PPG wave 2.3 vs Waldorf Microwave 1

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"In this video I compare some factory presets from the PPG wave 2.3 with some recreated PPG 2.3 Programs on the Waldorf Microwave 1 Rev. B (the latter version with CEM 3387 Filter Chips). The firmware on the PPG is 8.3, the firmware on the Waldorf is 2.0.

Maybe you can reprogram the sounds more accurate, but you can listen that even in the wavetable sounds the wavetable circle is quite spot on in the microwave 1.

Anyway you can listen that the PPG has some more roughness in deeper registers and in higher registers it has the typical aliasing effect. The microwave 1 sounds much cleaner and more polished. The difference about the SSM filter vs. CEM filter is not so much prominent in my opinion. I thought there is a very big hearable difference.

The microwave 1 is quite difficult to program without programmer, like from stereoping. Sometime I think I will buy one. Nevertheless, the microwave a not a substitue for a PPG wave for purists but it has the PPG vibe in it. We will see, if Behringer is capable to get the PPG wave right. Unfortunately I haven’t got the Waldorf M, but a friend has it. I think sometime I will borrow it and also do a A/B comparision with this synth.

In this video I didn't use any processing. I just recorded the synths directly plugging in the interface and also didn't use any plug-ins. I am very curious about your comments and opimions. Thanks for watching."

STEREOPING Hardware Controller / Editor Prototype for Waldorf (TM) Microwave 1

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"hardware controller/editor for the Waldorf (TM) Microwave 1. It's a protoype of a test series. This is not DIY-crap, the pcb sits rocketsave screwed onto 6 metalbolts. Case and the PCB are professionally manufactured (2-layer, silkscreen, both sided solder stop mask), high quality Alps-pots with metal collar.

What this device does: plug it in between keyboard/sequencers Midi-Out and the Microwaves Midi-In, put a standard 9V DC PSU in the powerjack and dial the Microwaves parameters in realtime. The device converts your pot dials into the appropriate sysex-commands and offers a very efficient way of patch editing. Incoming midi data from keyboard or sequencer are merged with the commands of the controller, you can dial while you play on a keyboard or fire the Microwave with notes from your sequencer. Volume and Cutoff are always available, the other 14 x 3 = 42 (!) parameters are selected by the 3 lighted, quality push buttons in the upper left corner. Press red button -> controller sends the red parameters, press green button ... well ...

Please consider: this is a protoype! The frontpanel consists of ordinary but yet high quality inkjet print, glued on the metalcase and coated multiple times with clear coat. I used this technique on multiple divices which i worked with for years without problems of bleaching or detaching panels. On cutting out the holes i made a little scratch in the front, as you see in the last pic. The Number '1' and '2' for the INstrument Number in Multi mode are a bit behind the big knobs. I can change them to the smaller ones if you like. The PCB is sitting some millimeters to far inside of the case, using unconventionally thick midijacks might be problematic, normal Midijacks work perfect.

Some of the features:

- durable and cute black steelcase, protection diode against wrong polation of the PSU

- Midicontroller-Number to Sysex-Translator: besides each pot you see a small number. It corresponds to the midicontroller number you can use to edit this parameter on your Microwave. E.g. simply send midicontroller 11 into the device to change the cuttoff frequency.

- Multi edit mode: realtime dialing of the midicontrollers 1,2,3 & 7 on the first 4 midi channels. Using a corresponding sound-/multimode-patch you will get a modulation monster.

- Bypass-mode to let all mididata pass through the device without filtering (useful e.g. for dumping soundbanks)

- Letter-Mode: Dial a patchname on the microwave using the 16 pots

- Firmware update via Sysex-Dump

The controller will be delivered without power supply, but every ordinary 9V DC(!) guitar effects wallwart with center pin grounded will do. You also get a detailed manual with 32 pages in english or german. Sold from a private person. I am sure you want to keep the thing once you tried it. I therefore offer 14 days money back, although you will have to pay shipping if you want to send it back. You will also get 3 months of warranty if technical issues will arise. Shipping only to european countries. Pleaso do not bid if you do not live in europe."

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Waldorf Microwave 1 Rev.A 2.0os w/ Stereoping Controller & Extras

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"Waldorf Microwave 1 in the most sought after Revision A. It has been upgraded this year to the version 2.0 Operating system.

It works great and sounds amazing. It's been babied and used in a clean, climate controlled studio. It stays dust free and is always covered when not in use. It's 220v so you'll need a step up transformer in the USA, I recommend Acupwr for safety and reliability.

