Sine-width modulation WAVs Available Here

Back in 2013 I was thinking about the synthesizer concept of pulse-width modulation. Synth lovers know this makes a unique pleasant sound out of the brash square wave. I thought about applying this idea to sine waves because I didn’t know what it would sound like and at the time I couldn’t find any examples. I made a video about it (see below). I’ve since learned that this concept is related to some other concepts that synth lovers know about. See the video’s comments for more info. If you’d like to use these WAV files, here they are for you to enjoy. You will find a ZIP file and the WAV files are in there. I can’t quite remember why I named the WAV files this way, but I was calculating something and it made sense at the time. One of them is a pure sine wave at 200 hertz and the rest have some alterations of the sine width but are also 200 hertz.

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I hope you enjoy these and that you make some music or some sound discoveries with them. If you’ve enjoyed these, feel free to drop me a comment on YouTube with any tunes, sound discoveries or thoughts. I used them in the Monomachine but they should work in just about any sampler or synth that loads waveforms. I consider them Public Domain for free usage. Here they are.

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‘Down to Love’ Release Day!

Such a great feeling, sending you positive vibes! Fly, be free, song of mine! New music on Spotify, Apple Music and loads of other channels.

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S2400 Sampler Display Upgrade

Time to spice up the display of my S2400 sampler. Easy job that cost around $20. I’ve also posted my SVG file that you can take to the laser cutter service to get your own wooden border. Get it here here at https://www.musicbycatabolic.com/s2400-display-screen-upgrade-free-resource/. Enjoy!

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New Year, New Music, New Band (Name)!

It’s been quite a year (or two) with everything going on in the world. The COVID-19 pandemic, social changes, politics, etc. We’ve all been through a lot, and I decided to write a song about it. I connected with a fantastic vocalist and I really liked her contribution to the song. New band name because this song has a different sound (EDM/pop). Hope you enjoy it!

Firewire on Windows PCs in 2022

I thought I was going to have to throw away my trusty RME Fireface 400. It’s getting very hard to find new PCs with Firewire. The Fireface 400 is a great audio card, a replacement at its level would have been expensive. Fortunately I got it working on a new PC. Details here!

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Silent Waveform for ISLA Instruments S2400

Here is 0.1 seconds of silence at 48kHz. You can use this sample in the S2400 sampler to implement mutes or choke groups.