RNBO Objects & Operators saw~
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saw~

Anti-aliased sawtooth oscillator.

Description

saw~ generates a sawtooth wave whose component frequencies are resistant to aliasing.

Arguments

frequency [auto]

Optional

Sets the frequency of the oscillator in Hertz.

Inlets

frequency [auto]

Sets the frequency of the oscillator in Hertz.

syncPhase [auto]

A sync signal, used when a sync signal is connected. When the control signal changes direction, the oscillator resets itself. A phasor~ object works well for this purpose. The classic use is to set this control signal to your fundamental frequency and "sweep" the left frequency input in a range somewhere several octaves higher than the fundamental.

Outlets

out1 [signal]

An antialiased sawtooth waveform. An ideal, straight-line sawtooth wave generated in a computer contains aliased frequencies that can sound irritating. saw~ produces a nice, analog-esque output waveform.

out2 [signal]

The phase of the oscillator.

Dynamic Attributes

These attributes can be modified in the code during execution using the set object

frequency [auto]

Sets the frequency of the oscillator in Hertz.

reset [bang] (default: 0)

Banging this attribute will reset the object to its default state.

syncPhase [auto]

A sync signal, used when a sync signal is connected. When the control signal changes direction, the oscillator resets itself. A phasor~ object works well for this purpose. The classic use is to set this control signal to your fundamental frequency and "sweep" the left frequency input in a range somewhere several octaves higher than the fundamental.

See Also

Name Description
saw~
cycle~
phasor~
cycle~ A periodic waveform oscillator.
phasor~ Generate sawtooth signals
triangle~ A triangle/ramp wavetable oscillator with a phase input.
saw~ Anti-aliased sawtooth oscillator.