Part 1
What's In A Sound?
Every sound is built from harmonics, integer multiples of a fundamental frequency. A sawtooth has all harmonics at 1/n amplitude, a square has odd harmonics only, and a triangle has odd harmonics at 1/nĀ². Use the sliders below to shape your own waveform from 32 individual harmonics.
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Spectrum: each bar shows the volume of one harmonic
Preset
Pitch
Each slider controls one harmonic. Harmonic 1 is the fundamental pitch; higher numbers add brightness and character.
Try each preset to hear how different harmonic recipes create different timbres.