[sdiy] Additive Synthesis questions

[Ian Smith]

> Is there no naturally occuring sine wave generation? Does a quartz
> crystal only make square waves? I'm wondering if there is any kind of
> cicuit that doesn't require wave shaping to generate a relatively pure
> sine... I mean all waveforms arease of sine waves right? So the sine
> wave must be the most common naturally occuring waveform, at least it
> would seem so...

It's easiest to make square waves, just have to turn something on and off. Everything else is a lot harder to make with electronics. Sine waves are very natural and make up everything else, but as far as I know, the on/off nature of electronics makes it impossible to produce a sine a wave without wave shaping.

but that's only as far as I know... I need some one smarter than me to back me up or knock me down.

-Ian
 		 	   		  
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