KVR Audio

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 6:13 pm

An update about syncing the LFOs. Not possible! But the support had a chat with the developer and it sounded like they were going to add it in a future update.

trusampler · Post by **trusampler** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 6:36 pm

Great news !!

pekbro · Post by **pekbro** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:14 pm

Ouch, I just bought this and the Adoyo physical modeling plugin... I have exceeded my usual $30 plugin cap with all this great HW modeling going around. sheesh...

Greenstorm33 · Post by **Greenstorm33** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 3:08 am

I have no experience with the hardware but I love the character of this thing. For whatever reason I wasn’t nearly as impressed when I tried the Microwave XT with the Xenia chip emulator but this sounds great.

muki · Post by **muki** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 5:21 am

Greenstorm33 wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 3:08 am For whatever reason I wasn’t nearly as impressed when I tried the Microwave XT with the Xenia chip emulator but this sounds great.

+1
mind though, the microwave xt is a completely different beast

Synthman2000 · Post by **Synthman2000** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:43 am

Listening to a demo on YT now and I cannot hear a sound I would use. I think a bit of eq would make any VST sound like this. Put a shelf cut of 6dB on any VSTi at 8kHz and it will be the same. It is as dull as dishwater and I do not mean tone.

Don't be fooled by good keyboard players playing. I think after the "shiny new thing" wears off this will be on sale second hand by the bucket load.

if you make modern music it's going to have a hard time fitting in.

Anyone made an actual completed track with this synth ? I would love to hear it.

I want to be proven wrong, then I will pick it up second hand for $40.00 in a years time.

Septic Underground · Post by **Septic Underground** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 9:08 am

digital synths are an acquired taste. The deepest and thickest bass is not from a minimoog but a DX7..

not for everyone....

to me each preset is just inviting to play and tweak around and time passes by...for me a good parameter if a synth is good or not.

HcDoom · Post by **HcDoom** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 9:21 am

So, if you own usual suspects like Zebra, Hive, Serum, SynthMaster, Dune, Vital - what does this old digital Waldorf synth bring to the table (except maybe nostalgic feelings)?

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 9:24 am

It's old.

mcbpete · Post by **mcbpete** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 9:35 am

HcDoom wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 9:21 am So, if you own usual suspects like Zebra, Hive, Serum, SynthMaster, Dune, Vital - what does this old digital Waldorf synth bring to the table (except maybe nostalgic feelings)?

From my brief time of using it I'd say it's the way it plays the wavetable through the virtual DAC and filter that makes it differ from modern subtractive synths. In a similar way that Valhalla Vintage Verb is 'just a reverb' but imparts a distinct sonic character to what it's applied to, the playback engine on this also adds a distinctive 'vintage digital' fingerprint

If you dislike the '80s digital [but imperfect] sound' you'd definitely not get much from this vs your mentioned synths. But if something like the below gives you a squirt of nostalgic serotonin from the soundtrack this'll help get you towards that direction:

EfreetiSultan · Post by **EfreetiSultan** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 9:35 am

HcDoom wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 9:21 am So, if you own usual suspects like Zebra, Hive, Serum, SynthMaster, Dune, Vital - what does this old digital Waldorf synth bring to the table (except maybe nostalgic feelings)?

The sound is completely different. It's a bit shrill, aliasy, metallic, but full at the same time, and sounds really nice. It got tons of character. In fact it has a very strong personality, that I haven't heard from alot if synths these days. I hate to use the word "musical" because wtf does that even mean but this synth has tons of musicality.

temporubato · Post by **temporubato** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 10:28 am

Hi,

Rolf from Waldorf writing.

We are starting a public beta program for upcoming updates. You can register here:

https://waldorfmusic.com/beta-program/

All you need is a licensed version. No demo mode in betas. Please use the official trial version for demo mode which is 30 days without any restriction. Betas are owners only.

I am expecting first beta next week.

There will be a tool for reporting bugs and entering feature requests,

Cheers
Rolf

trusampler · Post by **trusampler** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:01 am

This is the way to operate ! Great job Waldorf ! signed up

trusampler · Post by **trusampler** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:01 am

This is the way to operate ! Great job Waldorf !

signed up

chagzuki · Post by **chagzuki** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:18 am

EfreetiSultan wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 9:35 am
HcDoom wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 9:21 am So, if you own usual suspects like Zebra, Hive, Serum, SynthMaster, Dune, Vital - what does this old digital Waldorf synth bring to the table (except maybe nostalgic feelings)?
The sound is completely different. It's a bit shrill, aliasy, metallic, but full at the same time, and sounds really nice. It got tons of character. In fact it has a very strong personality, that I haven't heard from alot if synths these days. I hate to use the word "musical" because wtf does that even mean but this synth has tons of musicality.

I have no experience of the original and was wondering the same as McDoom. I hear a downsampled quality, but I also see an explanation on the Waldorf YouTube channel of the limitations of the hardware processor resulting in variations in envelope timing. So that musical quality may be a constant variation in envelopes, an inconsistency similar to that of analog synths.

Waldorf MicroWave as a plugin?