Iridium Sounddesigner Talk - feat. Kurt Ader - KApro

video upload by WaldorfMusicChannel

"Rolf Wöhrmann from Waldorf speaks with sound designer Kurt Ader about his experiences and approaches with the Iridium synthesizer.

Discover the full soundset from KA pro.
https://waldorfmusic.com/en/iridium-q...

Load free demo patches: Morpheus & My Blade Runner
https://cloud.waldorfmusic.com/index....

0:00 Start
00:50 Introduction
3:02 Iridium Approach
05:34 Morpheus Patch
08:00 Wavestepper Patch
11:26 My Blade Runner Patch
15:32 Phrases Choir Patch
19:25 FM Super Bass Patch
22:47 Wurly Patch"

Waldorf Iridium Keyboard - Poly-Aftertouch explained

video upload by WaldorfMusicChannel

"Waldorf CTO and developer Rolf Wöhrmann explains polyphonic aftertouch settings on the new Iridium keyboard. OS 2.8.2 can be found in your Waldorf Account

00:00 Start
00:36 Basics
03:30 AT Attack/Release
04:24 AT to pitch
06:11 AT from scratch
07:56 Curves & Calibration
10:57 Sound examples"

New Waldorf Iridium Keyboard Synthesizer w/ Polyphonic Aftertouch

Sounddemo video upload by WaldorfMusicChannel

"Trailer & sound demo for our brand new Waldorf Iridium Keyboard Synthesizer with polyphonic aftertouch – no external effects and processing were used."

Waldorf teaser revealed.

Update:

Matt Johnson Jamiroquai Exclusive!! Waldorf Iridium Synthesizer keyboard version

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"This new synth is an absolute beast with 2 synth engines and amazing poly aftertouch!

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And the press release:

Waldorf widens range of high-quality synthesizers with polyphonic aftertouch pressure-providing Iridium Keyboard

REMAGEN, GERMANY: having introduced Iridium as a high-class synthesizer in a compact desktop form factor with welcomed added extras building upon the high-quality synthesizer developer’s demanding design standards set by its Quantum keyboard flagship’s futuristic functionality and advanced tonality, Waldorf Music is proud to take the concept further forward by announcing availability of its Iridium Keyboard counterpart — radically redesigning its desktop synthesizer namesake around an all-new 49-key FATAR TP/8SK semi-weighted polyphonic aftertouch pressure-providing keyboard as the first such implementation of that keyboard in the world, with an expanded front panel proffering one-knob-per-function control as a workflow-raising result of this high-class synthesizer’s palpable physical makeover, also allowing for six freely-programmable Macro buttons with which users can define functions from a wide range of features for additional performance control — as of March 4…

It is, however, hardly surprising that Waldorf Music has chosen to name its latest high-quality synthesizer Iridium Keyboard since the instrument in question is physically designed around award-winning Italian digital piano, organ, and synthesizer keybed manufacturer FATAR’s all-new TP/8SK keyboard, configuring 49 semi-weighted sensitive keys with polyphonic aftertouch and three contacts as possibly one of the best synthesizer keyboards money can buy. Best of all, tremendous tonal changes flow freely when playing the Iridium Keyboard live since polyphonic aftertouch is transmitted individually for each note played. Performers can conceivably play and hold down any number of keys simultaneously, subsequently moving each finger individually. In other words, individual keys are affected by the pressure applied by each finger, thereby creating, for instance, individual data streams for modulation purposes, whereas with monophonic (Channel) aftertouch all notes played will respond in the same way. With a powerful Mod Matrix offering 40 independent modulation assignments, each with individual settings for Source, Amount, and Destination, Iridium Keyboard far from disappoints when it comes to powerful modulation options, of course — just like its Iridium desktop synthesizer namesake. Notably, Iridium Keyboard is also capable of processing MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) data, duly making multiple parameters of different notes separately controllable to effectively enable it to behave more like an acoustic instrument in terms of spontaneous, polyphonic sound control.

Clearly, the 851 mm (W) x 355 mm (D) x 110 mm (H) physical dimensions of Iridium Keyboard has resulted in some marked differences to the original Iridium desktop design, with a one-knob-per-function control approach afforded by its naturally expanded front panel, albeit aided still by its industrial-grade highly-responsive touchscreen display to provide an interactive overview of the Mode page selected (via associated LFOS, OSC 1, OSC 2, OSC 3, FILTERS, MOD, and EFFECTS buttons), parameter changes, and additional information. Indeed, Iridium Keyboard also incorporates six freely-programmable Macro buttons adjacent to the Pitch and Mod (modulation) wheels with which users can define functions from a wide range of features for additional performance control, combining to further enhance its performance pedigree.

