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Animatstoday at 8:21 AM1 replyview on HN

There are piezo buzzers and beepers, of course.


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adrian_btoday at 12:46 PM

Yes, but those normally just convert the electrical oscillations to sounds, they are not parts of the oscillators that determine the audible frequency.

In the past, audio RC oscillators or LC oscillators were used, with the former being preferred as the latter required too bulky inductors to reach so low frequencies.

Nowadays, it is usually simpler to not use any audio oscillator, but to use some microcontroller that divides the frequency of its clock until reaching the desired audio frequency.

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