New Mathematical Series Wavetables in KRC Mathwaves!

video upload by Keith Crosley

"Let's take a look at a few (well, 1,111) new mathematical series-inspired wavetables in KRC Mathwaves, the world's largest collection of wavetables, single-cycle waveforms, and even some samples for all sorts of modern synthesizers. It's like reading the freaking manual, but more fun, because it's all talky synthesizer content."

https://www.wavetables.lol

You Asked for Patches, So Here are 90 Patches for Korg multi/poly and multi/poly native

video upload by Keith Crosley

"You wanted my patches? Well, here they are: 90 patches for Korg multi/poly that you've probably heard in my previous multi/poly videos. And, yeah, they're just $5! You also get more than 100 programs (layers) and custom wavetables from the KRC Mathwaves and KRC Orchestral Impressions wavetable collections. Grab your patch cables and come along with me on a multi/poly audio safari-a-go-go. (I'm gonna have to work on that description. It's fine for now.)

LINKS!:

New patches for Korg multi/poly and multi/poly native: 90 performances, 105 programs, and 104 custom wavetables for just $5! Get it here: https://www.wavetables.lol/l/multipol...

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 Orchestral Impressions wavetable collection -- more than 38,000 wavetables sourced from acoustic instrument samples, just $5!: https://www.wavetables.lol/l/orch?lay...

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

Korg multi/poly native: First Look and Listen, Micro-review! (Live from Margaritaville)

video upload by Keith Crosley

"At long last, Korg multi/poly native has arrived! Now you can have the awesome virtual analog sound of multi/poly on your desktop (in standalone mode) or as a VST in your DAW. Of course, it sounds exactly like the hardware... Which is to say, it sounds wonderful. I run through some of my previous Korg multi/poly patches (featured in my previous three-part review and deep dive series), talk briefly about the 3 oscillators, give you a quick look at the interface, and show off a few new wavetable sounds based on the "timbral extraction" techniques from KRC Orchestral Impressions. Also, I'm wasting away in Margaritaville -- literally -- so grab your shaker of salt and join me for this yacht-rock-a-go-go episode of your favorite talky synthesizer content show.

TRY or BUY KORG MULTI/POLY NATIVE HERE:
https://www.korg.com/us/products/soft...

Buy in the Korg store ($149 intro price special, and well worth it, if ya ask me):
https://korg.shop/software/natives/si...

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 Orchestral Impressions wavetable collection -- more than 38,000 wavetables sourced from acoustic instrument samples, just $5!:
https://www.wavetables.lol/l/orch?lay...

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

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction to Korg multi/poly Native
01:15 Overview of Korg multi/poly Features
02:25 Beta Testing Insights
03:48 Wavetable Collection Introduction
04:38 Recording Environment and Setup
05:24 Challenges with Travel Setup
06:40 Unique Sound Patches Demonstration
08:13 Visualizing Waveforms and Modulation
09:18 Filter Emulations and Sound Design
11:29 Analog Synthesizer Comparisons
13:18 Advanced Features and Settings
15:29 Dynamic Voice Allocation and Performance
19:24 Exploring Filter Types and Characteristics
21:44 Techniques for Enhancing Filter Sounds
23:35 Unique Sound Effects
24:31 Combining Digital and Analog Sounds
26:06 Experimenting with Filter Emulations
28:53 Old School Flavor in Synthesis
30:16 Creative Sound Design Techniques
32:15 Integrating Orchestral Wavetables
34:24 Korg multi/poly Native Release
35:09 Final Thoughts and Recommendations

Additional Korg multi/poly demos by Keith Crosley

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

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Unusual Synth Modulations #1: Pitch Slope, Hybrid Bezier Wavetables, Pigments 6, and Current Events

video upload by Keith Crosley

"We're back... and we're talking about unusual synthesizer modulations! In this edition of our "talky synthesizer content" show, we're talky-talky-talking new wavetables (the "Hybez" or hybrid Bezier) wavetables in KRC Mathwaves, the encroaching specter of fascism, David Lynch, some cool YouTube channels, the new modal synth/physical modeling capabilities of Arturia Pigments 6 (which I bought... highly recommended at just $99 right now), and some weird (advanced? unusual? forgotten?) synth modulations that we might call "pitch slope" modulations. So, set your pitch slope "up-and-to-the-right", grab your Bezier curve, and get ready for a modulations-a-go-go episode of your favorite talky synthesizer content show!

