MMultiAnalyzer

Name: MMultiAnalyzer
Price: 59 USD
Author: MeldaProduction

by MeldaProduction · Utility · Multi-track spectrum and stereo analyzer

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MMultiAnalyzer is a multi-track spectrum, loudness and stereo analyzer from MeldaProduction, with a sonogram view.

Instances on different tracks find each other and share their analyses, so you can spot frequency collisions between tracks. It costs $66.

Best for: Mix Bus, Mastering, Vocals, Bass, Drums. Genres: all genres.

Keywords: built-in analyzer, mixing, bass, vocals, full mix, bus processing, drums, electric guitar, kick, mastering, mix bus, simple, thin, utility.

What it does

MMultiAnalyzer is MeldaProduction's multi-track analyzer, sold as "the ultimate mixing companion". You insert an instance on each track you want to compare; the instances find each other and exchange their analyses, so one window shows several tracks at once.

Multi-track spectrum: overlays the frequency content of all linked tracks, and you can hide the ones you don't need.
Sonogram: a multi-track, time-based scrolling view of the same signals.
Collision detector: compares two channels and shows where they fight for the same frequencies.
Loudness and levels: compare the levels and loudness of the linked tracks side by side.
Stereo analysis: inspect the stereo information of each track.
Display tools: normalization, super-resolution and deharmonization to make the analysis easier to read.

A free trial is available from the developer's downloads page, and updates are free for life (per a KVR user).

Source: MeldaProduction product page

When to use it

MMultiAnalyzer is the better pick when the question is how tracks overlap, not what one signal looks like. Compared with Voxengo SPAN or Insight 2, which mainly analyse the signal on the track they sit on, it gathers many tracks in one display and adds a dedicated collision view. Unlike Neutron 5, which shows masking inside a large mixing suite, it is a focused and much cheaper tool that only analyses and never changes the audio. For checking a master against streaming loudness targets, Youlean Loudness Meter 2 is the more focused tool.

Best for: finding clashes between kick and bass, vocals and guitars, or any crowded area of a mix, and checking that EQ moves actually create separation.
Genres: any style.
Look elsewhere if: you want something that fixes masking automatically (Wavesfactory Trackspacer ducks one track under another), or a master-bus meter for loudness targets (Youlean Loudness Meter 2 or Insight 2).
Tip: spot a clash in the Collision view, then switch to the Spectrum view to read the exact frequency and decide what to cut (Computer Music).

What producers say

Reviewers see it as a near-essential, affordable mixing aid, with CPU use and the GUI as the usual complaints.

Computer Music (via MusicRadar, 2013) called it "an almost essential mixing aid at this price", praising its simplicity, the Collision idea and the Deharmonize option, but said Collision mode "needs refining" and noted unpredictable CPU use and thin documentation.
KVR user (1 review, 4 out of 5, 2013, v7.13) liked being able to "see what I'm listening to" and the collision view, but found the GUI unattractive and CPU use high with many instances.
Wish list: Computer Music wanted the Collision and Spectrum views combined in one display.

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