Steinberg Waldorf Edition Plug-In Suite Software (Macintosh and Windows)

Manufacturer's Description for Steinberg Waldorf Edition Plug-In Suite Software (Macintosh and Windows)

Three of the best-selling synthesizer and effect plug-ins, updated and optimized for the latest VST and AudioUnit host applications. The Waldorf Edition features the famous and award-winning PPG Wave 2.V, Attack and D-Pole plug-ins as VST and AudioUnit variants for your latest Windows XP (32bit) or Mac OS X computers. The Macintosh versions are Universal Binaries allowing you to run them on the latest Macintosh computers with Intel processors.

The Waldorf Edition contains the following plug-ins:

PPG Wave 2.V
PPG Wave 2.V is the reincarnation of a cult, which started back in 1982 and is now available as a VST Instrument for your PC and Mac VST system.

The Wave 2 series was the first digital wavetable synthesizer with analog filters, heralding a revolution in both sound and concept. The Wave's most interesting feature was its ability to sweep through 64 waveforms in what PPG called a wavetable.

Almost 2000 waveforms were available within the Wave's 32 internal wavetables. The result of this wavetable technology is that the PPG instrument has a much broader palette and more animated sound than typical analog synthesizers of the early 80's, which tended to have only a few static waveforms such as sawtooth, pulse, or triangle. The PPG sound was very unique and identifiable.

Now we bring this exclusive sound back to life with all the advantages a completely integrated software production environment such as Cubase VST has to offer: The outputs appear directly in the VST mixer, so effects and EQ can be applied like any other audio channel. MIDI tracks are routed directly to the input of the PPG Wave 2.V without involving the vagaries of MIDI cables and interfaces.

The polyphony now depends solely on the CPU power of your computer and opening up to 8 PPG Wave 2.Vs, each with 8 times multitimbral capability, gives you more than enough space for your sound imagination. A new graphical page offers easy editing of envelopes, generators and Cutoff/Emphasis.

The combination of modern software technology plus the charm and massive sound potential of the "old" digital days results in a unique instrument which brings back individuality and pure fun: The PPG Wave 2.V.

Attack
The Attack is a percussion synthesizer with a powerful virtual-analog synth engine. It seamlessly integrates the sound of the 80's analog classics and the ambitious electronic club drums of the 90's into the virtual instrument hosts of the 21st century. The Attack generates all its sounds in real time, giving you the freedom to alter all parameters directly.

The Attack has 24 sounds available per percussion set, spread over two octaves. The sound architecture is extremely flexible, as one would expect from a Waldorf synthesizer.

Two oscillators, each with nine waveforms, represent the sources. In addition to well-known analog waveforms, the Attack offers three samples to help create hi-hats or crash cymbals.

Ring modulation and frequency modulation expand the sound spectrum with metallic components. The integrated "Crack" module takes care of reproducing analog handclaps authentically.

The Attack contains a filter section with 6 filter types, resonance up to self-oscillation, and an overdrive of up to +52dB. The two envelopes are used to alter oscillator pitches, FM amount, filter cutoff, and output volume.

Two modulation delays and 6 stereo outputs connect the Attack to the digital world. Seamless integration into virtual instrument hosts means that all parameters may be addressed via MIDI controllers, allowing you to create powerful dynamic changes.

And as though this were not enough - twelve sounds in each drum set can be played melodically. With this feature you can create tom fills and conga or other percussive grooves in no time, and you can even play bass, melody or sequencer lines. Create whole tracks with just one Attack!

D-Pole
Waldorf is well known in the industry for creating truly innovative synthesizers like for example the Microwave, the avant-garde Wave, or the classic analog Pulse. All those synthesizers share the same unique, warm, analogue Waldorf filter characteristics which have made Waldorf synthesizers famous.

With the Microwave II, Waldorf entered the fully digital sound domain for the first time, and made the impossible possible: A digital filter with exactly the same behavior as its analog counterpart, but even more flexible.

The D-POLE is a musically versatile Filter Plug-In which offers the same experimental capabilities as the hardware equivalent. Now nothing prevents you from filtering your voice with no less than 5 filter types. Morph a simple acoustic drum loop into a biting groovy dance rhythm using the LFO (whose speed is also adjustable in BPM). Add Overdrive to your lead guitar. Get the vintage ring-modulated sound for really wild experiments and send it through the stereo delay...

Create completely new audio material for sound FX purposes within seconds due to the real-time facility of VST. All important parameters can be fully automated and settings can be easily saved as single programs or banks. You don't have to stop your work to be creative, because creativity might not wait for you! zZounds is an authorized dealer of Steinberg products.

System Requirements

Windows
Pentium III / AMD Athlon 600 processor or better.

Windows 2000 / XP.

64 MB free RAM.

VST 2.0 compatible host software that supports virtual instruments, such as Cubase VST 5.0 or higher, Cubase SX/SL, Nuendo 1.5 or better.

PC equipped according to the specifications of the VST host software.

Macintosh Hardware
Macintosh with 400 MHz G4 PowerPC processor or better.

Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer.

128 MB free RAM.

or

Macintosh with 1.5 GHz Intel CoreSolo processor or better.

Mac OS X 10.4 or newer.

128 MB free RAM.

Macintosh Software
VST 2.0 compatible host application that supports virtual instruments, such as Cubase SX/SL, Nuendo 1.5 or better.

or

Audio Unit 2.0 compatible host application that supports AudioUnit Instruments, such as Apple Logic or GarageBand.

Macintosh equipped according to the specifications of the host software.