// Voltage-controlled oscillator example // by Andrew Belt // JavaScript isn't ideal for audio generating and processing due to it being 10-100 less efficient than C++, but it's still an easy way to learn simple DSP. config.frameDivider = 1 config.bufferSize = 16 var phase = 0 function process(block) { // Knob ranges from -5 to 5 octaves var pitch = block.knobs[0] * 10 - 5 // Input follows 1V/oct standard pitch += block.inputs[0][0] // The relationship between 1V/oct pitch and frequency is `freq = 2^pitch`. // Default frequency is middle C (C4) in Hz. // https://vcvrack.com/manual/VoltageStandards.html#pitch-and-frequencies var freq = 261.6256 * Math.pow(2, pitch) display("Freq: " + freq.toFixed(3) + " Hz") // Set all output samples in block var deltaPhase = block.sampleTime * config.frameDivider * freq for (var i = 0; i < block.bufferSize; i++) { // Accumulate phase phase += deltaPhase // Wrap phase around range [0, 1] phase %= 1 // Convert phase to sine output block.outputs[0][i] = Math.sin(2 * Math.PI * phase) * 5 } }