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Sound Design Organic Wavetables in Xfer Serum
Creating organic wavetables with sound design for use in Xfer Serum is a great way to add unique, interesting sounds to your productions. Wavetables allow for a vast range of sounds and can be used creatively for all styles of music production. With Xfer Serum, users have access to thousands of built-in wavetables from a range of different sound sources, such as field recordings and natural instruments.
However, creating your own custom sound design wavetables is a great way to add your own organic touch to your production. If you’re already familiar with Serum, you’ll know that the Oscillator Window allows you to create your own wavetables.
When designing organic wavetables in Serum, it’s important to focus on capturing the dynamic and organic sound that you’re aiming for. To achieve this, you can use a range of sound sources to process your wavetable data. This can be anything from field recordings to synthesis, so it’s advised to experiment with different sound sources until you find the organic sound that you’re looking for.
When you have sourced your raw wavetable data, processing this into Serum is the next step. You can use a range of effects to influence your wavetable, such as EQ, delay, panning and reverb. You can also develop your waveshape further by creating a reverse sound, manipulating or stretching audio, or simply adding extra sound layers. You can also find a range of ready-made plugins to help you with sound design.
When creating sound design organic wavetables in Xfer Serum, experimentation is key. Experiment with different sound sources to craft your own unique sound and use effects to shape it further. By taking the time to craft custom wavetables, you can create your own extensive library of sounds to use in all your productions.