What's the Waveterm?

[ghostwhistler]

I'm aware of the PPG synth that did early wavetable synthesis. There's also something called the 'waveterm'? Is that the same thing or an evolution thereof? I'm rather curious as I love those early eighties Tangerine Dream sounds. Can they be replicated using something like Vital, or does the Waveterm do something unique as yet unreplicated?

Thanks

[Etienne1973]

There's also something called the 'waveterm'? Is that the same thing or an evolution thereof?

"The most important component of this system is, beside the Wave 2.2, the Waveterm, a computer unit with screen and disk drives, that allows creation of new Waves and Wavetables, offers extensive sequencing possibilities, and not least allows to record samples that can be downloaded to the Wave and played there - and that in 1982, when you had to pay three times as much for the only other available sampler, the Fairlight."

Source: https://www.hermannseib.com/english/syn ... istory.htm

[ghostwhistler]

There's also something called the 'waveterm'? Is that the same thing or an evolution thereof?

"The most important component of this system is, beside the Wave 2.2, the Waveterm, a computer unit with screen and disk drives, that allows creation of new Waves and Wavetables, offers extensive sequencing possibilities, and not least allows to record samples that can be downloaded to the Wave and played there - and that in 1982, when you had to pay three times as much for the only other available sampler, the Fairlight."

Source: https://www.hermannseib.com/english/syn ... istory.htm

So sort of a bit like what the Synclav was doing with resynthesis?

[Etienne1973]

So sort of a bit like what the Synclav was doing with resynthesis?

No resynthesis involved.

Accurate Waveterm description can be found here:
https://www.hermannseib.com/english/syn ... veterm.htm

[muki]

and here's another description:
https://www.musicradar.com/news/blast-f ... g-waveterm