# How to Combine Oscillators **URL:** \ **Category:** \[P\] Patreon Support\ **Created:** [June 19, 2018, 9:02am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-combine-oscillators/1249 "2018-06-19T09:02:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
**Author:** ![Martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/in-thread.sonic-pi.net/martin/32/157_2.png) [@Martin](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Martin)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-combine-oscillators/1249/12 "2018-06-20T13:17:32Z")
Hi Ethan, thanks for this more detailed information (more than my rather ‘frugal’ earlier entry 😉 ) I would like to complement and add that I find the additive approach within Sonic Pi very helpfull to learn the basics of synthesis or [for didactic purposes in seminars](https://github.com/mbutz/sonicpi-leuphana-ws1718/blob/master/session-02/additive-synthesis.rb). It is probably less suitable for actual sound design. As far as I know decades ago it was the (very short lasting) hope of musicians/composers (such as Stockhausen) and later synthesizer manufacturers to create all sorts of sounds by additive synthesis - which is theoretically possible but practically much to complicated and even more, not feasable given the restraints of hardware power. PS.: I think it is well invested time to explore the ‘knobs’ which can tweak the available synths within Sonic Pi such as [here](http://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/more-real-randomization/608/12) and [here](http://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/kick-drum-synthesis/269) (search this forum e. g. for ‘synth’ and you will find other valuable contributions). Ah, and here is another thread started by @enkerli [about synth design with SuperCollider](http://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/making-new-synths-from-supercollider-synthdefs/411/4). --- _[View the full topic](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-combine-oscillators/1249)._