Overtone Analyzer Forum

Question 1)

I've been testing 2.0.0 Premium for the last couple of days. Compared to the last version I've got a hard time getting even close to as good resolution (time and freq). In the last versions (regardless of version _type_ I was able to follow a singer in a certain piece (my reference the last 10 years) and I could see distinct signature of the voice. In the last version it is all blury even though I have used all known tricks to trim the spectrogram. Is it possible that something good is destroyed from the last versions by the latest new pitch function? 

Question 2)

While testing I took the time to look closely at this web site. I don't think I ever noticed before, but under the explaination between the different version types I found some surprising information. It sais I can get a frequency resolution of 10.8Hz @ 22.1kHz with "free" and 5.4Hz @ 44.1kHz with "live". This is odd because from my math class I clearly remember that frequency resolution is only a function of sampling frequency and time: If doubling the sampling frequency, then half the frequency resolution, and doubling the sampling time, then doubling the frequency resolutuon, which is pretty much the direct opposite of what it sais. Can you please explain this misunderstanding?

And while at it, I feel free to go with another odd behavor that for a long time did annoy me...

Question 3)

Is it possible to make the scrolling smoother? My hardware is powerful enough to scroll one pixel colomn at the time and then fill in the new pixel colomn with the new data, and not like it is now, where ten or twenty pixels scroll at each update?

When I am testing pitches and their overtones on my guitar and piano in OA I can with 

exactness see that  the two have different and beautiful overtones - two instruments "timbre".

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However, I cannot visually see any significant difference in the quality/quantity of the SAME

instrument´s overtones of our scale tones. Even "for my ears the dull" D# and "bright" F# show

the same beautiful overtone-octaves, -5ths, -3rds, -7th, -9th etc in roughly the same quality.

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Dear Bodo and Wolfgang, it is so important that I need both of your personal experiences:

A) What are the inherent qualities of sounds and their overtones, which a trained ear and brain

can recognize as different pitches ?    ( and a very good spectogram cannot yet show me :))

B) How can Overtone Analyser be of help - not only for "perfect pitch" but for everyday´s

practical ear traning on musical instruments ?

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For songvoice training Overtone Analyser feels like an invention of higher genius - it works.

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For the many like me - wanting to start ear training with ex. guitar and piano - do you have

any creative ideas about Overtone Analyser´s possibilities to train recognizing different pitches

and also train the ear to recognize different chords ?  Kind greetings to both of you, Frank K

I want to test if I can see & hear some characteristic differences in the overtones

of our scale tones. 

1. I will tune the free vibrating strings of the guitar to the scaletones I want to compare:

    For ex. E2,E3,E4 and F#2,F#3,F#4  etc.

2. With a good Microphone I will record the free vibrating strings in Overtone Analyser.

    Your answer in "Tuning the Piano" gives me the settings.

3. I will use the function "Play selected tones" and create the chords of for ex. strong overtones.

I save these chords and visuals in order to compare scaletones randomly side by side in OA.

Bodo, ONE QUESTION:

After saving the "play selected" - audial overtonechords with their visual spectograms:

    how to re-arrange them in a practical way side-by-side to hear&see+compare in Premium?  

Some Overtone Analyser software questions:

I intend to do a tuning test on our acoustic piano, a well-kept Grotrian-Steinweg from 1932.

( I will use my USB-microphone Samson G TRACK with an  Asus-Laptop with 3cores 2,1G and

4GB memory  - running with 64-bit Windows 7  ).  

What are your advises for the SETTINGS in the OvertoneAnalyser for max.clear tuning/record pitches:

A)  the single base strings from very L-O-W  27Hz  in A0  up to 65Hz in C1 ?

B)  the doubble strings up to 164Hz in E3

C)  the tripple strings up to  3520Hz in A7 ?

Finally after testing the OA:s normal 16bit I want to test the 32 bit ( what is Integer/Float?) :

by FINETUNING our Yamaha Consert Guitar and visually study the rich harmonic partials:

G) What are your advises for settings in the more sharper 32bit OvertoneAnalyser especially to RECORD MAXIMUM CLEARLY  the harmonics - overtones ? 

H) how to use  OPTIONS F4 in " Show advanced settings"  with default :  44 updadates/sec.

I am so happy that the Overtone Analyser is running on both my iMac  -  and Asus-Laptop!

2 ) A Software question. The function:   " Insert noteslider here  N "  ( after right click ) is not active in the versions on my computers. It would be very practical to click a for a NEW overtone/=noteslider for a sudden analyse of a pitch`s overtonens in the middle of a longer recording.   For a situation like this do you have any other quick way to get  a new noteslider  onto a certain pitch in a recording - esp. if you already have used all those you fixed in the beginning ?   Frank K

I installed on my iMac 27" a parallel 64-bit Windows7 Ultimate and the same on my Asus-laptop. I plan to run the same one  Sygyt Overtone Analyser software I will buy  on both computers - if it is OK for you ?

About the mic: I will test the Samson G TRACK , a large diaphragm USB condenser microphone. I hope I can report later for other interested readers about how it works.

Greetings, Frank K

To whom it may concern,

I am very interesting in buying this software.  However, when I was about to place an order, I had questions about the price.  It shows $379 as the price for Premium Edition.  But when I clicked "add to chart", the price became $399 in U.S, Dollar and about $12900 in Taiwan New Dollar.  Either one is much higher than $379.  May I know what is the exact price and in which currency I will be charged if I pay by my Taiwanese credit card? Thank you very much for any reply.

sir i need the voice specturm displaying software which displays the values at different instants of time