Re: looking for a sound waveform viewer, but not audacity for reasons explained

[Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net>]

On 07/01/2015 11:31 PM, Bob Bernstein wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Jul 2015, Joe wrote:
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> > ...it could be used if there was nothing better, and it may offer features which the OP 'didn't know he needed'.
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> Speaking of the OP, has he been seen in these here parts since the thread began? I've been wanting to ask him why he wants to view sound waveforms.
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> My spidey sense has been telling me that if we knew the answer to that question, then maybe this whole um discussion might take on a refreshing new demeanor, as in, say,
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> "Simply gazing at a visual representation of a sound wave is ordinarily a quite unremarkable experience, unless the fine arts of _measurement_ are introduced, in which case, however, what's needed, ideally, is a DC oscilloscope."
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> (Yes, such tools can be "emulated" by a computer, but why settle for emulation?)
>
> Oh well.
A computer should be able to digitize a waveform and display it just like a digital oscilloscope. Providing a sufficient sample rate, there should be no difference in the reproduced waveform.
I don't know what's out there as an app, and I'm watching here too. And, I have a nice 200MHz Tektronix analog scope! But if I don't have to hook it up, fine!

--doug