PPG Wave
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This is an audio demo of the Waldorf Microwave Wavetable Synthesizer, a rackmount synth based on Waldorf’s Wave synthesizer.
This classic rackmount synth features 8-voice polyphony, and an interesting mix of analog and digital style synthesis.
If you’ve used the Microwave, leave a comment with your thoughts! Read more…
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This video, Edgar Froese – Sobornost (1981), catures a vintage synth jam from the Tangerine Dream founder.
The video has a few too many gratuitous pidgeon shots, but it captures Froese’s Tangerine Dream sound from its early 80’s heyday.
Synth setup:
- Oberheim Xa
- PPG wave 2
- PPG 340 B
- PPG 380 EG
- Custom Seq & Terminals
Preview The Blofeld Synthesizer
At the 2008 NAMM Show, Waldorf was showing this diminutive synth in a tiny booth in an obscure area of the show basement.
Not an auspicious display, but at least the Blofeld synth has a good pedigree.
The Blofeld engine delivers the same sound that so many Waldorf users worldwide love when they play their Pulse, Q, Q+, Micro Q, Microwave, Microwave II/XT, or Wave.
The Blofeld is based on the PPG Wave synthesizers of the early 80s. When you listen to the Blofeld for the first time, you may recognize those timbres from the PPG era.
You can preview the Blofeld sound below. Read more…
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