An Entire Orchestra as Wavetables?: Introducing KRC Orchestral Impressions

video upload by Keith Crosley

"How can we convert audio samples to wavetables? What are the main challenges? Why does converting violin samples to wavetables come out sounding like a Wookie? Why is everything so hard? I tackle some of these questions (and probably raise a lot of others!) as I talk-talk-talk about my new wavetable collection, KRC Orchestral Impressions. So grab your phase-locked loop, align your harmonics, and get ready for this I-don't-think-we-should-convert-samples-to-wavetables-but-I-did-it-anyway-a-go-go episode of your favorite talky synthesizer content show!

LINKS!:

NEW... and just $5! KRC Orchestral Impressions Wavetables — 38,000 wavetables in all of the major formats (modwave, multi/poly, Serum, Vital, Pigments, Phase Plant, Surge, you-name-it!), extracted from orchestral samples, plus Python scripts to do your own sample-to-wavetable conversions. Just like KRC Mathwaves, this collection will grow and change over time. Get in while the gettin's good! https://www.wavetables.lol/l/orch

KRC Mathwaves full collection -- 160,000+ wavetables, including new multi/poly inspired wavetables and the "Varieties of Noise" sample library -- usually $29, can be yours for just $20 using code SANDRA at checkout or by following this link: https://www.wavetables.lol/l/wavetabl...

KRC Mathwaves free wavetables sampler (1600+ wavetables, absolutely FREE):
https://www.wavetables.lol/l/free?lay...

Research Paper: "Wavetable Synthesis 101, A Fundamental Perspective" by Robert Bristow-Johnson, detailing the mathematical fundamentals of wavetable synthesis and a method for extracting phase-locked wavetable frames from audio:
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

PDF version:
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

Moar free stuff!: The VSCO and VCSL open-source (CC0 - completely open) orchestral sample libraries are an older, but completely free and pretty great collection of orchestral (and other acoustic instrument) samples. You can get them here:

VS Chamber Orchestra: Community Edition, an open-source orchestral library.
Github: https://github.com/sgossner/VSCO-2-CE
Download SFZ/wav samples: https://github.com/sgossner/VSCO-2-CE...

Versilian Community Sample Library, an open CC0 general-purpose sample library created by Versilian Studios LLC for the purpose of introducing a set of quality, publicly available samples suitable for use in software and media of all kinds.
Github: https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL
Download SFZ/wav samples: https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL/rele..."