FourierRocks WAV Analysis

FourierRocks WAV Analysis is a lightweight audio application whose purpose is to help you perform an in-depth analysis of two WAV files. In order to run the program correctly, you need to have .NET Framework 2 installed on your computer.

The utility works only with 16-bit PCM WAV files and is able to compare one channel (per file) at once.

The tool reveals a clean layout with well-structured features. All configuration settings are gathered under a single panel so they are basically placed at your fingertips. There’s no support for a help manual so you need to experiment with the built-in parameters in order to understand how it works.

FourierRocks WAV Analysis gives you the possibility to import two user-defined WAV files. The audio files can be added in the working environment using only the built-in browse button (the drag-and-drop support is not implemented).

What’s more, you can view the number of samples assigned to each WAV file, choose the audio channels that you want to compare, and observe the time difference via a graphical representation.

Other important options worth being mentioned enable you to check out an FFT live spectrum view mode, analyze graphs related to the spectral attenuation and spectral average error, as well as get information about the time domain average error, frequency domain average error, and best overlap.

At the bottom of the spectrum and graph display, there are several audio parameters that you can alter. You are allowed to trim silence based on a custom threshold value, normalize volume, find out the best overlap shift, and adjust the FFT spectrum quality and FFT analysis precision.

The final verdict is that FourierRocks WAV Analysis comes packed with several handy features for helping you view the differences between WAV files in terms of time and frequency domains. On the downside, the app has not been updated for a while so you can make use of its capabilities especially on older operating systems like Windows 2K, XP, Vista, 7, and NT.