Oscillators
9 articles tagged "Oscillators"
Sound, Vibration, and the Harmonic Series
What sound is, how frequency and amplitude work, and why the harmonic series determines the timbre of every instrument — the physics behind EQ, synthesis, and mixing.
Oscillators: Where Sound Begins
Waveforms (sine, saw, square, triangle, noise), pitch, tuning, detuning. The raw material before anything else happens.
Filtering Sound — From Harmonics to EQ
How EQ works: low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, shelf, and parametric filters explained — frequency, gain, Q, resonance, and the subtractive approach to shaping sound.
Oscillators and Waveforms
Where synthesized sound comes from — oscillator types, waveform shapes, and the harmonic recipe behind each one.
Shaping Sound — Envelopes, Filters, and Amplifiers
ADSR envelopes explained: attack, decay, sustain, release — how filter and amplitude envelopes shape synthesizer sounds from plucks to pads.
Modulation and Movement — LFO, Unison, and Glide
LFOs, vibrato, tremolo, detuning, unison, and glide — the tools that make static sounds come alive.
Subtractive Synthesis
The classic architecture: oscillator, filter, amplifier. How subtractive synthesis works, why it dominated for decades, and how to build a complete subtractive voice in VCV Rack.
Sound Design and Comparing Synths
Subtractive, FM, wavetable, and granular synthesis compared — how to build patches from scratch, and what 'analog warmth' actually means in technical terms.
Synthesis Fundamentals
How synthesizers work — from oscillators to algorithms. Platform-agnostic concepts you can apply to any synth, any DAW, any era of electronic music.
