Wavetable Oscillator Module
Nikolozi
Over the years Mela users have been asking for support for Wavetable oscillators. So, I'm creating a post to track that. Feel free to comment to add more details about the kinds of features you would like to see in such a module.
Nikolozi
Hey Eugen Strukov, I get the frustration, but some tasks do take me 2-3 years to get to them after the request has been made. But you can be certain I haven't taken any break from working on Mela. There are so many feature requests and issues to resolve all the time. I can't make promises in advance when I get to any one feature request. I usually decide what are the next most important thing to work on and focus on that. Currently, it's Grouping and Sublanes, which requires a lot of internal and user-facing work.
3 aspects help me decide if I'll work on the feature next:
- Is it the next most important thing for Mela's long-term vision?
- Do many users want the feature?
- How easy is it to implement?
For WTO it goes something like this:
- WTO is an important module to have, but IMO it's not the next most important thing.
- Super popular.
- Not easy, it would require quite a bit of internal work.
Sometimes, when something is easy to do, somewhat popular and makes Mela better overall I may implement it sooner rather than later. That's why you may see modules added that don't seem as important as WTO. For example, I recently added the Note Pulse Module, which took me only a day. On the other hand, I've been working on sublane/grouping stuff for 5 months now, and it's still not done.
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Eugen Strukov
Any news? Soon the idea will be 2 years old, But there is still no WT :-(
Nikolozi
Hey Eugen Strukov, I get the frustration, but some tasks do take me 2-3 years to get to them after the request has been made. But you can be certain I haven't taken any break from working on Mela. There are so many feature requests and issues to resolve all the time. I can't make promises in advance when I get to any one feature request. I usually decide what are the next most important thing to work on and focus on that. Currently, it's Grouping and Sublanes, which requires a lot of internal and user-facing work.
3 aspects help me decide if I'll work on the feature next:
- Is it the next most important thing for Mela's long-term vision?
- Do many users want the feature?
- How easy is it to implement?
For WTO it goes something like this:
- WTO is an important module to have, but IMO it's not the next most important thing.
- Super popular.
- Not easy, it would require quite a bit of internal work.
Sometimes, when something is easy to do, somewhat popular and makes Mela better overall I may implement it sooner rather than later. That's why you may see modules added that don't seem as important as WTO. For example, I recently added the Note Pulse Module, which took me only a day. On the other hand, I've been working on sublane/grouping stuff for 5 months now, and it's still not done.
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Eugen Strukov
Thank you for the detailed answer. I didn't want my question to look like a claim at all! I like Mela and respect your work! I hope to see the WTO in this year, if it possible. :)
Ziru
Having wavetable morph modes similar to those found in synths like Vital can add for more interesting sound design capabilities. I especially like the sound of spectral and harmonic effects on synths!
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tristan
WT import would be great. I don't need to see the waveform in 3D, I imagine that would be resource heavy? Perhaps optional?
An option to resample your current patch into a WT would be sick.
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Paul Collins
Would definitely love to see this added at some point.
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Eugen Strukov
Maybe make a 3d wavetable? It’s consist for example 8 tables 8x8 with smooth morphing between waves in table and between tables. It’s realised in eurorack module Piston Honda mk2/mk3.
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Brandon Martinez
WaveTable/Impaulsives import and able to shape the waveform and another separate option like PolyWave where we can maybe draw in a waveform 👍🏼
Jon Diercks
This would be another nice addition!
Most important for me would be a selection of wavetables with natural-sounding formant progressions similar to acoustic instruments, and smooth indexing/morphing through the tables when modulated by breath or other CCs.