[sdiy] How to make wavetables? What size?

Paul Maddox P.Maddox at signal.QinetiQ.com
Fri May 20 11:48:23 CEST 2005


Andre,

> With a 256-frame wavetable, the spectral content is limited to
> 128 harmonics. At a fundamental frequency of 50 Hz (the low G on
> a bass), the spectrum stops at 6.4 kHz.

really?
there was me thinking a square wave had a load more harmonics.
Remember we're not talking sample rates here.
 
> Whether or not this is a big deal is up to you. When I tried
> Paul's Miniwave (256-frame wavetable), I remember wondering "why
> won't the LPF open fully?" and Paul telling me "but the filter
> _is_ fully open". I've not heard anybody else mention this so
> maybe it's just me.

my miniwave?

Paul




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