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11 articles for OSC-1 Oscilloscope
Music Frequencies Explained: See Bass, Mids and Highs Live
Every band from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, where each instrument sits, and how to see bass, mids and highs on a free browser visualizer. Read EQ colors like a DJ.
How to Draw Two Things at Once on an Oscilloscope
Add two shapes on an oscilloscope and you get one hybrid, not two objects. Here are the four real ways to draw two things at once, phase cutting included.
Hidden Line Removal Makes Your 3D Model Sound Better
On an oscilloscope the beam's path through a 3D model is also its waveform, so removing hidden lines changes the sound as much as it changes the picture.
Controlling Brightness With No Brightness Control
An XY oscilloscope has no brightness knob for a single point. Here is how oscilloscope beam brightness is really controlled: path density and beam speed.
Why Your Oscilloscope Image Is Blurry: Sample Rate and Trace Detail
Keep fine detail in oscilloscope music with high-rate originals. Learn what sample rate, drawing speed, and display settings can—and cannot—fix.
Oscilloscope Music Software: OsciStudio vs osci-render
OsciStudio, osci-render, or a browser? An honest look at three oscilloscope music tools — what each is genuinely best at, and how to pick one for your work.
What Audio Effects Look Like on an Oscilloscope
See what reverb, low-pass filters, phasers and bit reduction look like on an XY oscilloscope — the two-way dictionary between how audio sounds and draws.
Where Oscilloscope Music's Chords Come From
On an oscilloscope, drawing a shape twice is an octave. Here is where oscilloscope music harmony comes from, and why it drifts against a 12-TET piano.
Animated GLTF to XY Audio and Laser Art in Your Browser
Convert animated GLTF or GLB files into XY audio and laser-ready motion in your browser. Choose clips, loop, scrub and export WAV without Blender or plugins.
3D Model to Oscilloscope or Laser Art in Your Browser
Turn a 3D model into XY oscilloscope art or a laser projection. Import GLTF/GLB in the browser with hidden-line removal and real scan limits — no plugins.
How to Make Oscilloscope Music — Beginner Guide (2026)
Learn oscilloscope music and Lissajous art with OSC-1, a free XY oscilloscope for Chrome or Edge — CRT phosphor simulation, synth, and real laser DAC output.