Put it this way: while Iridium Keyboard — duly described by Waldorf Music as “...a high-class synthesizer with an extraordinary polyphonic aftertouch pressure keyboard featuring a wide range of unique sounds with approved Waldorf quality — made in Germany!” — ships with specifically created new sounds and samples in addition to all those included in the Iridium desktop from the likes of Kurt Ader, BT (Brian Transeau), Richard Devine, Thorsten Quaeschning (Tangerine Dream), and Howard Scarr, to name but a notable few, its impressive specification otherwise mirrors that of the original Iridium — itself described by Waldorf Music as “...a high- class desktop synthesizer featuring a wide range of unique sounds with approved Waldorf quality — made in Germany!” — as a 16-voice digital synthesizer. Sounds from Waldorf Music’s Quantum synthesizer flagship — an eight-voice, hybrid affair as a result of offering two analogue low-pass filters per voice — can conveniently be loaded into Iridium Keyboard and vice-versa.

As another entry fit for Waldorf Music’s rich history, Iridium Keyboard — with its industrial design bearing the high-class hallmarks of Axel Hartmann, one of the most respected synthesizer designers in the industry who was also responsible for the company’s wavetable synthesis-based Microwave debut back in 1989 — takes pride of place in the high-quality German synthesizer developer’s distinctive family tree as another direct descendent of the legendary PPG Wave synthesizer series that made their mark throughout the Eighties by bringing the distinctive sound of wavetable synthesis to the musical masses. Musically, though, the Iridium Keyboard — like its Iridium desktop synthesizer sibling — brings much more to the production table than its acclaimed ancestor, featuring five different synthesis models for each of its three oscillators (OSC 1, OSC 2, and OSC 3): Wavetable — a table consisting of single-cycle waveforms; Waveform (virtual analogue) — a standard oscillator model to create typical analogue waveforms; Particle (sampling and granular sampling) — allowing for extensive manipulation of sample-based sounds; Resonator — manipulates multi- samples from the internal (2GB) sample flash memory or noise via an exciter and various spectral parameters that can be modulated, matchless for generating awe- inspiring animated sounds and drones, which can, for example, easily be integrated into a Eurorack modular synthesizer environment via the Iridium Keyboard’s integrated control voltage connections (CV In1, CV In2, CV In3, and CV In4); and Kernels — effectively enabling one oscillator to become up to six sub-oscillators that can be interlinked through FM at audio rate and arranged in user-definable constellations. Clearly, Iridium Keyboard can create a wide range of unique sounds like no other.

Other fanciful features include three true stereo path digital filters per voice that convincingly cover all conceivable classic filter variants — various digital filters are additionally offered by the FORMER section, such as Comb, classic Waldorf high- and band-pass, and notch filters from Waldorf Music’s Largo and Nave software synthesizers, plus PPG models, alongside signal enhancer effects, such as Drive and Bit Crusher, and more; six envelopes, six LFOs, and much more besides are available for use as sources in the Mod Matrix, routable to almost any numerical value in Iridium Keyboard.

Connectivity-wise, the well-spec’d Iridium Keyboard communicates well with the outside world, thanks to two audio inputs (for processing external signals); CV inputs as well as Gate In and Trigger In connections (for forwarding external signals to the Mod Matrix); Clock In and Clock Out connections (to synchronise with other gear); USB and DIN MIDI connections; USB Host port (provided for MIDI devices and also handling data exchange); Control and Sustain Pedals inputs; a headphone output (with dedicated volume control); and last, but not least, two audio outputs.

On the face of it, then, with a performance pedigree fit for taking its wide-ranging unique sounds further forward, the reassuringly-weighty (12.0 kg) Iridium Keyboard certainly more than lives up to its billing as “...a high-class synthesizer with an extraordinary polyphonic aftertouch pressure keyboard featuring a wide range of unique sounds with approved Waldorf quality — made in Germany!”

Waldorf Iridium Quicktip - MIDI over USB Host

video upload by WaldorfMusicChannel

"Phable is a german-based singer, vocalist, musician and DJ with deep roots in House, Techno, Deep House, Dub and Tech House. In the last years he released on labels such as Armada, Ostfunk, Light My Fire, Wonne Musik, Pure, Audio Safari and recently on Plastic City."

