Need an oscillator to generate VERY specific frequencies!

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bgelber
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Need an oscillator to generate VERY specific frequencies!

Post by bgelber » Thu Jul 10, 2014 9:41 pm

I've been scouring the internet for like two hours and haven't found what I want...the closest thing seems to've been the mdaTestTone vst/au, but for some stupid reason it's not showing up in my Plug-ins tab.
I need something that'll produce pure sine waves at very specific frequencies; I mean, AT LEAST three decimal places. 4+ would be best. Preferably free.
I know this has been mentioned in multiple forums; I just can't seem to get a satisfactory answer.

I know I could set up Operator & convert Hz to cents then use fine tune, but that's not precise enough. Also it's a pain in the ass.

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Re: Need an oscillator to generate VERY specific frequencies!

Post by m:o » Thu Jul 10, 2014 9:48 pm

do you own Max4Live?

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Re: Need an oscillator to generate VERY specific frequencies!

Post by yur2die4 » Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:08 pm

On Operator, you turn on the Fixed button.

Not positive if it puts out down to the third decimal place, it probably depends on the frequency. The Ciurse goes in 10s.

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Re: Need an oscillator to generate VERY specific frequencies!

Post by clydesdale » Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:45 am

You can't just ask for a sine wave frequency accurate to .001 Hz and not tell us what you need it for-- it must be something terribly exciting! Brown note research maybe?
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Re: Need an oscillator to generate VERY specific frequencies!

Post by subliminal » Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:58 am

clydesdale wrote:You can't just ask for a sine wave frequency accurate to .001 Hz and not tell us what you need it for-- it must be something terribly exciting! Brown note research maybe?
Absolutely! I wanna know too..

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Re: Need an oscillator to generate VERY specific frequencies!

Post by oddstep » Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:54 pm

max. cycle~ with a floating point number box as an input. boom

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Re: Need an oscillator to generate VERY specific frequencies!

Post by moonpie » Fri Jul 11, 2014 1:01 pm

Measuring the structural integrity and resonance frequency of a safe?? That's where my moneys going. :)

That, or shattering a wine glass! Resonance frequencies?

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Re: Need an oscillator to generate VERY specific frequencies!

Post by oddstep » Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:11 pm

Music for bats

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Re: Need an oscillator to generate VERY specific frequencies!

Post by BEONDEST » Sat Aug 05, 2023 11:24 am

Did anyone ever figure this out? I am looking to adjust the Hz accurately in the .000001 Hz range or .00001hz

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Re: Need an oscillator to generate VERY specific frequencies!

Post by pottering » Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:48 pm

You can just type the decimals, they only shows 2 decimals but most number boxes allow typing more decimals, up to 6 or 7.
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Re: Need an oscillator to generate VERY specific frequencies!

Post by chapelier fou » Sat Aug 05, 2023 7:57 pm

At the risk of saying something not scientifically true, I’m not sure you can be more precise than one sample, so the possible frequency values must be somehow stepped.
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