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 Topic: Software to visualize sound waves
Re: Software to visualize sound waves [message #99478 is a reply to message #99346] Thu, 04 June 2026 13:17
Clint is currently offline  Clint
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Wayne Parham wrote on Tue, 14 April 2026 08:15

One of my favorite things to do is to connect an oscilloscope to the left and right channels, and to display Lissajous patterns of the music.
That is pretty cool, and I am imagining how nice it will come out.

I would want to know the kind of oscilloscope that you make use of? Also, what songs do you think gives the best Lissajous patterns?
Re: Software to visualize sound waves [message #99480 is a reply to message #99478] Thu, 04 June 2026 14:57
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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My scope is a tried-and-true Tektronics 2230.  I've had it for years - decades - since the 1980s.  Can't believe how time files;  Seems like yesterday for me.

As for music content that's "fun to watch," the best stuff has bass notes that are shifted 90 degrees between left and right channels. Better when they shift between +/-90 degrees, cause that's a cool look.

One song like that is "Welcome to the Machine," by Pink Floyd.



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