saw~
Description
Use the saw~ object to generate an anti-aliased sawtooth wave.
Examples
Spectral comparison of saw~ and phasor~
Arguments
initial-frequency [number]
Optional
Unitshz
Sets the initial frequency of the oscillator. The default is 0.
Attributes
Common Box Attributes
Messages
int
Arguments
frequency
[int]
In left inlet: Sets the frequency of the oscillator.
float
Arguments
frequency
[float]
In left inlet: Sets the frequency of the oscillator.
signal
In left inlet: Sets the frequency of the oscillator.
In right inlet: (optional) A sync signal. When the control signal crosses from below 0.5 to above 0.5, 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.
In right inlet: (optional) A sync signal. When the control signal crosses from below 0.5 to above 0.5, 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.
synctrig
Arguments
trigger-value
[float]
Sets the value which an input signal crosses at which the oscillator will reset itself.
Output
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.
See Also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| cycle~ | |
| phasor~ | |
| rect~ | |
| techno~ | |
| tri~ | |
| MSP Basics Tutorial 3: Wavetable Oscillator | MSP Basics Tutorial 3: Wavetable Oscillator |