User Interface

Here is an overview of the main elements of the Overtone Analyzer user interface:

Overview Selected Range Time Cursor Piano Keyboard Overtone Slider Staff View Current Range Slider Timeline Input Level Colormap Range Context Menu Analyzer View

 

Timeline

The Timeline shows an overview of the entire recording or loaded audio file as a waveform.

Timeline

Current Range Slider

This determines the time range that you see in the Analyzer View. You can click and drag the Current Range Slider with the mouse, and you can resize its left and right borders to change the current range.

Time Cursor

This shows the current point in time when recording sound or playing it back. During playback, you can simply click into the Timeline or Analyzer View to jump to that position instantly.

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Piano Keyboard

This is a playable piano keyboard. You click on individual tones, or use Ctrl-Click to select entire accords and play them with the "Play selected tones" command.

Staff View

The Staff View shows a musical staff with all the notes in the current range. It also shows the current notes played on the piano. The colored areas in the background indicate the ambitus (the range from lowest to highest singable note) of the singing voices and of the singable overtones.

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