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Hey y’all, I’m a newbie still slowly learning. Through a few successful builds already mics, pres, eq (compressors coming up) and am reading some basic ‘getting started with troubleshooting’ electronics books to learn more. It says an oscilloscope is your best friend, but it’s more a general book than focused on audio.
How often do you yourself use one? What for? Mics, pres, comps, eqs? Tuning circuits, capsules, fets? How do you know when to use one? Only troubleshooting?
Should a newbie invest in one at this stage? I have a good DMM but have not used it much yet either.
Its also confusing if I do get one — should I get an analog one used, or a good quality digital one instead (not looking to skimp, but also don’t want to overbuy - and concerned about the physical space taken up by analog and some digital scopes)? Or do both have their uses and I should just save up for each?
I searched through some old threads looking for details here about oscilloscopes, and while they’re mentioned — not much in detail in relation to beginners (I know most of you aren’t beginners).
How often do you yourself use one? What for? Mics, pres, comps, eqs? Tuning circuits, capsules, fets? How do you know when to use one? Only troubleshooting?
Should a newbie invest in one at this stage? I have a good DMM but have not used it much yet either.
Its also confusing if I do get one — should I get an analog one used, or a good quality digital one instead (not looking to skimp, but also don’t want to overbuy - and concerned about the physical space taken up by analog and some digital scopes)? Or do both have their uses and I should just save up for each?
I searched through some old threads looking for details here about oscilloscopes, and while they’re mentioned — not much in detail in relation to beginners (I know most of you aren’t beginners).