Creating sounds with Wavetable

Stocked with lots of quality presets, you don’t necessarily need to dig in to how it works. A bit of exploration will bring big rewards though…

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Add Wavetable to a MIDI track. Create a simple chord progression or load in ours using the MIDI clip in the tutorial files. Now let’s choose some oscillators. Use the Osc 1 dropdown menu to pick a vintage synth sample. We’re using Vintage > JN6 Double Saws.

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Let’s use a noise source for Osc 2. Activate the oscillator by clicking the yellow box on its tab. Now use the dropdown to select the Noise collection then a sample file – we’re using Junk 2. These oscillators are interesting, but we need to animate the Wave Position to get the most out of Wavetable.

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In either oscillator, locate the Wave Position slider to the right of the display. Try manually moving this to hear its effect. Let’s modulate these in the Mod Matrix. In the Matrix tab increase the modulation amount from LFO 1 to Osc 1 Pos and Env 2 to Osc 2 Pos.

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We now have the first LFO modulating the wave of oscillator 1 and the second envelope generator doing the same for oscillator 2. In the Mod Sources tab, we can play with the speed and shape of these.

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Wavetable has plenty of other tools for enhancing our sound. Engage one or both of the filters and try modulating these with a spare LFO, envelope, velocity or aftertouch. Engage the Sub oscillator and play with its octave and tone settings.

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Oscillator effects let us push sounds further. There are three modes: FM (frequency modulation), Classic (pulse width modulation) and Modern (wave folding). Finally, Wavetable’s Unison modes are great for finishing off sounds – try Shimmer or Phase Sync for adding movement to chords and pads!