Instrument Maker Reference

im.lfo

Description:

Generate a low frequency oscillator to modulate other signals. The LFO is usually not connected directly to the speaker. It should instead be used to change volume\, filter\, pitch\, etc.

Expects control in the left hand side. Outputs control.
Args:

speed (slow/medium/fast), wave (sawtooth/square/sine)

Inlets:

rate (Hz),intensity, reset phase

Outlets:

lfo output (0-1 by default)

Example:

im.keypress Space im.speaker im.sawtooth C 4 im.filter im.fader im.speaker im.fader im.sawtooth C 4 im.keypress m im.lfo slow sawtooth im.fader 75% im.lfo 3Hz sine
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im.lfo was created by Charles Matthews, 2019/2020