Manual Import
Manual import lets you choose cycles from an audio file, and build an UltraWave manually.
Start a Manual import by:
- Clicking the Import button on any Sound Edit page
- Dragging a file to the UltraWave Osc screen
- Clicking the import button on the MUltraWave Map page
This launches the Sound Edit page with the wav file loaded into the Import tab.


Waveform Graph
- Click and drag in the on the red waveform to select an area of audio
- The play button will play the original audio, from the cursor position
- Zoom in horizontally using the zoom buttons, or the mouse wheel
- Zoom in vertically using the zoom buttons on the right
- When zoomed in, drag the timeline to show different areas of the sound
Selection
- This shows information about the current selection length.
- The frequency of the selection is shown in Hertz and as a Midi note
- The frequency of the base Sound is also show
- The match % shows the difference between the two
- When you're importing a note with a steady pitch, you'll usually want to select an area that is 100% of the length / pitch of the base Sound
Navigation
- Click the left and right arrows, or use the arrow keys, to move the current selection
- Jump mode
will move the start of the selection to the end, and select a similar length - Add mode
will extend the end or start of the selection. use shift + the arrow keys - Nudge mode
will move the start and end of the selection to the next zero crossing
Import Toolbar

- Add Attack
Import the selected audio as an Attack sample. - Add Cycle
Import the selection as a wavetable cycle. - Insert at: Playhead
When selected, cycles will be added wherever the playhead is in the Cycle positions graph below. - Insert at: Original Position
When selected, cycles will be added at the percentage in time that the selection is in the original audio. - Add to: Pitch Curve
When selected, a point will be added to the green pitch curve graph.
The pitch is calculated as the variation from the base note of the sound, in semitones. - Add to: Amp Curve
When selected, a point will be added to the amp curve graph.
The amp is calculated as the
Cycle Positions Graph

- Left / Right Buttons
Stereo sounds only. Clicking L or R selects the channel being edited. For example, you can use it to choose which channel to paste to. - Play head
Drag the play head to audition the cycle at that position. Can also be used as a curror to paste or insert cycles to. - Cycle graphs
Click and drag the cycles to reposition them. You can also delete, cut, copy and paste using key commands. - Solo buttons
Stereo sounds only. Playing the synth with solo enabled will solo that channel. - Preview on drag button
Enable or disable an audio preview when dragging the play head.
Sound Preview Graph

- Play Button
Will play the engine at the pitch and velocity of the current sound.
It's the same as playing the exact Midi note. Fx and filters will be included. - Waveform Graph
Shows a render of the sound being edited, at the root pitch of the sound, with the natural length in seconds. - Solo buttons
Stereo only. Solo one channel of the engine playback
Watch some examples of Manual import here: