Synthesizers all have their differences and their similarities. One crucial way to tell the difference and categorise different instruments is by the type of synthesis they employ. The history of ...

Wavetable specifications always define a maximum number of frames, but this does not mean a wavetable has to contain this many frames. However, you may wish to record a single evolving sound that will ...

Every semester at one of [Bruce Land]’s electronics labs at Cornell, students team up, and pitch a few ideas on what they’d like to build for the final project. Invariably, the students will pick what ...

Wavetable synthesis is nothing new; it first appeared in the hardware realm in the early ’80s with the launch of Wolfgang Palm’s PPG Wave, later followed by a string of influential hardware synths ...

One of my favorite budget synths just keeps getting better. After adding three new amazing oscillators earlier this year, Arturia is bringing custom wavetables to the MicroFreak as a free firmware ...

A favourite of Aphex Twin and synth guru Richard Devine, Germany’s Waldorf are torch-bearers for wavetable synthesis and carried on the legacy of classic 1980s PPG ‘Wave’ series into many ...

Ashun Sound Machines, or ASM, came virtually out of nowhere to deliver one of the most hyped synths of 2020. The Hydrasynth is an unabashedly digital instrument with an impressive collection of sound ...

Today we are formally launching a Chicago based digital business incubator called Wavetable Labs. The team behind Wavetable are experienced entrepreneurs, technologists, designers, and marketers who ...

A popular tool in chiptune software like LSDJ allows the user to draw a waveform and use it as the basis for a wavetable synth. It’s fun and it can produce some great bleeps and bloops. [Kevin] has ...