[PD] Analog/good-sounding oscillators in PD

[alexandre matheson]

My understanding was then a misunderstanding. Thanks for sorting this  
out for me.

On 6-Apr-06, at 4:52 PM, Martin Peach wrote:

> alexandre matheson wrote:
>
>> hello,
>>
>> Sounds like a very interesting project.
>>
>> It is my understanding that analog synthesizers generate the basic  
>> waveforms with additive synthesis.
>
> Analog synths do subtractive synthesis: they start with square and  
> triangle waves and pass them through filters to remove harmonics.  
> The square and triangle waves are derived from the voltage on a  
> capacitor that's charged and discharged at a constant rate.
> A fourier synthesizer does additive synthesis by adding harmonics  
> together at various levels. Analog synths have trouble with this  
> because analog oscillators generally don't stay synchronized.
>
> Martin
>
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regards,
Alexandre Matheson
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