Ableton Simpler "Wavetable" Synth
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Ableton Simpler "Wavetable" Synth

What I ended up creating allows me to create synths very quickly with a multitude of different "oscillators" at my disposal. The way it works is that the raw samples (in the Samples Folder) are collections of 16 single cycle oscillators laid back to back. Inside Ableton, Simpler plays 6.25% of the overall sample (exactly 1/16th of it) and loops it. The start point can be manipulated in order to sweep through the various single cycles in the raw sample. The 5th macro knob labeled "Grain" allows you to choose where the sample start point is. The Grain position can be varied from 0% to 93.75%, and it should be noted that  when the sample start point (Grain) is mapped to a rack macro Ableton jumps in .8% increments. If you so choose, you can access the start point directly and get a finer control over the start point (0.1% increments), yet you need to be careful not to get beyond 93.75% or else the loop will become shorter and the pitch will go up.

You will get an Ableton Project containing the samples and a template Simpler Rack. If you want to experiment with different samples in the rack, just open up the Current Project in your Places folder, select Samples then Imported and you will see all the AKWF samples in this format. Grab a sample and drop it on top of the existing sample in Simpler within the AKWF synth Instrument Rack and you are ready to go!

Macro knob definitions:

CUTOFF: Low-Pass Filter frequency
RES: Filter resonance
Attack: Amp Attack
Release: Amp Release
Grain: Selects portion of sample (wavetable) to loop
VCF Decay: Active when above 0%- this sets Filter Envelope Decay time
LFO:  Amount LFO will affect pitch- Active when above 0% and higher values increase LFO speed
Pitch Decay:  Active when above 0%- this sets Pitch Envelope Decay time