Comes with the Stereoping synth controller that really opens up your ability to tweak in real time and make your own patches. Along with are the two factory patch cards, Claudis Bruse and Dave Gould Techno card, plus two more 256k memory cards to back up your patches as well as three other Korg Mega Rams with 4 banks per card (these are all really rare). In addition to this are a set of factory and other manuals that I’ve collected over the years. I will also throw in the two right angle midi cables that work great for attaching the Stereoping to the MW. I have never seen such a kit of Microwave items in one listing, here's a chance to own a rare and amazing machine."

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Waldorf Microwave Rackmount Wavetable Synthesizer + Stereoping controller

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"It has the wonderful sounding CEM 3389 and OS 2.0 - kind of a PPG synth combining wavetable and analog filter. This machine was checked a couple of days by my tech. Original Performance (English) and Programming (English + German) manuals included, + Stereoping PSU & Manual."

Note Stereoping makes two controllers for the Waldorf Microwave. The more compact version pictured here and a larger version. You can find pics and demos of both in previous posts here. You can compare them to the Microwave Programmer by Access just posted here.

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Stereoping MidiTools

video upload by Three CCTranslators automating Microwave, Matrix and TX81Z from DAW Stereoping

"Technical productdemo for the #CCTranslator which converts common Midi Control Change (aka 'CC') data into highly specialized #SysEx parameter change commands. This allows to remote or automate vintage Synthesizers like e.g. the #Waldorf #Microwave, #Matrix1000, #TX-81Z in your DAW. In the video these three Synths are automated - each with 4 parameters - from a dashboard in FL Studio. The Matrix1000 is running the tauntek firmware which reflects parameter changes on the LED display. Some little timing issues but mostly it works quite well. Most of the automation data was optimized by drawing steps and preventing redundant data. Depending on your DAW, automation curves can produce a LOT of data which might result in timing problems or missed events."

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"The MIDI TOOLS are tiny, cute boxes manipulating Midi Data. They will be plugged in between the sender (MIDI OUT of DAW or Keyboard) and the receiver (MIDI IN of Synthesizer) and will be supplied with power from the connected Midi cable – there is no power supply jack. This is quite practical and works with the vast majority of equipment.

The Midi Tools are coming in 3 flavours:

The PolyChainer will be plugged in between the Synth Programmer and allows playing two Matrix 1000/6/6R (or other Synths) with 12 note polyphony

The CCTranslator translates ordinary Control Change (“CC”) messages into the complex SysEx commands to control and remote your vintage Synthesizer

The ChordTransposeFilter offers 4 features at the same time: Chord Memory, transposition of incoming midi notes, filtering of undesired Midi data and a simple MIDI Thru

The MidiTools are housed in a beautiful stainless steel case, the upper half painted in transparent strawberry red, yum. Like all Stereoping products their firmware can easly be updated over Midi. Please click the tabs for more info about the little helpers."

Stereoping Releases Hardware Synth Programmer for Microwave, Matrix1000 and Other Legends

"After months of pcb-layouting, programming, writing manuals and developing strategies, Stereoping located in germany releases his 'Synth Controller'. The Synth Controller connects to your synthesizer via midi to allow realtime editing of the synths patches. Currently available are six editions for the following legends: Waldorf Microwave, Oberheim Matrix 1000, Korg DW-8000/EX-8000, Roland JX-8P, Roland Alpha Juno 1/2/MKS-50 and Kawai K3/K3m. More will follow on demand, contribute the online-poll on the Stereoping-site which one to develop next. The Synth Controller is available as a complete diy-assembly kit with pcb, all parts, a cute steelcase painted in your synthesizer's color and a clearly layouted, high quality faceplate, graphically matching your synth's design - starting price: 238.- EUR plus shipping."  You'll find the Stereoping controller here.

2020/09 - Synth Programmer for Waldorf Microwave Demo

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"Finally - the demo for the Stereoping Microwave Programmer - over 12 minutes full of short clips and subtitles - hopefully useful somehow. Up to 3:50 the sound only contains a non-related background music, the shown content did not have any valuable sound.

