that the analyzer display is responsive. However, if the value is too low, your computer may be unable to process the incoming data quickly enough, and some parts of the recording my be lost. This will appear as clicks or gaps in the recording. If you have a fast computer, you can try to lower this value and see if the recording still appears correct.
Playback Frame Rate
The playback frame rate is similar to the Recording Latency, but for playback. The value denotes the number of times the screen is updated per second during playback. A higher number will produce a more responsive display, but if the value is too high you may hear clicks or gaps during playback. If that is the case, lower the value until playback sounds smooth and continuous.
Number of uncompressed files to cache
When Overtone Analyzer loads compressed files such as Mp3 or Ogg files, it first converts them into an uncompressed file that will be stored in your temp folder. This allows much faster access for scrolling and editing the file, but it might use up a lot of hard drive space. This setting determines how many uncompressed files will be stored in the temp folder. If you open a file that has already been uncompressed and is still in the cache, OA will skip the uncompression, which will be much faster.
Automatically check for updates
When Overtone Analyzer is started, it will check the sygyt.com website to see if a new version is available, which will require an internet connection. You can disable this update check here.
Logging Level
This specifies the amount of detail that is written to the log file.
Input Level Meter
The Input Level Meter is the slider on the toolbar that controls input volume and shows the strength of the current input signal. Here you can change its parameters.
Enable monitoring
When the Input Level Meter is on, Overtone Analyzer will always record sound from your sound card, which could be undesirable in some cases, so you can turn it off here. You can also right-click on the Input Level Meter on the toolbar to enable or disable it.
Displayed range
This is the dynamic range shown on the Input Level Meter.
Max updates per second
This number determines how often the Input Level Meter is redrawn. You could lower this value if your computer is very slow, because every redraw uses up a small amount of CPU time.
Peak History
This is the amount of time (in seconds) that the peak display is using. For example, if the peak history is 3 seconds, the Level Meter will show the maximum value from the last 3 seconds.
