foobar2000:Components/showcqt (foo_showcqt)
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| showcqt | |
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| Developer(s) | Alireza Ayoubi (Wamoc) |
| Release information | |
| foobar2000 compatibility | |
| Minimum version | TBC |
| UI module(s) | Default UI, Columns UI |
| Additional information | |
| Use | Visualization |
| License | Proprietary |
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A closed-source re-implementation of the showcqt filter from FFmpeg, combines spectrum analyzer with spectrogram with variable time/frequency resolution using Brown-Puckette variable-Q transform (complex STFT to constant-Q transform using frequency-domain filter bank) with direct frequency-domain kernels. Compatible with both DUI and CUI.
This component doesn't require FFmpeg to be installed.
Options
The options can be accessed by right clicking the visualizer and selecting Options.
General
- FFT size
- Sets the FFT size. Can be set with a non-power of 2 value
- Default: 8820 samples (200ms on 44100Hz sample rate)
- Use non-power of two FFT
- Toggles where it uses non-power of two FFT. It reduces latency on non-power of two FFT sizes at the expense of performance. The parameter timeclamp is tied to FFT size parameter while the actual FFT size is rounded to next power of 2 when disabled
- Default: Enabled
- Window skew
- Sets the asymmetric window function before STFT
- Default: 0
- Frequency range
- Sets the frequency range for spectrum/spectrogram visualization
- Default: 20Hz - 20kHz
- Number of bands
- Sets the number of VQT bands
- Default: 1920
- Use hypotenuse
- Toggles where it uses hypotenuse of real and imaginary FFT coefficients (sqrt(real^2 + imag^2)) instead of sum of abs of real + abs of imag parts (abs(real)+abs(imag)). This will improve accuracy at the expense of small performance drop
- Default: Enabled
- Channel configuration
- Sets the channel configuration for first and second FFT channels. It can be either left/right or a mid/side configuration
- Default: Stereo (Left/Right)
- Frequency axis
- Set the type of frequency axis to display; the default one is based on note frequencies while Logarithmic axis displays Hz frequencies
- Default: Musical notes
- Transform count
- Set the transform count for every update. Higher values makes spectrogram scroll faster
- Default: 12
- Bandwidth
- Set the bandwidth for CQT kernels. Setting it too low makes artifacts noticeable. The kernel shape is Nuttall window function
- Default: 6x bins wide
Amplitude
Note: this section have two values; one for the spectrum and other for spectrogram
- Logarithmic amplitude scale
- Toggles where it uses dB instead of nth root or linear amplitude scale
- Default: False
- Gamma
- Sets the gamma factor for linear/nth root amplitude scale
- Default: 1 (for spectrum), 2 (for spectrogram)
- dB range
- Sets the dB range on a logarithmic amplitude scale
- Default: -70dB
- Output multipler
- Sets the output multipler
- Default: 16
