KVR Audio

Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:26 am

hey, i love the 80s stuff and wonder if this VST is still good? it is already very old i see but i just love the old school 80s digital sound, i checked some presets on youtube and the sound of some presets are really great and sound very full and bright. i dunno the PPG at all, is it comparable with the DX7?
does it have any unique features?

perfumer · Post by **perfumer** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:13 am

It has a resonant low pass filter!

W23 · Post by **W23** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:36 am

You should demo it. It is definitely “nostalgic”. PPGv3 has been around for a minute or so, but it still gets a lot of love around here. I demo’ed it and wound up getting Largo instead which is definitely a different synth, but I found Largo’s overall sound more to my liking. You should wait for a sale, as Waldorf has them periodically and PPGv3 was $175 last time I looked. Waldorf still sells v2 (Waldorf Edition 2) for about half that, which is a cheaper alternative.

The PPG synthesis is definitely different than that of a DX7. It uses wavetables and (as noted above) a resonant low pass filter. The PPG hardware was noted for its digital wavetables and analog filter. The DX7 has no filter. It uses a series of sine waves modulating each other and envelopes to get its sound. If you haven’t checked out Dexed yet, you really should. It’s free and comes with almost every preset ever made for the DX7. It’s about as good as free gets

dandezebra · Post by **dandezebra** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:22 am

Jrr Shop has them for $90 each currently.

jbuonacc · Post by **jbuonacc** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:26 am

still one of my favorites. can't really say why, i'm not really a big fan of "traditional" PPG sounds. i always seem to come up with something i like though whenever i use it.

Buka · Post by **Buka** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:05 am

Nothing still sounds quite like it!

Cheers

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:46 am

It sounds great, but, you have to like the operation.

I'd rather get Largo.

robotmonkey · Post by **robotmonkey** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:11 am

jbuonacc wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:26 am still one of my favorites. can't really say why, i'm not really a big fan of "traditional" PPG sounds. i always seem to come up with something i like though whenever i use it.

This. PPG Wave V3 is among the best sounding synths out there. Still one of my most favorite synths. It's so easy to work with and get something eminently usable out of it.

Lotuz2019 · Post by **Lotuz2019** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:16 am

I still have the Steinberg/Waldorf PPG Wave 2.V. Hardly ever used it tbh, because those eighties sounds didn't appeal to me as much as I thought they would. Is the 3.V significantly better (sound and features)?

mxbf · Post by **mxbf** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:36 am

largo seems worth it possibly, i've been wanting it for a while. i still think 90 is a bit steep for how old it is and how its a bit glitchy and not really supported that much. ppg sounds pretty good but its hard to use with the menus

ians · Post by **ians** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:58 am

Anyone know if PPG 3 has the randomise function of v2 by pressing alt-akku button? That button isn't on version 3. I found some great stuff with that button.

Scrubbing Monkeys · Post by **Scrubbing Monkeys** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:57 pm

PPG 2v is still one of my favorites. The preset system is its only downside. Still love though. Quick, easy and unique.

Lotuz2019 · Post by **Lotuz2019** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:15 pm

ians wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:58 am Anyone know if PPG 3 has the randomise function of v2 by pressing alt-akku button? That button isn't on version 3. I found some great stuff with that button.

I've found a link to the 3.V manual:

https://support.waldorfmusic.com/files/ ... Manual.pdf

Maybe that feature has been renamed?

Lotuz2019 · Post by **Lotuz2019** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:33 pm

Strange there's no mention of this sale on waldorfmusic.com:

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/showpos ... tcount=118

I wonder if upgrades are also 50% off. I also have Attack collecting virtual dust...

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:36 pm

mxbf wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:36 am largo seems worth it possibly, i've been wanting it for a while. i still think 90 is a bit steep for how old it is and how its a bit glitchy and not really supported that much.

Stills sounds better than 99% of the soft synths coming out these days, in my opinion.

Waldorf PPG Wave 3.V still recommendable?