2500+ Waveforms at the [Cakewalk] Store

First, the disclaimer: I'm not employed by [Cakewalk] or Galbanum. I bought the license to this wavetable set. For myself, there's no money to be made from it. That is, unless you consider the work that it's saved me with constructing my own similar wavetables in an audio editor. At little more than a penny a piece, yeah ... I 'made money' on that deal.
Are they that good? Yes, but don't take my word for it. Check out the detailed material on the Resources page. If you really want to know what I personally think about this set, read my review here. And I don't write reviews.

This should be obvious, but this set will work in any flavor of Dimension, Rapture, z3ta+, or anything else that supports the .wav format. I can't speak directly for Mac users, but there's clear indications of compatibilty there as well.

Are these 44.1/16 or something else?

44.1/24, if I recall correctly. For me, they shine when interpolated by the Expression Engine(s). I mean, they're oscillators, really. Or LFOs, or StepGen templates, or 'drawbars', or ...

They started out in MetaSynth, jumped to Absynth, part of that went into Massive, they doubled in number for Universal Waveforms, and the CE collection gained 700 more unique ones. If these details aren't exactly accurate, don't shoot the messenger.

So, how much do I owe you for this?

One tongue-lashing if you think that I steered you wrong for the price.

Thanks for the heads-up!

Yes -- I've alerted Jim.

Also, that's good advice for non-tweakers, and it's the fastest way to get them hooked!

Mike

Did you guys need any serial number?

I happened to stumble upon this set early on, and it was a simple .zip file extraction. Now I see from the store that there are installers involved, so I'm not certain what might have changed with the installation requirements. I'm sure that someone else will chime in here, and relate their own experiences with it.

Hi,

I can't see these in the European store. Us brits missing out on the joy?

Cheers

RIch

Thanks b-rock, after adding my post I had a think and did exactly that, it works fine, well I will confirm tonight when I get home tonight and hopefully receieve my order email.

Thanks

Rich

Ok you talked me into it, I went for it.

Yeah...7-Zip wouldn't unpack it. I had to use the native Windows XP unzip utility on my laptop (where I have yet to install 7-Zip). ...weird.

However, I like the fact that this entire waveform library only takes up 22.5MB UNPACKED. That means it fits comfortably on my laptop system drive with the rest of my Rapture samples; and it's a fast install. This is my kind of "sample library".

Thanks to b rock for the heads up.

Poke around the zip file because there are an extra 500 waveforms available on the Galbanum web site for the CE edition.

I've fooled around with this set a little bit last night (OK, *and* this morning ); there's some *really* good stuff here, both for osc purposes and LFO purposes. So far I've only used Rapture, but I shall next venture into z3ta+ with it, then maybe Dim Pro.

Here's a tip: for a poor man's morph put a waveform into two elements then use and LFO to modulate the amplitide of each (out of phase). Cool! Use 4 or 6 elements and different LFO shapes and speeds and you get complex thingies.

Mike

ORIGINAL: cb8rwh

Hi,

How long did it take for you guys to get your download link? Stuart have you recieved yours yet?

Cheers

Rich

When I ordered last night, I was given a link on-screen that immediately took me to a download area...I also received this link in an email at the same time.

Credit card...that may be why you are waiting, as some companies will verify Paypal transactions before you get the download links. I only ever use Paypal as a last resort, partially for this reason...

Here's a tip: for a poor man's morph put a waveform into two elements then use and LFO to modulate the amplitide of each (out of phase). Cool! Use 4 or 6 elements and different LFO shapes and speeds and you get complex thingies.

I've got one more 'quickie' for you:

Load one of the .wavs from the Formant - Sine.
Set up an Amp Step Gen to Step mode, with a 6 Step count total.
Copy the StepGen to the other six Elements (Amp Modulator).
As you do, load up another Formant - Sine .wav, add a little Smooth, and raise the step to match the Element number.
(IOW: Step 1 gets raised to maximum in E1, Step 2-6 to minimum. In E2, Step 2 to max; Step 1 and 3-6 minimum, ...)

Instant 'vocalizations'. If you have trouble with the sequencing, Save As .prog, and relaunch Rapture.
That resets the internal Step mode counter.

there are an extra 500 waveforms available on the Galbanum web site for the CE edition.

I think that's available to [Cakestore] purchases. They *were* to be included with purchases at Galbanum's site, but I may have been 'too-early' of an adopter.

Anyone have a rough idea of the Bonus CE folder names? Maybe I already have these; maybe not.