PPG Wave 3.V - Version 2

[Aloysius]

10% off update at AudioDeluxe (FALL10). Possibility to use Deluxe Bucks and even earn a few Cents. No tax. I caved. I really, really, really, really hope they will update the synth properly ... eventually.

[aMUSEd]

Now I feel cheated - what a ripoff! - the resize is just a zoom, no hidef graphics at all

And they seem to have stopped supporting NKS completely

The preset browser is still terrible - NKS was the only way to make it usable

I needed NKS to make it playable and browsable so made my own since it seems Waldorf have abandoned the platform

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xmvglyfw ... soyh6&dl=0

[PietW.]

When importing your own wavetables, make sure the wavetable consists of 64 waves with a sample length of 128 samples. The total length should be 8192 samples. This format worked best for me. Wavetables in Serum format didn't work at all.

[aMUSEd]

I had hoped there would have been re-write of the filters etc, I would think that after how many years (I got V2 in 2005???) that it would be due for a sound engine overhaul.

V3 was THE re-write, MANY years ago.

Wavetable import AND editor can't be a free update.

Use a smaller monitor, 15-17 inches is OK.

You guys are

All they did was port that from the Microwave Plugin. I already own that and the V3 plugin. This absolutely should be a free update

But the reality is this whole V3 is obsolete even with the update because the Microwave Plugin blows it away for vintage "PPG Wave" Sounds

The whole Waldorf software product line is obsolete because it tries to recreate hardware products from 20+ years ago and those products had technology which was not that good in the first place, but great for the times (e.g. bad interpolation between wavetables which results in clicks when modulating the wavetable). This has already been done much better by other companies that are not trying to do 'vintage digital'. But if you have e.g. PPG 3.V and have been using it in many projects, and are still using it, it would be far from obsolete for you, as I'm sure is the case for many people. This update is for the real users of this plugin, not for the tinkerers. It is great that Waldorf thinks for its old customers. Thanks, Waldorf!

I think many people don’t go beyond the factory sounds, which are mostly pretty bad and do not show well what it is capable of. But listen to some of the great third party banks like Ingo Weidner’s Atmospheric Transients, Randomwave’s Ambiodrone or Rob Lee’s Blue Wave and you can see where it literally shines.

[Aloysius]

If anyone is interested: Blue Wave for the Waldorf PPG Wave 3.V

128 new sounds by Rob Lee featuring analog, house, bass, chords, pads and more! A great sound expansion for all Waldorf PPG Wave 3 users!

€23.06

https://www.dancemidisamples.com/produc ... w03bvwyhhu

Cheaper than Waldorf site.

[Korg Supporter]

I can bring those wavetables into any number of synths and get all the wavetable editing and whatnot that I could ever want.

I have never found the full set of wavetables from a PPG. Where did you get your set from?

I'm honestly not sure. I got them so long ago that I don't remember. They were on some site of free wavetables from sources all over.

I have the PPG Wavetables in clean and 4bit versions that were originally in Kimura Taro's free wavetable pack. I can DM them if you like. I also found that you can get closer to the 8bit PPG sound by applying the resample or bitcrush feature in Icarus' wavetable editor. It embeds wavetables within presets!

[kraster]

When importing your own wavetables, make sure the wavetable consists of 64 waves with a sample length of 128 samples. The total length should be 8192 samples. This format worked best for me. Wavetables in Serum format didn't work at all.

Oceanswift's wavetable format converter is very good for changing wavetable formats.

It has a batch mode for multiple wavetables at once.

[zerocrossing]

I can bring those wavetables into any number of synths and get all the wavetable editing and whatnot that I could ever want.

I have never found the full set of wavetables from a PPG. Where did you get your set from?

I'm honestly not sure. I got them so long ago that I don't remember. They were on some site of free wavetables from sources all over.

I have the PPG Wavetables in clean and 4bit versions that were originally in Kimura Taro's free wavetable pack. I can DM them if you like. I also found that you can get closer to the 8bit PPG sound by applying the resample or bitcrush feature in Icarus' wavetable editor. It embeds wavetables within presets!

That site does look familiar. That could be where I got them too, as I do have a 4 bit folder of them as well.

[kropotkin303]

I have PPG V3 original one which sizes up quite well on my 10 inch tablet screen. Quite a difference to the size on my desktop monitor.

[PietW.]

When importing your own wavetables, make sure the wavetable consists of 64 waves with a sample length of 128 samples. The total length should be 8192 samples. This format worked best for me. Wavetables in Serum format didn't work at all.

Oceanswift's wavetable format converter is very good for changing wavetable formats.

It has a batch mode for multiple wavetables at once.

That doesn't really work. At least not for me. The 3rd party software doesn't interpolate the waveforms properly, and there are sharp jumps. I did it with Audioterm. This allows me to set the wavetable to exactly 8192 samples.

[aMUSEd]

If anyone is interested: Blue Wave for the Waldorf PPG Wave 3.V

128 new sounds by Rob Lee featuring analog, house, bass, chords, pads and more! A great sound expansion for all Waldorf PPG Wave 3 users!

€23.06

https://www.dancemidisamples.com/produc ... w03bvwyhhu

Cheaper than Waldorf site.

Rob did release them all for free some time ago so not sure why they are back on sale? I hope Rob is still getting paid for these?

[aMUSEd]

Can anyone confirm is host automation working properly on Windows? (not MIDI automation)

[Aloysius]

If anyone is interested: Blue Wave for the Waldorf PPG Wave 3.V

128 new sounds by Rob Lee featuring analog, house, bass, chords, pads and more! A great sound expansion for all Waldorf PPG Wave 3 users!

€23.06

https://www.dancemidisamples.com/produc ... w03bvwyhhu

Cheaper than Waldorf site.

Rob did release them all for free some time ago so not sure why they are back on sale? I hope Rob is still getting paid for these?

Looks like there was a thread and I even commented on it in 2019.

viewtopic.php?t=525115

[aMUSEd]

Seems like 'forever' has ended already?

[Aloysius]

I bet I had it on an old drive. Pity it's no longer available at VSTbuzz.