I am very new to PD and DSP concepts.

So this will be hopelessly, awfully, basic :)

I have just started chapter 3 of 'The theory and technique of electronic music'

which is excellent

However it raises a million questions in my head...... one of which is how do I create an oscillator myself?

Its really bugging me everytime I create an example from the book. I feel I need to understand the fundamentals of how the basic objects are created too.

It seems too easy for me to just use the phasor object provided,

So I thought I would struggle through it and try to work it out.

This is how I am thinking about it.

If I want to create a sawtooth oscillator then this is just a ramp function i.e. a number that increases by 1 each time.

therefore if I use a simple float that, that adds 1 each time and a modulus % object to cap it, then I will have my repeating ramp wave :)

My thinking is if I could speed up the bangs to a sample level I would then have more scope to then actually tune it, and create the shape I want. However I am sure to do this well would require working at a higher sample rate, but I am not really sure how to proceed.

Below is my appalling attempt :) I use the number box to change pitch.

Any guidance appreciated

Cheers

Geoff

#N canvas 325 62 681 388 10;

#X obj 119 69 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 17 7 0 10 -262144 -1

-1;

#X obj 121 96 f;

#X obj 181 116 + 1;

#X obj 115 17 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 17 7 0 10 -262144 -1

-1;

#X obj 127 238 dac~;

#X obj 118 46 metro 1;

#X floatatom 187 163 5 0 0 0 - - -;

#X obj 115 160 %;

#X obj 114 199 /;

#X connect 0 0 1 0;

#X connect 1 0 2 0;

#X connect 1 0 7 0;

#X connect 2 0 1 1;

#X connect 3 0 5 0;

#X connect 5 0 0 0;

#X connect 6 0 7 1;

#X connect 6 0 8 1;

#X connect 7 0 8 0;

#X connect 8 0 4 0;