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NORD MODULAR G2 V1.4x 14. Synthesis basics: The oscillators and waveforms
Amplitude
Time
T
RIANGLE
The triangle wave does not have very strong harmonics. Furthermore they only appear at odd harmonic
numbers. The first fact makes the tone pure, a bit like a flute, and the second fact gives the sound a
slightly "hollow" character.
Amplitude
Time
P W
ULSE AVE
The pulse wave is slightly more complicated, because it is not one waveform, it is many different ones. A
pulse wave is a waveform that during one period jumps once between full positive amplitude and full
negative and then back.The thing that can be varied is where within the period you jump from maximum
to minimum amplitude. Let's look at three examples:
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