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Wavetable

Methods

Wavetable wraps a float array of any size and lets you sample the array using a normalized value [0,1]. This means that if you have an array that is 2048 samples long, then value(0.5) will give you the 1024th sample. You will most often use Wavetables as the Waveform in an Oscil, but other uses are also possible. Additionally, Wavetable provides a set of methods for transforming the samples it contains.

Constructors

Construct a Wavetable that contains size entries.
Wavetable(int size)
Construct a Wavetable that will use waveform as the float
 array to sample from. This will not copy waveform,
 it will use it directly.
Wavetable(float[] waveform)
Make a new Wavetable that has the same waveform values as
 wavetable. This will copy the values from the
 provided Wavetable into this Wavetable's waveform.
Wavetable(Wavetable wavetable)

Parameters

size — int: the number of samples the Wavetable should contain
waveform — float[]: the float array this Wavetable will sample
wavetable — Wavetable: the Wavetable to copy

Related

Waveform
Waves
WavetableGenerator

Example

/**
  * This sketch demonstrates many of the methods available for 
  * modifying Wavetables. The controls are as follows:
  * <ul>
  *   <li>n: normalize the waveform</li>
  *   <li>s: smooth the waveform</li>
  *   <li>r: rectify the waveform</li>
  *   <li>z: add noise to the waveform</li>
  *   <li>q/a: scale the waveform up or down</li>
  *   <li>left click and drag: warp the waveform</li>
  *   <li>right click: flip the waveform around the y position of the mouse</li>
  * </ul>
  * The waveform shown in red is the Wavetable being used by the Oscil and 
  * the moving waveform in white is what the output looks like.
  * <p>
  * For more information about Minim and additional features, 
  * visit http://code.compartmental.net/minim/
  */

import ddf.minim.*;
import ddf.minim.ugens.*;

Minim       minim;
AudioOutput out;
Oscil       wave;
Wavetable   table;

void setup()
{
  size(512, 200, P3D);
  
  minim = new Minim(this);
  
  // use the getLineOut method of the Minim object to get an AudioOutput object
  out = minim.getLineOut();
  
  // create a reasonably complex waveform to start, will be slightly different every time
  table = Waves.randomNHarms(16);
  wave  = new Oscil( 440, 0.5f, table );
  // patch the Oscil to the output
  wave.patch( out );
}

void draw()
{
  background(0);
  
  stroke(255, 64);
  strokeWeight(1);
  
  // draw the waveform of the output
  for(int i = 0; i < out.bufferSize() - 1; i++)
  {
    line( i, 50  - out.left.get(i)*50,  i+1, 50  - out.left.get(i+1)*50 );
    line( i, 150 - out.right.get(i)*50, i+1, 150 - out.right.get(i+1)*50 );
  }

  // draw the waveform we are using in the oscillator
  stroke( 200, 0, 0 );
  strokeWeight(4);
  for( int i = 0; i < width-1; ++i )
  {
    point( i, height/2 - (height*0.49) * table.value( (float)i / width ) );
  }
}

void keyPressed()
{ 
  switch( key )
  {
    case 'n':
      // scale the table so that the largest value is -1/1.
      table.normalize();
      break;
     
    case 's':
      // smooth out the table, similar to applying a low pass filter
      table.smooth( 64 );
      break;
     
    case 'r':
      // change all negative values to positive values
      table.rectify();
      break;
   
    case 'z':
      // add some noise
      table.addNoise( 0.1f );
      break;
    
    case 'q':
      table.scale( 1.1f );
      break;
      
    case 'a':
      table.scale( 0.9f );
      break;
     
    default: break; 
  }
}

void mousePressed()
{
  if ( mouseButton == RIGHT )
  {
    float flipPoint = map( mouseY, 0, height, 1, -1 );
    table.flip( flipPoint );
  }
}

void mouseDragged()
{
  if ( mouseButton == LEFT )
  {
    float warpPoint = constrain( (float)pmouseX / width, 0, 1 );
    float warpTarget = constrain( (float)mouseX / width, 0, 1 );
    table.warp( warpPoint, warpTarget );
  }
}

Usage

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