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himalaya · Post by **himalaya** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:24 pm

Ingonator wrote: There is no plastic, at least in the Blofeld which got metal knobs and a metal case and the Pulse 2 seems to have the same design.

I see. Still, the actual design in all of these could be better. Having a smooth surface on a synth pot is not the best option. It's most likely cheaper to manufacture than a pot with a more textured design, so that may explain why Waldorf uses them.

Ingonator · Post by **Ingonator** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:27 pm

suthnear wrote:Wish that fix worked, but it doesn't:

http://eazombieshop.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... r-fix.html

This is a little beyond my meagre soldering skills, unfortunately.

Hopefully, though, Waldorf have learned from this.

Strange. This means that the problem is not a mechanical one it looks.

I mostly use a free editor software when programming my Blofeld from scratch so this could be one reason why i never got a problem like that:
http://lady.rdsor.ro/~kotro/index.php?m=soft

Ingo

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:54 pm

I quite like the texture of the pots on the Blofeld...

Shy · Post by **Shy** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:29 pm

Would have been really interesting if it had VCOs, but it probably just has DCOs, like Pulse. 3 oscillators is good. I'd like to hear it.

Acrobat · Post by **Acrobat** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:19 pm

"8/4 Voice Paraphonic modes" ?

Bronto Scorpio · Post by **Bronto Scorpio** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:23 pm

Acrobat wrote:"8/4 Voice Paraphonic modes" ?

I think it's a nice addtion

A small first step towards a new polyphonic analog synth

Cheers
Dennis

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:25 pm

tehlord wrote:I'm sure it'll sound great but GAH! why the Blofeld style UI?

I'd rather pay a little more money for more knobs!

+1, seems like waste of real estate not having user friendly knobs to tweak

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:08 pm

Haters gonna hate.

Albert.VST · Post by **Albert.VST** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:32 pm

Bronto Scorpio wrote:
Acrobat wrote:"8/4 Voice Paraphonic modes" ?
I think it's a nice addtion
A small first step towards a new polyphonic analog synth

Cheers
Dennis

Yes, The Wave 2! For the price of a Kronos or Jupiter 8000. I keep dreaming.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:58 pm

Wave 2 for a price of Kronos? I WOULD BUY THAT IMMEDIATELY!!!

But, alas, it won't happen.

Ingonator · Post by **Ingonator** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:14 am

More articles about Pulse 2 (including german articles):
http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/nam ... nth-525284
http://justastudio.net/waldorf-pulse-2- ... nthesizer/
http://boomboompash.com/tag/waldorf-pulse-2/
http://www.amazona.de/index.php?page=26 ... le_id=3836
http://de-bug.de/musiktechnik/archives/5553.html
http://www.technoszene.com/core/2012/01 ... f_pulse_2/
http://www.bonedo.de/artikel/einzelansi ... lse-2.html
http://www.plugindex.de/namm-neuer-anal ... n-waldorf/

I hope well see videos or hear audio demos of the real thing soon...

Ingo

Acrobat · Post by **Acrobat** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:47 pm

Ingonator wrote:More articles about Pulse 2

thanks man, those explain the paraphonic mode, it's a CHORD function, actually. Great.

sinkmusic · Post by **sinkmusic** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 1:56 pm

Acrobat wrote:
Ingonator wrote:More articles about Pulse 2
thanks man, those explain the paraphonic mode, it's a CHORD function, actually. Great.

Well, yes, a polyphonic mode. Using a single oscillator to get polyphony, like in old string machines.

Albert.VST · Post by **Albert.VST** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:36 pm

Acrobat wrote:
Ingonator wrote:More articles about Pulse 2
thanks man, those explain the paraphonic mode, it's a CHORD function, actually. Great.

Is that also like the Korg Mono/poly had?

sinkmusic · Post by **sinkmusic** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:50 pm

No. See above.

Waldorf announces "Pulse 2" Analog monosynth (pictures from Musikmesse 2012 added)