On Friday, music technology company Audiofile announced an update to Spectre, their real-time audio analysis suite for OS X.

Spectre features 20 different multi-channel and multi-trace meters including Level, VU, Spectrograph, Oscilloscope, Spectrogram, LU and LU History.

Along with an extensive performance upgrade, Spectre’s updated meters are easier to configure, and are “Retina-ready” and optimized for the OS X Mavericks operating system, including improved full-screen and multiple display support.

New additions and enhancements to Spectre include:

“Greatly improved” performance and stability;

Fully optimized for Retina displays;

Audio bundles enable the creation of groups of channels for audio input hardware, for easier configuration;

Comprehensive full-screen support;

Meter configuration is now built into each meter;

Traces have their own spectral analysis settings.

To celebrate its release, Audiofile is offering an introductory discount on Spectre for only $49.99, 50% off the original $99.99 price, for a limited time.

Pricing and Availability. The updated Audiofile Spectre is currently featured on the Mac App Store and is available for a limited time for $49.99, 50% off the original price. More information is available at the Spectre website.