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<ul class='toc'><li class='toc3'><a href='#*ar'>ar</a> </li>
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<ul class='toc'><li class='toc3'><a href='#*kr'>kr</a> </li>
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<div id='summary'>Band limited impulse oscillator.</div>
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<div id='filename'>Source: <a href='file:///Applications/SuperCollider.app/Contents/Resources/SCClassLibrary/Common/Audio/FSinOsc.sc' title='/Applications/SuperCollider.app/Contents/Resources/SCClassLibrary/Common/Audio/FSinOsc.sc'>FSinOsc.sc</a></div><div id='related'>See also: <a href="./../Classes/Impulse.html">Impulse</a></div>
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<p>Band Limited ImPulse generator. All harmonics have equal amplitude. This is the equivalent of 'buzz' in <em>MusicN</em> languages.
<p><em>Synth-O-Matic</em> (1990) had an impulse generator called blip, hence that name here rather than 'buzz'.
<p>It is improved from other implementations in that it will crossfade in a control period when the number of harmonics changes, so that there are no audible pops. It also eliminates the divide in the formula by using a 1/sin table (with special precautions taken for 1/0). The lookup tables are linearly interpolated for better quality.<div class='warning'><span class='warninglabel'>WARNING:</span> This waveform in its raw form could be damaging to your ears at high amplitudes or for long periods.</div><h2><a class='anchor' name='classmethods'>Class Methods</a></h2>
<h3 class='method-code'><span class='method-prefix'>Blip.</span><a class='method-name' name='*ar' href='./../Overviews/Methods.html#ar'>ar</a>(<span class='argstr'>freq: 440.0</span>, <span class='argstr'>numharm: 200.0</span>, <span class='argstr'>mul: 1.0</span>, <span class='argstr'>add: 0.0</span>)</h3>
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<p><h4>Arguments:</h4>
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<tr><td class='argumentname'>freq<td class='argumentdesc'>
<p>Frequency in Hertz.<tr><td class='argumentname'>numharm<td class='argumentdesc'>
<p>Number of harmonics. This may be lowered internally if it would cause aliasing.<tr><td class='argumentname'>mul<td class='argumentdesc'><tr><td class='argumentname'>add<td class='argumentdesc'></table></div><h3><a class='anchor' name='Inherited%20class%20methods'>Inherited class methods</a></h3>
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<h3 class='method-code'><span class='method-prefix'>Blip.</span><a class='method-name' name='*kr' href='./../Overviews/Methods.html#kr'>kr</a>(<span class='argstr'>freq: 440.0</span>, <span class='argstr'>numharm: 200.0</span>, <span class='argstr'>mul: 1.0</span>, <span class='argstr'>add: 0.0</span>)</h3>
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<textarea class='editor'>// modulate frequency
{ Blip.ar(XLine.kr(20000,200,6),100,0.2) }.play;
// modulate numharmonics
{ Blip.ar(200,Line.kr(1,100,20),0.2) }.play;</textarea>
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