0:06 PREFS - Entering the Programmers PREFS mode, making changes to internal settings, automatic saving on exit
0:29 PATCH MODE - Entering PATCH mode, synchronisation of parameter data, stepping up/down through programs. Moving pots, display shows new and old value (in brackets), COMPARE and PEEK function
1:32 PARAMETER GROUPS - layout of Programmer's parameters in groups. Editing hidden parameters. WAVETABLE always available on encoder 4, solution for accessing the many WAVE ENV LEVELS/TIMES values with only 6 pots.
2:47 MODULATION MODE - how to edit the Microwave's modulation slots (normal and complex ones). Two dedicated pots for quickly setting VALUEs or ZEROing them out. Demoing the TEMP mode for direct change of modulation values through pots.
3:50 - EDITING SESSION, from here on the shown clips have sound. Starting with an INIT sound, the program is shaped into something nicer over 2 and 1/2 minute.
6:38 - RANDOMIZER - creating several sounds while changing the randomizers parameters. (Mind the volume, some aggressive sounds here)
8:12 - CHORD MEMO - playing with the 5 CHORD slots. Entering Chord SETUP to demo chord learning and STRUM.
9:30 - playing a pattern from a DAW, shaping a bass sound by Control Change messges making use of the Programmer's CC-to-SysEx translator

10:26 - MULTI MODE - finally a brief demo for the Programmer's MULTI mode. Please check the Programmer's PDF manual for details here.
#Waldorf #Microwave # Programmer # Editor"

Microwave with Stereoping controller - testing multimode funktion

Published on Sep 10, 2014 TausendAugen

"Hallo, here is some brand new gear from Stereoping. This cute little box is very useful. I will show some detail video of the programming function later on. If you like this Box, visit the Website of Stereoping:
http://www.stereoping.com/synth-controller-overview-and-features/?lang=en"

Waldorf Microwave Rev A w/ Stereoping Programmer

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"This is a Version 1 Waldorf microwave with CEM 3389 and a Stereoping microwave programmer. Both are fully functional."

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Waldorf Microwave - Stereoping Controller Demo

Published on Sep 24, 2014 TausendAugen

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Stereoping Synth Controller For ESQ-1 (esq8)

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Stereoping Midicontroller for Sequential Prophet VS - realtime programming and DAW-automation

Published on Mar 19, 2016 stereoping

"This product demo shows some sound editing on the Sequential Prophet VS using the Stereoping Synth Controller which is a specialized midi hardware programmer available in many editions for Matrix 1000, Microwave, TX81Z and many more.

This edition of the controller is named 'ProVessorS' and does not cover ALL parameters of the Prophet VS but makes programming MUCH easier and funny - especially for VCA/VCF envelope rates and levels. The 4 Oscillator's Wave numbers, coarse and fine tunings are
also in direct access.

This 10-minutes-video has 7 quick chapters: Starting point is the main concept of the UI. 2. shaping the init-patch of the VS into a nice sound while being sequenced. 3. & 4. show realtime tweaking of vector envelope rates and LFOs. Chapter 5 shows how quick and easy patch name editing works with the 'letter dial mode'. In 6 you'll see remoting and automating the Prophet VS through ordinary Controller-Change messages in Fruity Loops and Ableton. The last chapter 7 demoes Detuning and Unison. Be sure not to miss this very strange but extremely cool sound the Prophet VS accidently makes when changing a wavenumber in Unison - shown from 8:57 on.

The video was recorded using 2 cameras, one showing the controller while being used, the other cam with focus on the Prophet VS display reflecting the realtime changes. In case you're wondering - the display of the VS is not the original. The faceplate of the controller in the video is an early paper printout, the final one is black not blue.

Hope you like it :-)"

2021/05 - Userwave & Wavetable editing on Synth Programmer for Microwave

video by Stereoping

"The firmware update 1.62 for the #Stereoping​ Programmer's Microwave edition introduces #Wavetable​ editing & randomizing plus #Userwave​ randomizing and drawing. And there is a new PREFS setting optionally preventing the STARTWAVE knobs to run into the tri/sqr/saw waveforms to the end of each wavetable. The video shows all of these features in action."

Waldorf Microwave rev. A with Stereoping Programmer Demo

Roberto Raineri-Seith

"HQ audio demo with some typical classic wavetable synthesis sounds i’ve created on my Microwave rev. A with the Stereoping Micro Programmer.

Tascam DA 3000 recorder and Schertler Prime 13 analog mixer, TC Electronic D-TWO delay and Lexicon PCM 80 reverb."

