MikeWang000000
[Req] Option for logarithmic frequency scale
Our hearing of frequencies is logarithmic: https://mixbutton.com/music-tools/frequency-and-pitch/music-note-to-frequency-chart#1st So a linear frequency scale squishes the lower frequencies and gives disproportionately large amount of space to higher frequencies.
Yes, a logarithmic spectrum better represents auditory perception.
While a linear frequency scale provides more space for high frequencies, one of its advantages is that it helps identify whether an audio file is genuinely lossless (e.g., original FLAC) or converted from a lossy format (e.g., MP3 to FLAC). This is because many lossy compressed audio files are characterized by a lack of high-frequency content in their spectrum. In fact, many people (myself included) use Spek to determine whether an audio file is "truly lossless".
This fork was originally created to update FFmpeg-related code so that Spek could compile with the latest FFmpeg library (as the original Spek could no longer compile at that time) and added some platform-specific features, such as native Apple Silicon support and HiDPI compatibility. Many of these changes have since been merged upstream, and now the differences between the two repos are minimal. Maybe you could submit this request to the upstream project instead alexkay/spek, because the original author is more professional! :)
