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Waldorf Microwave 1 Limited Mean Green Machine

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"You are looking at a Waldorf MicroWave, the original one with real analog filters and amplifiers. Actually, this is the limited edtion “Mean Green Machine” that was only produced 99 times worldwide. This unit has the number 43 and was treated as collector item.

The Mean Green Machine was produced 99 times when Waldorf announced the OS 2.0 for the Microwave. Needless to say, that this unit is updated to the newest OS available but it is also one of the later run of Waldorf Microwaves.

This practically is the PPG in a rack, with analog filters and amplifiers. 8 voices can be used in multimode with 4 individual outputs as well as a stereo pair outs. Wolfgang Palm himself did the hardware work on the Asic (Wavetable chip). Wavetable synthesis at its best, surely beats the newer MWII/XT series in raw power with 2 oscillators, analog 24db LP filter, analog amplifier with panning, 4 envelopes, 2 lfos, and flexible modulation routings.

The Waldorf Microwave “Mean Green Machine” Limited Editon comes with manual in pdf on CD, newest OS installed, and Step-up transformer (110V to 220V, 50 Watts). The power cord is attached to the unit."

Presentazione Grp A8 - Parte 1

YouTube via vigasan
"Enrico Cosimi presenta il Grp Synthesizer A8 - XL Studio - Roma, 30 Maggio 2009 - Sessione teorica"

Presentazione Grp A8 - Parte 2

"Enrico Cosimi presenta il Grp Synthesizer A8 - XL Studio - Roma, 30 Maggio 2009 - Sessione pratica"

A somewhat bombastic theme

YouTube via attorks
"A somewhat bombastic symphonic theme this time. The Doepfer MAQ16/3 has two 6 step sequences on rows 1 and 3 driving the Synthesizers.com on row 1 and the Creamware MiniMax ASB on row 3. The steps on row 2 are varied from 4 to 10 steps driving the self-built Modular. The first sequence you hear comes from the MiniMax, the second sequence from the Synthesizers.com and the third sequence from the self-built Modular. The Roland XP80 is responsible for the tortured sound. The solo's are played on the Clavia Nord Lead 1 and the Waldorf Q Keyboard."

KORG MS-20 girl vocal sound! My MS20 sings...

YouTube via AnalogAudio1
"With the two filters of the Korg MS-20 you can also produce funny human voice sounds... if you know how :-)"

random melody

YouTube via feelda303
"me playing random melody around a quick loop i made... it reminds me of some dance track and i swear i have it in my mp3 library, i just don't know how is it called..."

goofy techno loop

"messing around very COOL preset i found in NI REAKTOR L3's library (i also used additional vengeance electro essentials drum loop)..."

GForce Minimonster to Moog Voyager Comparison on Signal to Noise

"Out of nothing more then curiosity i wanted to know the fundamental differences between the Moog Voyager & Minimonsta. The filter is obvious so i didn’t even want to have that in the equation. I wanted to look at the raw building blocks, the oscillator waveforms. Here are my results."

via Signal to Noise where you'll find the mp3s and visuals.

MOOG MINIMOOG

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"The Minimoog Model D is a cornerstone of classic synthesizer culture. This wood panel monophonic synth is considered by many to be the ultimate Moog synthesizer. The Minimoog features: a simple and accessible control layout, an aesthetically simple and attractive construction, and a 44-note keyboard. A Minimoog console also displays a Controller section, 3 Oscillator Banks, Mixer section, Modifiers, and Output control. There are two control wheels next to the keyboard, one controls the pitch, and the other controls modulation.

The Moog Minimoog control panel can be broken up into 3 sections:
* The sound generator (the VCO or voltage-controlled oscillator)
* The filter (the VCF or voltage-controlled filter)
* The amplifier (the VCA or voltage-controlled amplifier)

To produce a sound, the musician would first choose a sound shape to be generated from the VCO. The VCO provides a choice of several switchable waveforms:
* Triangle Wave
* Sawtooth Wave
* Sawtooth/Triangle
* Square Wave
* Two different width pulse waves

The sound then travels from the VCO to the VCF (voltage-controlled filter) where it can be shaped and sculpted, adding resonance. Next, the sound travels to the voltage-controlled amplifer (VCA). The term "amplifier" can be a bit misleading to novices who might be thinking of a stereo amplifier with a single volume knob. In a modern synthesizer, a VCA actually has 4 separate volume knobs that control four different stages of the sound. For example, the first knob - the Attack volume - controls how loud a sound is when the key is first pressed: does it start immediately like a string being plucked? Or does it fade in gradually like a violin being softly bowed?

Part of the appeal of this instrument over the early modular Moogs was the fact that the Minimoog required no patch cables. While this imposed the signal flow limitation outlined above (VCO -> VCF -> VCA), there are ways to tweak the sound. For example, in reality, the Minimoog has six sound sources. Five of these sound sources pass to a mixer with independent level controls:

* Three voltage-controlled oscillators (see above)
* A noise generator
* An external line input

The Minimoog Model D is a cornerstone of classic synthesizer culture. This wood panel monophonic synth is considered by many to be the ultimate Moog synthesizer. The Minimoog features; a simple and accessible control layout, an aesthetically simple and attractive construction, a 44-note keyboard"