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I am just starting to work with synths and am trying to determine the phase positions of the partials that make up a saw wave.
In a physical context, I understand that a saw wave contains harmonic sine waves with decreasing amplitude as frequency increases. I also know that the starting phase position of the entire saw wave can be anywhere from 0-360 degrees and is based on an arbitrary origin point.
But how are the phases of the constituent partial sine waves organized relative to each other within the saw wave? In other words, in a saw wave, does every single one of its partials begin oscillating at their zero crossing points and immediately slope upward? Or do some begin at zero crossing and slope downward? Or do others begin on a 'hill' or 'valley?'
Submitted May 27, 2017 at 09:33PM by nvox https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/6dr0v2/what_are_the_phase_positions_of_saw_wave_partials/?utm_source=ifttt