Frequently asked questions

A Windows desktop workstation for sound and vibration analysis, made by Aetheler Labs. You open a recording, see its spectrogram and waveform in sync, compare it with a library of reference signatures, and check vibration severity and fault frequencies.

In early December 2026. The download will appear on the download page at launch.

Video and audio such as MP4, MKV, MOV, WAV, FLAC and MP3. Engineering data as Universal File Format 58 (.unv, .uff) and CSV or TSV time series.

No. A recording from a phone or camera is enough to start. The vibration tools also work on the audio of a recording. For vibration levels you can rely on, use a calibrated accelerometer. Order tracking needs a tachometer signal. Both can connect over USB serial.

You save recordings to your library as reference signatures, for example a normal machine and machines with known faults. Match from Library compares the sound of the active recording with each of them: the band spectrum, the prominent tones and the rate at which impacts repeat. It shows the three closest, each with a match score, the profile name and a suggested action. 100% means the same features; the score doesn't depend on library order. Use it to guide an inspection, not as a final diagnosis.

Yes. Match scores compare the shape of the sound, not its loudness, so the distance to the microphone or the recorder gain doesn't change the match.

Set a known-good recording as the baseline and turn on baseline subtraction. Its average spectrum is removed from the spectrogram and the vibration spectrum, so the steady machine or room noise drops away and the defect is easier to see. Record the baseline with the same microphone and gain as the test.

They grade the overall vibration velocity into zones A to D. The result is only as good as the signal: from a calibrated accelerometer it follows the standard's limits; from a microphone recording, treat it as a guide.

No. Analysis runs on your computer. The built-in assistant runs on your computer too. Data leaves your computer only if you choose to connect the assistant to a cloud AI provider. See Privacy.

Spectryse launches on Windows. We'll say so here if that changes.

One Spectryse licence is USD 39.99, and you can try every Pro tool free for 14 days first. Buying opens with the downloads in early December 2026. See Pricing.