class:: FreqScope
summary:: Frequency spectrum visualizer
categories:: GUI>Interfaces
related:: Classes/FreqScopeView

description::
FreqScope shows the frequency spectrum of the specified audio bus. The scope will remain active after a command-period. To turn it off you must either click off the 'Power' button or close the window.

Panel commands:
table::
## Power || Turns the scope on and off. This is useful for freezing the signal on the display or for saving CPU.
## BusIn || The audio bus to be analyzed.
## FrqScl || Determines the mapping of frequencies on the x-axis. Can be linear (lin) or logarithmic (log). Logarithmic is equal spacing per musical octave.
## dbCut || Determines the lowest decibel shown on the y-axis.
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ClassMethods::

method:: new
argument:: width
Default value is 512.
argument:: height
Default value is 300.
argument:: busNum
The number of the audio link::Classes/Bus:: to be monitored.
argument:: scopeColor
An instance of link::Classes/Color::. The drawing color of the scope.
argument:: bgColor
An instance of link::Classes/Color::. The background color of the scope.
argument:: server
the server whose buses to show on scope.
discussion::
Example:
code::
s.boot;

// create a new analyzer
FreqScope.new(400, 200, 0, server: s);

// basic sine
{ SinOsc.ar(2000, 0, 0.25) }.play(s);

// random saw
{ RLPF.ar(Saw.ar(110, 0.2), LFNoise2.kr(1,1e4,1e4), LFNoise2.kr(1, 0.2, 0.22)) }.play(s);

// modulate phase
{ SinOsc.ar(800, SinOsc.ar(XLine.kr(20, 8000, 10), 0, 2pi), 0.25) }.play(s);

// all harmonics
{ Blip.ar(200, Line.kr(1, 100, 10), 0.2) }.play(s);
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subsection:: Subclassing and Internal Methods

The following methods are usually not used directly or are called by a primitive. Programmers can still call or override these as needed.

method:: scopeOpen
Returns a link::Classes/Boolean::, whether the scope is open.

InstanceMethods::

subsection:: Subclassing and Internal Methods

The following methods are usually not used directly or are called by a primitive. Programmers can still call or override these as needed.

method::window
Returns the window in which the link::Classes/FreqScopeView:: is placed.

method:: scope
Returns the link::Classes/FreqScopeView::.