Manual

Analyser

An FFT mix analyser that doesn’t just *show* you problems — it *fixes* them. It sits first in every track’s chain, gain-stages the raw signal, and builds one live picture of how the whole mix fits together (where tracks mask each other, where they cancel in phase). Then, on a single ANALYSE pass, it computes and pushes bespoke settings to every Stig, Denzel, Zuul and Tyson in the session. The coordinating hub the rest of the suite reads from.

CODE LAnlFORMAT AU · VST3 · StandaloneCATEGORY Analysis / MeteringBUNDLE com.inotrak.levels-analyser

Master / brain-overview mode — the whole-mix dashboard (live: 19 tracks)

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1ANALYSE - Timed pass → computes + pushes settings to every Stig / Denzel / Zuul / Tyson.

2Matrix tabs - Clash / Phase / Live views of the mix.

3Channels - Every track’s spectrum side by side; the dot shows post-EQ + status.

4Clash matrix - Pairwise spectral masking across the whole mix — lit cells are collisions.

5Issues list - Ranked findings with the partner track, frequency range and age.

6Track name / type - This instance’s name and Master/Bus type (fixed −6 dBFS target).

7MASTER / RESET - Demote back to a strip; wipe all accumulators.

8Detection - NORM (weighty findings) vs FULL (also borderline).

Channel-strip mode — on a track (live: Kick, gain-staging active)

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1Display tabs - Levels / Clash / Phase for this track.

2Meter + spectrum - Live level; the white cap is peak-hold.

3Peak readout - Measured peak level for the track.

4Target / Δ gain - Gain-stage goal for the type and the live adjustment applied (here target −12, Δ +6.0).

5Track name - The join key to the brain (here “Kick”).

6Track type - Auto-detected from the name; override here.

7GAIN / POL - Auto gain-stage toggle (on) and polarity.

8MASTER / RESET - Promote to the mix overview; wipe accumulators.

Quick start

Insert Analyser first on every track you want the suite to coordinate — before any EQ or compressor.
Leave track-type on auto (it reads the DAW track name) or set it by hand from the dropdown.
Leave the gain button on — it brings the raw input to a sensible working level for everything downstream.
Promote one instance to master to get the whole-mix overview, then use ANALYSE to set up every Stig / Denzel / Zuul / Tyson at once.

Modes & display

Analyser is two tools in one, switched by the master toggle.

Master togglePer instance

Switches between channel-strip mode (compact per-track meter + spectrum) and master / brain-overview mode (the whole-mix dashboard). Promote exactly one instance to master.

Display tabs

Strip layout offers Levels / Clash / Phase. Master layout’s matrix offers Clash / Phase / Live. A session saved on Live and reopened on a strip clamps back to Phase.

Live PhaseMaster only

A rolling short-window phase read for mic-placement work — rebuilt from the last N frames every refresh, immune to RESET by design. Numbers move within seconds as a mic is nudged. Hold-time preset selector offers 5s / 10s / 20s (each paired with a matching rolling window).

Track type & gain-staging

The one place gain-staging lives in the suite.

Track-type detectionBrain

Reads the DAW track name and classifies it (Kick, Snare, Bass, Vocal, Guitar, Keys…). This drives the whole suite’s defaults. Override manually from the type dropdown.

gain (auto gain-stage)On by default

Brings raw input to a per-type body target (Vocal −11 dBFS, Drums −21, Electric Guitar −18, Master bus a fixed −6) on the audio thread with a 20 ms ramp, so downstream EQ / compression always see a consistent level.

Clash, phase & audition

Cross-track masking and cancellation, accumulated over time — not a single-frame snapshot.

Clash detectionBrain

Accumulates instantaneous spectral masking between every pair of tracks and reports where they fight, by frequency range and severity — “when you both play, how badly do you collide”.

Phase / correlationBrain

Per-band correlation against a nominated reference track; flags destructive cancellation.

Audition

Solos just the flagged frequency band of a finding across the two tracks involved; every other track is silenced. Ends into a −20 dB safety dim.

Detection mode

Norm/Focused (only findings with real weight — default) or Full/Thorough (also borderline issues, dimmed). Persisted by value: sessions saved before the 2026-07-24 reorder reopen in the opposite mode (accepted).

Issue list

Every finding with ignore / reset, persisted per session.

Coordination & output

ANALYSE / PresetsBrain

The primary setup path. Runs a timed measurement pass over the playing session, then computes and pushes custom EQ + compressor + gate + de-ess settings to every Stig / Denzel / Zuul / Tyson that accumulated audio.

Polarity

Per-instance polarity invert.

Analyser is the only plugin that registers brain channels — Stig, Denzel, Zuul and Tyson are pure consumers that read from it. Brain sharing is in-process only: hosts that load plugins out-of-process (AUv3, some sandboxes) give each its own brain and cross-plugin features degrade gracefully to nothing. Logic hosts AUv2 in-process, which is where this is relied on.