Oscillator
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Functionality
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This node creates a oscillation signal from a lineal range.

This node will accept lists of flat NumPy arrays.

Inputs & Parameters
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All parameters except for **Mode** can be given by the node or an external input.
This node has the following parameters:

+----------------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Parameter      | Type     | Description                                                           |
+================+==========+=======================================================================+
| **Mode**       | Enum     | Sine, Square, Saw, Triangle, Custom                                   |
+----------------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **Value**      | Float    | Point(s) in time to evaluate                                          |
+----------------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **Amplitude**  | Float    | Amplitude of the wave                                                 |
+----------------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **Period**     | Float    | Time (Value) to make a full cycle of the wave.                        |
|                |          |                                                                       |
|                |          | If you want to use the                                                |
|                |          | frequency as input remember that                                      |
|                |          |                                                                       |
|                |          | 1/frequency = period                                                  |
+----------------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **Phase**      | Float    | Starting Phase of the wave                                            |
+----------------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **Offset**     | Float    | Value added the wave                                                  |
+----------------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **Wave**       | Vertices | On Custom mode you can input a path of points                         |
|                |          |                                                                       |
|                |          | (more than 1 vector) to create a custom wave.                         |
|                |          |                                                                       |
|                |          | The node will evaluate the Y value                                    |
+----------------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

Advanced Parameters
-------------------

In the N-Panel (and on the right-click menu) you can find:

* **Wave Interpolation**: (On Custom mode) Define how the wave should be interpolated (Linear or Cubic)
* **Wave Knots Mode**: (On Custom mode) Define how the wave knots should be interpolated (Manhattan - Manhattan distance metric, Euclidan - Eudlcian distance metric, Points - Points based, Chebyshev - Chebyshev distance)
* **Output NumPy**: Get NumPy arrays in stead of regular lists (makes the node faster)
* **List Match**: Define how list with different lengths should be matched

Outputs
-------

This node has one output: **Out**.

Inputs and outputs are vectorized, so if series of values is passed to one of
inputs, then this node will produce several sequences.

Example of usage
----------------

Generating basic waves:

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* Generator-> :doc:`Line </nodes/generator/line_mk4>`
* Vector-> :doc:`Vector Out </nodes/vector/vector_out>`
* Vector-> :doc:`Vector Rewire </nodes/vector/vector_rewire>`
* Viz-> :doc:`Viewer Draw </nodes/viz/viewer_draw_mk4>`

The "Wave" mode allows you to use a custom wave shape:

.. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vicdoval/sverchok/docs_images/images_for_docs/number/Oscillator/Oscillator_example_02.png
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* Generator-> :doc:`Line </nodes/generator/line_mk4>`
* Number-> :doc:`Random Vector </nodes/generator/random_vector_mk3>`
* Vector-> :doc:`Vector Out </nodes/vector/vector_out>`
* Vector-> :doc:`Vector Rewire </nodes/vector/vector_rewire>`
* Viz-> :doc:`Viewer Draw </nodes/viz/viewer_draw_mk4>`

As with the musical synths you can create complex waves out of mixing the basics:

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* Generator-> :doc:`Line </nodes/generator/line_mk4>`
* Vector-> :doc:`Vector Out </nodes/vector/vector_out>`
* Number-> :doc:`Scalar Math </nodes/number/scalar_mk4>`
* Vector-> :doc:`Vector Rewire </nodes/vector/vector_rewire>`
* Viz-> :doc:`Viewer Draw </nodes/viz/viewer_draw_mk4>`

Surface modeled by a combination of Oscillator nodes.

.. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vicdoval/sverchok/docs_images/images_for_docs/number/Oscillator/Oscillator_example_04.png
    :target: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vicdoval/sverchok/docs_images/images_for_docs/number/Oscillator/Oscillator_example_04.png

* Generator-> :doc:`Plane </nodes/generator/plane_mk3>`
* Vector-> :doc:`Vector Out </nodes/vector/vector_out>`
* Number-> :doc:`Scalar Math </nodes/number/scalar_mk4>`
* Vector-> :doc:`Vector Rewire </nodes/vector/vector_rewire>`
* Viz-> :doc:`Viewer Draw </nodes/viz/viewer_draw_mk4>`