Multitone generator with more inputs and with output to computer speakers

I want to add several (perhaps 10) harmonically related sinewave tones and output to the computer speakers or line out. Ideally would like to use the full audio range so 44100 Hz sample rate. I've managed to combine a couple of VIs and get something that works at lower sample rates but doesn't dynamically update if I change frequency or phases. And at higher sample rates it isn't a continuous sound. It just beeps, then waits, beeps then waits. I'm sure oters have tried to tackle this in the past but don't find much info. Currently using a Mac but could switch to a pc if needed. Guidance will be most graciously accepted.
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Dans Multitone Generator with amplitude and phase.vi ‏59 KB

I found several things which together keep your VI from working the way you want. The VI attached works fine on my Mac.
1. I configured the sound and the tone generator to use the same sampling info. Any other combination creates complications.
2. I found out the hard way that the tone generator wants the frequncy to be an integer multiple of (sampling rate)/(# samples). This does not appear in the documentation (help file) but other combinations throw errors.
3. Set the amplitude input (not Tone Amplitudes) on the Multitone Generator.vi to 1.00. This makes its output compatible with the Sound VIs. This is documented in the help but you have to read several places and put thepieces together.
4. The reset input to Multitone Generator.vi must be true for it to respond to changes in the tone frequencies, amplitudes, or phases inputs. I just wired a true constant for now. Later this might be better handled by an event structure.
5. Consider making the frequency, amplitude, and phase controls into arrays or one 2D array so that an arbitrary number of tones cna be used without modifying the program.
6. Some kind of Wait may be required. Without it I occasionally received a Timeout error. Several options are in different cases of the Diagram Disable Structure. The Sound Output Wait will guarantee that the timeout does not occur but it also produces small gaps in the sound. The Wait (ms) works fairly well but it is a guess as to the optimum value for the Wait. After all the changes I have madevene the no wait case seems to work.
Lynn
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Dans Multitone Generator with amplitude and phase.2.vi ‏38 KB

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