Oscilloscope Art

This is a 44.1kHz normal quality audio file because my sound card could not handle the 192kHz, high quality audio. I used my phone along with a stripped headphone cable to hook it up to the oscilloscope. Attach the ground from channel 1 and 2 to the shielding of the cable and then attach channel 1 to one wire and channel 2 to the other. If the image appears reversed, just switch the channels. I just played Jerobeam Fenderson's youtube video through the iphone.
Jerobeam Fenderson created the sound file so check out his channel for more awesome oscilloscope sounds.
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[@svenondabeat1133]

it's kraft punk

[@hooga4590]

always happy to see eric andre

[@JustinH95]

Get outta here Kraft Punk.

[@flvffylikekirby4295]

I think you mean draft phunk

[@rsalek]

@@flvffylikekirby4295 kraftwerk or daft punk? ....Kraft punk! Ah, I see what you did there. 🤓

[@EditorJoe]

This is absolutely incredible, fantastic job.

[@ProtoG42]

+Joe Thanks Joe!

[@RedCLR]

Jerobeam fenderson made it, you should check him out!

[@PixelBanger]

That app came bundled with my Pip-Boy, it's pretty cool...

[@rolfjohansen5376]

1970 -> strange sounds 2022 -> mainstream music

[@Tweakimp]

It would be cool to have this as a music background on a phone

[@floydstephman]

music visualizer can do this with a single channel. for android phones you can install this app go into your background settings and find the option to put music visualizer live wallpaper as your background. The renderer you are looking for is called waveform.

[@kaibarrera9911]

what the hell so it actually works

[@TeslabladePlaysMC]

Hey, Proto G, I believe that the retrace lines you get at~0:12m is caused because you have the scope set to AC mode, but Jerobeam, the creator of the track, intended the scope to be viewed in DC mode.

[@jennahan]

this is insane. it needs to go viral

[@mjamarillo1770]

it it viral already dont you know?

[@mohammadmakiabadi6868]

Wow !!! Fantastic , Sounds effect and screen are matched together :D

[@Danstarr13]

this is one of the coolest things i have ever seen

[@fellowWanderer1420]

For a more stable image, use a very short audio cable and make sure you strip the wire at exactly the same length! :) This insures the proper phase alignment for X and Y, and makes sure X and Y data is happening at the right time, in sync with each other. Also using the 10x setting on the scope probes makes it even sharper! Jerobeam Fenderson made this sound file and more, so if your interested in this kinda thing definitely check out his work!

[@ProtoG42]

+Kreetcha I already linked to Jerobeam's work in the video description as well as received his permission ahead of time to use his file in the video.

[@leander11]

Coolest thing I've seen in a while. Thanks

[@science4allworld587]

Amazing work...

[@bigbeneconotmyjob6474]

Freaking awesome!

[@mrboleus8240]

The first minute reminded me of robot talking in space horror/sci-fi movie from 70’s

[@MZO95]

this is amazing! omg! i'll definitely support you on patreon. gezz

[@user-ik2lh9hz6g]

Dude, please record this in 60 fps! :D Amazing!

[@goahnary]

I love the blender bottle metal ball shaped bouncing.

[@CC-gw2dy]

stunning!

[@Nanoturgot]

Magic thanks to share this great work

[@alphaeffects]

insanely cool

[@ikaeksen]

The hypnotized me was in here ..

[@borisaceski6401]

OMG!!! I never knew that this can be done with oscilloscope! How much time and effort does it take to make something like this?

[@shyleshsrinivasan5092]

Very cool ! Thanks for sharing ! J F has done really awesome work !

[@marionorbertoBITZ]

In the 80's, I did this with my double sweep oscilloscope and a stereo track.

[@stephanebiazzo8351]

Hi, I was wondering if the shapes are the physical representation of the sound or if u need to to couple parameters with it's resulting shape in order to get this. Thank you, I'm working on a project in college

[@Sethorion99]

This is awesome!

[@Yarach]

Now imagine the very same vibrations make up the whole visible universe

[@KateReulbach]

this made me smile, a big doofy smile! *love*

[@ProtoG42]

+Kate Reulbach Thanks, I'm glad you liked it :)

[@jamescameron2664]

This is so cool

[@makerj101]

Wow that's awesome!

[@byebyebrain]

would u rec a specific model to play around with this? I was looking at vintage ones and not sure as far as 2 channel x-y things go if one is bestttt

[@G4mm4G0bl1n]

Thats real Science! :)

[@Izabelahoneybunny]

Thanks for the video! Please, I need some help, I have a Kenwood CS-4125, where should I connect the cables? Ch 1 and Ch 2? Or Ch 1 and horizontal one?

[@thalleskaic]

thank you!!

