This series of videos, via Synthesizer Video Service, takes an in-depth look at the Waldorf Quantum synthesizer.
The videos cover the Quantum’s hardware, global settings, performance options, synthesis capabilities and more.
This series of videos, via Synthesizer Video Service, takes an in-depth look at the Waldorf Quantum synthesizer.
The videos cover the Quantum’s hardware, global settings, performance options, synthesis capabilities and more.
with the new sequencer update the montage kills it imo. unfortunately waldorf never did a workstation. the wave only had transport control buttons, but the firmware wasn´t ready for primetime.
I’m totally a fan of Yamaha’s workstations and the use of FM and sampling built in. And it’s great that you love what you have. But I don’t think the Quantum is really in the same category. The Quantum is really an all around synthesis beast. Arguably, it offers greater sound exploration than the Montage with wave-table, granular/sampling, virtual-analog, FM. But it’s not a battle. Both synths could be used together effectively, if you have about $7k US disposable and can find a vendor with a Quantum in stock.
Is this better sounding than the Waldorf Q?
it would be impossible to tell from this, i skimmed through the 5 video series and only found a few seconds of sound across ~1hr of menu-diving. pretty unusual way to provide an “in-depth tutorial” on an instrument. and the two sounds i did hear were extremely basic and uninteresting.
it’s a very strange approach, but i think it is only a reflection on the operator, and not the instrument. if i was into hardware synths, i would be trying to demo this in person.
There’s a huge difference between a usage tutorial and a sound demo. He’s not trying to show off the sounds you can make. He’s making a video version of the manual. Like the great John Bowen did for his Solaris:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcO8TUq-lgk
These guys are explaining how it works, and introducing the fundamental concepts. They’re not demoing the instruments like advertisements for the consumer audience.
Its not better than the Q; the Q is now a built-in subset of its options. If you own 5 or 6 flagships, I immediately think “How much of that are you really using?” Its not ‘wrong,’ but a Montage & a Quantum represent easily a year’s worth of learning & configuration if you’re going to be the boss of them. Waldorf doesn’t do this much, but a half-of-a-Quantum with the touchscreen & trimmed features would surely be a winner. Its Gear Lust on a stick for sure.
it would require someone who has both the money and the spare time as well as the interest level to explore one of these super-workstation type synths to the fullest depths… and apparently those people have no interest in making youtube demos