[sdiy] sin/cos pot

rburnett at richieburnett.co.uk rburnett at richieburnett.co.uk
Mon Jul 10 14:32:39 CEST 2017


> Does anyone know why these pots are cosine and sine instead of two 
> linear ramps that are offset by 90 degrees or 180 degrees?

Because the two ends of one cycle (360 degrees) of a sine (or cosine) 
waveform join up!!!  There's no discontinuity in the function because 
it's periodic.  That'd be my guess.

-Richie,



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