[@gromexecutive]

I found this too late in my life. Wish I was still into music production

[@pacsmile]

This is awesome! :D

[@ProtoG42]

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[@imreallyfeelingit8867]

this isnt even your content. its a bad copy of jerobeam fendersons kickstarter for his osilloscope music

[@ProtoG42]

CrappyGamingXD this IS my video of my oscilloscope that I filmed with Jerobeam's music that I used with his permission. What's your point?

[@imreallyfeelingit8867]

Proto G sorry, thought u were trying to copy his stuff

[@simoneliasbjorkman]

You could at least have bought the wave file from him to avoid the strabge artifacts from compressed audio? Or is that something else?

[@magikarpusedsplash8881]

Most oscilloscopes will not display a 100% accurate representation of the input.

Is this something I could sample into a music video? Bits and parts?

[@Lmpsquared]

I want to buy an oscilloscope so I can see waves and stuff from my synths. Any recommendations? What model scope is this? Thank you.

[@warrenmusic]

Would there be a way to render this on a computer if one did not have an analog oscilloscope?

[@thejesusbusband6960]

can you input a fractal?

[@makerj101]

Wow! That's so cool! I'm gonna have to try this! I have an LG G2 smart phone and apparently they have 192KHz sound. so technically it should work pretty good. did you play this through the speakers too or was the audio added in later during editing?

[@ProtoG42]

+Makerj101 Yeah, I used a splitter and played it through the speakers.

[@amber.mp4]

+Makerj101 Here's the actual original (It's way better in quality)

[@ProtoG42]

+jayhrod26 You didn't link to anything, but I linked to Jerobeam in the video description as well as had his permission to replicate his sound file on my scope. I actually prefer the way it looks on my scope over his. Secondly, I didn't overlay the sound file, I actually used a splitter so you can hear it exactly as it is playing through the scope.

[@someoneyoudontknow106]

on the description of the original video you can find a much better version since youtube compress the uploaded video !

[@EdgySwordfish]

The slow mo guys need to record this!

[@Br0ckHall]

Cant imagine how much math goes into this

[@kevinbomer2048]

no computation involved. It's all analogue. Everything that exists can be represented by energy, and oscilloscope displays energy.

[@Nugugerube]

Sounds Tipper would be proud of

[@mikeydave]

What oscilloscope is this? Looks great!

[@micaelavazquez9834]

could u show us how u set this up

[@fn3x321]

0:53 sounded like a horror movie

[@Farmergallo]

wow. much dope.

[@hacktheplanetraktor325]

Wooow amazing 😍

[@FieldMotionn]

Hey dude, this is really really cool. Is it ok if I use certain parts of this in a music video / visualiser for an electronic music track I produced? Of course I will give you full credit for the visuals (with a link to this video included in the description) . It will be uploaded on my Instagram only - so won't be on youtube hence won't be stealing views. etc. Lmk your thoughts! :)

[@hedela3958]

This is fucking sick

[@digitalheaven_]

I love this Death Grips mix

[@hardminder]

Hi maybe you can help me. I tried doing a oscilloscope similar to yours but with an old tv by connecting the deflection coils wires to 2 different audio sockets but I'm running through a big issue. What I get when I turn the tv on is the initial dot in the middle but it stays super small and becomes really really crazy bright and after a few seconds i hear a small sharp pop, the display shuts and after a big static noise appears ,coming from the back of the tv and continues until I unplug the tv. Any ideas on what's wrong ? I would greatly appreciate if you could give me any hint, thanks a lot.

[@gabrielvieira6529]

holy shot this is coooooolllll

[@maxtwentynine5968]

Can I do this with a single input oscilloscope?

[@forklift_certified]

sick

[@nim-ron]

Hi Proto G this software is it available for download?

[@FlightDynam]

Dubstep Kraftwerk

[@robertdrinkall8947]

Wow!

[@zaneyboy7591]

2:13 sounded just like an artist named Eliminate

[@weirdboi3375]

we should send videos like this (in sound waves)

[@JoshuaRando]

soooo coool

[@007ctn1]

This feels like a mission from Portal

[@Zordelicia]

I can make this on 10 mhz Oscilloscope ???

[@numerouno-fp4vw]

El mio me hace lo mismo, no grafica bien las imagenes, porque sera?

[@astro_cat030]

Hey this is from Jerobeam. But almost

[@2senseentertainment985]

This has to be bipassed obviously. But technically it isn't just an oscilloscope but a vectorscope as well.

[@ProtoG42]

+2 Sense Entertainment No, but vectorscopes are highly similar in operation to oscilloscopes operated in X-Y mode. Most oscilloscopes have an x-y mode.

[@2senseentertainment985]

+Proto G I can see you have a stereoized oscilloscope in some of those double saw waves yeah?

[@ProtoG42]

+2 Sense Entertainment It's just a regular 2-channel oscilloscope operating in x-y mode. Most oscilloscopes with more than one channel can do this.

