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Learn about wavetables

Guides to wavetable synthesis and the tables synths play, whether you're new to the idea or making tables for a particular instrument. For how to use the app itself, see Help.

• Interactive guide

  How wavetables work

  Wavetable synthesis from the ground up: single cycles, harmonics, scanning and morphing, 2D tables, aliasing, frame size and the files synths read. Every figure is playable.

• Guide

  Free wavetables

  Where to find free wavetables and single-cycle waveforms, what each collection holds, the formats they come in, and which synths they suit.

• Reference

  Wavetable instruments

  Which synths, plug-ins and Eurorack modules load custom wavetables, and the frame size, frame count and file format each one expects.

• Specification

  The wt3d format

  An open WAV chunk that records a wavetable's grid or volume shape, so 2D and 3D tables survive a trip between tools.