Y SO EXPENSIVE YOU OSCILLO-BASTARD?

[behndy]

like. you know. the title says.

i'd like to grab an oscilloscope, and i was hoping for something modern and TINY depth with a decent sized screen, but i can only find the old school super deep bodied buggers, and they seem to range from 5 hundy to THOUSANDS?

WHAT THE HELL DAMN GUY.

............ also, i'm an idjit about their specs. dunno even what to look for.

MURP.

[01010111]

Here's one?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/351880720749

There are also a million on eBay with free shipping that are under a hundo? You want to make sure the bandwidth goes low enough for audio frequencies. I don't really know what else to look for. I had an enormous one years ago that I got for sixty bucks. The low E on my bass was too low for it, so, I wish I would have gotten one that had a lower rate.

Here are some others that look smallish and nifty:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/381997724662
https://www.ebay.com/itm/381997724662

[jrfox92]

Depends which kind you're looking at.
I see basic ones go for ~$100 all day long.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/EZ-Digital-OS-5 ... Sw4A5YsXDf
http://www.ebay.com/itm/EZ-Digital-OS-5 ... 2549187248
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DSO138-2-4-TFT- ... SwgQ9V3ohF

[01010111]

If you don't fear death you could also try this:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shpoJ771m5A[/youtube]

[behndy]

hah. i am usually IN to anything that starts with if you're not afraid of death.... but that..... nurp.

WELL DAYUM. I SUCK AT SEARCHING.

THANK YOU.

[Strange Tales]

There is all this Nano oscilloscope. $99 new and pretty damn small.
https://www.adafruit.com/product/468

[crochambeau]

You want to make sure the bandwidth goes low enough for audio frequencies.

As a general rule, o-scopes will measure DC too, so for the most part you needn't worry at all about bandwidth if you're just ogling audio.

[UglyCasanova]

I thought this thread would be about LALs, because I want an 88 but I don't want to pay what people are asking for them. Youp.

[behndy]

You want to make sure the bandwidth goes low enough for audio frequencies.

As a general rule, o-scopes will measure DC too, so for the most part you needn't worry at all about bandwidth if you're just ogling audio.

I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THESE THINGS. i just love the little oscilloscope window on the Monologuer. SUPER useful.

i like the price/size of this guy - http://m.ebay.com/itm/162360555692

is that the right range thingy? they all seem to say they use leads, one can use an audio cable with them?

lol. and like. i JUST want a viewable waveform screen, is that going to be more complex than i want?

WHY AREN'T THEY IN BLACK BOXES.

....... except the nano ones. seems like they're.... too small?

[actual]

Completely off-topic, but go fix your bandzoogle page Behndy! I just clicked it this morning and was diggin the tunes, but now it says that the page is expired.

[crochambeau]

You want to make sure the bandwidth goes low enough for audio frequencies.

As a general rule, o-scopes will measure DC too, so for the most part you needn't worry at all about bandwidth if you're just ogling audio.

I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THESE THINGS. i just love the little oscilloscope window on the Monologuer. SUPER useful.

i like the price/size of this guy - http://m.ebay.com/itm/162360555692

is that the right range thingy? they all seem to say they use leads, one can use an audio cable with them?

lol. and like. i JUST want a viewable waveform screen, is that going to be more complex than i want?

WHY AREN'T THEY IN BLACK BOXES.

....... except the nano ones. seems like they're.... too small?

A 1/4" to BNC cable will get you there, ignore the probes.

You need not concern yourself with range, every single functional oscilloscope on the face of the planet will do what you ask.

Yes, that linked tool can do more stuff than what you need, but that amounts to getting the settings correct for your needs and then just ignoring the rest of the controls. Hell, a CRT converted into a music visualizer will fill your need.

I first thought this thread was about oscillating fuzz too.

[behndy]

Completely off-topic, but go fix your bandzoogle page Behndy! I just clicked it this morning and was diggin the tunes, but now it says that the page is expired.

oop. that band is.... defunct now. i JUST shut down the page yesterday. i'm trying to remember to put the album we did up in BandCamp tonight, but f you want to pm me an email addy i can send you mp3's?

thanks for listening though pimp!

[Strange Tales]

The nano is the size of a wallet or so I've heard. Pretty nice for on the go checking or just having a nice starter scope to check waves on the cheap.

[Dark Barn]

My MOTU audio interface came with a software scope in 'Audio Tools'. I would love a standalone scope but every time I dig deep in my soul I decide to just settle for the software one I already own. With that said it's possible to get ahold of cheap or free functional software scopes if you don't mind being plugged into to your computer to use it.

[Warpsmasher]

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