Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Wavetable synthesis" in English language version.
In this section ... we will be introduce the table-lookup method for generating waveforms. This method is also called wavetable synthesis ... / Wavetable synthesis is a technique based on reading data that has been stored in blocks of contiguous computer-memory locations, called tables. This sound-synthesis technique was one of the very first software synthesis methods introduced in the MUSIC I-MUSIC V languages developed by Max Mathews at Bell Labs in the late 1950s and the early 1960s. ... / With table-lookup synthesis, it is sufficient to calculate only a single cycle of a waveform, and then store this small set of samples in the table where it serves as a template. ..."
Note: on the preceding quotation, the authors paraphrased the section title "table-lookup oscillators" as follows: "table-lookup method", "wavetable synthesis", and "table-lookup synthesis".
The oscillator generates a cycle of some waveform the appropriate number of times per second for the desired fundamental frequency. This is referred to variously as fixed-waveform synthesis, table-lookup synthesis, or wavetable synthesis.
Wavetable Synthesis: One standard synthesis technique is the wavetable synthesis algorithm. ... The wavetable-synthesis technique is very simple but rather dull musically, since it produces purely periodic tones. ... All the algorithms described in this paper produce the variation in sound by modifying the wavetable itself.
Figure 2. AC '97 System Diagram: AC '97 Digital Controller / Optional hw acceleration / SRC*, mix*, 3D positional*, wavetable synth*
The samples in the wave shape table ...", "FIGURE 1 ... 16 K × 14 BIT WAVETABLE
Wavetable Synthesis: One standard synthesis technique is the wavetable synthesis algorithm. ... The wavetable-synthesis technique is very simple but rather dull musically, since it produces purely periodic tones. ... All the algorithms described in this paper produce the variation in sound by modifying the wavetable itself.
2.2 Wavetable synthesis with SASBF: The SASBF wavetable-bank format had a somewhat complex history of development. The original specification was contributed by E-Mu Systems and was based on their "SoundFont" format [15]. After integration of this component in the MPEG-4 reference software was complete, the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) approached MPEG requesting that MPEG-4 SASBF be compatible with their "Downloaded Sounds" format [13]. E-Mu agreed that this compatibility was desirable, and so a new format was negotiated and designed collaboratively by all parties.
Wavetable Synthesis: One standard synthesis technique is the wavetable synthesis algorithm. ... The wavetable-synthesis technique is very simple but rather dull musically, since it produces purely periodic tones. ... All the algorithms described in this paper produce the variation in sound by modifying the wavetable itself.
Multiple wavetable synthesis, the subject of this paper, is based on a sum of fixed waveforms or periodic basis functions with time-varying weights.
