Disassembling Oscillator

This oscillator breaks its waveforms into quarters and sends them to four independent outputs. Thus, the waveform is turned into smaller building blocks which can be mixed & matched (using multiple units) to assemble new, hybrid waveforms. They can be independently modulated, processed, and amplified for lots of sound design opportunities.

To give you a head start, the initial waveform already consists of a first part (which can be sine, triangle, saw, or pulse) and a second part (which can be the same or a different waveform), and then, a linked pair suddenly means that all four segments can have different shapes (see sample wiring). Jacks labeled "top" output the positive portions of the waveform ("bottom" jacks output the negative portions). These two halves are further divided into "front" and "back" portions. The "pulse-width" control separates "front" from "back". A centered "OUT" jack sums the two "front" jacks, and quickly allows pwm-style results and offers immediate fun.

The phase in & out jacks allow synchronization between units, tightly determining the output (a voltage from -5 to 5V corresponds to a precise moment in the waveform) unless the bottom purple button is toggled off to allow traditional phase-reset syncing. This former scenario also makes phase-distortion possible, and you can use other oscillators to feed this jack to make it so that one waveform controls the navigation of another.

Modulating the pulse-width control allows pwm-style sounds with any waveform. The waveforms themselves can be modulated, switching amongst any possibilities which are activated (by their neighboring purple button). The fine, coarse, and octave tuning controls can also be modulated.

The Disassembling Oscillator was designed to modularize the waveform itself, while offering a host of modulation options and processing possibilities for deep exploration.