6120723, 1024 AM Sonic Visualiser A Brief Reference The sca sod far the Y axis ofthe spostogram canbe austod using the Bins propria, + The Bin Display property consol the frequency bis tht se actully shown and how they are drawn. If sto Pesk Bins, ony those bint conning higher vals thn both of ther reguency negiboursin the same timeframe wil be daw. Ist to Frequencies, cach peaks bin wil be drown wit single ine at a pesition that corsesponds to an estimate ofthe actual requney preset within the bin, rather than he theoretical frequency cange ofthe bi. This stansancousequency tscinat i artived at by comparing the theoretical phase difernce betwen consecutiv ime ares a he nomial bn requency with he measured phase Sierence + The Froquency Scale property conols whether the Y axis proportional ofeghsncy, of proportional tthe og ofthe frequency (and ths linet proportions! to ‘musical pitch. athe later case the specvogram layer will ue a stylised plano keyboctd as vertical sale, withthe C in each octave shaded in gc ttyouswitch othe A measure too! and moe the mous over the seco, wil how the Thrmonic crs” (ee right). This isa veri lin wiht marks a the frequencies ofthe second irmoni, thing harmonic and o.on of the equency that the modse cure ponting a. These fequencies ae simple mulupes ofthe fundamental, o they wil be equally spaced ite equoncy scales eat, Wil get lose togethers they go up ifthe Fequoncy sale is logarithms’ See Measurements Tor ater uss ofthe Meanie Lol When selecting an area of ime in a spectrogram layer, the selection wil susp othe wpectrogran's processing timeframes Hold the Shift key at the tat of eosin to defeat hs Properties The Sonic Visualiser pane and layer menus contain options to add tre Kinds of spectogram, These ar al the same type of layer, bu tating with diferent splay properties Specrogeam The plain spectrogram option creates a spectogri tha displays the fl fequency range upto half ofthe audi file's sampling rat, withthe ‘etal Frequency Seale ast Lines, with Color Seale et to dY, ad using fanty gentle green colour seme by dealt, abou this an be hanged inthe application preferences, This is a general overview ofthe content ofthe il, in which background noise and overall equalisation tends maybe fil evident bt individual musical festres are rot usualy easy to make ou The melodic range spectigram sims to make itesier to discern individual musically meaningful fexues, le shows by dau a reguency range from approx Oli SKI, covering stound$.5 octaves hat most usualy conlain melodic content. The FFT windows ae fity large for beter frequency resolution, and heavily overlapped. The vertical Frequeney Scales logarithmic in roquency, and therefore liner in perceived musia pitch The Colour Scales Lincs, making boise and lower-level content invsfle But making it ease to pck out salou musical evens, anda esp color schems is wsed by dsl, although this ean be changed inthe application peftences. Tera Searcy pectoris smi the mend rage receoran tt ms ome pone fo pick owt ec regen cnet he mater hin ts Bin Display is sto Frequencies, so tha it displays only thos bins that re swonger thea their neighbouring fegusncy bins and foreach bn cleats an estimated frequency using phase unwrapping onthe assumption that a stable frequency s present. Ths frequency is then displayed sing » sor horton Hine rather than | colouring the whol bin as block. fn good editions this may produce aay accurate estimatc of he actual fequchey ofan indvdua one 64 Spectrum ‘The specum layer shows afequency analysis ofthe audio at a given point in time tke a vertical slice through a spsciaram aes. tps: sonicvisualiserorg/éocteforencels.2/en! 286120723, 1024 AM Sonie Visualiser A Brief Reference x 2:27.014 6483328 oo A spectra aye In contrast almost ll ofthe ther layer ipes, the x exis of peru layer dacs not measure time Instead, the spocrum' x anit corresponds to equenc, with lower fRequences ote left and higher ote rght. The spectrum aniates appropriately fo match the movement of te daring playback and navigation, instead of sroling (Ga this respect itis closely related othe slic at which can display asia sce trough a solaut sD sat) “They axis oa spectrum plot shows the vlus ofeach requney bin, corresponding tothe colour seae ofthe spectrogram Ca} Wm 2 Colour | Green x Bins Log yA Scale Log Window 4096 + 75% + |1Ix¥ ® Show © You can aust the window size, overlap, and oversampling evel (coresponding to zar-paddng the time-domain signa for longer FFT) using the Window properties, jst asin the spectogram. and you ean Select they ant scale (linear ord), gin ‘and noralsion