Available Oscillator Waveforms

JSyn provides many different waveform oscillators. In this Applet you can select which one is being played and view it in the oscilloscope.

• Sawtooth - Shaped like the edge of a saw. Contains all harmonics.
• Sine - Trigonometric function..
• Triangle - Looks like a sine wave but with pointy corners. Contains all even harmonics.
• Square - Alternates between -1 and +1. Contains all odd harmonics.
• RedNoise - Linear ramps between random values.
• Impulse - single sample spikes.

ToDo:

• Select Sawtooth. Notice that at negative frequencies it slopes backwards.
• Select other waveforms using radio buttons at the bottom. Try to describe their timbre.
• Uncheck Auto to stop automatic capture.
• Hit "Capture" to record a new section of sound data.

  The source code for this Applet is in the file "JSynExamples/TJ_SeeOsc.java", which may be found in the JSyn SDK.

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