diff --git a/include/BandLimitedWave.h b/include/BandLimitedWave.h
index 4461f7972..ca83b21b6 100644
--- a/include/BandLimitedWave.h
+++ b/include/BandLimitedWave.h
@@ -77,31 +77,11 @@ private:
 } WaveMipMap;
 
 
-QDataStream& operator<< ( QDataStream &out, WaveMipMap &waveMipMap )
-{
-	for( int tbl = 0; tbl <= MAXTBL; tbl++ )
-	{
-		for( int i = 0; i < TLENS[tbl]; i++ )
-		{
-			out << waveMipMap.sampleAt( tbl, i );
-		}
-	}
-    return out;
-}
+QDataStream& operator<< ( QDataStream &out, WaveMipMap &waveMipMap );
+
+
+QDataStream& operator>> ( QDataStream &in, WaveMipMap &waveMipMap );
 
-QDataStream& operator>> ( QDataStream &in, WaveMipMap &waveMipMap )
-{
-	sample_t sample;
-	for( int tbl = 0; tbl <= MAXTBL; tbl++ )
-	{
-		for( int i = 0; i < TLENS[tbl]; i++ )
-		{
-			in >> sample;
-			waveMipMap.setSampleAt( tbl, i, sample );
-		}
-	}
-    return in;
-}
 
 
 class EXPORT BandLimitedWave
@@ -133,7 +113,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		return static_cast<float>( sr ) / f;
 	}
-	
+
 	/*! \brief This method converts phase delta to wavelength. It assumes a phase scale of 0 to 1. */
 	static inline float pdToLen( float pd )
 	{
@@ -163,7 +143,7 @@ public:
 			const sample_t s0 = s_waveforms[ _wave ].sampleAt( t, lm );
 			const sample_t s3 = s_waveforms[ _wave ].sampleAt( t, ( lookup + 2 ) % tlen );
 			const sample_t sr = optimal4pInterpolate( s0, s1, s2, s3, ip );
-			
+
 			return sr;
 		}
 		// low wavelen/ high freq
@@ -175,27 +155,27 @@ public:
 			const float lookupf = ph * static_cast<float>( tlen );
 			const int lookup = static_cast<int>( lookupf );
 			const float ip = fraction( lookupf );
-			
+
 			const sample_t s1 = s_waveforms[ _wave ].sampleAt( t, lookup );
 			const sample_t s2 = s_waveforms[ _wave ].sampleAt( t, ( lookup + 1 ) % tlen );
 			const int lm = lookup == 0 ? tlen - 1 : lookup - 1;
 			const sample_t s0 = s_waveforms[ _wave ].sampleAt( t, lm );
 			const sample_t s3 = s_waveforms[ _wave ].sampleAt( t, ( lookup + 2 ) % tlen );
 			const sample_t sr = optimal4pInterpolate( s0, s1, s2, s3, ip );
-			
+
 			return sr;
 		}
-		
+
 		// get the next higher tlen
 		int t = MAXTBL - 1;
 		while( _wavelen < TLENS[t] ) { t--; }
-		
+
 		int tlen = TLENS[t];
 		const float ph = fraction( _ph );
 		const float lookupf = ph * static_cast<float>( tlen );
 		int lookup = static_cast<int>( lookupf );
 		const float ip = fraction( lookupf );
-		
+
 		const sample_t s1 = s_waveforms[ _wave ].sampleAt( t, lookup );
 		const sample_t s2 = s_waveforms[ _wave ].sampleAt( t, ( lookup + 1 ) % tlen );
 
@@ -203,29 +183,29 @@ public:
 		const sample_t s0 = s_waveforms[ _wave ].sampleAt( t, lm );
 		const sample_t s3 = s_waveforms[ _wave ].sampleAt( t, ( lookup + 2 ) % tlen );
 		const sample_t sr = optimal4pInterpolate( s0, s1, s2, s3, ip );
-		
+
 		return sr;
-		
+
 /*		lookup = lookup << 1;
 		tlen = tlen << 1;
 		t += 1;
 		const sample_t s3 = s_waveforms[ _wave ].sampleAt( t, lookup );
 		const sample_t s4 = s_waveforms[ _wave ].sampleAt( t, ( lookup + 1 ) % tlen );
 		const sample_t s34 = linearInterpolate( s3, s4, ip );
-		
+
 		const float ip2 = ( ( tlen - _wavelen ) / tlen - 0.5 ) * 2.0;
-		
+
 		return linearInterpolate( s12, s34, ip2 );
-	*/	
+	*/
 	};
 
 
 	static void generateWaves();
-	
+
 	static bool s_wavesGenerated;
-	
+
 	static WaveMipMap s_waveforms [NumBLWaveforms];
-	
+
 	static QString s_wavetableDir;
 };
 
diff --git a/plugins/monstro/Monstro.cpp b/plugins/monstro/Monstro.cpp
index 9d99f0330..f38b58400 100644
--- a/plugins/monstro/Monstro.cpp
+++ b/plugins/monstro/Monstro.cpp
@@ -1108,9 +1108,6 @@ MonstroInstrument::MonstroInstrument( InstrumentTrack * _instrument_track ) :
 		m_sub3lfo2( 0.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f, 0.001f, this, tr( "Sub3-LFO2" ) )
 
 {
-// make sure the wavetables exist:
-// generate bandlimited wavetables
-	BandLimitedWave::generateWaves();
 
 // setup waveboxes
 	setwavemodel( m_osc2Wave )
diff --git a/src/core/BandLimitedWave.cpp b/src/core/BandLimitedWave.cpp
index 8d95e0426..0611537e8 100644
--- a/src/core/BandLimitedWave.cpp
+++ b/src/core/BandLimitedWave.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,34 @@ WaveMipMap BandLimitedWave::s_waveforms[4] = {  };
 bool BandLimitedWave::s_wavesGenerated = false;
 QString BandLimitedWave::s_wavetableDir = "";
 
+
+QDataStream& operator<< ( QDataStream &out, WaveMipMap &waveMipMap )
+{
+	for( int tbl = 0; tbl <= MAXTBL; tbl++ )
+	{
+		for( int i = 0; i < TLENS[tbl]; i++ )
+		{
+			out << waveMipMap.sampleAt( tbl, i );
+		}
+	}
+    return out;
+}
+
+QDataStream& operator>> ( QDataStream &in, WaveMipMap &waveMipMap )
+{
+	sample_t sample;
+	for( int tbl = 0; tbl <= MAXTBL; tbl++ )
+	{
+		for( int i = 0; i < TLENS[tbl]; i++ )
+		{
+			in >> sample;
+			waveMipMap.setSampleAt( tbl, i, sample );
+		}
+	}
+    return in;
+}
+
+
 void BandLimitedWave::generateWaves()
 {
 // don't generate if they already exist
diff --git a/src/core/engine.cpp b/src/core/engine.cpp
index 58323681f..182855ce8 100644
--- a/src/core/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/core/engine.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "Plugin.h"
 #include "SongEditor.h"
 #include "song.h"
+#include "BandLimitedWave.h"
 
 
 bool engine::s_hasGUI = true;
@@ -72,6 +73,9 @@ void engine::init( const bool _has_gui )
 {
 	s_hasGUI = _has_gui;
 
+	// generate (load from file) bandlimited wavetables
+	BandLimitedWave::generateWaves();
+
 	initPluginFileHandling();
 
 	s_projectJournal = new ProjectJournal;