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fm
: minimal 2-operators FM
The parameter controls the modulation strength. This oscillator provides the base material for metallic
sounds, bells, metallophones, or the next 386 DX hit.
When the fm oscillator is selected, the
range
parameter plays a
slightly different role than usual: instead of controlling the main pitch
of the note, it controls the modulator frequency, and has a drastic
impact on the timbre.
8bits
: bitwise anarchy
A palette of 8-bits sounding waveforms obtained by applying bitwise operations to a basic sawtooth
wave (something now known as “biscuiting”).
pwm
: my first Arduino synth
This waveform is a shamelessly naive square wave. The parameter controls the pulse-width. Contrary
to
square
, this waveform stinks aliasing – but for notes below C2 it is not a real problem: it becomes
much more aggressive and “in your face” than
square
.
noise
: filtered noise generator
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