[@2senseentertainment985]

Proto G I see. All my stuff is digital so idk much about this stuff. Figured there has so be some modifications

[@2senseentertainment985]

+Proto G crazy

[@GeorgeTsiros]

There are demos to run on a CRO. Look on pouet. You can also do more weird stuff by controlling the beam intensity (z axis, it's usually on the back of the scope) but that's cheating ;).

[@delagoya3945]

I need that DAW

[@ochd1502]

Try to put the audio to mono.. it would be great i think..

[@benjaminmeamoiii2560]

luv u

[@calebmattoon9005]

please mind the flashing lights

[@morganpaulree557]

look like classic 1970s vfx

[@Slferon]

y'all using phones and mp3 players?

[@ansonx10]

Actually 44.1k can work OK for this kind of stuff, but it looks to me like you're using the KZbin/MP3 version of the songs. It really needs to be the WAV or FLAC versions to get clean pictures.

[@Uknwn_error]

Bro why did it sound like the tron intro at first

[@superduper9165]

how is that even possible? :O

[@thomasmabe5785]

This from jerobeam

[@ava-lilykavanagh2253]

it's kra punk

[@motherjoon]

Can you do this with a DSP?

[@ProtoG42]

+motherjoon Do you mean a DSO? If so, you can as long as it has an x-y mode.

[@motherjoon]

+Proto G No. I meant a digital signal processor. Its a processor which you can process an incoming signal in near real time. You also need a ADC and a DAC to convert analog to digital and digital back to analog. May I ask how you did the actual processing of the audio file?

[@ProtoG42]

+motherjoon There is no processing of the audio file that's why I thought DSO made more sense than DSP. The audio file is simply playing through my phone's headphone jack with the wires stripped and the left audio channel connected to channel 1 of the oscilloscope and the right audio channel connected to channel 2 of the oscilloscope. If you go to Jerobeam's channel you can download the file and try it for yourself. Creating the audio file is a bit more complex and involves a lot of math.

[@ProtoG42]

+motherjoon I forgot to mention that after you hook up the audio cable to the oscilloscope, you have to put it in x-y mode for this to work.

[@motherjoon]

+Proto G I know that my good sir. by how do you differntiate the two channels inorder for this work. you need some sort of signal processing between the two channels to create the traces. The DSP you leave the first channel untouched and feed the second channel to the DSP. You write a code that applies a certain transfer function to the first channel and then you hook the output of the DSP to the second channel. You can then control the X-Y mode in near real time. I assume what you used was a pre-made audio file with differing channels that creates such patterns when you feed the L and R channels separately in X-Y mode correct?

[@Trtlman]

How is this even possible?

[@vale4364]

ste matias que me manda cosas raras(?

[@isaiasgarces1175]

chanta

[@D0N0T0UCH]

I saw the original

[@phorzer32]

its psychedelic

[@mustafaal-mahroos8979]

can you make some art for me for a video? willing to pay

[@DCSTadi1337]

Shut up and take my money!

[@DanZhukovin]

Still looks better than Minecraft

[@pasodiufwen]

Thank you for the vid, but one has to admit to a certain amount of melancholy that such a basic thing would be fascinating to the young folks of today. Certainly the most desperately under-informed generation of all time relative to electronics, art, literature, and on and on. How do we help these kids!?

[@keeganpaullanzillotta5584]

I think it would be much more fascinating to someone 200 years ago

[@pepe7drum]

Kinda glitchy

[@nurakter8579]

Bro you copyright some one video

[@ProtoG42]

That is my video shot on my oscilloscope in my house.

[@desarcast]

I think this is fake

[@mark4432]

You copied from Jerobeam.

[@ProtoG42]

It's surprising how few people take the time to read video descriptions. I filmed my oscilloscope playing Jerobeam's music that I used with his permission and posted the video with his consent.

[@Yobott]

haha its cool but its fake guys

[@ProtoG42]

It's definitely not fake. They're called lissajous curves and the audio from the video is exactly what is being fed into the oscilloscope in x-y mode. Try it for yourself.

[@yobott2869]

+Proto G FEEK!!!

[@sandracollier5848]

+Yobott Looks kind of fake indeed.

[@ProtoG42]

+Sandra Collier If you think this is fake, you've clearly never spent any time with an oscilloscope.

[@yahnsolo]

+Yobott / +Sandra Collier... Both of you don't have a clue in electornics?? It's not fake....This is the same principe of tv crt.... horizontal + vertical modulations... That's how you have an image

[@desarcast]

obviously fake

[@ProtoG42]

You've obviously never heard of lissajous patterns on oscilloscopes.

[@desarcast]

@@ProtoG42 No indeed i haven't, sorry for my scepticism, by the way, fucking cool stuff i have to admit

[@Naytowl]

Dont steal other peoples work

[@louishenn3028]

he doednt, he gives credit in description

[@Naytowl]

oh,sorry

[@niketuck9687]

Naytowl yea and you also have to buy the audio clips

[@larisavandalfsen8263]

Thief