Iridium Quick Tip - Using the Gate & CV Inputs

video upload by WaldorfMusicChannel

"New tutorial series "Iridium Quicktip" produced by #Phable

Listen to the sound of Iridium: [2nd video posted here]

Phable is a german-based singer, vocalist, musician and DJ with deep roots in House, Techno, Deep House, Dub and Tech House. In the last years he released on labels such as Armada, Ostfunk, Light My Fire, Wonne Musik, Pure, Audio Safari and recently on Plastic City."

New Waldorf M Wavetable Synthesizer

video upload by WaldorfMusicChannel

"Here is the brandnew Waldorf M Wavetable Synthesizer with analog filters and stereo VCA and much more to explore..."



"Sound demo for our brandnew Waldorf M Wavetable Synthesizer - no external effects and processing was used."

Waldorf M - Wavetable Synthesizer - Live Looping Ambient Session

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"This is the Waldorf M - Wavetable Synthesizer. In this track I used Ableton to live-loop four patches.

I will release more videos with the M, if you have any questions or want me to show a feature of the synth please let me know in the comments.

It is an honor to be part of the Waldorf beta testing team, I have been working with the synth for the last months and am very happy to finally show you what I have been doing with it. The factory library contains some of my own sounds, watch out for "MSt" when you test it at a shop or at home!"




Priced at:
1.879,00 € (~2,221.53 USD / ~£1,605.17)

"With M, we are musically returning to our roots by bringing back classic Microwave and ‘modern’ Microwave II tone generation as a new-generation classic hybrid wavetable synthesizer with an analogue lowpass 24 dB/Oct VCF — SSI 2144 Improved Ladder Type — with resonance and analogue saturation feature, true stereo analogue VCA with panning option, and much more to explore in a desktop-friendly form factor featuring a wide range of unique sounds. Plentiful presets — totalling 2,048 sound programs (divided into 16 banks, each with 128 sounds) — professionally programmed by world- renowned sound designers also include all of the classic Microwave sound sets, such as MW1 Factory Sound Set, MW1 Soundpool 1-5, the fat-sounding Analogue and Bassco, as well as PPG Wave 2.3 sounds cleverly converted for the original Microwave. Moreover, it also features freshly-programmed sounds utilising M’s myriad new features — from true hard Sync (when working in its Modern Microwave II/XT mode) to the ARP (arpeggiator) and MIDI-syncable global LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator).

But beating at M’s musical heart as an eight-voice polyphonic, four-part multitimbral WAVETABLE SYNTHESIZER — as boldly blazoned in red across its full-metal blue- coloured casing, itself hinting at its illustrious Microwave heritage — are two wavetable oscillators with independent wavetable-generating Classic Microwave 1 and Modern Microwave II/XT modes, meaning that the wavetable oscillators behave differently in both of those modes (accessible by pressing the Mode button beside the helpful high-resolution graphic display with four endless encoders for yet more hands-on control). Consequently, there is no hard Sync or ring modulation available in the Classic Microwave I mode, where 16-bit wavetables are bit-reduced to 8-bit and a 240 kHz non-anti-aliased sample rate is offered, whereas the Modern Microwave II/XT mode offers a 40 kHz sample rate with band-limited wavetables, although both oscillators — OSC 1 and OSC 2 — offer the same panel parameters.

Two LFOs are generating a periodic waveform with adjustable frequency Rate and Shape that can be used for modulation purposes, are also always at hand. However, unlike other Waldorf synthesizers, there is no modulation matrix in M. Making a conscious design decision to set up M’s modulation facilities directly on the corresponding display page, to paying tribute to the 1989-vintage Microwave.

Back in the here and now, M takes performance to a whole new level, thanks to that advanced ARP with 16 preset patterns, chord mode, and an ability to synchronise to MIDI clock. Furthermore, four programmable ENVELOPES allow adventurous users to manipulate sound parameters via rate or timed modulations.

Musically making a connection to the outside world is important to any synthesizer, so M offers six (rear panel-positioned) stereo analogue outputs — arranged as MAIN OUT (L/Mono and R) and AUX OUT (A, B, C, and D), the latter of which can be used to route each of the four Multi (multitimbral) parts to different outputs, if desired; a stereo headphone output (with an associated Volume knob in addition to the topside Master Volume knob); 5-pin MIDI IN, OUT, and THRU DIN connectors, complimented by a USB 2.0 MIDI port (for computer connection to transmit and receive MIDI data); an SD Card slot (for updating M’s firmware, importing/saving sound patches, and importing/saving M-specific data, such as user wavetables); and — last but not least — a Kensington® compatible security lock slot."

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Waldorf IRIDIUM Official Soundset - Cinematic Edition Vol.1

video upload by WaldorfMusicChannel

"Cinematic Edition is available at: https://waldorfmusic.com/de/quantum-i...

