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-<markdown>+====== Scythe Synthesizer ====== 
 +2020: renamed to WaveStorm and some new features and AUv3 added.
  
-##Scythe Synthesizer +An Audiobus-compatible IAA wavetable synthesizer from BitMask Studio. There is also a different synth from another developer called Scythe.
-* article by @espiegel123 +
-* ![](https://forum.audiob.us/uploads/editor/va/tgpx377hg51d.jpeg "") +
-* Scythe Synthesizer is a wavetable synthesizer from BitMask Studio which is IAA and Audiobus compatible. There is also a different synth from another developer called Scythe. +
-* Scythe Synthesizer[🏪](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scythe-synthesizer/id1278439277?mt=8) on the App Store.+
  
 +**App type**: App
  
-##Scythe Synthesizer Videos+**App store link**: [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scythe-synthesizer/id1278439277 |{{:appstoreblue.png?30|}}]]
  
-####Scythe Overview +**Developer**: [[https://www.bitmaskstudio.com/scythe |Bitmask Studio]]
-* [App Overview by Pants of Death](https://www.bitmaskstudio.com/scythe-demo-pantsofdeath/) +
-* [App Overview by Developer Jarryd Hall](https://youtu.be/2tKpLQrMcpA) +
-* [The Sound Test Room](https://youtu.be/BGIL0RJcG4k)+
  
-####Developer Videos +**Developer AB Forum Handle**: 
-* [Preview 1](https://youtu.be/0bx6DeTzl9s) +
-* [Preview 2](https://youtu.be/bGFMvs_Kt_U) +
-* [Preview 3](https://youtu.be/C5Whes8X3Vc) +
-* [In Depth Guide and Tutorial](https://youtu.be/XJrFv35K1MQ) +
-* [Wavetable Creator Overview](https://youtu.be/YJY-XeJfVdM) +
-* [Scythe wavetable editor video](https://youtu.be/YJY-XeJfVdM)+
  
-##Scythe Wavetable Information +===== Additional Info =====
-* Scythe wavetables contain up to 256 frames (or slices or waveforms).+
  
-####Audio to Wavetable Conversion +The developer’s original YouTube videos are no longer available.
-* Scythe can create wavetables from audio imported from AudioShare. The maximum number of waveforms per wavetable is 256. Scythe uses a proprietary algorithm for analyzing audio and converting the audio to a wavetable. There is not a fixed ratio of audio duration to wavetable frame. The spectral (harmonic) complexity of the sound influences the conversion. I have had 1 second long sound that resulted in a full 256 frame wavetable and another sound whose 2.8 seconds resulted in 254 frames. +
-* When I imported a 220Hz sine wave, the frames (waveforms) were very close (if not precisely), two cycles wide.+
  
-###Jarryd Hall +===== Tips & Tricks ===== 
-* Scythe's creator, told me:+===== Scythe Wavetables =====
  
-####Wavetable Generation. +Scythe wavetables contain up to 256 single-cycle waveforms which you might think of as slices or frames.
-* The engine works with its own file format and audio is processed in a way that works with the synthesis engine, generated specifically for the synthesis algorithms being used. Each wavetable can hold up to 256 (2^8) waves, with each wave containing 1024 (2^10) samples. +
-* The processing is done using a few combined techniques and mainly focuses on frequency, where low-mid frequency sounds or sounds containing the most frequency changes generate the best wavetables. +
-* The generated wave is heavily dependent on spectral content. Scythe doesn't work as a sampler/wavescanner.+
  
-</markdown>+===== Audio to Wavetable Conversion ===== 
 +Scythe can create wavetables from audio imported from AudioShare. The maximum number of waveforms per wavetable is 256. Scythe uses a proprietary algorithm for analyzing audio and converting the audio to a wavetable. There is not a fixed ratio of audio duration to wavetable frame. The spectral (harmonic) complexity of the sound influences the conversion. I have had 1 second long sound that resulted in a full 256 frame wavetable and another sound whose 2.8 seconds resulted in 254 frames.
  
-{{tag> Scythe_Synth wavetable wavetable_editor algorithm spectral_content video}}+When I imported a 220Hz sine wave, the frames (waveforms) were very close (if not precisely), two cycles wide. 
 + 
 +Jarryd Hall, Scythe's creator, had this to share about the audio-to-wavetable generation: 
 + 
 +<WRAP indent> 
 +//The engine works with its own file format and audio is processed in a way that works with the synthesis engine, generated specifically for the synthesis algorithms being used. Each wavetable can hold up to 256 (2^8) waves, with each wave containing 1024 (2^10) samples. 
 + 
 +The processing is done using a few combined techniques and mainly focuses on frequency, where low-mid frequency sounds or sounds containing the most frequency changes generate the best wavetables. 
 + 
 +The generated wave is heavily dependent on spectral content. Scythe doesn't work as a sampler/wavescanner.// 
 +</WRAP> 
 + 
 + 
 +===== Videos ===== 
 + 
 +Overview from Pants of Death: 
 +{{youtube>PBvrhk860h0?medium|App Overview by Pants of Death}} 
 +  
 +Sound Test Room Overview 
 +{{youtube>BGIL0RJcG4k?medium|The Sound Test Room Overview}} 
 + 
 +**Videos from the developer:** 
 + 
 +**These developer videos are no longer available because the YouTube channel has been closed.** 
 +{{youtube>2tKpLQrMcpA?medium|App Overview}} 
 +   
 +{{youtube>0bx6DeTzl9s|Preview 1}} 
 +   
 +{{youtube>bGFMvs_Kt_U|Preview 2}} 
 +   
 +{{youtube>C5Whes8X3Vc|Preview 3}} 
 +   
 +{{youtube>XJrFv35K1MQ|In Depth Guide and Tutorial}} 
 +   
 +{{youtube>/YJY-XeJfVdM|Wavetable Creator Overview}} 
 +   
 +{{youtube>YJY-XeJfVdM|Scythe wavetable editor video}} 
 + 
 +===== Audio Tracks ===== 
 +Here are some audio tracks that prominently feature Scythe Synth 
 + 
 +Glytch -- an all Scythe Synth Track: 
 + 
 +{{url>https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/610078449&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true 600,140}} 
 + 
 +Myangar In the Mist -- gentle Scythe solo improv -- the wavetable was generated from a vocal sample: 
 + 
 + 
 +{{url>https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/605590776&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true 600,140}} 
 +   
 +{{tag> Scythe_Synth wavetable synthesizer}}
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