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The Display tab contains settings for how the spectrum graph should be
shown:
Note that you can apply your settings without closing the dialog, by click-
ing the Apply button.
If you want to store your settings for later use (or assign them to a Preset
button), select “Save as…” from the pop-up menu in the lower part of the
dialog, and specify a name for the preset in the file dialog that appears.
Now, you can choose to make the settings instantly available for selection
in the FFT Meter window, by using the “Assign to preset button” submenu
on the pop-up menu.
When you are finished, click OK to close the dialog.
Clicking Cancel closes the dialog and discards any changes you have made (even if you
have used the Apply button to apply them to the meters).
Setting Description
Frequency ruler
range
Determines the frequency range to be shown, at full-scale display.
Note that the lowest frequency actually to be shown depends on the
Analysis block size setting and the highest actual frequency depends
on the sample rate (only frequencies up to about half the sample rate
will be shown).
Logarithmic scale When this is activated, each octave will occupy the same horizontal
space in the display. If you need more resolution in the high frequency
range, you may want to turn this off.
Level ruler range Determines the range of the vertical level ruler, in dB or as a percent-
age.
Normalize display
to 0dB
This is only relevant in non-real time mode. If this is activated, the level
display is offset, so that the highest point on the curve is displayed as
0 dB (reaches the top of the display).
Optimize scale This option will optimize the level scale so that the only the relevant
level range is shown. Again, this is only available in non-real time
mode.
Display type Allows you to choose whether the spectrum should be shown as a
curve or as a bar graph.
Peak Hold time Determines for how long the peak level graph remains displayed when
the levels drop.
Colors This is where you select colors for the curves, grid, background, etc.