How To Mix With a Spectrum Analyser - SPAN Tutorial

SPAN by Voxengo is one of the best free plugins available. It can give you lots of information about your audio to help you make critical mixing and mastering decisions. In this video, I share my favourite settings which help me get the most out of the plugin.
Note: I say "spectrogram" once or twice in the video, I mean "spectrum"

▶My best settings for SPAN (press the little cog at the toip right)

Block Size: 8192 (or 4096 on slower computers)
Average Time: 4000-5000
Freq Lo : 0
Freq Hi: 22k
Smoothing: 1/5 to 1/2 octave

[inthemix]

SPAN by Voxengo is one of the best free plugins available. It can give you lots of information about your audio to help you make critical mixing and mastering decisions. In this video, I share my favourite settings which help me get the most out of the plugin.
Note: I say "spectrogram" once or twice in the video, I mean "spectrum"

[MaikuTachibana]

HOW DID I NEVER KNOW ABOUT CTRL LEFT CLICK THAT'S INSANE :O

[VioBeats]

I can't thank you enough Michael, you really help a ton with your videos! Don't think you're "boring" us because every detail is important to us Audio Engineers and Producers :)

[Windklang]

These little things like copying a frequency to your clipboard always feels like you get the secret pro-tip <3 I love that

[FARROKHBEATS]

You’re my go to channel for sound engineering!

[BirdYoumans]

I learned a lot over the years just by trial and error and just basically listening and doing. (I'm 77) We had none of these types of learning tools. But I can see where one could learn what it took me years to get, in a very short time just by paying attention to what you are hearing. I learned it by listening to the effects of EQ etc and remembering certain things. But this tool is ridiculous. Have had it in the "tool box" for a while but did not realize fully what it was. Thanks for the video. Even tho, in the end, our ears are the best tool we have, this will be the next thing I fire up to "assist" them!

[cosmosraven]

Just can't thank you enough. Simple, succint, sophisticated.

[Gelazaridis]

I love the tone the pace and the humility with which you are delivering your advice. Not to be taken for granted at all. Thank you so much

[bruellbart]

I can't thank you enough for pointing out the many uses of this plugin and linking them with meaning.

[Compumon]

Man you are one of the best! Thank you for the simplistic breakdown. You do this a lot, and I often resort to your channel for information. You're a gem here in the YouTube community! Keep it up.

[TheRealJinking]

I like how you included the current channel in there that's actually smart for doing comparison between overall and individual channels! thanks Michael.

[MicahBuzanMUSIC]

So much valuable info crammed into this video. I appreciate how you get the point and don't drag things out unnecessarily long.

[piscesman]

Love your tutorials, Michael. Well balanced, objective, to the point, and very instructional. And you're not trying to sell anything. You do us a great service.

[Galakyllz]

I'm never bored in these videos, so don't stress about that. You're making great content that is super useful. Thank you.

[gatty.]

You're such an excellent teacher! This is a plugin I have overlooked hugely, and your guidance is spot on, really motivates me when you guide :D

[obsquremusic]

Man, i can't thank you enough. i've been watching your videos for a while know, i love the way you explain things, you're calm, clear and fast enough !
if you have more tips related to the correlation between mid and side, i'll be more than happy to hear ! thanks !

[michaelknight]

Great Video again... becoming one of my favorite YT Channels. I like the calm but fluent way you speak. Straight forward, but not stressful. Very clear and easy to understand explanations with a clear structure. And very good topics too. Thank you and keep up the great work 👍🏻

[nickdenardo]

i've been mixing for a while, but i'm just now starting to get more serious about it. i find your videos very clear, concise, and informative. thanks so much for all of the great information.

[bakedcreations]

You are not boring and repeating your self is good for us so we learn better. Thank you for these vids.

[mazy-beats]

I have been using voxengo span for 2 years. Still learned so much. Great post.