Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave Advanced Wavetable Desktop Synth SN 1021

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Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave soundscape IV - Light blinds the way

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"I think this will be my final soundscape with the 3rd Wave. I will need to return it to its owner. It's been fun playing through it and learning its ins and outs, to the extent that I could.

It's... a cool synth. I think the overall 'crystalline' sound it has is maybe not for me. I couldn't really shake that. Probably just didn't spend enough time with it, but it's hard to say. You can't really make it sound bad, but I guess I'm not sure if that's a good thing.

I'm conflicted. But also, I know I gravitate towards keyboard versions of synths, so maybe that plays a role (although I love the Modor NF-1). I don't know. Something I need to do... test my Virus TI and its wavetables. Add some oscillator saturation, use the analog filters and ask myself, "does this take me anywhere near where the 3rd Wave took me?'

Eventide Blackhole VST used for reverb (I didn't want FX clipping).

Created June 19, 2024"

3rd WAVE // THE BIG REVIEW.. EVERYTHING you need to know

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"A Deep Dive walkthrough and demo of the groove synthesis 3rd wave. It's the longest demo I've ever made because there's so much to look at. Hopefully someone will stick through to the end!! (there's a rather nice sounding demo to finish)"

0:00 Sit Back, Relax
5:20 Oscillator Overview
10:17 Waveflow
12:28 Upper Wavetable
16:22 User Waves
21:55 Create Wavetables
24:55 Analog Waves
28:17 LFO & FM
31:34 Sync
32:35 Unison
34:52 Sampling
42:16 Sequencer
44:57 Arpeggiator
45:42 Multi-Part
52:39 Stacking Parts
56:19 Wave Envelopes
59:30 Filters
1:04:54 Saturation
1:08:27 Envelopes
1:10:48 Effects
1:14:33 Almost Done!
1:18:30 Juno 60
1:20:42 Blissful .. Intro Track

Damn This Sounds Good // 3rd Wave from Groove Synthesis

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"B E A U T I F U L - the Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave can make some blissful tones. Here's some rather nice laid back vibes. This is a sounds only demo track that features at the end of my upcoming full demo.. which is a monster at almost 90 minutes long."

Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave Polyphonic Wavetable Keyboard Synthesizer SN 0085

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3rd Wave // Keyboard vs Desktop

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"The Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave Desktop and Keyboard versions are pretty much identical... but so many have asked what the differences are, snd why I bought the desktop.. and have now gone for the keyboard version... I thought I'd put this little explanation together.

The big differences are price, size, keys and paint job.. the interface is very similar and I don't feel like there's more menu diving on the desktop. If you need to use the menus then its the same on both."

Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave peaceful soundscape II - More than we know

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"A second soundscape."

How to Create a Basic PPG-style Sound With the 3rd Wave

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"Learn how Groove Synthesis' sound designer Kurt Kurasaki quickly creates a beautiful and lush PPG-style pad sound from scratch using some of the basic concepts and features of the 3rd Wave.

Coming to you from Superbooth 2024, Kurt starts from a clean slate by initializing a preset to reset the settings of the synth. He then works with a single oscillator choosing one of the classic PPG type wavetables included with the 3rd Wave. Using the amplifier and wave envelopes, he adds movement to the sound. But the true magic to creating the iconic PPG sound lies in copying the settings of one oscillator to the other two and slightly detuning the oscillator to each other. Utilizing the 3rd Wave's multitimbral capabilities, Kurt then creates a stack of sounds that he can spread out into the stereo field by panning and detuning them ever so slightly. Within a matter of seconds, he ends up with a beautiful, shimmering, and lush PPG-style patch."

Bad Gear - Korg MPC ZERO

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https://reverb.com/news/video-inside-korg-berlin-home-of-acoustic-electronic-synthesis"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. The evolution of electronic musical instruments is mysterious: while we have seen vast improvements in the fields of design, bling bling per square inch and workflow elitism, the spec sheets are oftentimes outclassed by the feature sets of many vintage instruments.

Today we are going to talk about the Electribe 2 Sampler. This most recent installment of the iconic groove machine range was brought to the market in 2015 and not only combines the aforementioned limitations with the product family’s trademark primitivism, Korg also managed to make it look REALLY bad when compared to its predecessor."

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Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave dreamy soundscape - A search for tomorrow's sun

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"Yesterday I had made my first impression video and stumbled through the 3rd wave. It was quite interesting the different tones I could pull out of it - and I knew it would be fun to make a soundscape with it. Actually, yesterday I pulled it out TO make a soundscape, but remembered my friend wanted me to do a 'first impression' video first. So I decided to do that video and then today do this video.

I'm glad I did it that way, because I was able to familiarize myself with the unit before I made the soundscape. I even learned things after I messed around with it that helped me today.

Well - you know, I think it sounds really nice. Unfortunately the FX themselves began to clip. I didn't realize that would happen. My apologies for that.

No external FX used."

3rd Wave Sampling Demo - Drum 'n' Bass with Kurt Kurasaki

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"Enjoy this short and sweet demo of an old-school Drum 'n' Bass preset with the legendary Amen break hosted by Groove Synthesis sound designer Kurt Kurasaki. The version 1.8 firmware of the 3rd Wave includes a powerful new enhancement to the sonic capabilities of the synth, giving it the ability to support sampling. With this, we believe we have added the missing piece to its PPG heritage enabling you to achieve the sampled sounds you could get with a PPG Waveterm System."

