Quality and sound
Check the quality of what you bought or downloaded
You downloaded a pack or bought some music and want to know if it's what it claims to be. For example, a FLAC that really comes from an MP3.
This recipe changes nothing. Surco only looks and tells you what it found.
Settings, just once
Open Surco's Settings (⌘ , on Mac) and find each option by its name.
SettingsEditorAudio quality analysisOn
On by default. It's what looks at each track's spectrum.
SettingsEditorAnalyze everything on importOn
On by default. It analyzes each track as soon as it comes in, without you clicking anything.
Then, each time
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Drag the folder into Surco
Tracks in its subfolders come in too.
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Wait for the analysis to finish
At the top you'll see “Analyzing quality…” with a counter.
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Filter by “Doubtful”
In the list filter. These are the tracks where Surco found something.
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Open one to see why
The editor shows the spectrum and explains the verdict with measured numbers.
- Only “Lossy source” and “Bad quality” show in red.
- “Possibly reprocessed” shows in amber because it's a suspicion, not proof.
- An MP3 is never rated bad quality. Cutting the highs is part of the format.
- Until you click “Convert”, Surco writes nothing to your files.
More in the guide Check the real quality · Get to know the track list