LINKS!:

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...

All proceeds go to my sister and her family as she recovers from her accident.

GoFundMe for my sister and her family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-jim-a...

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

This Booklet from 1984 Taught Keith Crosley (Almost) Everything He Knows about Synthesizers

video upload by Keith Crosley

"This little booklet from 1984 taught me (almost) everything I know about synthesis. Let's go back to basics... and back to the future... with the Casio CZ-101 manuals and see what we can learn about the basics of learning synthesizer programming and sound design. Along the way we'll learn a thing or two about classic synth modulations, some interesting new wavetables, and how to rock the synth guitar! So... Grab your waveshaper and strap your DCW down, because where we're going we don't need any filters! It's time for some retro-digital-synthesis-a-go-go!

LINKS!:

Casio CZ-101 manuals directory: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Casio "Sound Synthesis Handbook" PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bn7j...

Casio CZ-101 Manual PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-BUe...

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...

All proceeds go to my sister and her family as she recovers from her accident.

GoFundMe for my sister and her family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-jim-a...

Virtual CZ VST plugin at PluginBoutique: https://www.pluginboutique.com/produc..."

Korg multi/poly: Waveshaper Oscillator Deep Dive

video upload by Keith Crosley

"In my third video about Korg's multi/poly virtual analog synthesizer, we take a deep dive into multi/poly's powerful and unusual waveshaper oscillator. I explore what waveshaping is, the types of sounds that Korg's waveshaper is capable of, and a variety of patch ideas, tips, and tricks... in my usual talky talky style.

LINKS!:

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...

All proceeds go to my sister and her family as she recovers from her accident.

GoFundMe for my sister and her family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-jim-a...

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

Korg multi/poly: Deeper Dive and New multipoly-inspired Wavetables!

video upload by Keith Crosley

"Time for moar virtual analog goodness with the Korg multi/poly! In my second (perhaps third) look at multi/poly, I focus on some new and very "synthy" wavetables (and their component waveforms) that are inspired by — and perfect for — loading into your multi/poly, modwave, or any modern wavetable synth. (Such as PhasePlant, Vital, Serum, Eurorack hardware, Bitwig, Surge XT... I mean, pretty much whatever.) I explore 9000+ new wavetables from the new "KRC Synth Sort and Zero Crossing" wavetables collection and drop the usual synth programming and sound design tips-n-tricks along the way. So grab your spectral centroid and get ready for some hot subtractive synthesis action for this zero-crossings-a-go-go episode of your favorite talky synthesizer content show!

[If you feel like you've seen this video before, I apologize... Had a bad upload on the first try and had to re-do it.]

Intro video nightmare-fuel clips (which I call 'Weird Waveform Science!') created with OpenAI Sora: https://www.sora.com.

LINKS:

KRC Mathwaves full collection (160,000+ wavetables, including this new multi/poly collection and the "Varieties of Noise" sample library, just $29): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/wavetables

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

Korg multi/poly Analog Modeling Synth: First Look!

video upload by Keith Crosley

"The latest Korg R&D synth—the Korg multi/poly—just dropped outta nowhere, and I was lucky enough to snag one in stock (thanks, Zzounds!). Let's take a look and listen to this super-interesting, super-fun, badass monster synth. In this video, I'm mostly talking about what's new and different vis-a-vis Korg wavetate and modwave. We'll surely be doing more videos about this thing in the future. And, OF COURSE, you can use KRC Mathwaves with it, 'cuz wavetables. Grab your waveshaper and get ready for some virtual-voice-cards-a-go-go virtual analog goodness! (Spoiler alert: My quick review is this synth is rad.)"

