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Waldorf Wave
Year of manufacture
1993
Production period
4(1993-96)
Polyphony
16
Oscillators
2(2 Wavetable Oscillators)
Waveforms
8193[(64x64 (64 Waves per 64 Wavetables) + 64x64 User Wave-(tables)) + Noise]
Modulation
2(2 LFO)
Filters
2(1 Low-,1 High-pass -24dB/-12dB/octave)
Keys
61
Features
15(Velocity, Aftertouch, Release-Velocity, Pitch-, Mod- & Free-Wheel, MIDI, Hermode-Tuning, Spectral Resynthesis, Aux-Send/Return, Ext.Audio-in, Wave-Editing, Layers of up to 8 sounds, 8 free Mod-Faders, 3 Stereo-out)
Sound-Memory
256Sounds/Performances
Wavetable Powerhouse: The Waldorf Wave
Released in 1993, the Waldorf WAVE wavetable synthesizer is somewhat like the grandson of the PPG Wave, as its wavetables 1-30 are directly derived from its predecessor. It holds 64 wavetables, which all consist of 64 waves. Plus there’s a noise generator. That makes it have 8193 waves in total. The user can also create 64 wavetables using additive- or FM-synthesis.Â
This synth is so fully stacked with features, for example, it allows for “Hermode”-tuning, a self-adjusting dynamic tuning technique, where all (unpleasant sounding) intonation in fixed equal temperament is shifted to just temperament.Â
The Waldorf Wave was maybe the most powerful synthesizer for a long time, and its retail prices soared highly, in the realms of 14.000DM ($8.500US).