Waldorf Music

The Waldorf Music GmbH is a German manufacturer of synthesizers. The company was founded on January 1, 2003 as the successor of the insolvent Waldorf Electronics GmbH. The most famous products that bear the name Waldorf, are the Microwave wavetable synthesizer and Q, a virtual analog synthesizer.

History

The Waldorf Electronics GmbH was founded in 1988 by Wolfgang Düren, the CEO of TSi GmbH, a successful and innovative sales electronic music products. Previously Wolfgang Düren held the distribution of Palm Products Germany. The company is in no way affiliated with the Waldorf schools in conjunction, but is of the founding place Waldorf ( Rhineland -Palatinate ) is derived. The Waldorf Electronics GmbH had its headquarters first in the small Eifel village of Waldorf, later in Ahrenthal castle. Currently, the new Waldorf Music GmbH is back in the rooms in Waldorf, where the first Waldorf GmbH once worked. In these rooms before the foundation of Waldorf was the PPG distribution and addressed TSi GmbH of Düren.

In summer 2006, the new Waldorf Music GmbH was officially established. Establishing time the Management Committee consisted Kurt Wangard ( former employee of the Waldorf Distributors in Germany, TSI ) and Stefan Stenzel ( former head of research and development at the Waldorf ).

Products

1989

  • Microwave, a rack - wavetable synthesizer. The synthesizer was built in different hardware versions: The first generation came with a backlit LCD display (green), the later models with green glowing digits ( also LCD). The different models used and different Curtis CEM analog low -pass filter integrated circuits. Subsequently, this synth "Microwave I" was called, to distinguish him from 1997 featured successor "Microwave II".
  • EQ -27: Compact programmable and controllable via MIDI 7-band stereo equalizer in console housing

1990

  • Midibay MB - 15th Rack MIDI patchbay and mixers

1991

  • Microwave Waveslave. 1U Voice extension for the Micro Wave, which adds him eight votes

1993

  • WAVE. A wavetable synthesizer with keyboard. This unit was an extended luxury version of the Micro Wave Technology with additional features for wavetable creation and re-synthesis. Various versions were produced: 4 colors, 61 or 76 piano keys, with 16, 32 or 48 votes.
  • 4- pole. Analog filter in console housing

1994

  • Microwave I V2.0 ROM upgrade, adds additional wavetables and the ability to create their own algorithmic wavetables added. Also offers a voice synthesizer and numerous other improvements. The Waveslave could not be used with the V2.0 upgrade, so there was a conversion action where you could replace the Waveslave for a small fee towards a full-fledged Microwave.
  • The limited edition Mean Green Machine was presented at the same time as the ROM upgrade. It was a Microwave with a new rubberized 3M " Nextel " surface in a striking green color, a "certificate of authenticity " certificate, special cone-shaped metal feet and a witty caption pressure (the power button is called " Life", and the memory card slot is called " Food "). The normal micro wave devices were made from that point on with Nextel surface, in the usual blue color.

1995

  • Chords & Gekko Gekko trigger, very compact passive supplied MIDI Tools
  • Hohner Adam
  • Pulse, monophonic analog rack synthesizer

1997

  • Gekko Arpeggiator, very compact passive furnished MIDI Tool
  • Micro Wave II, Motorola DSP-based wavetable rack synthesizers. Contains many of the features of the original Microwave with improved performance when mixing, modulating, the effect processing and the multi-mode filters.
  • Pulse , Monophonic Analog Rack Synthesizer with additional audio input and MIDI / CV interface

1998

  • X - pole programmable stereo ( in / out) analog filter in a 2U rack module. With full MIDI, CV/Gate- and ACM support.
  • Microwave XT, Microwave II with 44 buttons and audio input, 5U enclosure in bright orange.
  • Microwave XT Limited Edition, Microwave XT with charcoal gray / black color scheme, limited edition of 666 units.
  • D- pole, VST filter plug-in
  • Terratec Microwave PC, Synthesizer Module for TerraTec EWS sound cards. A full Microwave II, fits into a 5.25 " drive bay with half-height ( 1.75" ).
  • Wavetable oscillator for Creamware Modular

1999

  • Q, DSP-based virtual analog synthesizer. 58 knobs. Colors: bright yellow, and WAVE - blue.
  • XTk, A Microwave XT keyboard with 49 keys.
  • Q rack, rack version of the Q synthesizer. Less knob. Only available in yellow.

