Design your own waveform synths?

[jorgen.bergfors at idg.se]

>Anyway, how come the idea isn't more popular with
synthesists?

The main reason is that odd waveforms generally don't sound nearly as interesting as they look. No matter what waveform you draw, it sounds rather similar to the classic standard waveforms (saw, pulse, triangle and sine).
However, it gets interesting when you can modulate the waveform. With JH's interpolating scanner, you can both change the static waveform and modulate it in a number of interesting ways. And it is still 100% analog.

/Jorgen