{"id":2249,"date":"2024-06-06T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/?p=2249"},"modified":"2024-06-06T12:21:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:21:02","slug":"signalscope-12-4-adds-new-options-to-the-polar-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wpblog\/2024\/mac\/signalscope-12-4-adds-new-options-to-the-polar-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"SignalScope 12.4 adds new options to the polar plot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Polar Plot tool, available in SignalScope&#8217;s Pro Tool Set, now supports an option to normalize the data at 0 degrees. This option makes it easy to compare the relative directivity of multiple polar data sets. For example, when comparing the directional response of a microphone at different frequencies, it helps to scale each trace in the plot so that at all frequencies, the response is the same in the front-facing direction of the microphone.<\/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\/06\/PolarPlot_iPhone14Pro.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PolarPlot_iPhone14Pro.png\" alt=\"iPhone 14 Pro Microphone Directivity Polar Plot\" class=\"wp-image-2252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PolarPlot_iPhone14Pro.png 645w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PolarPlot_iPhone14Pro-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PolarPlot_iPhone14Pro@2x.png 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Standard Polar Plot<\/figcaption><\/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\/06\/PolarPlot_iPhone14Pro_Norm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PolarPlot_iPhone14Pro_Norm.png\" alt=\"iPhone 14 Pro Microphone Directivity Normalized Polar Plot\" class=\"wp-image-2251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PolarPlot_iPhone14Pro_Norm.png 645w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PolarPlot_iPhone14Pro_Norm-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/blog.faberacoustical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PolarPlot_iPhone14Pro_Norm@2x.png 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Normalized Polar Plot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Other improvements in version 12.4 include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Polar data with angle values in descending order is now supported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Several cosmetic improvements have been made to the Polar Plot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data file import works more reliably (especially on a Mac) when a file is automatically reloaded when the app is launched.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple data files can be imported at once when importing files from outside the app.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Octave Analyzer performance is improved with high sample rates (e.g. 192 kHz), and auto-start triggering is more robust.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Auto-calibration behavior in the File Player tool is more consistent when changing output channel selections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cosmetic and other minor improvements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stability improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>The Polar Plot tool, available in SignalScope&#8217;s Pro Tool Set, now supports an option to normalize the data at 0 degrees. 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