KVR Audio

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:28 pm

EvilDragon wrote:4 buttons + 1 switch is cheaper than 12 buttons, and is more usable than one knob to switch between 12 patches. It was a good call.

Think I would have gone for 1 knob to scroll between 12 patches.

I would rather have used the button(s) to serve like the "launch" button on Rocket. Can't see such a preview button on SF?

cytospur · Post by **cytospur** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:38 pm

Kriminal wrote:
With a fully polyphonic engine combined with a solo, monophonic section its ideal for recreating how adult movies sounded thirty years ago

unusual selling point.....

Could be useful in the bedroom.

What with the Rocket in the toilet, all I need now is one for the kitchen.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:39 pm

Numanoid wrote:
EvilDragon wrote:4 buttons + 1 switch is cheaper than 12 buttons, and is more usable than one knob to switch between 12 patches. It was a good call.
Think I would have gone for 1 knob to scroll between 12 patches.

I would hate it if they did it like that - would mean no buy from me. Glad they did it like that. Hell, I'm glad they even put ANY patch memory in this one, since Rocket and 2-pole have none!

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:56 pm

EvilDragon wrote:I would hate it if they did it like that - would mean no buy from me.

Well, they didn't, so you can buy with confidence

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:17 pm

Precisely!

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:27 pm

EvilDragon wrote:I wish the Ensemble effect is BBD analog...

I wish it's BBD analog and then released as an effects board for the Pulse 2.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:35 pm

Ingonator wrote:Anyway as the other Waldorf units (Pulse 2, Rocket, 2-Pole) have real analog parts too i guess that it should be here too. Maybe an anlaog Chorus.

If it's a divide down oscillator, they should be able to have them be VCO's. The filter certainly won't be analog since they say this synth is polyphonic, not paraphonic. An analog chorus would go a long way (I get really good results running GForce VSM through the UAD CE-1) but I highly doubt it's analog when there are 3 separate effects: ensemble, chorus, and reverb.

Here's hoping for VCO's!

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:46 pm

Numanoid wrote:Streichfett, cooking synth ?

Aint it about time Waldorf made a synth called Salad?

Salattosser?

Sans Nom · Post by **Sans Nom** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:11 pm

breakmixer wrote:Does anybody know if this can/possibly could replicate the sound of the Roland RS-09 going by the specs

http://www.waldorf-music.info/streichfe ... ifications

http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/rs09.php

I coulde be very interested in one of these....

Probably no.
RS-09 features very special sawtooth-like waveforms reconstructed from individual square waves. And the ensemble is made of 4 delay lines in a very specific way, similar to the VP-330. We still have to see what ensemble model Waldorf has chosen.

djshire · Post by **djshire** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:16 pm

barryfell wrote: section, which is essential for recreating how adult movies sounded thirty years ago.

The Ensemble Effect handles lubrication of the String Section...."

Its for creating porn music? I'm all over that!

whitecloud · Post by **whitecloud** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 11:38 am

Well I am not into speculation. Bottom line is if it sounds as Waldorf claims, adjectives and all I am in. Small footprint and probably reasonably priced. We will see/hear hopefully not a Waldorf "SOON"

rockreid · Post by **rockreid** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:41 pm

If it sounds good I will probably be in. I'm just bumming because I think a killer feature would have been to include an Audio input before the Ensemble. Even if the entire unit is digital the Ensemble effect would still be useful as well as the FX following that. Strymon has shown the way as far as high quality digital effects in a pedal format. Let's hope Waldorf has taken notice.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:56 pm

rockreid wrote:If it sounds good I will probably be in. I'm just bumming because I think a killer feature would have been to include an Audio input before the Ensemble. Even if the entire unit is digital the Ensemble effect would still be useful as well as the FX following that. Strymon has shown the way as far as high quality digital effects in a pedal format. Let's hope Waldorf has taken notice.

From a live performance perspective, everything you're saying makes sense. From a studio use perspective, I'd only want to use this if some of its bits are analog.

3ee · Post by **3ee** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:59 pm

Uncle E wrote:...but I highly doubt it's analog when there are 3 separate effects: ensemble, chorus, and reverb.

The effects seem to be separate from the ensemble, so the ensemble seems to be something else... like analog?
Guessing that effects are digital and ensemble is analog.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:10 pm

3ee wrote:The effects seem to be separate from the ensemble, so the ensemble seems to be something else... like analog?
Guessing that effects are digital and ensemble is analog.

That could certainly be true. If only one part of it can be analog, I'd prefer to see it have an analog VCO over anything else. The sounds of those old string machines for me are those big wobbly oscillators.

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