Cutoff line Spectral holes SBR region Pre-echoDrag to zoom · Ctrl+Scroll frequency · Double-click reset
Your file is genuine lossless. Spectral content extends to the Nyquist limit with no artificial shelf.
This recording has a natural rolloff — likely an older master, vinyl rip, or analog source. This is normal and does not indicate transcoding.
Toggle Cutoff — should sit near the top of the spectrogram
This file was lossy-encoded before being saved as lossless. Re-encoding to FLAC/WAV cannot recover the discarded frequencies.
Toggle Cutoff — the red line marks where the encoder stopped writing data
Toggle Holes — orange dots show psychoacoustic masking gaps left by the encoder
Toggle SBR — the blue band shows where high frequencies were synthetically reconstructed (HE-AAC signature)
Toggle Pre-echo — yellow lines mark transients with backward noise bleed (MDCT artifact)
This file was upsampled.
Toggle Cutoff — the red line shows where content actually stops vs. the claimed Nyquist
This file has been upscaled.
Could not determine audio quality with confidence. The file may be too short, too quiet, or contain unusual spectral content. Try the overlay buttons to inspect the spectrogram manually.
Frequency slider — hover on the left edge of the spectrogram to reveal two vertical sliders. Drag them to zoom into a frequency band (e.g. 15-22 kHz to inspect the cutoff region).
Ctrl+Scroll — zoom the frequency axis centered on your cursor position. Great for quick inspection without leaving the spectrogram.
Drag to select — click and drag a rectangle to zoom into a specific time + frequency region. Useful for inspecting individual transients for pre-echo.
Double-click or press the Reset button to return to the full view.