Description

Max uses 512 sample 'wavetables' in many of its examples for single cycle waveforms. Making them from scratch can be awkward and time consuming, so here's a utility that does just that.

You select a sound source using the selection boxes at the top, click 'Generate' and listen to the result. If you like what you see/hear, then you can save the waveform as a cross-platform .WAV file.

To aid in the production of multiple waveforms for use in wavetables, then the 'Random' source has a 'Hold' feature that allows you to capture (and save/load) the waveform from just that section and keep it constant whilst you change the other sources.

It is possible to play the sounds using Live, but the playback is monophonic and has a fixed envelope. Maybe this is a prototype of the oscillator section for a forthcoming full synthesiser?