Frequency of maximum power, ν_max, is determined from a model including a linear trend and a Gaussian envelope. The linear trend accounts for the stellar background in the frequency region of the oscillations, which increases towards lower frequencies, while the Gaussian envelope fits the solar-like oscillations which follows a Gaussian distribution centered on ν_max. The determined value for ν_max for the star shown here as an example, KIC 8461659, is indicated by the vertical (red) dashed line, and the underlying, fitted power spectrum is shown in grey.