[Stk] Rawwave files... what are they?

[Matthew Kettlewell]

So the sound files are part of the sound class?  For instance, the mandolin
class has a sound file that makes part of the complete makeup of the final
sound?

So the only reason I'd need to create a sound file and read it in, is if
I'm trying to create a new instrument ( like the Banjo or something )... do
I have it right?  Sorry if this sounds basic, I'm just trying to fully
understand how the framework works.

Matt



On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 8:22 AM, Gary Scavone <gary at ccrma.stanford.edu>wrote:

> Hi Matt,
>
> Most of the rawwave files used in STK are in fact wave tables (that is, a
> single period of a periodic waveform) or impulse responses.  They are used
> in various synthesis classes, especially the FM classes.  The Mandolin
> class uses a bunch of the impulse responses to simulate direction dependent
> sound radiation.  As an STK user, there is likely no reason you would ever
> want to create your own rawwave files.  In fact, we probably should convert
> all the rawwave files to a standard "headered" format (WAV or AIF), as we
> are no longer as concerned with memory limitations as we were in the 1990s.
>
> --gary
>
> On Jan 29, 2014, at 10:54 PM, Matthew Kettlewell <matt at kettlewell.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello -
> >
> > I'm new to STK, and sound generation in general, and as I read through
> the demo's, examples & documentation, I realize that Rawwave files are used
> a lot, but I don't really know that their purpose is.
> >
> > I do know that they are sound files with the header information stripped
> out, so they are just raw standardized sound files, but I don't understand
> why I'd want to use them.
> >
> > How do I create them, how long should they be in duration, do they mix
> with the instruments   ???
> >
> >
> > I have a sneaking suspicion that this is a general concept in
> music/sound mixing/recording and if so, a pointer in the right direction
> will suffice.
> >
> >
> > For me, I'm looking at creating some very specific wave patterns,
> isochronic tones, and meditative music.... would I need a rawwave file just
> to create a sine wave?
> >
> >
> > I hope my questions are clear enough to at least point me in a direction.
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
> >
> >
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