CreamAudio Analyzer vs FixYourDeck

CreamAudio turns your Mac, iPad, or iPhone plus a class-compliant USB or Thunderbolt audio interface (such as a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2) into a complete professional audio measurement bench. The interface's analog inputs become the front end; its outputs drive the built-in signal generator. Multiple precision instruments share one calibrated signal path: OSCILLOSCOPE • Live two-channel display in normal (Y-t) and XY (Lissajous) modes • Adjustable volts/division and time/division with pinch and scroll zoom • Edge triggering with Auto / Normal / Single modes and single-shot capture • Graticule with division labels and live Vpp, RMS, frequency readouts • Per-channel DC/AC coupling and vertical offset FUNCTION GENERATOR • Sine, square, triangle, sawtooth, white and pink noise • Per-channel frequency, amplitude, offset, phase, and duty cycle • Sweep, chirp, and burst programs • Test Tape: an automated alignment-tape sequence (reference tones 400 Hz to 12.5 kHz, sweep, chirp, burst, flutter tone) to record onto a deck and measure back • Route to the same interface (loopback) or a separate output device SPECTRUM & SPECTROGRAM • Real-time FFT spectrum with selectable size and windowing, log/linear axes • Spectrogram heatmap across the recorded timeline FREQUENCY RESPONSE • Measure response with white / pink / swept stimulus that drives the generator automatically; curves accumulate for easy comparison DISTORTION & LEVEL • Automatic THD, THD+N, and SNR measurement • Vpp, Vrms, mean, frequency, period, and duty-cycle readouts • Built-in analog-style AC millivoltmeter (1 mV to 30 V, dual volt/dB scales) WOW & FLUTTER METER • Speed-stability analysis for turntables, cassette, and reel-to-reel tape • DIN / IEC 386 (3150 Hz) and JIS (3000 Hz) reference tones with auto-detect • WRMS, DIN 2-sigma quasi-peak, and unweighted readings; deviation waveform RECORD, SCRUB & EXPORT • Record the raw two-channel stream and scrub the timeline to find transients • Re-run any analysis offline on a selected window • Save recordings to WAV (lossless) or AAC (.m4a) CALIBRATION • Map normalized samples to real volts with manual entry or a guided reference solve, so every reading is in true voltage units; profiles persist per device Sample rates up to 192 kHz where the interface supports them. Everything runs locally on your device — no account, no network, no data collection. Requires a Metal-capable device. An external audio interface is recommended for real measurement work; the built-in microphone can be used for casual signals. Requires a subscription or one-time purchase. Start with a 3-day free trial, after which a monthly subscription begins automatically and renews each month unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Prefer to pay once? Unlock everything with a one-time lifetime purchase — no trial, no subscription. The free trial is available to new subscribers. Subscription and lifetime prices are shown in the app and on this product page. All features described below are included once unlocked; there is no separately-priced content. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

FixYourDeck turns your iPhone and a class-compliant USB audio interface into a complete measurement bench for cassette decks — the instruments a service workshop used to need a rack for. MEASURE • Frequency response 20 Hz – 20 kHz, both channels, with -3 dB bandwidth and chain-baseline subtraction • Wow & flutter to IEC 386 / DIN 45507 (weighted peak, weighted and unweighted RMS, wow/flutter split) with a flutter spectrum that names the worn rotating part • Speed error and long-term speed drift • Noise and signal-to-noise (flat, A-weighted, CCIR-468), MOL and SOL, dynamic range • Azimuth with live level, phase and inter-channel timing meters — set the azimuth of discrete heads with ease, using the special azimuth test tape or any well-recorded prerecorded tape • Diagnostics: modulation noise, crosstalk, erase efficiency, dropout counter ALIGN Guided assistants for bias (over-bias from the 10 kHz peak), record level / Dolby level, azimuth and playback alignment with a calibration tape — live meters you can turn a screwdriver against. TEST ANY DECK, EVEN A WALKMAN Record the self-describing Measurement Test Tape once on a good deck; each segment announces itself with a digital marker. Play it on any two-head deck or portable and the app grades frequency response, wow & flutter, speed drift and azimuth from playback alone — no monitoring head needed. DOCUMENT Every deck is a profile with its own calibration and saved sessions. Compare before and after service, and export one PDF — the Deck Measurement Protocol — with every value tabulated. TOOLS Oscilloscope (Y-T and Lissajous), tone generator, real-time 1/3-octave analyzer, level meters. WHAT YOU NEED A class-compliant USB audio interface with a stereo line input and output (e.g. a 2-in/2-out interface), cables to the deck's line in/out, and a blank tape. The speed check works with the built-in microphone alone. FREE AND PRO Speed and frequency measurement are free. FixYourDeck Pro — a one-time purchase, no subscription — unlocks all other measurements, the alignment assistants, diagnostics and protocol export. Made by cassette-deck restorers, in 16 languages. No account, no analytics, no data collection: everything stays on your device.