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Detect fake lossless audio files on macOS

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<p>Record pools and digital stores routinely distribute MP3-encoded audio inside WAV or AIFF containers — files that look lossless but aren't. On a good sound system, the difference is immediately audible. Finding them manually is slow and requires reading spectrograms one file at a time.</p>

<p><strong>Spectro</strong> automates this. Drag a folder of tracks and get an instant verdict for each file: <strong>Lossless</strong>, <strong>Lossy</strong>, or <strong>Fake Lossless</strong>. The detection uses FFT spectral analysis to identify the frequency cutoff that lossy encoding leaves behind — a signature that survives re-wrapping in any lossless container.</p>

<p>Built as a maintained alternative to the abandoned Spek spectrum analyzer. $39 USD, one-time payment. No subscription. Free Trial of 25 tracks to analyze.</p>

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Features

<p><strong>Key features:</strong></p><ul><li>Batch analysis — scan 100+ tracks in seconds</li><li>Finder integration — right-click any file for an instant verdict</li><li>Quick Look plugin — press Space on any audio file to see its spectrogram</li><li>Automatic file tagging in macOS</li><li>100% offline — no audio leaves your machine</li><li>Native Apple Silicon + Intel, macOS 12+</li></ul>

Use Cases

<p>1. <strong>DJ gig preparation</strong> — scan your entire download folder before a gig and remove fake lossless files before they cause problems on a professional sound system.</p>

<p>2. <strong>Record pool verification</strong> — automatically audit newly downloaded tracks from subscription services like DJcity, BPM Supreme, or Beatport and flag any WAV or AIFF files that are actually upconverted MP3s.</p>

<p>3. <strong>Sample pack auditing</strong> — verify that purchased sample packs and loop libraries from marketplaces contain genuine lossless audio before building sessions around them.</p>

<p>4. <strong>Audiophile library QA</strong> — scan a personal music collection to confirm which files are truly lossless and which were ripped or downloaded at lower quality and relabeled.</p>

<p>5. <strong>Producer intake workflow</strong> — check client-supplied stems and reference tracks before starting a mix or mastering project to ensure you're working with real lossless source material.</p>

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Spectro is a macOS app to detect fake lo...

I play DJ gigs and kept getting burned by WAV files from record pools that were actually upconverted MP3s. The existing tool for catching this (Spek) hasn't been updated in years, and nothing else handled batch analysis automatically. Spectro gives you a verdict per file, Lossless, Lossy, or Fake Lossless - by detecting the spectral cutoff that lossy encoding leaves behind. Fully offline, so unreleased tracks stay private. Happy to answer questions about how the detection works or the macOS distribution setup.

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Spectro is a macOS app to detect fake lo...

I play DJ gigs and kept getting burned by WAV files from record pools that were actually upconverted MP3s. The existing tool for catching this (Spek) hasn't been updated in years, and nothing else handled batch analysis automatically. Spectro gives you a verdict per file, Lossless, Lossy, or Fake Lossless - by detecting the spectral cutoff that lossy encoding leaves behind. Fully offline, so unreleased tracks stay private. Happy to answer questions about how the detection works or the macOS distribution setup.

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