{"id":2207,"date":"2024-01-09T05:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/?p=2207"},"modified":"2024-01-09T09:53:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T16:53:20","slug":"getting-started-with-shortcuts-in-signalscope-12-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/2024\/mac\/tutorials-mac\/getting-started-with-shortcuts-in-signalscope-12-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting started with shortcuts in SignalScope 12.2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the release of version 12.2, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faberacoustical.com\/apps\/signalscope\/signalscope_x\/\">SignalScope X<\/a> and its companion apps (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.faberacoustical.com\/apps\/signalscope\/signalscope_basic_2022\/\">Basic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faberacoustical.com\/apps\/signalscope\/signalscope_adv_2022\/\">Advanced<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faberacoustical.com\/apps\/signalscope\/signalscope_pro_2022\/\">Pro<\/a> 2022) now support Shortcuts on iOS\/iPadOS 16+, and macOS 13+. This means that Start, Stop, and Save actions can be included in custom shortcuts created in the Shortcuts app on all 3 platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 3 actions supported in SignalScope 12.2 are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stop Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save Analyzer Data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In each action, any available analysis tool can be selected for the action. The analysis tools include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Basic Analysis Tools\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Oscilloscope<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FFT Analyzer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spectrogram<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>XY Scope<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced Analysis Tools\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Octave Analyzer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Level Meter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Max Levels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dosimeter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pro Analysis Tools\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MultiTool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dual FFT Analyzer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sound Intensity Analyzer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In SignalScope X, without an active subscription, the Oscilloscope may be used with these actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the case of the Save Analyzer Data action, a second parameter may also be chosen, which is one of the following file types:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CSV<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MAT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TXT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to being available in the Shortcuts app, shortcut are available to use with Siri and with the Action Button on iPhone 15 Pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SSShortcuts1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SSShortcuts1.png\" alt=\"Shortcuts Screenshot 1\" class=\"wp-image-2214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SSShortcuts1.png 320w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SSShortcuts1-151x300.png 151w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SSShortcuts1@2x.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SSShortcuts2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SSShortcuts2.png\" alt=\"Shortcuts screenshot 2\" class=\"wp-image-2215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SSShortcuts2.png 320w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SSShortcuts2-151x300.png 151w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SSShortcuts2@2x.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advanced options on Mac<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AppleScript<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any shortcut that you create in the Shortcuts app can be called from an AppleScript. Here&#8217;s an example of how to do that with a shortcut named &#8220;Save a Measurement&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>tell application \"Shortcuts Events\"\n\trun shortcut \"Save a Measurement\"\nend tell<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to see what shortcuts are available on your system:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>tell application \"Shortcuts Events\"\n\n\tget shortcuts\n\nend tell<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Command Line<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your shortcuts can also be called from the command line:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>shortcuts run \"Save a Measurement\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, your command can be formatted this way (there&#8217;s no need for quotes around the name if a backslash is placed before each space in the name):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>shortcuts run Save\\ a\\ Measurement<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If your shortcut&#8217;s last action is to ask SignalScope to save data to a CSV file, you can also save the data to a file of your own choosing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>shortcuts run Save\\ a\\ Measurement -o ~\/Desktop\/NewMeasurement.csv<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/guide\/shortcuts-mac\/welcome\/mac\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/guide\/shortcuts-mac\/welcome\/mac\"><strong>Shortcuts User Guide<\/strong><\/a> for Mac for more info on how to make the most of your shortcuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortcuts support in SignalScope requires at least iOS\/iPadOS version 16 or macOS version 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height: 64px; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"float: left;\">\n<div style=\"float: left; height: 64px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faberacoustical.com\/apps\/signalscope\/signalscope_x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SSX-Mac-22-128.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1937\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right; height: 40px; margin-top: 24px; margin-left: 8px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faberacoustical.com\/apps\/signalscope\/signalscope_x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More About SignalScope X<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 150px; margin-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id1304775893?pt=9643&#038;ct=SubsSS&#038;mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-1304 noreferrer\">Try It for Free<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1538 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_270x80.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"40\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_270x80.png 135w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_270x80@2x.png 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the release of version 12.2, SignalScope X and its companion apps (Basic, Advanced, and Pro 2022) now support Shortcuts on iOS\/iPadOS 16+, and macOS 13+. This means that Start, Stop, and Save actions can be included in custom shortcuts created in the Shortcuts app on all 3 platforms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6,20],"tags":[201,202,99,98,36,30,203,22,204],"class_list":["post-2207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tutorials-iphone","category-tutorials-mac","category-news","tag-applescript","tag-automation","tag-ipad","tag-iphone","tag-mac-2","tag-measurement","tag-shortcuts","tag-signalscope","tag-siri"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2207"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2222,"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207\/revisions\/2222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}