Resolume 2 can be a really tough customer when it comes to understanding the audio analyzer. To really understand how to use the audio analyzer, begin by opening Resolume to check your preferences.

Under Audio FFT, make sure your internal sound card driver is selected. Now, open Winamp, iTunes, or another media player and bring up a track with a wide range of tones. Techno works great for this.

Get out of preferences and go to your audio window, located next to effects. You will notice that you have a full range of EQ for both left and right channels. Next, drag a clip into one of the three layers located in the top center. Click the speaker symbol box next to the opacity control. Now, with music playing, play your clip. You will notice that the clip will advance and reverse depending on the beat being played.

If you go to your audio controls on the left, the EQ should be showing nine different bands of audio. Below this are the three main controls for highs, mids, and lows. Corresponding to this is the H, M, and L symbol next to the speaker. Click on the L that is next to the speaker, and make sure it is the only of the three highlighted in pink.

You will now notice that the motion only goes with the low end. If you are using a techno or house track, you will notice a corresponding movement to the bass drum or bass. Now, try turning this off and only using the highs. The movement might be going with the hi hat. Also notice that below the "x" box for deleting a clip, you have the option for exact >, exact <, add, and subtract. This is extremely useful in deciding how the movement of the image is controlled.

The audio analyzer can control a variety of effects, including opacity. If you click the speaker on that is next to the opacity, you will notice the H, M, and L controls again. These work the same way as they do with movement, but they only affect opacity. Again, the exact, add, and subtract controls apply as well.

In order to really hone how you use this powerful application, make sure to spend some time with the EQ and audio level controls on the left. You can increase the fall and gain of the audio input to affect how sporadic your video will be. For example, if you literally only want a clip to move with a bass kick, you would limit how loud that kick gets. When playing in clubs, it extremely useful to use the nine channel buttons, especially with how much noise you might get from the club system. A good solution for this would be to maybe turn off all controls but number one or two, depending on the frequency of the drum. Again, the audio analyzer's success really hinges on how you use it within Resolume's interface.