3rd Wave How To Make And Use Samples - OS 1.8 Tutorial and Video Manual

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"This video will show you how to use the new sampling feature being released with OS 1.8.
Learn how to bring in samples from wav files or make samples directly from the rear input, change the sample rate, change the bit depth, assign a sample to a note, tune the sample, loop the sample, and learn to crossfade the loop. Also, learn to manage the sample memory by saving or loading from a computer. Visit us at https://www.groovesynthesis.com

00:00 - Intro
00:10 - Sample memory and getting samples into the 3rd Wave
06:46 - Save the program
07:37 - Bulk sample import
10:12 - Editing samples and multi-samples
11:33 - Add and remove multi-samples
12:15 - Looping
15:19 - Copy and other sample editing
16:43 - Set note and tuning
18:59 - Loading from a computer with examples
19:37 - Loading an OS update
22:28 - Loading wav files as samples
24:54 - Make a multi-sample and a program
26:41 - Manage multi-samples
27:00 - Add samples to a multi-sample slot
29:47 - Looping and crossfading multi-samples in a slot
34:15 - Playing and saving the program
35:53 - Saving .bin file to the computer
37:13 - Export sample library
38:09 - Saving the program that uses the samples
39:14 - Bulk import multi-samples and programs
43:29 - The program and the multi-samples together"

Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave first impression and walkthrough

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"A few notes: I think it's clear that the OS version on this unit is not current. I'll figure out what it is later and post it, but looking at the website it appears that it now has poly unison - something I wasn't able to use in the video. I'm also hoping it fixes whatever happened with 'Make Waves' where it crashed twice. I read up on it later and this is for recording incoming sounds to 'make waves' and was arming the input. However, I do think it should allow me to exit, so I hope other owners can chime in and say whether that's been 'fixed' (if there is indeed something off with what happened to me).

Again, please realize I basically spent zero effort looking into this before playing it. Think of this as your friend testing this out in the most likely way that you might do so yourself before using it.

Also note - that because I didn't spend any money on it (this is borrowed) it's very easy for me to be dismissive of certain features. If I pine after something for months and then get it, I usually feel like I can 'trick myself' into believing it's the most amazing thing in the world. Although - that's possibly not entirely accurate, because when I got the Prophet 10, I kind of hated it for how much I spent. I have grown to love that thing as a top 5 synth I've ever used... but when I don't put any money into it, I can see myself saying 'Well, cool, but what's the point?' And that sort of thing could give it a negative spin on something, especially when the only thing I know about it is that it's like a modern PPG.

I'm now sitting here wondering if I could have held the source and destination, LFO, and other buttons and twisted the controls to 'connect' things easier - that would be nice, but something that didn't occur to me during this first video.

No external FX used. I chose not to in this video because, well, it has FX."

SUPERBOOTH24: Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave

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"Groove Synthesis revealed a major update for the 3rd Wave at this year's Superbooth show, kitting out their powerful instrument with 35 seconds of sampling."

3rd Wave Now with SAMPLING // Superbooth 2024

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"The latest update from Groove synthesis - the 3rd Wave now has sampling

This is the first look at the firmware - only uploaded to this machine this morning. The Update should be available within the next week or so."

Sounds like Talk Talk in the demo.

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Superbooth24: Groove Synthesis Debuts Sampling for 3rd Wave Synth

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Press release follows (image via the release):

Orinda, CA, May 15, 2024 — California-based electronic instrument maker Groove Synthesis today announced that they have added high-resolution sampling capability to their critically acclaimed Advanced Wavetable Synthesizer, the 3rd Wave.

This much-requested new feature allows owners to sample up to 30 seconds of 16-bit, 48 kHz, monophonic audio into the synth directly or by importing audio over USB, and use it as a new oscillator type alongside the 3rd Wave’s powerful wavetable and virtual analog sound engines. This significantly expands the sound palette of the synthesizer. Now owners can create custom sounds that feature sampled acoustic instruments, sound effects, and other sources.

The company will preview a new OS that provides this capability at the Superbooth24 music expo in Berlin, Germany from May 16-18 at booth #0246. The upgrade will be available free of charge to 3rd Wave owners as a download from the company’s website upon official release.

“As fans of the original PPG and its ultra-rare Waveterm sampling option, we thought it would

be exciting to add that capability to the 3rd Wave’s existing architecture — if it was technically possible,” said Groove Synthesis founder Bob Coover. “It took some tricky programming, but we did it and we think 3rd Wave owners are going to love it. It’s a dream come true for everyone who wanted the full PPG-plus-Waveterm experience, and now it’s within reach.”

While the 3rd Wave has roots in the classic digital wavetable synths of the past, it takes the concept firmly into the 21st century with a lush, expansive sound that’s a product of its expanded wavetables and analog filters. It’s hybrid design features 24-voices and 4-part multi-timbral operation, which is the equivalent of having four independent 6-voice synthesizers controlled by a single keyboard. Each of its three oscillators per voice can generate a classic PPG-era wavetable, a modern high-resolution wavetable, an analog modeled waveform — and now multi-sampled audio. With its industry-first WavemakerTM tool, users can create custom wavetables in a single step through proprietary sample-to-wave technology, allowing almost unlimited sound sculpting opportunities.

The Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave now supports SAMPLING!! // Exclusive First Look Demo

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Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave Advanced Wavetable Synthesizer Desktop Module w/ Original Box

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Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave 61-key Advanced Wavetable Keyboard Synthesizer

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Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave Custom Patches Vol. 2 // Sound Demo No Talking

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