Sine Waves - what's the best VST for generating them?

caeraphym · Post by **caeraphym** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:57 pm

As stated in title.

What's the cleanest, truest, most accurate sine wave generating VST available today?

Freeware and/or payware, and reasons behind choices if you please, thanks

flateric · Post by **flateric** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:05 pm

Caeraphym wrote:As stated in title.

What's the cleanest, truest, most accurate sine wave generating VST available today?

Freeware and/or payware, and reasons behind choices if you please, thanks

Why do you need a "clean" sine wave? They sound bassier with harmonics.

zgomot · Post by **zgomot** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:08 pm

This.

flateric wrote:
Why do you need a "clean" sine wave? They sound bassier with harmonics.

And sinewaves are clean by definition. It's the cleanest, purest waveform there is.

caeraphym · Post by **caeraphym** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:15 pm

zgomot wrote:And sinewaves are clean by definition. It's the cleanest, purest waveform there is.

Yes granted, but I'd read somewhere that not every VST was capable of generating an exact precise sine wave, more a rough approximation of one, so I threw this out there to hopefully quench my curiosity on the subject. Any information welcomed with open ears...

james fox · Post by **james fox** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:16 pm

i use z3ta and it seems to do the trick

paradigm_x · Post by **paradigm_x** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:23 pm

generate one in wavelab/soundforge/(i assume) audacity.

Be about as clean as you get, pure mathmatical function, no envelopes, filters etc (even is fully open etc, may contribute).

Pallms · Post by **Pallms** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:30 pm

Paradigm X wrote:generate one in wavelab/soundforge/(i assume) audacity.

Be about as clean as you get, pure mathmatical function, no envelopes, filters etc (even is fully open etc, may contribute).

I second this.

martello · Post by **martello** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:49 pm

How does look pure mathematical sine in freq analyzer? Just a vertical line?

Is it right?

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:55 pm

ham vst!

macc · Post by **macc** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:56 pm

Yes, in an ideal world it would look like a line like that - in reality won't depending on the block size used by the analyser (it will look 'rounder' or wider).

Brisance · Post by **Brisance** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:00 pm

3xOSC, I mean do you really need to waste more processing power and RAM for a bloody sine wave. Besides 3xOSC supports the slide function, which is awesome for instant brap.

futures_untold · Post by **futures_untold** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:56 pm

Paradigm X wrote:generate one in wavelab/soundforge/audition/audacity.

Be about as clean as you get, pure mathmatical function, no envelopes, filters etc

x3

Also MDA Tone Generator

Audacity does have a tone generator, as does adobe audition.

rendr · Post by **rendr** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:14 pm

futures_untold wrote:
Paradigm X wrote:generate one in wavelab/soundforge/audition/audacity.

Be about as clean as you get, pure mathmatical function, no envelopes, filters etc
x3

Also MDA Tone Generator

Audacity does have a tone generator, as does adobe audition.

+ Logic Pro 8

dj vision · Post by **dj vision** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:35 pm

Brisance wrote:3xOSC, I mean do you really need to waste more processing power and RAM for a bloody sine wave. Besides 3xOSC supports the slide function, which is awesome for instant brap.

Seconded!

ive been using 3xOsc more and more every day, it saves me sooo much CPU, and i can get amazing leads out of it with proper EQ and processing, and then save the CPU for z3ta and massive and such when i need it

paradigm_x · Post by **paradigm_x** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:40 pm

use in conjunction with THIS to generate notes ratherthan random tones.

if you wanted to be anal you could generate an octave or so and bung in sampler for 100% perfect (or as close as possible) pure sub

futures_untold · Post by **futures_untold** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:48 pm

FSTZ wrote:ham vst!

This.

futures_untold · Post by **futures_untold** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:55 pm

Paradigm X wrote:use in conjunction with THIS to generate notes ratherthan random tones.

if you wanted to be anal you could generate an octave or so and bung in sampler for 100% perfect (or as close as possible) pure sub

And if you compressed each note to output at exactly the same volume, there would be none of those pesky 'one note in my bassline is louder then the rest' threads

caeraphym · Post by **caeraphym** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:06 pm

futures_untold wrote:
Paradigm X wrote:use in conjunction with THIS to generate notes ratherthan random tones.

if you wanted to be anal you could generate an octave or so and bung in sampler for 100% perfect (or as close as possible) pure sub
And if you compressed each note to output at exactly the same volume, there would be none of those pesky 'one note in my bassline is louder then the rest' threads

Ahh, see now we're getting somewhere

Disclaimer: Sorry if this seems a silly thread, I just felt like rattling your brains over sines, so thank you for not ripping me to shreds over this

paradigm_x · Post by **paradigm_x** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:27 pm

futures_untold wrote:
Paradigm X wrote:use in conjunction with THIS to generate notes ratherthan random tones.

if you wanted to be anal you could generate an octave or so and bung in sampler for 100% perfect (or as close as possible) pure sub
And if you compressed each note to output at exactly the same volume, there would be none of those pesky 'one note in my bassline is louder then the rest' threads

well since youre generating them theyll all be the same volume anyway.

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:34 pm

trilogy is my fave
or tape 808 pack
then again i like some grit and harmonics

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