Wavetables for pad

Free pad wavetables: evolving, soft-edged tables for wide chords and slow movement.

10 wavetables

VowelSleepy Swallow

pad lead dark simple clean quantized formant digital subtractive spectral bell AM/RM

DigitalHusky Squeezebox

pad lead dark clean chaotic spectral FM/PM formant

DigitalBittern Boom

pad lead dark clean evolving opens glitchy spectral AM/RM

DigitalDuty Thaw

lead pad dark warm simple clean glitchy PWM

VowelLaryngeal Tilt

pad lead dark warm simple clean saw evolving opens formant subtractive

SpectralBottled Sedge

pad lead dark warm clean opens subtractive formant spectral

VowelTreacle Drawl

pad lead dark warm simple clean evolving closes formant spectral subtractive

SpectralSevered Glass Ramp

lead pad dark simple clean evolving closes additive subtractive

VowelMuted Mouthpiece

pad lead dark warm simple clean opens formant subtractive

VowelThroat Passage

pad lead dark clean formant subtractive

About these wavetables

Pads are where wavetables shine: a slow sweep through the table turns one chord into a moving texture. These tables change smoothly across their frames and sound good held for seconds. In Serum or Vital, put a slow LFO (0.05–0.3 Hz) on the wavetable position, use a long attack and release, add unison with wide detune and a generous reverb. Low-pass the top end if the pad competes with vocals.

See also: Evolving, Warm, Drone.