KRC Mathwaves wavetables full collection (just $29): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/wavetables

KRC Mathwaves free wavetables sampler (just FREE): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/free?lay...

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Polygonal Waveforms... REDUX! Let's explore the world of polygonal wavetables, correctly this time.

video upload by Keith Crosley

"We're synthesizing waveforms and wavetables with math... And we're correcting a few errors. Come along with me as we explore the supernaturally bell-like sounds of waveforms made with the polygonal number series. And... I know it seems unlikely... but I discovered that I had made an error in my original calculations of the polygonal waveforms. But it turns out it doesn't matter because what I came up with was bad-ass, anyway. Along the way, I drop a few synthesizer programming tips, roll my eyes, and make some bell-icous synthesizer tones. Grab your n-gon, and let's get polygonal with it in this 'rock-the-bells' episode!"

KRC Mathwaves wavetables full collection (just $29): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/wavetables

KRC Mathwaves free wavetables sampler (just FREE): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/free?lay...

How to Import Wavetables to Phase Plant by Kilohearts... Like KRC Mathwaves

video upload by Keith Crosley

"The world's biggest collection of wavetables—KRC Mathwaves—is now available in the wavetable format used by the Kilohearts Phase Plant wavetable synthesizer! In this short video, I cover how to import wavetables to Phase Plant and also talk about the specifics of the (somewhat unique) Phase Plant wavetable format. I also give some initial thoughts after my (admittedly short) time with Phase Plant, show where to find the Phase Plant version of the KRC Mathwaves free wavetables, plus the usual talky banter.

LINKS!:

KRC Mathwaves full collection (140,000+ wavetables, just $29): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/wavetables

KRC Mathwaves free wavetables sampler (200+ wavetables, FREE): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/free?lay...

For more wavetable and synth madness, see my KRC Mathwaves playlist here: • Wavetables: KRC Mathwaves

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro - KRC Mathwaves and wavetables.lol
01:45 Phase Plant's Unique Wavetable Format Requirements
04:40 How to Import Wavetables into Phase Plant
06:36 Managing Large Wavetable Files
09:18 My Initial Thoughts on Phase Plant
11:22 Get KRC Mathwaves"

For more wavetable and synth madness, see my KRC Mathwaves playlist here:

1400 Free Wavetables!? Talking New Machine Learning/AI Wavetables in KRC Mathwaves!

video upload by Keith Crosley

"Yeah, it's true, I just added 1400 excellent (IMHO) new, free wavetables in the free version of KRC Mathwaves! And, in my usual style, I've added even more to the commercial version... Let's take a talky talky look at the new stuff from my latest experiments in wavetable madness! Grab your autoencoder and let's surf some latent-spaces-a-go-go! LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for moar talky synthesizer content!

LINKS!:

KRC Mathwaves Free Sampler: https://www.wavetables.lol/l/free?lay...

KRC Mathwaves Full Version (still just $29): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/wavetabl..."

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction to KRC Mathwaves
01:13 AI-Generated Wavetables Project
02:18 New Collections in KRC Mathwaves
03:47 Variational Autoencoder (VAE) Models
04:41 Discussing KRC Mathwaves and Wavetables
06:36 Exploring New Wavetables
08:38 Creation of Wavetables
09:48 Challenges of Machine Learning for Wavetable Modeling
23:56 Exploring VAE 365
27:12 Types of VAE 365 Wavetables
30:21 Start and End Points in VAE 363
37:57 Creative Applications of VAE 365 Wavetables
45:31 Overview of the 366 Collection
49:47 Exploration of Different Wavetable Types
50:38 Introduction to Linear and Mo Versions
52:24 Discussion on Model Architectures and Code


See this previous post for a playlist of Keith Crosley's wavetable vidoes including the above (2nd set of videos in that post).

