[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":224},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$filu21bpq6lqv":3},{"type":4,"name":5,"blurb":6,"color":7,"category":8,"about":9,"description":10,"aboutHtml":11,"howHtml":12,"inputs":13,"outputs":20,"controls":27,"tryHtml":40,"lessons":43,"guides":184,"terms":188,"siblings":203},"vco","VCO","Oscillator with sub. V\u002FOCT is 1.0 per octave.","#ff5d73","Sources","Voltage-controlled oscillator — the basic sound source. It produces a continuous, pitched tone.","Voltage-controlled oscillator — the basic sound source. It produces a continuous, pitched tone. Every input, output and knob explained, with patches to…","Voltage-controlled \u003Ca class=\"term\" href=\"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#oscillator\" title=\"A sound source that repeats a wave shape over and over, making a pitched tone.\">oscillator\u003C\u002Fa> — the basic sound source. It produces a continuous, pitched tone.","Pick a \u003Ca class=\"term\" href=\"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#waveform\" title=\"The shape of one cycle of a wave, which decides how bright or hollow a tone sounds.\">waveform\u003C\u002Fa>: SIN is pure and soft, TRI is a little brighter, SAW is buzzy and rich (great into a \u003Ca class=\"term\" href=\"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#filter\" title=\"Removes part of the frequency range, making a sound darker, thinner or more focused.\">filter\u003C\u002Fa>), SQR is hollow and woody. Pitch is set by Tune + Oct + Fine, then pushed around by whatever is patched into \u003Ca class=\"term\" href=\"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#v-oct\" title=\"The pitch standard: each +1 on the input raises the pitch by one octave.\">V\u002FOCT\u003C\u002Fa> and FM. The oscillator never stops — use a \u003Ca class=\"term\" href=\"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#vca\" title=\"A volume control that another signal can turn up and down.\">VCA\u003C\u002Fa> + \u003Ca class=\"term\" href=\"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#envelope\" title=\"A one-shot shape that rises and falls each time a note is played.\">envelope\u003C\u002Fa> to make notes start and end.",[14,17],{"label":15,"html":16},"V\u002FOCT","Pitch control, 1.0 = one octave up (−1.0 = one down). \u003Ca class=\"term\" href=\"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#patch\" title=\"A set of connections between modules, and the sound it makes.\">Patch\u003C\u002Fa> a Keyboard, \u003Ca class=\"term\" href=\"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#sequencer\" title=\"Plays a repeating pattern of notes or values, one step per clock pulse.\">Sequencer\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca class=\"term\" href=\"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#quantizer\" title=\"Snaps any pitch CV to the nearest note of a scale.\">Quantizer\u003C\u002Fa> here to play notes. A small \u003Ca class=\"term\" href=\"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#lfo\" title=\"An oscillator too slow to hear, used to move other things automatically.\">LFO\u003C\u002Fa> here gives vibrato.",{"label":18,"html":19},"FM","Frequency \u003Ca class=\"term\" href=\"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#modulation\" title=\"Using one signal to change another over time.\">modulation\u003C\u002Fa>, linear. The signal is multiplied by FM Amt and added to the frequency in Hz. Patch another VCO here (at \u003Ca class=\"term\" href=\"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#audio-rate\" title=\"Fast enough to hear as a tone: roughly 20 Hz and up.\">audio rate\u003C\u002Fa>) for metallic, bell-like FM tones.",[21,24],{"label":22,"html":23},"OUT","The main waveform, roughly −1 to +1.",{"label":25,"html":26},"SUB","A square wave one octave below, for extra weight under the main tone.",[28,31,34,37],{"label":29,"html":30},"Tune","Base frequency. Defaults to C4 (261.6 Hz) so keyboards play in tune.",{"label":32,"html":33},"Oct","Shifts by whole octaves.",{"label":35,"html":36},"Fine","Detune in cents (1\u002F100 of a semitone). Slightly detune two VCOs for a fat chorus.",{"label":38,"html":39},"FM Amt","How strongly the \u003Ca class=\"term\" href=\"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#fm\" title=\"Changing an oscillator’s frequency with another signal, often at audio rate, for bells and metallic tones.\">FM\u003C\u002Fa> input bends the frequency, in Hz per unit of input.",[41,42],"Two VCOs, one detuned +7¢, both into a \u003Ca class=\"term\" href=\"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#mixer\" title=\"Adds several signals together into one.