Waveform Draw Tool Upgrade

sidekick · June 17, 2009, 4:53am

I use the draw tool to make unique waveforms. With some sketching and the “smooth” tool, you can approximate sines and other curvilinear waves, and you can make jagged sawtooths etc.

I think it would be useful if the tool could be upgraded slightly to include the following:

a straight line tool
a parabola tool
maybe another shaper tool

this would help make interesting waveforms quicker.

butka · June 17, 2009, 7:47am

(and maybe square wave tool, sine wave tool, cowbell tool, amen break tool and white noise tool etc…)

Suggested before but
+1

martyfmelb · June 17, 2009, 10:47am

I would be happy with Shift+Click drawing a straight line from the last mouse-up position, that’d make many wave primitives simple /as/.

axiomshell · June 17, 2009, 11:06am

+1 for this

Jonas · June 17, 2009, 12:26pm

Someone suggested an option to create harmonic overtones in waves recently, let me search…

ah, here: https://forum.renoise.com/t/add-harmonics-to-samples/25383

Might be cool to include too!

knetter · June 17, 2009, 9:14pm

I’ve heard all kind of good ideas. +1 for any upgrade to the waveform draw tool

s-n-s · June 18, 2009, 1:45pm

a BIG +1

Transcender · June 18, 2009, 10:19pm

-1

There are millions of waveforms to load as samples.

martyfmelb · June 18, 2009, 11:11pm

So there are. And it’s also nice to be able to get started immediately from an absolutely bare-bones setup, such as when you download Renoise to use at a friend’s place.

Maybe Renoise should just include several waveform primitives (in an explicit “primitives” folder).

plasktikfrankenstein · June 19, 2009, 1:40am

last time i checked, it did, have you come across the instrument folder?

martyfmelb · June 19, 2009, 2:21am

Honestly I can’t remember if those were dry primitive waveforms or wet ones (i.e. with EQ or distortion), and I’m not at my home computer right now to check.

But if they’re in there then beaut. Even better if they’re at 96khz / 24-bit generated at 440hz and tuned to A.

danoise · June 19, 2009, 10:39am

I am still dreaming of Renoise with a built-in etch-a-sketch waveform generator!!
You have two controllers, up and sideways, and shake the screen to erase.

kidwolfman · June 23, 2009, 11:17pm

+1 for anything that would make drawing more precise or even measurable.
I have always really wanted a vector tool for points, straight lines and curves … exactly like the pen tool in Photoshop.

This could be really useful for envelopes and automation as well.

kazakore · June 25, 2009, 9:26am

This is something I’ve requested a few times over the years and am still hoping we will see at some point soon.