MATRIXSYNTH: 1980s PPG Wave 2.3 Firmware V8.2 (Serviced) SN 01259


Saturday, November 22, 2025

1980s PPG Wave 2.3 Firmware V8.2 (Serviced) SN 01259

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via this Reverb listing

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"The legenday PPG Wave 2.3 is a hybrid digital-analog synthesizer from the mid-1980s known for its distinctive wavetable sound. Combines digitally generated waveforms with analog filters, giving it a unique blend of crisp digital timbres and warm analog character.

The 2.3 model expanded memory and multitimbrality, making it far more flexible than earlier versions. Its evolving, glassy textures helped define many classic electronic and film scores of the era!

This PPG Wave 2.3 is in very clean condition and has been pro maintained its entire life. Feel free to reach out of you have any questions about this gorgeous specimen.

Service notes:

-Firmware v8.2 (fixes bugs in the original OS, allows for sysex dumps and transfers wave files to the PPG from the Wavesim plugin)
-Replaced electrolytic capacitors and serviced power supply
-Remounted memory battery
-Cleaned all edge connectors and sockets to motherboard
-Serviced keybed and cleaned key contacts
-Cleaned internally
-Tested sysex transfer, loaded sound via sysex and saved"

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