\">Mixer\u003C\u002Fa> → instant fat lead.","VCO B → VCO A’s FM input with FM Amt around 200 Hz for bells.",[44,49,54,59,64,69,74,79,84,89,94,99,104,109,114,119,124,129,134,139,144,149,154,159,164,169,174,179],{"slug":45,"name":46,"title":47,"n":48},"01-your-first-note","01 · Your First Note","Your First Note",1,{"slug":50,"name":51,"title":52,"n":53},"02-envelopes","02 · Envelopes","Envelopes",2,{"slug":55,"name":56,"title":57,"n":58},"03-subtractive-synthesis","03 · Subtractive Synthesis","Subtractive Synthesis",3,{"slug":60,"name":61,"title":62,"n":63},"04-movement-with-lfos","04 · Movement with LFOs","Movement with LFOs",4,{"slug":65,"name":66,"title":67,"n":68},"05-mixer-fat-sounds","05 · Mixer: Fat Sounds","Mixer: Fat Sounds",5,{"slug":70,"name":71,"title":72,"n":73},"06-scope-seeing-sound","06 · Scope: Seeing Sound","Scope: Seeing Sound",6,{"slug":75,"name":76,"title":77,"n":78},"07-clock-and-sequencer","07 · Clock & Sequencer","Clock & Sequencer",7,{"slug":80,"name":81,"title":82,"n":83},"10-space-delay-and-reverb","10 · Space: Delay & Reverb","Space: Delay & Reverb",10,{"slug":85,"name":86,"title":87,"n":88},"12-fm-audio-rate-modulation","12 · FM: Audio-Rate Modulation","FM: Audio-Rate Modulation",12,{"slug":90,"name":91,"title":92,"n":93},"13-drive-and-wavefolding","13 · Drive & Wavefolding","Drive & Wavefolding",13,{"slug":95,"name":96,"title":97,"n":98},"14-bitcrusher-lo-fi","14 · Bitcrusher: Lo-Fi","Bitcrusher: Lo-Fi",14,{"slug":100,"name":101,"title":102,"n":103},"15-vowel-make-it-talk","15 · Vowel: Make It Talk","Vowel: Make It Talk",15,{"slug":105,"name":106,"title":107,"n":108},"16-chorus-phaser-flanger","16 · Chorus, Phaser, Flanger","Chorus, Phaser, Flanger",16,{"slug":110,"name":111,"title":112,"n":113},"19-low-pass-gate-plucky-notes","19 · Low-Pass Gate: Plucky Notes","Low-Pass Gate: Plucky Notes",19,{"slug":115,"name":116,"title":117,"n":118},"21-generative-melodies","21 · Generative Melodies","Generative Melodies",21,{"slug":120,"name":121,"title":122,"n":123},"23-slew-glide-anything","23 · Slew: Glide Anything","Slew: Glide Anything",23,{"slug":125,"name":126,"title":127,"n":128},"24-scale-offset-signal-surgery","24 · Scale\u002FOffset: Signal Surgery","Scale\u002FOffset: Signal Surgery",24,{"slug":130,"name":131,"title":132,"n":133},"25-chords-and-arpeggios","25 · Chords & Arpeggios","Chords & Arpeggios",25,{"slug":135,"name":136,"title":137,"n":138},"26-polyphony-play-chords","26 · Polyphony: Play Chords","Polyphony: Play Chords",26,{"slug":140,"name":141,"title":142,"n":143},"27-stereo-and-sidechain","27 · Stereo & Sidechain","Stereo & Sidechain",27,{"slug":145,"name":146,"title":147,"n":148},"29-switch-a-new-melody-every-bar","29 · Switch: A New Melody Every Bar","Switch: A New Melody Every Bar",29,{"slug":150,"name":151,"title":152,"n":153},"31-turing-machine","31 · Turing Machine","Turing Machine",31,{"slug":155,"name":156,"title":157,"n":158},"37-xy-pad-play-by-touch","37 · XY Pad: Play by Touch","XY Pad: Play by Touch",37,{"slug":160,"name":161,"title":162,"n":163},"38-lorenz-chaos","38 · Lorenz: Chaos","Lorenz: Chaos",38,{"slug":165,"name":166,"title":167,"n":168},"41-gamepad-and-phone-tilt","41 · Gamepad & Phone Tilt","Gamepad & Phone Tilt",41,{"slug":170,"name":171,"title":172,"n":173},"42-mic-and-envelope-follower","42 · Mic & Envelope Follower","Mic & Envelope Follower",42,{"slug":175,"name":176,"title":177,"n":178},"43-vocoder","43 · Vocoder","Vocoder",43,{"slug":180,"name":181,"title":182,"n":183},"47-spectrum-and-tuner","47 · Spectrum & Tuner","Spectrum & Tuner",47,[185],{"slug":186,"title":187},"oscillators","Oscillators: where every sound starts",[189,193,197,200],{"id":190,"term":191,"short":192},"oscillator","Oscillator","A sound source that repeats a wave shape over and over, making a pitched tone.",{"id":194,"term":195,"short":196},"waveform","Waveform","The shape of one cycle of a wave, which decides how bright or hollow a tone sounds.",{"id":198,"term":15,"short":199},"v-oct","The pitch standard: each +1 on the input raises the pitch by one octave.",{"id":201,"term":18,"short":202},"fm","Changing an oscillator’s frequency with another signal, often at audio rate, for bells and metallic tones.",[204,208,212,216,220],{"type":205,"name":206,"blurb":207,"color":7},"noise","Noise","White, pink and brown noise.",{"type":209,"name":210,"blurb":211,"color":7},"drums","Drum Trio","Kick, snare and hat voices. Feed them gates.",{"type":213,"name":214,"blurb":215,"color":7},"string","Plucked String","Karplus-Strong physical model: a burst of noise ringing in a tuned delay line.",{"type":217,"name":218,"blurb":219,"color":7},"reso","Resonator","A bank of tuned resonators. Strike it, or feed it drums or noise: bells, bars, gongs.",{"type":221,"name":222,"blurb":223,"color":7},"wto","Wavetable","Morphs through four waveforms of a table. Width bends the wave (PWM on squares).",1792599838314]