sing the Seale properties. ‘Thetype of plo used 0 show the spectum can be adjusted using the Pot Type property + Lines: The stat points ofthe bins will be connected with right Fines. ‘+ Stops Bac bin wll be dawn with single horizontal line showing the ll wth of the ins Reguency coverage ‘+ Blocks: Each bin willbe drawn with an unfilled rectangular block + Cotous: Each bin willbe dawn with coloured rectangular lock wiose colo is based onthe same colour mapping scheme suse in the specvogram, [this option i selected, the Colour property may be used to select bobwcen the vale colour maps, instead of showing single colour oly If the Show Peak Frequencies A ‘property is sc, a vertical line will be drawn through the estimated frequency of each spectral peak. If you move the mouse pointer ‘veto of et lace einated eqney wie show. Te pty ced bed pee rman ic np able Rope pret hs hte chan be Eek ens Spc “Ths horzonta ext of chin depen on he Plt X Sel oper. whic sls th mpping hese ogee nd x oot rth ot ttyauswienocds A ese ot and move te mouse ove the spe wil show a hamonic cu” Hke th he nsctogzm, See Messrs fr tee tse te Meso tps: sonicvisualiserorg/éocteforencels.2/en! 12086120723, 1024 AM Sonic Visualiser A Brief Reference 65 Time Instants “The time instants lyer shows an editable sequence of points in ime (instants), with each point dspayed asa vetcal bar across tefl eight of te lyer. Fah instant may havea label, which wil be displayed nea he top ofthe instant 112.35 bpm 112.35 bpm 117.45 bpm 114.84 bpm 1:67.284]4731234 Aime nctans ler a and edited by dapaing with the eittoot You cau ls double-click on an instant with he eit or navigate sot © eon an ft ign which you cn cage itl and iy ining tnsants can be aed by clicking with he dea tool ‘When selecting a area of ine in a time instants ayer, the selection wl sap to the nearest instants on the lyer (if any), Hold the Shift ey a he star of selection to death. ‘Whe time nstans layers atv, the fast-forward and rewind buttons can be ued to jmp the playbeck position othe nearest instant in either dietion, CODE 25) ws Colour m Blue . Plot Type instants . || | | | a show © “The Plot Type display property canbe used to select berwocn Instant gpa, in which each insta is shown with single vertical ar, nd Segmentation dpa, in which the spces between fstals are coloured in aerating shades time instams layer asa fondsmenta resolution, as a number of audio sample fame. stants may ony occur at multiples of his resoltion, and are displayed sing bars ofa width corresponding to this resblton. The default resolution is 1 audio sample fame and this cant curently be changed for any given lye, altough layers sencrated by cetain plugin transformations may have diffrent ressltions, 6.6 Time Values “Tho time values layer shows an editable sequence of points in time, where each pint has valu tha determines is postion othe Y ais Rack point may ls havea lake x 0 2305 2110 bs 1850 1600 1340, 1080 820 560 310 50, -210 2:31.013]6659682 A time values layer, with curve plot type tps: sonicvisualiserorg/éocteforencels.2/en! 13256120723, 1024 AM Sonic Visualiser A Brief Reference Points canbe aby stcking withthe ew ool 4 an dite by dragging wth it tat You ca so doable lik on pon wih th eo mvin fo) o ‘When selecting a rea of imei time values layer, thesletin wil snap to the neues instants on he layer (any), Hold the Sif key athe start of selection to Sele his, ‘0 opeman cit dialog in which you can chang its Ibe an finely adjusts timing and value ‘When tme values lays is active, the fast-forward and wind buttons an be aed t jump the playback position to the nearest point in its diestion, M1 | 2 w3 | Colour m Red : Plot Type Curve JA Scale Auto-Align ~ | . a oe show © “The Plot Type display property canbe used to aj the display of pont: Points: Each pint wl be displayed as rectangle of width coresponding to the lye’ time resolution, The points will not be connected + Steams: Each point willbe displayed as a rectangle of with conesponding othe layer’ time resolution. Fach poit will be connected tothe zoo value onthe Y ais bya venice, CConnsctd Pins: Each pont willbe displayed as a rectangle of with corresponding othe layer time resolution. Hach point will be connected to the next with 2 suaght Ine Line The points themselves will not be dawn xpi soph, instead «stright line segment wil be drawn between the esate of conseeuive pins, reuting in ine + Curve: The centres of consecutive points willbe used asthe contol points ofa sres of eubic splines, resin in smooth curve, Note that the carve wil ot pass through th etal pot locations a loel pea