How do I view the signal generated by an electric guitar?
I have an electric guitar and trying to see (not hear) the signal passes through various effects pedals (compression, distortion, wha-wha, etc.). Generally, electrical signals can be viewed with an oscilloscope. My point is: is there a special tool designed specifically for viewing on the output of the electric guitar? (taking into account the different connectors, range of frequencies, etc.)
Probably the most practical way forward would be to record the guitar with your computer and then open the files in an editing program audio. If you have a headphone jack adapter on the amp, you can use a 1 / 4 "mono male to 1 / 8" inch male mono cable (or similarly combined adapters) and connect directly to the soundcard input. Set the device manager for sound input use, record the signal with the program audio editing. I use Sound Forge, but there are probably still free versions of Cool Edit Pro, floating on the web. I do not think you will do much in real time as the display is gone, but one to stop recording, you can see the sign easily and adjust the window to show different amounts of time and volume. Hopefully that helps!
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