diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 08af373..70b9fe0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 #![no_std]
-mod wavetable;
+pub mod synthesizer;
+pub mod wavetable;
+
+//TODO:
+// * patch mod w/ trait Input and trait Output(?)
diff --git a/src/synthesizer.rs b/src/synthesizer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa448ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/synthesizer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+use crate::wavetable::Wavetable;
+
+pub trait Synthesizer {}
+
+pub struct SimpleWavetableSynthesizer<W: Wavetable> {
+    wavetable: W,
+    clock_freq_hz: usize,
+    output_freq_hz: usize,
+    enable: bool,
+    pub counter: usize,
+    clock_per_sample: usize,
+    current_output: <W as Wavetable>::OutputType,
+    output_flag: bool,
+}
+
+impl<W: Wavetable> SimpleWavetableSynthesizer<W> {
+    pub fn new(wavetable: W, clock_freq_hz: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            wavetable,
+            clock_freq_hz,
+            output_freq_hz: 1,
+            enable: false,
+            counter: 0,
+            clock_per_sample: 0,
+            current_output: <W as Wavetable>::OutputType::default(),
+            output_flag: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_new_output(&self) -> bool {
+        self.output_flag
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_output(&mut self) -> <W as Wavetable>::OutputType {
+        self.output_flag = false;
+        self.wavetable.get_value()
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_freq(&mut self, freq_hz: usize) {
+        self.output_freq_hz = freq_hz;
+        // probably a better way to do this with modulos or something...
+        // FIXME: use the length of the square table.. or whatever wavetable tbh
+        self.clock_per_sample = self.clock_freq_hz / self.output_freq_hz / self.wavetable.size();
+    }
+
+    pub fn tick(&mut self) {
+        if self.counter >= self.clock_per_sample {
+            self.wavetable.next();
+            self.output_flag = true;
+            self.counter = 0;
+        }
+        self.counter = self.counter.wrapping_add(1)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/wavetable.rs b/src/wavetable.rs
index 5105607..b934e48 100644
--- a/src/wavetable.rs
+++ b/src/wavetable.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 pub trait Wavetable {
-    type OutputType;
+    type OutputType: Default + Copy;
     /// get next sample
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Self::OutputType;
+    fn next(&mut self);
+    fn get_value(&self) -> Self::OutputType;
+    fn size(&self) -> usize;
 }
 
 /// non-interpolated, simple wavetable that produces the next sample
@@ -13,19 +15,25 @@ pub struct SimpleWavetable<'a, T: Copy> {
     index: usize,
 }
 
-impl<'a, T: Copy> Wavetable for SimpleWavetable<'a, T> {
+impl<'a, T: Copy + Default> Wavetable for SimpleWavetable<'a, T> {
     type OutputType = T;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Self::OutputType {
-        let value = self.table[self.index];
+    fn next(&mut self) {
         self.index += 1;
-        if self.index > self.table.len() {
+        if self.index > self.table.len() - 1 {
             self.index = 0;
         }
-        value
+    }
+
+    fn get_value(&self) -> Self::OutputType {
+        self.table[self.index]
+    }
+
+    fn size(&self) -> usize {
+        self.table.len()
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, T: Copy> SimpleWavetable<'a, T> {
+impl<'a, T: Copy + Default> SimpleWavetable<'a, T> {
     pub fn new(table: &'a [T]) -> Self {
         Self { table, index: 0 }
     }