The FREE Spectrum Analyzer You Should Know About - SPAN by Voxengo

Learn how to work with the powerful FREE SPAN Plugin, a must-have tool for any audio engineer!
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⏰ Timestamps ⏰
00:00 Intro
01:09 Initial Setup and Configuration
01:47 Adjusting Settings for Smoother Analysis
02:51 Customizing Color Scheme and Frequency Range
04:05 Importance of Monitoring Low-End Frequencies
06:23 Exploring Presets and Modes
08:23 Soloing Bands of Frequencies
09:13 Utilizing Advanced Features
11:19 Comparing Mix References Across Genres
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[@2112saubry]

Thanks for all the informative and entertaining videos. I use SPAN to see the average tonality of a song in stereo and mid/side mode like you. And I use Decibel by Process Audio for VU and digital meters for stereo and mid/side monitoring. As well as for frequency analyzing and resonant detection. I also use Decibel for viewing an individual instrument or groups placement in the stereo field as well as to see how frequencies move within the stereo field for individual instrumets and the song as a whole. Decibel does all this with no noticeable CPU useage. Cheers

[@LondonSteveLee]

It's a shame Steinberg still haven't put the focused listen feature into Frequency - the only thing stopping it being by #1 EQ. Ozone 11 EQ is free - that has the focused listen feature.

[@danielemeka60]

Awesome! Span is worthy to use always. Thanks Chris.

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome! :)

[@QuaverloveStudio]

Quite early into the video, I realised I had never been using it to its full potential. Thanks, Chris. Those settings do make a difference... AND I didn't realise you could do mid/side analysis on it!

[@mixdownonline]

Glad it was helpful, bro!

[@leoparcoeur]

I like the way you explain. Always straight to the point and efficient. And very intelligible even for a none native english speaker. Also I appreciate a lot that Voxengo offers a simple installer without plugin management module. That's nice.

[@AlessandroBagagliprivate]

Thanks, Chris! Have a happy weekend.

[@LondonSteveLee]

You need to either get some racks or fit reasonably sized feet to your outboard gear - those three stacked outboard units are cooking themselves to death. The MPX has 6 valves (tubes) in it - you gotta let the heat out.

[@micwarren21]

I learned a lot from this presentation. Thank you.

[@stupendousmusic4190]

Yes! Do a TDR Prism demo.

[@greccoox]

whata good plugin and more than that, whata good explanation for the plugin 😎

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you liked the video :-) Thanks!

[@pawel9450]

Great video! Thak you! I`m using this plugin for long time already but never tryed to tune it more for my needs. You "opened my eyes" 🤩

[@mixdownonline]

Awesome! That's fantastic to hear :)

[@verdi260]

Chris thank you very very much. It was very useful for me to see your video. 😎

[@mixdownonline]

You are welcome!

[@placeoflace]

Terrific video Chris, thank you. Keep up the great work.👍

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@iam-music]

Cheers Chris...appreciate your efforts and contribution to the community. I put the in the suggestion (based on Dan Worall, I understood SPAN pretty well) and they didnt quite get it but once they did it was on the next release...kudos to Steiny!

[@guitarbrad]

Great video! Can you please show us how you would deal with sibilance using SPAN and/or TDR Prism? Then use an EQ or a de-esser to deal with the problem.

[@fftunes]

And there are even more gui options under the 3-bar symbol top right. Span is an excellent plugin. 👍

[@Mitsch76]

Good video. I like Span for years, too but I have an issue with it. And that's it is using much CPU power on my laptop. I don't know if it is maybe the graffics from the FTT spectrum or the calculation itself... I discovered that my laptop instantly speeds up when within span I "bypass" the spectrum analyser and just use level metering. So I guess it is not because of the level measurements, but the FTT maybe. Did you have performance problems with it? (to be axact: Span runs perfectly but slows down other plugins for example the Pulsar1178. When Span is bypassed Pulsar1178 runs smooth instantly). Here I had 1178 on a track, while Span was on Masterbus.

[@ErixSamson]

Do you also use CurveEQ from Voxengo, and that is included in Cubase?

[@Accentor100]

I love Span, like you, I have been using it for years. Voxengo is smart for offering this for free because it got me to look at and buy a couple of their other plugins. Chris one question; I saw somewhere a while back that it's best to adjust the tilt, I forget by how much but the low end would show up higher than the high end because of the way we hear frequencies. Is that not true or necessary?

[@korkenknopfus]

Oh Chris, I have Span since two centuries, I think, but some of the functions I had never used and didn’t know the listen feature at all! There is another plug-in from Voxengo, I can’t remember the name at the moment, with which you can have a bar graph for the spectrum.

[@smashgateproductions1587]

Voxengo AnSpec

[@DJ-Clify]

ok I did this now Which free plugins in order? so eq next to esser and which plugin free? thanks

[@henrykdandyk6164]

Chris, please help. How to change the BPM after recording the project because I forgot to change it. Can it be done in Cubase Pro?

[@LearnWithStephen]

That solo feature 8:35 is great

[@mixdownonline]

For sure!

[@mplstb]

I wrote a comment mentioning TDR Prism, but can't find it here... strange/

[@robertjason6885]

Chris...terrific Vid. As I own Sonible software, True balance, Smart: EQ, etc, wouldit still be beneficial to insert Span (which I already have...have to update...) in Cubase 13 Control room? Thanks much!

[@mixdownonline]

That's a personal choice, honestly

[@MYGwienochnie]

Great Video! 😊 Do you prefer this to the spectrum analyser from Cubase?

[@mixdownonline]

Yes, by far!

[@ErixSamson]

I'm using Span and Supervisor

[@mixdownonline]

Nice combo!

[@iam-music]

Span was great for me for a long time.... Supervision takes a while to get around but as soon as they added MS overlay, SPAN was gone PRISM by TDR is a very diff alternative as well Thanks Chris!

[@mixdownonline]

Good to know :-)

[@brandenwilson4378]

I like to use Span to determine when my sides are peaking over the mids. Learned that from Joe Gilder.

[@mixdownonline]

I like Joe a lot!

[@Bsimracingnews]

I never figured out how to get a reference track in Span as an overlay. I can do it in Ableton, but struggle in Cubase 13.

[@mixdownonline]

That's on the Plus version of Span (Paid)

[@mxcndnb]

On my master channel I always have Span and Vision 4X

[@mixdownonline]

Oh yeah!