SynthMaker

tone generator question

Archive · 2012 4 old posts

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tester ·

Hi!

Could someone help me to build a simple tone generator with simple gui and some parameters?

I'm interested to achieve something similar to precise "tone generator", available in Cool Edit from Syntrillium (now known as adobe audition), but a little more extended. What I would like to get is an oscillator, with frequency modulation and amplitude modulation. Sliders however with possibility to insert values manually (0.001Hz accuracy - useful when modulating). Amplitude modulation in both schemes - unipolar and bipolar (switch). For modulators - shape selection, but with possibility to redesign shape (parametric; squared or root sinus, triangle between ramp and saw, pulse width control). Plus phase offsets on signals and modulators. Plus some syncing nodes, to resync phase offsets.

I'm new to modular environments, and a lot of things are beyond my understanding (and sometimes beyond my english) - even when I look at them and read them over and over 😉 I'm starting my adventure here, but from my experience it would be easier for me to learn on working examples (reverse engineering). Would someone be interested to prepare something like I described or point some osm example links where I could start? It is easier for you; I simply don't know if what I see is something I look for. I tried some experimentation in synthedit, but although it is a nice piece of software, synthmaker seems to be more useful.

Thanks!

Yuroun ·

Basically you to build a synth. You could start with the Example Synth to get basic understanding of Synthmaker. I did it a few week ago and now i'm building my own synths.

Tutorial: [old link]

acg2010 ·

Tester,

Not sure if this is what you are looking for but it is a rough start to a tone generator that I started working on as a tool to generate sine sweeps to be used in creating impulse response waves. Frequency readout is not currently accurate. I need to add a timer and a wave recorder to save the sweep sine wave. Maybe this can give you some ideas though. To use it, open the osm file into Synthmaker, select your audio out, toggle the switch, then adjust the knob to the tone/frequency you want. To change the waveform, use the drop down menu.

tester ·

Thanks - I've got it. Since my question I've learned how SM works, so basics are not a problem anymore. Now I'm focusing on details of my generators.

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