Oscillator

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Functionality

This node creates a oscillation signal from a lineal range.

This node will accept lists of flat NumPy arrays.

Inputs & Parameters

All parameters except for Mode can be given by the node or an external input. This node has the following parameters:

Parameter

Type

Description

Mode

Enum

Sine, Square, Saw, Triangle, Custom

Value

Float

Point(s) in time to evaluate

Amplitude

Float

Amplitude of the wave

Period

Float

Time (Value) to make a full cycle of the wave.

If you want to use the frequency as input remember that

1/frequency = period

Phase

Float

Starting Phase of the wave

Offset

Float

Value added the wave

Wave

Vertices

On Custom mode you can input a path of points

(more than 1 vector) to create a custom wave.

The node will evaluate the Y value

Advanced Parameters

In the N-Panel (and on the right-click menu) you can find:

  • Wave Interpolation: (On Custom mode) Define how the wave should be interpolated (Linear or Cubic)

  • Wave Knots Mode: (On Custom mode) Define how the wave knots should be interpolated (Manhattan - Manhattan distance metric, Euclidean - Euclidean distance metric, Points - Points based, Chebyshev - Chebyshev distance)

  • Output NumPy: Get NumPy arrays in stead of regular lists (makes the node faster)

  • List Match: Define how list with different lengths should be matched

Outputs

This node has one output: Out.

Inputs and outputs are vectorized, so if series of values is passed to one of inputs, then this node will produce several sequences.

Example of usage

Generating basic waves:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vicdoval/sverchok/docs_images/images_for_docs/number/Oscillator/Oscillator_example_01.png

The “Wave” mode allows you to use a custom wave shape:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vicdoval/sverchok/docs_images/images_for_docs/number/Oscillator/Oscillator_example_02.png

As with the musical synths you can create complex waves out of mixing the basics:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vicdoval/sverchok/docs_images/images_for_docs/number/Oscillator/Oscillator_example_03.png

Surface modeled by a combination of Oscillator nodes.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vicdoval/sverchok/docs_images/images_for_docs/number/Oscillator/Oscillator_example_04.png