Kevin Schroeder is a synthesizer sound designer. He has programmed sounds for well-known synthesizer brands, including the film composers Hans Zimmer, Trevor Morris and Paul Haslinger.

This soundset offers a multitude of complex "cinematic sequences". These can be played with one key and are ideal for creating a complete song. Using both layers and multiple parameter tracks simultaneously in the sequencer creates very dynamic and atmospheric soundscapes. No additional samples needed. No samples were used in this set! Of course it can be used with only one IRIDIUM and QUANTUM as well."

Quantum Academy I Techno Dub Chords I Tutorial 3

video by WaldorfMusicChannel

"Another piece of the tutorial series 'Quantum Academy' produced by #Phable
Can also be done with the Waldorf Iridium."

Quantum Academy posts

Waldorf Iridium Deep Dive

video by WaldorfMusicChannel

"Waldorf CTO and Developer Rolf Wöhrmann takes you on an exciting journey deep into the inner workings of our Iridium synthesizer. Discover things that no one has ever seen before!"

Waldorf IRIDIUM I Deep Dive I Preview

video by WaldorfMusicChannel

"Come and visit us at the Keys & Frequencies online event and get to know more about:
Wavetables I Kernel Synthesis I Resampling I Live Granular I Resonator I FX Modulation I Komplex Modulator I Chord Patterns and much more...

Join Waldorfs Rolf Wöhrmann and Lukas Schütte as they explore the incredible Iridium synthesizer.
Can also be done with the Waldorf Quantum
Music by: Kevin Schröder

Get your free copy of a K&F Waldorf plugin bundle now at:
http://www.waldorfmusic.com​

00:00​ Start
00:14​ Resonator
00:42​ Wavetables
01:06​ Kernel Synthesis
01:32​ Live Granular
01:59​ Layer Sequenzing
02:21​ Resampling
03:00​ plugin bundle"

Quantum Academy I Techno Kick Drum | Tutorial 2

video by WaldorfMusicChannel

"New tutorial series "Quantum Academy" produced by #Phable​
Can also be done with the Waldorf Iridium

Phable is a german-based singer, vocalist, musician and DJ with deep roots in House, Techno, Deep House, Dub and Tech House. In the last years he released on labels such as Armada, Ostfunk, Light My Fire, Wonne Musik, Pure, Audio Safari and recently on Plastic City."

Quantum Academy posts

Quantum Academy I House Chord Stab | Tutorial 1

video by WaldorfMusicChannel

"New tutorial series "Quantum Academy" produced by #Phable​ Can also be done with the Waldorf Iridium


Phable is a german-based singer, vocalist, musician and DJ with deep roots in House, Techno, Deep House, Dub and Tech House. In the last years he released on labels such as Armada, Ostfunk, Light My Fire, Wonne Musik, Pure, Audio Safari and recently on Plastic City."

Quantum Academy posts

Waldorf Christmas Wishes

WaldorfMusicChannel

"We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"

See the holidays label below for more.

Focus on Waldorf STVC: Using the Freeze Function

WaldorfMusicChannel

"This is part 4 of our tutorial series for the Waldorf STVC Synthesizer & Vocoder."

WaldorfMusicChannel Waldorf STVC posts

Focus on Waldorf STVC: Using the Mod Matrix

WaldorfMusicChannel

"This is part 3 of our tutorial series for the Waldorf STVC Synthesizer & Vocoder."

Focus on Waldorf STVC posts

Focus on Waldorf STVC: How to make an Organum Chant Choir sound

WaldorfMusicChannel

"Want to know how angels sing? Check out our latest STVC tutorial!"

Focus on Waldorf STVC posts

STVC Tutorial: How to make an Organum Chant Choir sound

WaldorfMusicChannel

"Want to know how angels sing? Check out our latest STVC tutorial!"

The lost sound demo files of Waldorf Iridium

WaldorfMusicChannel

"Another sound demo for our Waldorf Iridium Synthesizer - no external effects and processing was used."

Focus on Waldorf STVC Synthesizer & Vocoder – Tutorial Part 1

WaldorfMusicChannel

"This is part 1 of the upcoming tutorial series for our Waldorf STVC Synthesizer & Vocoder."

Vowel Bass Sound with Waldorf D-Pole and Largo

WaldorfMusicChannel

"Remember the Waldorf D-Pole, the very first commercial FX plug-in? It still is long ways from being retired. Watch our short tutorial how to create an interesting vowel bass sound by using D-Pole and Largo."