How to start an Oscillator at 0.5 not at 0 ?

[friday3000]

I really searched for some time in the forum, I'm pretty sure that there would already be an answer to this, but unfortunately did not find anything.

How to start a Osc at 0.5 ? (so to speak the phase shifted by 90 degrees)

[Sadler]

This should help: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vi ... 64&p=11523

[friday3000]

This should help: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vi ... 64&p=11523

Sadler, thank you so much for your prompt help... but I don't find what I was searching for, maybe I have overread the essential information?!?

My problem is not the scaling of the Osc, I did that with offset -0.5... but then the Osc always "starts" at -0.5

But what I need is an Osc from -0.5 to 0.5 that "starts" at 0

[Sadler]

Cosine starts from 1. Try using an Increase with an Expression and cos(x). Does that help?

[friday3000]

Cosine starts from 1. Try using an Increase with an Expression and cos(x). Does that help?

I am not sure if I understand your help correctly, excuse my lack of understandingand thanks again for your time and help. The following was my test...

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This lets the triangle osc start at 1 and goes down to 0.5 but still, when I restart the project (Ctrl + E) it starts from the edge not in the middle of the wave. Maybe it helps if I try to visualize what I want to achieve, and there are other options to get there, for this specific target?

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[Sadler]

Your almost there - swap your triangle oscillator for an increase like this:

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Sin and cos are out of phase by π/2 radians. Having a cyclic function (Tri,) drive another cyclic function (cos/sin) will be a more complex motion.

[TKS]

sin(x+pi/6)

[friday3000]

Your almost there - swap your triangle oscillator for an increase like this:
Sin and cos are out of phase by π/2 radians. Having a cyclic function (Tri,) drive another cyclic function (cos/sin) will be a more complex motion.

sin(x+pi/6)

Hi Sadler and TKS... Sorry for my delayed response and thanks so much for your help. I am slowly reaching the goal!

Update [30.12.2022]:

sin(x) starts at 0.5
sin(x+pi/6) starts at 0.75
cos(x) starts at 1

[friday3000]

I hope all of you had a pleasant Christmas time!

The last weeks of December are always quite busy for me, therefore I did not have time for more testing, how to get the tri and sin in to the same timing (BPM). Now that my holidays have started, I bought a second Magic Music Visuals license for my laptop, to following this up in the mountains.

Today I tested different ideas, but did not get the SinOsc in sync with the TriOsc. I have already used the TriOsc with a MIDI Trigger File before, so I know that the TriOsc behavies correct, but SinOsc (and also sin(x) expression) don't follow the same timing????

I really would appreciate it, if someone could reach under my arms and lift my mental fog.

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I wish everyone already a pleasant transition into the new year!!!

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[Sadler]

In your sin and cos expressions multiply the angle, x, by pi.

[friday3000]

In your sin and cos expressions multiply the angle, x, by pi.

Yes that was the trick for sin and cos to behave like the Tri. Osc in the timing. Thanks so much.

After the intensive experimenting I have now also noticed that my statements above were not specific enough! Sine Osc has always started in the middle (0.5), it is the Tri. Osc that starts at the edge at (0).

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Here you can find my Osc BPM Timing Prototyping Project, so that hopefully others should also quickly get to know the different properties of the various Osc with BPM sync.

BPM with Global Variables Test 5 different OSC_V2.magic

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