high and low vals Segmentation: The spaces between the tne af ach pai ofconsecut space points wil be shaded in colour conresponding tothe value ofthe point at he start oF the + Diserete Curves: Intended for displaying curve data with gaps init. Te pints are connected with smooth curve, but whenever two consecutive (non-zero) values ‘havea gap between them of more than double the model resolution, the garve wil be intupted beoween those pot, ‘Atime values ayer tay have aut forthe aale onthe Yani. twa layers withthe same ul appear on the same pa with each other This behaviour canbe adjusted using the Vertical Sele display property. xy wil by default have vertical scales aligned Vertical Scale is ett Linear of Log Scale, the stle will cover the range of values or logs of values) present inthe layer isto 1" it wil over the range fom -1 to +l nd pont with vas outside that range wil be omit, Ifthe Verea Scale fora layer is se to anything oer than Aut-Alig, then any other ayers nthe sme pane that have the sme it an that have Vera Sole tt to ‘Auto-Algn wil align themselves to match You can change the scale unt for aayer by sletng from, o iting the value in, the Seale Unis property combobox [Adie vlus layer bas a fondamental elution, as @ number of audio sample flames. Points may only occur aime that re multiples of his esluio, and they may be dsplayed using boxes of «wid eorrexponding 1 tht resolution, The default resolution {audio sample fame and this eannot curently be changed Tor any given layer, altough ayers generated by cera plugin transformations may bave diferent resolutions. 6.7 Notes ‘The nots lyer shows an editable sequence of notes, wher each note has asta time, a duration, and a Value that determines its position on the Vass. Fach note may dlro havea label. tps: sonicvisualiserorg/éocteforencels.2/en! 141256120723, 1024 AM Sonic Visualiser: A Brief Reference Bm 25 31.699/1397938 A note layer a ‘} navigate toot = to open an eit dialog in which you can chang its abel and finely aust its tng ad value S [Notes can be added by clicking and dagaing wit the daw tool + sand edited by dragging wits the eit toa! “>” . You can also double-tck on a note with the editor ‘When slecting a area of imei antes layer, tbe selection wil snp to the start times ofthe nearest notes on the layer ian. Hold te Shift key a the tart of selection todetet this ‘Amos layer may haves unit forthe scale onthe Y ai. Hie layers withthe same unit appear on the same pane, they wil by default have vertical sales aligned with ‘eachother This Behaviour canbe aust sing the Veical Sale display property, 1) 2 =3 | Colour ™ Black es Scale MIDINotes -)| i) | show © i Werical Seale i sett Linea of Log Seale, the scale will cover the range of values (ros ovals) present inthe ayer i sel to "MIDI Nate Range it wil cover the ‘ange fom MIDI notes 10127 and vals obsde tit range wil be omit the Verical Scale fora layer is eto anything oer than Auto-Alig, then any oh ayers inthe same pac that have the same nit and that have Verical Scale sto ‘Auto-Aligh wil align themselves to mach it You can change the scale unit fora layer by tletng from, or iting the value, the Pitch Units property combo-box. However, ifthe scale units anything other han "He the layer wll esame tat the ves correspond to MIDI pitch eng wil convert them to Hz when calculating dapay ad liner, Anos layer basa fundamental resolution 2s « numberof audio sample frames. Notes may oly occur at tmes that are multiples ofthis resolution. The default resolution is audio sample fame and this cannot curenll be chunge for any given layer, although ayers generated by cei plgin transformations may have diferent resoltons 68 Regions “The regions ayer shows an table sequence of eons spanning duration ote. Lach region hs a valve, which by default determines its position onthe Y axis, nd a uration. A region may also have label. Aregons lye is used (fr example) to splay the result feature returned by «plugin transform tat associates a Guation with tach of vale, a + toot Uc open an eit dialog. (You may needa click ner the lf edge ofthe region for an edit tke effect) Regions canbe aed by clicking wit he draw too! and moved by drageing wit he eit toot “You ca also double-click on region with ie edit or navigate ‘Wh selecting oom fie in region layer, the selection wil nap fo the nearest rion start Hold the Shift key a the sl of seleson to defen thi 69 Boxes “The bones layer show set of rectangular ares. Aon encloses duration in ie for a given y-aie range nd you can slo a a text label to each bo. tps: sonicvisualiserorg/éocteforencels.2/en! 1925