Stona's uses:

Education - To be able to see each component or sine wave that makes up a signal is very useful if you are learning about Fourier or studying signal processing on a technology course. The program shows the fundamental makeup of signals and is phase accurate, information people have been searching a long time for.

Speaker Setup - One use is to look at the response of a speaker which can show you where you are not getting performance and clarity out of a system. You may be able to dramatically improve your setup by seeing what is happening with your room dynamics and adjusting the volume/EQ's/positioning of your system and running the test sweep signal over.

Bass analysis - Analysing the bass frequencies in an audio mix is a difficult task, especially when the speakers you mix on may not be able to represent the sub-bass accurately to you. Stona will allow you to check that frequencies are shelved properly and that you are getting the most out of your mix. It is also possible to see where other producers have placed their bass parts and to learn from this. Look at the sub bass on most Prodigy tracks and you can see very low frequency reoccurrences which add a certain dynamic and unique sound.

Room acoustics - Real time discrimination of standing wave issues is important when designing a room for optimum acoustics. Stona will allow you to see what frequency any standing waves are building up at, a few baffles later and a Helmholtz resonator or two and you will have solved any potential problems.

Re-Synthesis - It works in real time and has a re-synthesis function that could be used to create new instruments, or play with vocals. We have limited the quality due to the processing power available on most PC's.

To evaluate the software please click here to see how it could be of use to you.