- Uses Macintosh built-in (or third-party) sound output capabilities
for signal generation (and integrated, full-duplex analysis from
Mac the Scope)
- User-friendly, interactive interface makes obtaining various
output waveforms simple
- Default frequency range 20 Hz to 20 kHz (control limits can
be set to be outside this range); waveforms from millihertz to
ultrasonic (limited by output device)
- Precision, low-distortion waveforms computed with 64-bit
math (here is a plot illustrating the spectral
purity)
- Interactive, flexible controls with selectable "analog"
(continuous) or "digital" (discrete) emulation modes,
linear or logarithmic scales
- Controllable via AppleScript
- DIGITAL LOCK option matches binary sequence length to other
analysis software; avoids frequency domain scallop loss and leakage
effects
- On line help in main Console (just move mouse over item,
for information about item)
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- Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, Square / Pulse (bipolar or unipolar,
with variable period and pulse width), Inverted Polarity, Adjustable
Phase Offset
- Dither option for periodic waveforms improves waveform quality
- Almost any audio frequency (6 digits of precision) may be
obtained - - waveform frequencies are not constrained to even
divisors of the sample rate
- Single- frequency or Swept waveforms
- Multi- Harmonic (independently adjustable amplitude, frequency,
phase) super- or sub- harmonic waveforms, up to 128 summed harmonics
- White, Pink or "Red" Noise; selectable 1/3 octave
bandpass filtering with band centers from 20 Hz to 20 kHz: single
band or combinations of bands, boost or cut, "brick-wall"
elliptical filters with 16-pole cutoff slopes and flat tops within
0.05 dB for single filters, 0.5 dB for summed filters
- Super flat Pink noise generator, better than other sources
(CD recordings, hand-held generators, etc.)
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