Waldorf Microwave 2

Digital wavetable module (1997)

Digital version of cult Microwave module, losing all analog punchy section including analog filters and envelopes :(

Overview

OVERVIEW 2 rack units recalling the original MW, with a 2 x 40 character display, backlighted, classic red data encoder and a matrix programmation with 7 buttons and 4 knobs changing relative parameters on the screen.

RELATED MODELS:
- Waldorf microwave XT: it's exactly the same machine but with more knobs control and polyphony can be expanded to 30 voices.

Terminal connectors:

- Midi Interface

- main signal out

- 2 aux out

- Power supply is external PSU with 12V AC/DC -(+ polarity 900mA

Sound

OSCILLATORS Polyphony : 8 voice , synthesis based on 2 oscillators per voice (with sync and FM) of DSP wavetable. Famous PPG Wavetable synthesis is the ability to sequence through a table of different waveforms during the duration of a single note, internal ROM features 64 preset wavetables (64 Waves per Wavetable)+ 32 user-programmable wavetable.

ENVELOPE 8-level Wave-Envelope with loop + 4-level Free-Envelope

LFO 2 modulators (syncable to MIDI-Clock) shapes: sine, triangle, square, random, S&H

FILTER there are 10 digital models including 24dB and 12dB Lowpass MOOG, Sine Waveshaper, 6/12/24 LP/HP, FM Filter, Sin (x)-LP, Dual Lowpass/Bandpass , Band Stop.

Effect

EFFECTS Effects: Chorus, Flanger 1 & 2, Autowah BP, Autowah LP, Overdrive, Delay, Amp Mod. Sounds... bad.

ARPEGGIATOR rogrammable Arpeggiator(Can be synced to MIDI-Clock)

MEMORY 64 to 256 user patches and from 64 to 128 performance patches. Sound can be saved only by midi sysex.
MW2 have a special import for MW1 patch but they do need to be modified a bit.

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