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Steam Train

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The Steam Train board in the WaveWarp DrawingBoard
Steam Train — the board as it opens in the WaveWarp DrawingBoard.

What it does

Steam Train built from Oscillators

Illustrates the use of the amplitude & frequency controlled oscillator (the orange block). This generates a tone at an amplitude and frequency determined by the control inputs "A" and "F", respectively.

The Combo Control Generator (A) generates a modulated "A" signal, and the Combo Control Generator (F) generates a modulated "F" signal. For added effect, the amplitude control signal is used to modulate the frequency control signal (via the red "multiply" block). Highly elaborate nested modulated oscillators can be built this way.

Throughout WaveWarp there is a consistent system: any block which requires a red "A" input must generally take its input from a block which generates a red "A" (amplitude) control output. (You may deviate from this system but the results may be unexpected !)

The default settings sound like an old steam train. Experiment with all settings to explore the wide range of interesting tones which can be generated by the WaveWarp oscillators.

Effects used

5 blocks 5 connections
In WaveWarp, 1998

How the original documented it

Steam Train built from Oscillators Illustrates the use of the amplitude & frequency controlled oscillator (the orange block). This generates a tone at an amplitude and frequency determined by the control inputs "A" and "F", respectively. The Combo Control Generator (A) generates a modulated "A" signal, and the Combo Control Generator (F) generates a modulated "F" signal. For added effect, the amplitude control signal is used to modulate the frequency control signal (via the red "multiply" block). Highly elaborate nested modulated oscillators can be built this way. Throughout WaveWarp there is a consistent system: any block which requires a red "A" input must generally take its input from a block which generates a red "A" (amplitude) control output. (You may deviate from this system but the results may be unexpected !) The default settings sound like an old steam train. Experiment with all settings to explore the wide range of interesting tones which can be generated by the WaveWarp oscillators.

Components used (1998)

Output Stereo WAVE DriverMultiply Controls with GainControllable Combo Oscillator (F,A)Combo Control Generator (F)Combo Control Generator (A)