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2015/12/08 00:58:29 (permalink)

How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR?

Hi, gang.
 
Well it seems a very basic task, yet I'm stumped...
 
Can someone please explain to me how to create a simple, clean sine wave within SONAR (i.e. what synth to use, and how to generate the tone itself)?
 
I'm able to achieve what I want just fine with Audacity's built-in Tone Generator or Chirp plugins, but it'd be nice to not have to bother with another program for something that seems like it should be so easy to do in a program as powerful as SONAR.
 
I appreciate any direction!
 
PS: I'm aware that Z3TA+ 2 has a built-in sine wave generator, but I only have Z3TA+.
 
 
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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2015/12/08 01:18:27 (permalink)
    When I saw the subject I immediately thought "Audacity".  I'm not aware of anything in or bundled with Sonar that does this.
     
    Personally, I have no problem using whatever does the job with the least effort/best results

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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2015/12/08 01:26:14 (permalink)
    Nothing that comes bundled I don't think. But probably some of the free TAL vstis (http://tal-software.com/Products) would make quick work of that.
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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2015/12/08 01:37:16 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby BobF 2015/12/14 18:20:15
    Psyn II and Pentagon can both do it.
     
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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2015/12/08 01:37:32 (permalink)
    MOscillator is part of the MeldaProduction MFreeEffectsBundle
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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2015/12/08 01:56:01 (permalink)
    brundlefly
    Psyn II and Pentagon can both do it.
     
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    Pentagon gets an error when I try to load it ... I need to TS that.
     
    PSYN II would take me a week to figure out how to make a pure sine wave at a given freq.
     
    Did PSYN come with Sonar, or do we have that from P5?  Or both maybe

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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2015/12/08 02:19:27 (permalink)
    I think it was a free download at some point. I never had P5.

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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2015/12/08 07:33:48 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby BobF 2015/12/14 18:20:03
    Using z3ta+: Click Program, then Initialize. In Oscillator 1 select SINE for the WAVE setting (right click twice to go from OFF to SINE). Adjust the A envelope generator as required.
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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2015/12/08 09:20:59 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby BobF 2015/12/14 18:19:50
    Depends on how clean a sinewave you need, and if you need a specific non-musical frequency like 1 KHz.
     
    If it's for testing or calibration purposes, you'll want to use a third-party editor such as Audacity or Audition to generate the signal. The aforementioned MOscillator will do it, too. Also included in the free pack from Meldaproduction is a useful noise generator.
     
    But if it's just to gate under a kick drum or something like that, just about any soft synth can do it: Z3ta+, Pentagon, even the TTS-1 has a sinewave patch. 


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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2015/12/08 10:36:53 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby BobF 2015/12/14 18:19:55
    Dimension Pro, Rapture, both can do it to load with just open one of them up initialize it then open up on one of the elements and choose the sine wave. You can then edit the sine to the way you want and even save for later use. My favorite for this would be would be Zeta+ 2 for it shows a graphic of the sine which can be again shaped to anything you like. Rapture Pro also does this yet I'm still learning that one. Still others are Drop Zone, Square 1, Triangle 1 and 2 all can do that.

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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2015/12/14 18:03:15 (permalink)
    Thanks for all of the suggestions, guys! Much appreciated.
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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2015/12/14 18:37:53 (permalink)
    Most simple: Load Dropzone synth, in multisamples, open up Wave tables... The first one is a pure sine wave
     
     
    AND!... if you go through the Pro Channel EQ in epanded view, you can see the frequency of the sine wave... B is 1000k...
    post edited by zblip2@gmail.com - 2015/12/14 19:17:27
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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2015/12/14 21:00:54 (permalink)
    I found this theramin on KVR.  I use it on my new hit record:  http://blechturmstudios.a...mp;id=14&Itemid=30
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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2016/06/07 08:41:07 (permalink)
    Do any of these generate a continuous tone? (without triggering from keyboard controller)
    "Zeta+ 2 for it shows a graphic of the sine which can be again shaped to anything you like."
    How to set this up?

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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2016/06/07 08:43:21 (permalink)
    http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3331142
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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2016/06/07 09:01:03 (permalink)
    Steve your link keeps on going back to the same thread (this one)

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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2016/06/07 09:03:38 (permalink)
    Yes, my post #5 above answers msg #14. The only thing I did not do is spell out "the plug-in goes in the FX rack of an audio track."
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    Re: How can one generate a simple sine wave in SONAR? 2016/06/07 13:17:52 (permalink)
    Go here and download the test tone that you need, and drop it in Sonar:
     
    http://www.wavecor.co.uk/testdisk.html
     

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