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This is a very useful free software which will turn your pc or laptop into:

  • Oscilloscope (dual channel, xy, time division, trigger);​
  • Spectrum Analyzer with amplitude and phase display (linear, log, lines, bar, octaves band analysis 1/3, 1/6, 1/9, 1/12, 1/24);​
  • Wave-form generator with "custom functions", triangular, square, sinusoidal (all with NO ALIASING and smooth transition), white/pink noise, pulse generation, DC generation;​
  • Frequency meter (in time and frequency domain) and counter; in time domain by means of a real time zero crossing algorithm;​
  • Volt meter with DC, true RMS, peak to peak and mean display plus resolution calculus;​
  • Filtering (low pass, hi pass, band pass, band reject, notch, "diode", DC removal);​
  • Memo windows (data log) for analysis and storage of time series, spectrum and phase with "triggering" events; THD and Impedance data logging with spline interpolation; possibility to save the graphics in various format (.tee, .txt, .wmf) )and display them with an internal viewer;​
  • Screenshot of Spectrum and Scope window;​
  • A TRUE software digital analog conversion (for complete signal reconstruction using Nyquist theorem) ;​
  • Frequency compensation: possibility to create/edit a custom frequency response and add it to the spectrum analyzer computed spectrum; added standard weighting curves A,B,C in parallel with custom frequency response;​
  • Support for 8/16/24 bit soundcard by means of API calls;​
  • Internal 80 bit IEEE floating point variables for minimum rounding error;​
  • Unlimited frequency sampling (depend from the capabilities of your soundcard/acquisition device);​
  • Cepstrum analysis;​
  • Cross Correlation;​
  • Extended THD measurements, with automatic sweep, compensation, data log;​
  • ZRLC-meter with Vector scope, automatic sweep in time and frequency for automatic measurement;​
  • Calibration mechanism (you can calibrate the VA scales directly in VOLT or dB or percent full scale) ;​
  • Set of values computed in real time (peak to peak, peak, crest factor, form factor, true rms, mean, frequency with zero-crossing algorithm).​
  • Wave file recording and playback​
  • Internal input​
  • Custom FIR filters​

It’s a project from Alfredo Accattatis in collaboration with Rome University Tor Vergata. Download from here http://www.sillanumsoft.org/

All you will need it’s a sound card.
 
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tima

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Interesting - thanks for that. I have read that an oscilloscope is a good tool for measuring azimuth. A quick search turned up the references below though these are forum discussions not instructions. If someone has a step-by-step suitable for a newbie, please share.


How to use Oscilloscope to refine Azimuth and Anti-skating on a phono cartridge


 
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analogsa

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  • Volt meter with DC​

Never seen a sound interface with dc coupled inputs. Perhaps such do exist, but are certainly not common.

As for the rest...plenty of apps have been doing these things for ages. Not sure what sets this one apart.
 

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