ABSYNTH 5 Reference Manual – 455.3.1 Waveform Selector and Waveform Selection dialogWaveform SelectorThe Waveform Selector is available for all oscillator modes based on a wavetable. It allows youto choose the Waveforms for the oscillators in ABSYNTH 5. This is not only the case for thevarious oscillators within the Patch Window, but also for all other functions in ABSYNTH 5using Waveforms as a foundation. For example, you will also find the Waveform Selector inan identical form in the LFO Window and in the LFO area of the Envelope Window.A click on the Waveform Selector opens the so-called Waveform Selection dialog. This dialogessentially contains a list of all available Waveforms:The Waveform Selection dialogUsing the three buttons above the list, you can switch it between three categories ofWaveforms:• Simple Waves are single cycle Waveforms that are read from a wavetable. This relates tothe tiny samples that contain one period of a particular Waveform. In this rubric, next tothe standard forms like Sine, Triangle, Saw and Square, you also find instrumental andatonal Waveforms.• Morph Waves are Waveforms that use the function Wave Morph (see section 7.5 “WaveMorph”). From a technical point of view, Morph Waves are two Waveforms saved in oneunit of data, which seamlessly blend (“morph”) with one another.• Library Waves are the Waveforms from the Universal Library of ABSYNTH 5.