Waldorf Microwave Rackmount Wavetable Synthesizer SN 901177 w/ Cards & Controller

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"Includes Stereoping controller (no psu/standard 9v) + overlays for the microwave (overlays for the :81z / K3 also included)

3 original soundcards"

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Roland TR-0815 (808-DIY-clone) & Spring Reverb

The cheapest way to get the original spring reverb effect - demosong

Published on Aug 24, 2013 stereoping·22 videos

"This video demonstrates an interesting and imho not so commonly known trick: the use of a bare spring reverb tank with a mixer-insert to get that great spring reverb quite cheap without additional electronics: connect one of your mixers send-outputs with the tanks input and plug the tanks output just into a mic-in of the mixer. Adjust levels. Now this mixerchannel supplies the 100% wet springreverb signal of all channels, which send something into the tank using the mixers send-pots. Play with the reverb channels EQ or insert an external EQ to shape the reverbs color. In the demosong i add and remove tracks and play them dry and with springreverb to show the benefit of real springreverb. I inserted a Vermona EQ to play around with the frequencies. Please use the videoplayers pause-button if screens go to fast for reading - but i guess you are clever enough for having figured that out on yourself. Features machines: FL-Studio, TR-0815 (808-DIY-clone) synced by midiclock running internal sequencer, Yamaha TX7, Microwave 1, Ensoniq ESQ-1, Roland JX8P, Line6 EchoPark on some voicesamples."

This is the first TR-0815 post.

Update:

TR-0815 drumsynth - audiodemo and Making Of

Published on Aug 25, 2013 stereoping·24 videos

"Video about the developement of my TR-808 DIY-Clone called TR-0815. While listening to some patterns of the finished machine you can have a look at some pictures of the inner parts and the making. All patterns are played by the TR-0815 with the internal stepsequencer, no midi here. Some of the features demonstrated in the audio are swing (0:49), flams (3:22), sequenced 'muted' (long/short) BassDrum (1:12) and Cowbell (0:24), sample/hold of digivoice (0:35 & 1:46), long decay of toms (2:39). If something is not sounding like 808 this might be the DigiVoice, one of the 2 voices i added to the clone because i had 2 triggerchannels left over. The DigiVoice can make some square-blibs, 8bit-noises, dirty Claps, broken Guiros and some sample/hold."


TR-0815 drumsynth - 8 min. parameter tweaking

Published on Aug 25, 2013

"This video shows each the voices parameters of my TR-808-clones in detail. Be prepared for 8 minutes of enoying pot dialing with some additional explaining text."


TR-0815 drumsynth - sequencer features and noise selector

Published on Aug 25, 2013

"Some of the sequencer features like step-programming and realtime programming, swing, flam, A/B copy, muted Steps for Bassdrum and Cowbell and voice muting. In the last third of the vid i show the function and sound of the noise-selector to guide the 3 noise-sources to Hihats/Cymbal and Clap/Maracas."

Techinfo - Encoder replacement Waldorf Microwave

Published on Nov 4, 2013 stereoping·26 videos

"Tech info - i got a used microwave and changed the encoder because it was a bit unprecise. The new encoder i bought had - unintendedly - a pushbutton function. I soldered the switch-pins of the encoder to the big OK-Button. Now the big red dialingknob can be pushed for switching between parameter and value - quite useful, i think."

Waldorf Microwave 1 Rev A (CEM 3389 chips) + Stereoping Programmer

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"The Microwave was checked by Waldorf last year, no problems found."

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08/2014 - Synth Controller Realtime-Tweaking ft. Microwave, Matrix-1000 and MKS-50

Published on Aug 16, 2014 stereoping

"A little song demo-ing my Synth Controllers. The video shows three of the controllers realtime-tweaking the sound of a Microwave, a Matrix-1000 and a MKS-50 all together while they get fired with notes by a PC-sequencer (Fruity Loops). The Matrix-1000 stutters a bit (we all know it's got some problems with SysEx) but i think it works quite well nevertheless, better than nothing.

The Synth Controllers are finally finished now in 08/2014 and you can purchase them from my webpage as a DIY assembly kit. Thanks to all the kind guys encouraging me to make a DIY-kit for the first K3 programmer i demo-ed here some years ago.

For detailed infos on the Synth Controller please visit my site. Also available are Controller-Editions for Korg DW-8000, Roland JX-8P and Kawai K3. More Editions to come. Contribute the poll on my site and help me to find out which editions people want next."

2019/12 - The Beauty Of Aliasing

Published on Dec 8, 2019 Stereoping

"December-song ftg. Waldorf Microwave squeezed through the SPL Vitalizer MK 2-T to emphasize it's grainy Aliasing. FlowerPower-Flute, Horns and Strings from Roland Integra. Nord Drum2 playing the beat, Hihats through a DIY Compact PhasingA & Boss SE-50 Delay."