Ocean Swift Wavetable Creator, custom wavetables for hardware and software synths

Ocean Swift Wavetable Creator is a new macOS/Windows software for creating custom wavetables for hardware and software synthesizers.

Wavetable synthesizers have been all the rage for a few years now. In hardware or software, integral or part of a large engine, it is still hard to ignore this type of synthesis today. The oscillators use wavetables that allow morphing through different waveforms.

Some others don’t. Ocean Swift, who recently made their comeback with the Porphyra Hybrid Synthesizer for Kontakt 8, has developed a tool that allows anyone to build wavetables.

Ocean Swift Wavetable Creator

Wavetable Creator is a new standalone software for macOS and Windows that allows you to create custom wavetables from scratch. It offers an easy-to-use interface with intuitive controls.

The tool has a solid number of parameters that you can tweak. Two identical wave sections are available that can be mapped with different factory waves in various zones: start, early, middle, late, and end.

Then, you can apply two shaper stages to each wave and modify the interaction. The latter allows you to create unique crossfade, morph, and blend modes for dynamic wavetable creation

You can also set the frame size, cycles, sample rate and give the result a custom name. Nice, there is also a randomizer for the parameters, allowing you to create instantly new wavetables. 

A big highlight of the Ocean Swift Wavetable Creator is its wide compatibility. You can create wavetables for many hardware and software synths, including Waldorf Quantum/Iridium, Erica Synths Graphic VCO, Kilohearts Phase Plant, UVI Falcon 3, Vital,  Xfer Serum, and more. A complete list on the official website.

Further, you can work with a batch and random processing function that simultaneously export multiple created or controlled-random wavetables to speed up your creative process.

First Impression

A nice, easy-to-use tool for creating wavetables. There is also the free WaveEdit software by Paul Schreiber from Synthesis Technology. It is even more comprehensive but can be a bit too complex for non pros in wavetable synthesis.

The Wavetable Creator could be a good starting point as its straightforward and powerful to keep you motivate to create new wavetables from scratch.

Ocean Swift Wavetable Creator is available now for an introductory Black Friday/Christmas/Winter Holiday price for 25€ instead of 40€ until January 10, 2025. It runs on macOS (native Apple Silicon) and Windows. Intel Macs are not supported. As the app is developed, all updates will be free for existing users.

More information here: Ocean Swift 

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