@@ -57,7 +57,30 @@ STATIC const uint16_t triangle[] = {0, 32767, 0, -32767};
5757//|
5858//| In the current implementation, LFOs are updated every 256 samples. This
5959//| should be considered an implementation detail, though it affects how LFOs
60- //| behave for instance when used to implement an integrator (``l.offset = l``).
60+ //| behave for instance when used to implement an integrator (``l.offset = l``).A
61+ //|
62+ //| An LFO's output is not updated in any other way than when its associated
63+ //| synthesizer updates it. For instance, if an LFO is created and its "first"
64+ //| output is non-zero, its output is 0 until it is updated by its associated synthesizer.
65+ //| Similarly, it is not updated when its inputs like ``scale`` and ``offset`` are changed.
66+ //|
67+ //| The interpolation of the waveform is necessarily different depending on the ``once``
68+ //| property. Consider a LFO with
69+ //| ``waveform=np.array([0, 32767], dtype=np.int16), interpolate=True, once=True, rate=1``.
70+ //| Over 1 second this LFO's output will change
71+ //| from ``0`` to ``32767``, and will remain at ``32767`` thereafter, creating
72+ //| a "bend out" over a duration of 1 second.
73+ //|
74+ //| However, when ``once=False``, this creates a sawtooth waveform with a period of 1 second.
75+ //| Over about the first half second the input will increase from ``0`` to ``32767``,
76+ //| then during the second half of the second it will decrease back to ``0``.
77+ //|
78+ //| The time of the peak output is different depending on the value of ``once``:
79+ //| At 1.0s for ``once=True`` and at 0.5s for ``once=False``.
80+ //|
81+ //| Because of this difference in interpolation, dynamically updating the
82+ //| ``once`` flag except when the LFO is at a phase of 0 will cause a step in
83+ //| the LFO's output.
6184//| """
6285//|
6386//| def __init__(
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