Wavetables Explained + How to get LoFi digital vibes

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Wavetable oscillators can be overlooked or misunderstood and sometimes they seem a little scary - especially as they're all different. Here I explain what wavetables are, how to use them, how to make the most of them and also why vintage wavetable synths sounded so lo fi.

so I demo how the lo-fi sounds are made, or why they are lo fi and where all the digital artefacts come from. Modern wavetable synths don't sound so grungy and crunchy as they've got plenty of processing power to do the myriad of calculations needed per note. Vintage synths like the PPG and original microwaves just didn't have the processing power,.

I'm using the new Waldorf Microwave 1 plugin here as it's got a lovely clear interface to show whats happening plus its been designed with all the 'flaws' or at least the limitations of the originals.

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0:00 There's a lot of them
2:15 Waldorf Microwavr 1 Plugin
3:32 What's a Wavetable
8:58 Waves vs Wavetables
11:10 LoFi - Stepping
14:08 LoFi - Imaging
18:22 LoFi - Aliasing
21:21 LoFi - Pitch Interpolation
22:51 Overflow Distortion
24:39 Don't be Scared!
31:19 Making them a little more analog(ish)
35:32 That's All Folks

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