Feature Request: Please please please, include a feature in Spectroid to save the image and csv when recording is paused

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Valor Kurzatx

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Jul 18, 2021, 11:47:10 PM7/18/21
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Please include a feature in the app where when I pause the reading, I get an option to save it as a image and as a csv file which has all the frequencies listed along with their loudness.

Here, can I request one more thing?
Can you include a general save recording option where it will save the recording in real time with frequency, timestamp and loudness to a csv file until I hit stop saving readings.

Please please please do this, i will be very grateful to you.

Thanks.

Brick Bee

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Aug 9, 2022, 1:02:50 PM8/9/22
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The FAQ contains this, which I assume is the reason for this request not getting a reply:
Q: Can I export the spectrum data?
A: Spectroid doesn't make your device a calibrated instrument. If you need the spectrum data then you should be using an actual spectrum analyzer rather than an app on your mobile device.

While that might be true, I find the accuracy to be extremely good.
I've used an online tone generator to check the full frequency range using a cheap built-in PC speaker + a cheap phone and the FFT peak was spot-on.
Even if there was more variance the results would probably still be sufficient for most use-cases.

That said, it'd be great to have a feature to log a CSV of the FFT bucket dB at the set transform interval to a specified location.
This would be mostly aimed at a lower number of buckets and slower intervals, as this would create a lot of data otherwise.
The waterfall recording seems sufficient for the short-term, but becomes impractical when leaving it running over night.
A searchable CSV is way more useful there than a long screen capture to scroll through.

It'd be great to have the write operations without flush after each step, to prolong the life of the SDcard when logging.
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