Waldorf Q

Rackmount (1999)

Classic digitally modelled analogue synth

Overview

OVERVIEW 2 units, full metal jacket , lcd display (2x20 character), 16 edit knobs, red data encoder, waldorf menu matrix and headphones; exists in 2 outfits:
- yellow bird
- blue metal

RELATED MODELS:
-MicroQ is crippled version with less knobs and features
-Q is the keyboard version with even more pots!

Terminal connectors:

Stereo External In jack for feeding external audio signals into the Mixer section.
Main Out jacks
Sub Out 1 jacks AUX stereo
Sub Out 2 jacks AUX stereo
Midi interface IN OUT THRU
Digital SPDIF coaxial
Pedal input

Sound

OSCILLATORS 16 voices polyphony (can be expanded to 32). Each voice is composed by up to 3 digital oscillators + 2 sub-oscillators are available per voice . Shapes: choosing between pulse (variable width also assignable to modula ion) ,sawtooth, triangle, sinewave or two PPG-like ALTERNATIVE wavetables with128 waves each (called "Alt1" and "Alt2"). Mixer between OSC1/OSC2 with Balance, each signal source (oscillator, noise, ringmod, external audio signal) can be balanced individually between filter 1 and filter 2 (see below)

ENVELOPE 4 bipolar envelopes, enhanced ADSR configuration with loop and one shot function

LFO three LFOs and a16-way modulation matrix.

FILTER 2 Filters (serial and parallel routing switchable), different types, all including FM and distortion:
Low Pass (12dB/24dB)
Band Pass (12dB/24dB)
High Pass (12dB/24dB)
Notch (12dB/24dB)
Comb Filter (positive/negative feedback)

Effect , arpeggiator, sequencer and memory

EFFECTS 8 effects processors, 2 per sound that include Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Overdrive, AM, Delay, Reverb and special Vocoder with 25 bands

ARPEGGIATOR with user pattern, including accents, timing information, swing, glide and chords.

SEQUENCER 100 user patterns; 32 steps per pattern, polyphonic recording

MEMORY User Patches 300 + User Performances 100 + User Drum Kits 20. Can be expanded using RAM cards.

yellow version, the same !