Wiardgroup

> Let's compare the only two devices on the market that are 
> Arbitrary Function Generators.
> > 
> > Device                                         Price             
> No. Channels           Steps per channel
> > Buchla Model 250e                      $1700                   
> 3                                16
> > Wiard Envelooper MARF               $499                     
> 4                             1024
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I have no doubt that the Envelooper is going to be an awesome piece 
> of kit and you can sign me up for one now Grant but I have to take 
> issue with this comparison.
> 

OK I was just comparing the two least expensive MARFs that are available and the only 
ones targeted to music.

If you want a really good MARF like NASA or the military, then you need to go to these 
vendors. But a good MARF will generally run $5000-10,000 and they can't be controlled by 
a black and white keyboard.

Techtronix AFG3000 MARF
http://www.tek.com/products/signal_sources/afg3000/index.html
uses ARBEXPRESS WAVEFORM EDITTING SOFTWARE a free download, crippled

Thurlby Thandar MARFs
http://www.tti-test.com/products-tti/generator/gens-arbitrary.htm

Waveform Manager Plus for Windows software
http://www.tti-test.com/products-tti/generator/wavemanplus.htm
Like Wave256 only better, probably not cheap to buy, free download does not save to disk.

Flite Electronics SFG-630
http://www.flite.co.uk/sfg-830-30mhz-arbitrary-function-generator.htm
runs another waveform software package, I did not see a download link.

Any waveform you can display on the PC screen can be traced into Wave256 by a brute 
force method (tedious, but it does work). Once the waveform is on the screen, hit 
Printscreen, paste into Paint, print it on a transparency, tape to screen and trace with 
Wave256 draw tools.

It would probably be easier to just parse the BMP file itself to get the waveform.