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      the red_1
      last edited by

      Hi everyone,
      I'm building an EQ plugin in HISE 4.1.0 and I want to add a real-time FFT spectrum analyzer behind the EQ curve (like FabFilter Q3).
      My setup:

      EQ curve working perfectly with FilterDisplay FloatingTile
      Added a new FloatingTile with ContentType = AudioAnalyser
      Both FloatingTiles stacked on top of each other

      The problem:
      AudioAnalyser FloatingTile shows nothing — I tried different ProcessorId values (Script FX1, instrument name, empty) but nothing works.
      My questions:

      • list itemIs it possible to display FFT spectrum + EQ curve at the same time in the same area?
        Thank you!
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      • HISEnbergH
        HISEnberg @the red_1
        last edited by

        @the-red_1 You need to assign the floating tile to the module, via the ProcessorId. So ProcessorId should be filled with the name of your module. "Index" is for which buffer you want to display.

        Example:

        "ProcessorId": "Script FX1", // Name of your effect
        "Index" : 0, // To display the first FFT
        

        In either case, I think this example should help you somewhat:

        https://docs.hise.dev/tutorials/scriptnode/index.html#custom-draggable-eq

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        • David HealeyD
          David Healey @the red_1
          last edited by David Healey

          @the-red_1

          Right click on the EQ and enable the spectrum analyser

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          You can set the properties for it in your script.

              const dsb = Synth.getDisplayBufferSource("parametricEq0");
          
          	inline function setEqProperties()
          	{
          		local props = {
          		  "BufferLength": 4096,
          		  "WindowType": "Blackman Harris",
          		  "DecibelRange": [-90.0, 18.0],
          		  "UsePeakDecay": false,
          		  "UseDecibelScale": true,
          		  "YGamma": 0.2,
          		  "Decay": 0.6,
          		  "UseLogarithmicFreqAxis": true
          		};
          		
          		local dp = dsb.getDisplayBuffer(0);
          		dp.setRingBufferProperties(props);
          	}
          
          
          

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            the red_1 @David Healey
            last edited by the red_1

            @David-Healey Thank you, I managed to get the AudioAnalyser working!
            I couldn't find "Enable Spectrum Analyser" from right-clicking the EQ (probably because I'm using SVF EQ nodes in scriptnode, not a built-in Parametric EQ). Instead I used this code:

            javascriptconst var dsb = Synth.getDisplayBufferSource("Script FX1");
            
            inline function setEqProperties()
            {
                local props = {
                    "BufferLength": 4096,
                    "WindowType": "Blackman Harris",
                    "DecibelRange": [-90.0, 18.0],
                    "UsePeakDecay": false,
                    "UseDecibelScale": true,
                    "YGamma": 0.2,
                    "Decay": 0.6,
                    "UseLogarithmicFreqAxis": true
                };
                
                local dp = dsb.getDisplayBuffer(1);
                dp.setRingBufferProperties(props);
            }
            
            setEqProperties();
            

            And FloatingTile JSON:

            json{
              "ProcessorId": "Script FX1",
              "Index": 1,
              "FollowWorkspace": false
            }
            

            But now I have a new problem:
            The AudioAnalyser background is stuck grey and I can't change it:

            Setting all colours to #00000000 in property editor → no effect
            Tried JSON properties (BGColour, LineColour) → no effect
            I want to make the background transparent so it overlays on top of my EQ curve display

            Is there any way to customize the AudioAnalyser colours / make it transparent? 🙏

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