[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

wavetable
     
         a type of sound generator often built in a
        sound card.  a wavetable contains digitised samples of real
        instrument sounds or effect fx sounds.  a wavetable chip
        often also contains a drum kit sound to faciliate rhythm
        accompaniment.
     
        a recorded wavetable sound may be edited and enhanced by
        various effects reverb, chorus and layered with other
        waveforms before writing it to rom or ram.  the latter
        type serves as user sound memory.
     
        a wavetable generator is typically controlled by midi input.
        when a midi note-on signal is detected, the output part of a
        wavetable generator generates a sound with definitive pitch,
        typically a musical note.
     
        wavetable sounds are used in games and music.  the more
        realistic wavetable sounds have all but replaced the earlier
        synthetic fm frequency modulation sound generation in sound
        cards but to ensure compatibility with older games etc., an fm
        part is usually included.
     
        the best known wavetable sound generators includes the e-mu
        8000 chip, used in creative labs' sound blaster awe-32
        card family and in e-mu keyboards.  other wavetable cards are
        gravis ultra-sound gus, ess cards, opti, zoltrix and many
        roland cards.
     
        e-mu http://www.emu.com /.
        awe-32http://www.edu.isy.liu.se/~d93jesno/awe32.html.
        creative labs http://www.creaf.com/.
     
        1997-11-04
     
     
see also:
sound generator sound card rom ram midi e-mu 8000 
creative labs sound blaster lt;e-mugt; lt;awe-32gt; lt;creative labsgt; 

Wavetable >> W Words
Wavetable, definition of term: Wavetable
wavetable_pag1.html