Sonance vs LaZ Visual Audio Equalizer

Sonance is a music player, an audio spectrum analyzer, and a decibel meter — see the beat! Sonance plays music that's on your device, and displays waveform and audio spectrum visualizations, plus power level meters, in real time. Sonance has an in-car interface with large buttons and swipe gestures to move between songs. It's easy to use while driving, since it doesn't require much focus to make a desired change — yet it also has entertaining visualizations to enhance the musical experience when you do have a moment to look. Sonance includes an easy-to-use shuffle mode, plus the ability to repeat one song or a queue of chosen songs. A variety of settings let you personalize startup behavior, the user interface, and the visualizer. The visualizer has a full-screen mode with extensive customization via pinch and swipe gestures. Sonance also works great with AirPlay, and the visualizers look great when mirroring your device. MICROPHONE VISUALIZATION Sonance can also visualize input from the microphone — have fun with sound! It analyzes audio from the built-in microphone or an attached external microphone, and displays both the raw input signal and the "frequency bars" produced by spectrum analysis. The input signal appears in the lower view as a waveform; the spectrum appears in the upper view as bars showing the strength of each frequency in the signal. Frequencies range from 0 Hz to 24,000 Hz (24K) — the range of the iPhone and iPad microphone, and roughly the range of human hearing. DECIBEL METER Levels are shown in two metrics. Recorded audio is shown as dB FS (Full Scale), from -120 dB to 0 dB, where 0 dB is the highest possible level. Audio from the internal or an external attached microphone is shown as dB SPL (Sound Pressure Level), from 0 dB to 100 dB. For reference, 120 dB can cause pain, and 140 dB can cause damage. GESTURES Use horizontal and vertical pinches on either display to zoom in and out of the visualization. On the Spectrum display, slide to move the display left and right, letting you see specific frequencies in detail. Pinches are cumulative, so keep pinching! The settings panel lets you reset the app to its defaults at any time, so go ahead and explore sound.

Make the music visible, and turn your iPhone into the retro audio display your stereo deserves. LaZ Visual EQ is a full-screen, microphone-driven sound visualizer with a refreshingly simple deal: no subscription, no signup, and no tracking. Open it, set your iPhone near your speakers, and watch the room come alive. BUILT LIKE AUDIO GEAR, NOT A VIDEO EDITOR This is a love letter to glowing meters, falling peaks, bouncing needles, chunky LEDs, weird dashboards, and the stereos we never should have thrown away. Swipe through seven live displays: • Classic green-to-red spectrum bars with falling blue peaks • A cool blue-and-purple spectrum display • Custom VIZ EQ with your own colors • Two distinct analog-style VU meter designs • Bold VOX-style block lights • An interactive 1995 car-stereo faceplate with working buttons, 8 of its own unique visualizers, an animated power-up sequence, presets, and hidden surprises ... an homage to an era of car audio long past THE GOOD KIND OF TWEAKABLE Tune visualizer sensitivity and VU Drama. Add Jiggle when the music needs more movement. Switch on CHONK-O-VIZ™ for oversized spectrum blocks. Use Jeep Mode to tame wind, road rumble, fans, and other noisy environments. View in portrait or landscape; in landscape, tap to embiggen. Optionally keep the screen awake for longer listening sessions. MADE FOR WHERE MUSIC HAPPENS Make LaZ Visual EQ part of the listening ritual. Drop the needle, set your iPhone beside the speakers, and watch the meters bring your turntable setup to life. Use it while streaming to nearby AirPlay or Bluetooth speakers, or take it to concerts, festivals, house parties, DJ booths, record rooms, garages, car meets, backyard hangs, and late-night listening sessions. If the mic can hear the music, LaZ can make it move. YOUR MIC. YOUR MUSIC. YOUR PHONE. LaZ Visual EQ does not collect your data. Microphone audio is processed on your iPhone only to animate the displays. It is never recorded, saved, uploaded, or used for tracking. The mic stops when the app closes or moves to the background. HOW IT HEARS THE MUSIC LaZ Visual EQ listens to the room through your iPhone microphone. It does not tap protected audio directly from Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or other apps. That does not mean those players are off-limits. Send the music to nearby AirPlay or Bluetooth speakers, a stereo, TV, receiver, or any other speaker the iPhone mic can hear, and LaZ can absolutely visualize it. Set your iPhone near the sound and let the room do the rest. CarPlay and playback through the iPhone’s own speaker are not supported. One download. No recurring bill. Just the mic and the music.