listennext: what each wave is for
empty so far
nothing in it yet. this lesson adds the lead
three wave shapes
numbersspeakerairyour ear
tap one to hear itsoft
Every synth sound starts life as a simple repeating shape. There are four classics, and you've heard three of them already. Tap through them again and really listen to the character.
The round one is close to a sine: pure, soft, almost no harmonics. The saw ramps up and drops: bright, buzzy, full of harmonics. The square jumps between two levels: hollow and reedy, the sound of old video games.