Can I turn any audio WAV file into a Wavetable ?

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Lets say I have a sample, a lead sound which I can export to an audio WAV file, recorded at middle C, 24bit 44,000Hz.

Is it possible to make that into a Wavetable and import it into, for example, Serum or VPS Avenger?
Do I have to make that Wavetable 2048 in length, normalize it to 0Db - (wondering how to make it 2048 in length ? Serum take a 2048 long file doesn't it...?)
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Yes, you can. Serum has a plenty of options for importing waveforms.

However, to make any sense from them, waves need to be periodic and have more-or-less stable pitch. Otherwise you'll end up with garbage.
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DJ Warmonger wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:15 pm Yes, you can. Serum has a plenty of options for importing waveforms.
However, to make any sense from them, waves need to be periodic and have more-or-less stable pitch. Otherwise you'll end up with garbage.
Thanks. I know its got to be middle C, but does the resolution matter, 24bit, 44.1khz.
How do I make it 2048 in length? Is that 2048 bytes, or something else...
I think edge smoothing would be good also, but I think the synth will do that (Avenger does I think).
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My favorite synth for this is Icarus from Tone2. It seems to do the best job. Serum seems to require more futzing around to get useful results.
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MasterTuner wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:28 pm
DJ Warmonger wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:15 pm Yes, you can. Serum has a plenty of options for importing waveforms.
However, to make any sense from them, waves need to be periodic and have more-or-less stable pitch. Otherwise you'll end up with garbage.
Thanks. I know its got to be middle C, but does the resolution matter, 24bit, 44.1khz.
How do I make it 2048 in length? Is that 2048 bytes, or something else...
RTFM :roll:
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MasterTuner wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:28 pm I know its got to be middle C, but does the resolution matter, 24bit, 44.1khz. How do I make it 2048 in length? Is that 2048 bytes, or something else...
Perhaps the following video is helpful:

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