The Overtone Analyzer is a tool that helps you you to understand the phenomenon of harmonic overtones of sounds intuitively and in a musical context. The program was originally developed for musicians, composers and singers, who work with overtones in performance, education, and musical theory. However, it should excite anyone who wants to analyze sound in a musical context.
Overtone Analyzer has two main components: The Overtone Slider and the Spectrum Analyzer.
- The Overtone Slider is a graphical representation of overtones in a musical context following a concept of Wolfang Saus.
- The Spectrum Analyzer visualizes sound by breaking it down into its frequencies and by representing their intensities with colors or as a curve. The Spectrum Analyzer is very useful to understand sound and timbre. It makes overtones visible.
The Overtone Slider and the Spectrum Analyzer can be used individually or together. Their combination helps musicians to easily understand and interpret spectrograms.