How to Import Wavetables to Vital (VST Wavetable Synth)... Like the Free Wavetables in KRC Mathwaves

video upload by Keith Crosley

"Here, I demonstrate 2 ways to import what I call Serum-style wavetables (32-bit, 2048 samples-per-frame .wav files) to the Vital VST synth (well... sort of). I (1) explain how a single wavetable can be dragged and dropped from your filesystem to a Vital oscillator... but apparently that only works in Vital's standalone mode. And (2) show how to import a folder of wavetables (such as folders from the free version of KRC Mathwaves) can be imported.

Along the way, I drop a couple of tips about using the free wavetables in the KRC Mathwaves sampler (and full version), with a dose of self-deprecating humor. Like and subscribe for MOAR talky synthesizer content, mmm-kay?

LINKS!:

KRC Mathwaves full collection (140,000+ wavetables, just $29): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/wavetables

KRC Mathwaves free wavetables sampler (200+ wavetables, FREE): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/free?lay...

CHAPTERS (to come)
00:00 Introduction to KRC Mathwaves
00:56 Importing Wavetables into Vital
02:28 Vital's Wavetable Format
03:39 Two Different Ways to Import Wavetables
05:20 Exploring Wavetables in Vital
06:31 Understanding Special Wavetables in KRC Mathwaves
08:06 Saving and Accessing Wavetables in Vital
08:39 Limitations of Wavetable Import in Vital
10:17 Outro - Go Get Some KRC Mathwaves

For more wavetable and synth madness, see my KRC Mathwaves playlist:"

Note: the 1st video is the same as above. Use the player controls to skip to the next or any other video.

Madrona Labs Sumu: Resynthesis (Done Right), Sample Mangling & Spatialization in One Cool New Synth

video upload by Keith Crosley

"Sumu is now in early access! Let's take a look at the new VST synth from Madrona Labs, Sumu. Sumu combines sample resynthesis, partial f**kery, FM, and spatialization to create sounds that are quite unique. We also explore Vutu, the companion app for Sumu, that allows us to process, analyze, and import samples with the amazing "Loris" resynthesis technology. The announcement about this synth got a little buried in all of the noise surrounding Superbooth 2024... so let's take a closer look and listen...

Also, I promise a look at some new wavetables in KRC Mathwaves, but never get around to it. Maybe next time, pard! (But go buy KRC Mathwaves, anyway.)

Grab your partial analyzer and get ready for resynthesis-a-go-go! Along the way, we even use a KRC Mathwaves wavetable to spin a freaking room around. That's new and different...

LINKS!:

Madrona Labs Sumu (and Vutu companion app):
https://madronalabs.com/products/sumu

'Loris' Resynthesis Technique techy-nerd info:
https://www.cerlsoundgroup.org/Loris/..."

"KRC Mathwaves full collection (150,000+ wavetables, including the "Varieties of Noise" sample library, just $29): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/wavetables

KRC Mathwaves free wavetables sampler (200+ wavetables, FREE): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/free?lay..."

Wavetable Synthesis: Basic Mix, Formant, and VOSIM Wavetables. New in KRC Mathwaves

video upload by Keith Crosley

"Exploring new wavetables in KRC Mathwaves including waveforms/wavetables that mix the basic subtractive synthesis waveforms in interesting ways, growly/vocal formant wavetables (fun for dubstep, color bass, etc.), and even MOAR formanty wavetables created with the classic VOSIM (VOcal SIMulator) technique. I’m sure I drop a nifty synth programming tip or two along the way! It’s a full hour of wavetables-a-fo-go… So lets get wiggly with it!

LINKS!:

KRC Mathwaves full collection (just $29): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/wavetables

KRC Mathwaves free wavetables sampler (just FREE): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/free?lay..."