Sonic Tools SVM Reviews

I worked at a company many years ago in graduate school that engineered and manufactured professional-grade calibration microphones, spectrum analyzers, sound level meters, and dosimeters. Each device cost premium $. And today I just pressed a “Get” button on my iPhone, itself a miracle, and suddenly I have, for free, a spectrum analyzer and sound level meter with options for display, weighting, speed, peak and RMS, etc. And I haven’t even tried the magnetic field sensor option yet.
I have not yet verified and compared this system with calibrated equipment, but for quick acoustic analysis and troubleshooting purposes, this is a godsend.
Miraculous. Thank you developers for your hard work and talent in bringing this technology to the masses.

Sonic Tools is packed with useful features. The spectrum analyzers is perfect for live sound reinforcement. Does everything and more, exceeding the performance and features of any other analyzer app I’ve tried -even the expensive ones! A must for your iPad and iPhone. Well done Rikki! You should be charging for SonicToolsSVM, or at least a tip bucket. Thanks.

I was about to ask for zoom in but I guess you guys already have it in SonicToolsSVM . Best analyzer on SonicToolsSVM store by far. But can you allow people to change which microphone they are using. (Back, front, bottom)

Can’t ask for anything more. Does what it says and no annoying ads or pop ups asking you to pay. 10/10 would highly recommend

Literally SonicToolsSVM was perfect up until the MF Scope stopped working. Even the VIB scope is super glitchy and laggy beyond what it was before. It’s really unfortunate but I’m not longer downloading SonicToolsSVM unless it’s corrected. Otherwise, this was a perfect app that did it all.

I feel that apps like this increase the value of your phone because it opens up doors for uses that the average person doesn’t think about. Nothing replaces the right tool for the right job but definitely serves its purpose

I'm getting older and the treble knob is slowing turning down. This tool not only helps me have a visual representation that's independent of my computer, but helps me when my wife asks "Do you hear that noise?!". I can only hear to 11.5 kHz so this tool is invaluable!

Other than the fact that it doesn’t use a frequency compensated microphone this product is awesome. I would like to see the specification for the internal microphone of an iPhone 11 Pro Max vs older IPad. Eventually you will probably be able to buy one that plugs into the lightning port.

Very handy tool. Especially for collecting large data sets that can be compiled and analyze for a variety of case studies as well as deep learning Ai.

The only improvement that I would suggest is some form of visual vector based network analyzer which would provide one the ability to directionally trace the origin of an incoming signal.

I won’t pretend to know what most of the measuring tools in SonicToolsSVM are for or how they work, I was just looking for an oscilloscope. Excellent quality meters and visualizations for audio with a sampling rate that rivals professional hardware. I can tell it will be very useful as I continue to learn more about audio engineering.

Update: After some online research and comparisons I’ve realized that SonicToolsSVM (as the developer mentioned) is very accurate, the singing bowl is indeed 440 Hz. I also measured the frequency of some meditation sounds and they all been perfect. I’ve deleted all others apps that I installed in my phone for this purpose, I’m more than happy with SonicToolsSVM.
I’ve just got a Tibetan singing bowl and I was just curious about it’s vibration, so it shows 440 Hz, which is considered to be a bad, destructive frequency, unlike a soothing singing bowl should be. Other 2 such apps I have show a totally different number. I’m not saying this is a bad app….I’m just very surprised about the numbers I’ve got.

Needed an app to figure out what wavelengths an annoying heterodyning sound (my downstairs neighbors’ SIXTY DECIBAL bathroom fan that they leave on for about 14 hours a day) was hitting so I can work on a better masking white-ish noise generator. The first pane of SonicToolsSVM was exactly what I needed.

Went looking for a “buy the developer a coffee” button but found none. You should fix this! 🙃

Great app! I am using it to check frequency response from tap tones. I would love in the future if there to be a single shot trigger feature along side with the already existing peak hold values for the frequency sound spectrum plot. A zoom in to see each relative peak and that specific frequency would also be a great feature for my use! Thanks again for a great app!

Db Meyer, XYZ vibration meter. Oscilloscope. Frequency meter. Magnetic feild meter. And that’s not even half of the functions. I often do field recording work and SonicToolsSVM is quick and easy because my phone is already in my hand recording. Eliminates gear. I even think it told me “I love you” JK it did and it high 5 me.
Thanks extremely smart people on the other side of this message. No adds and free....😯😧💩

I'm a pro audio guy, and SonicToolsSVM has been a real help on the job. I have to work in multiple rooms at conventions and resorts. Having a tool like this on my phone is a life saver. You cant have a computer and mic with you, everywhere you go. SonicToolsSVM does the trick in helping me find frequencies that are feeding back , and to check sound levels in a corperate environment. A real life saver!

This is an unbelievable app. I have ultrasonic motion detectors that are supposed to deter unwanted wildlife on my property. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to determine if they were working correctly.
We’ll, SonicToolsSVM immediately picks up the sound being emitted and identifies the frequency as well as it’s strength. Thanks for the hard work in developing this product! Much appreciated!

So many features. Truly free. You’d be nuts not to try this out!

Many thanks to the developer for their donation-based funding approach. “In app purchases” are a way to get you roped in after downloading a “free” app.

SonicToolsSVM is fantastic. Everything you need in a analyzer app like this. I’ve tried many; this is as good as I’ve seen. I have since uninstalled a dozen others (including a couple paid-for apps).

The recent change to zooming is awesome, and I love you for it.
One thing that I would like changed is the scale for VIB Scope. Right now, negative values wrap around and become positive again, making it hard to read the graph in certain circumstances. If the 0 could be put in the middle and have equal amounts of negative values as positive values, that tool would be more useful for me. Also, I was fine with the ads. If you want to add an opt-in ad toggle in the settings, I wouldn't mind leaving it on.

As a working musician and recording engineer, I depend on reliable equipment for my overall results. SonicToolsSVM allows me to have a very portable, accurate measuring device that fits on a music stand.
Of course there are always going to be some limitations with any device. A cellphone, iPad, or laptop doesn’t have a built in calibration reference microphone. However, just to get an idea of loudness contours, at all audible frequencies, is a huge plus.
When setting sound pressure levels and equalizer bands on a PA system, SonicToolsSVM and your ears is really all you need to get a very accurate mix.

I usually don’t respond to review requests that pop up the second an app is started.
But, I could tell immediately by the display running in the background that this was exactly what I wanted. I was just looking for a spectrum analyzers to visuallay help me set my audio equipment.