WARNING - This tutorial describes the old original JSyn API. Please refer to the current docs for more up-to-date information.
JSyn Tutorial
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This tutorial teaches you how to add audio synthesis to your Java applications and Applets using JSyn. Before using this tutorial, you may wish to download and install the JSyn SDK. Then you can try out the techniques as you learn them. Note that additional documentation is also available online.The 
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- Start of Tutorial
- Basic Sound Output with JSyn
- Creating Connecting and Starting a Sine Wave Oscillator
- Hearing a Sine Wave Oscillator
- Sound Frequency and Amplitude
- Hearing Frequency and Amplitude
- Importing the JSyn Package
- Catching SynthException
- Starting the Synthesis Engine
- Basic Template for a JSyn Application
- Mixing Sounds Together
- Hearing Mixed Sounds and Clipping
- Waveform Shape Affects Timbre
- What is Timbre?
- Available Oscillator Waveforms
- How is the Sawtooth Generated?
- Generating Other Waveforms from the Sawtooth
- Using JSyn Applets in a Web Page
- Writing an Applet in Java
- Basic Template for a JSyn Applet
- Calling the Applet from HTML
- Using a SynthContext to keep Applets from Interfering with Each Other
- Circuits Using Multiple Unit Generators
- Using One Oscillator to Control Another
- Low Frequency Modulation
- What are Circuits?
- Building a Basic Circuit
- Hear a Siren Circuit
- Using the SoundTester to Test Circuits
- Envelopes as a Modulation Source
- What is an Envelope?
- Creating an Envelope
- Playing an Envelope
- Using an Envelope to Control Amplitude
- Playing Part of an Envelope (Sustain)
- Hear a Sustained Note
- Looping Part of an Envelope (Sustain Loop)
- Hear a Sustain Loop
- Modifying an Envelope
- Changing the Envelope Playback Rate
- Time and Scheduled Events