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WASM Synth

 https://timdaub.github.io/2020/02/19/wasm-synth/

 

Introduction

Ever since I started taking piano lessons two years ago, I was curious to take a look into a vastly different field from cryptocurrencies and blockchain. That field being digital audio engineering. So when some of my freelance projects ended in November 2019, I decided to allocate my next three months towards building an audio product.

I quickly discovered what I wanted to build: A synthesizer. In C++! I had just watched some talks on WebAssembly, and was very curious to learn a new language too! In hindsight, the personal challenge, however, was to understand the data structures and math that go into generating audio.

That's the story of how I rediscovered the beauty of mathematics through building a synthesizer with C++ and WebAssembly.

Theory

I had never done anything in the field of music technology - I had to start at zero practically. It meant I had to look at the physical, mathematical, and musical fundamentals of audio generation.

 

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