2000

  • PPG 2.V VST plug-in synthesizer that emulates the blue PPG Wave 2.x wavetable synthesizer.
  • MicroQ, an even smaller and more cost-effective rack version of the Q synthesizer. Slightly reduced the scope compared to the Q. Less simultaneous effects in multimode, filter routing parallel or in series connectable, not so dense reverb effect, no PPG filter. Provides only seven knobs and another DSP. The microQ has no step sequencer.

2001

  • Attack, VST drum synthesizer plugin
  • The color of the Q, Q rack and the microQ is changed to the classic (Micro Wave ) blue.
  • MicroQ keyboard, keyboard version of the microQ with 37 keys ( equal to 3 octaves). Classic (Micro Wave ) blue.

2002

  • D- coder, a TC PowerCore Synthesizer and Vocoder plug-in
  • RackAttack, the VST plug- in in a microQ housing.
  • Q , one ruby red Q dynamically allocated with up to 100 voices and 16 analog low -pass filters
  • A1, VSTi software synthesizer for Steinberg's Cubase SX and Nuendo
  • Waldorf filter for Halion

2003

  • AFB -16, 16 analog filters via USB VST instruments (PPG Red ) and effects ( Red Analog Filter Step Sequencer, brass ) are used. Runs only with certain USB chipsets on Windows machines.

2004

  • February 5, 2004: application for insolvency of the Waldorf Electronics GmbH.

2006

  • As of April 2006, the new Waldorf Music GmbH takes over the day to day business. On the website it said: "The new Waldorf Music GmbH is currently being founded ." From August 2006, rumors of a possible demise of the new Waldorf because the site is only temporarily accessible. As of November 2006, the rumors history: the website maintained with regular news and the Waldorf -user forum is reactivated.
  • June 2006: Waldorf Nano Synth, a developed for CME UF Master Keyboards Synthesizer plug-in with the tone generator of MicroQ. Contains 1000 preset sounds, including the microQ factory presets. It lacks the ability to edit and store parameter setup. Sold "Made in Germany", but only by CME.

2007

From the beginning of 2007, their new Waldorf synthesizers and digital pianos before:

  • Q and Q as the " Phoenix Edition". The connotation to the resurrection of the Phoenix is desired and is mentioned on the website ( " Rising from the Ashes" )
  • Micro Q Phoenix Edition New edition of the Micro Q- Racksynthesizers
  • Blofeld, presented in January 2007 at the U.S. Musikmesse NAMM, available since December 2007. This synthesizer in console housing integrates the tone generator of microQ with the wavetables of the Microwave II The name refers to a figure of James Bond films, the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
  • Stromberg, product announcement for a mixed (real ) analog and virtual analog synthesizer keyboard with 5 octaves ( with velocity and aftertouch ). The tone generator is similar to the " Blofeld " analog virtual. There are analog filter banks and a tube module can be switched on. Like the Blofeld, the name refers to a figure of James Bond films, here on the villain Karl Stromberg, played in the film by Curd Jürgens.
  • With the model Zarenbourg Waldorf enters for the first time in its history the area of ​​digital pianos. The Zarenbourg modeled electric pianos and 5 integrates its own speaker system the company EMES in the table-shaped chassis. Audio signals from external can be played through the speaker system. It features 76 keys with hammer action, optionally, the buttons made ​​of wood. The unit is in the failed paint color ( eg orange or Union Jack) available

2008

Waldorf was present at the Musikmesse 2008 in Frankfurt and was there the Blofeld in the production version.

2009

  • The Waldorf Blofeld is presented in a version with a 4 octave keyboard and sampling at Winter NAMM. Delivery begins in January.
  • The Waldorf Largo is published, a virtual instrument for VST and AU, which is based on the synthesis engine of Blofeld.

2013

  • In the spring of 2013, with the Waldorf Rocket mini synthesizer ago. This price Cheap device contains only a limited selection of Bedienelemenen. In addition to the VCO a VCF and a ( scaled-down ) Envelope and two LFOs are disposal.
  • Since the fall of 2013, there are then the two pulses in the shops. This has almost all the basic things, like the pulses from the year 1995. An analog monophonic synthesizer with 3 oscillators.

Only sales

  • EMES Studio Monitor speakers have been provided for marketing reasons in the late 1990s, in addition to the Waldorf logo to increase their awareness. Since 2001, the German manufacturer builds EMES again exclusively under his own name speakers.

Products for Stone Mountain

  • SMP 24 ( for Atari ST)
  • SMP II ( Atari ST)
  • Midex ( for Atari ST)
  • Topaz ( hard disk recording, in collaboration with Wolfgang Palm of PPG)
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