Sound librerias y sample WALDORF Ppg wave 3. synthesizer plug-in - virtual version of the world-famous PPG Wave developed by Waldorf in cooperation. The Waldorf PPG Wave 3.V is a software edition of the legendary PPG Wave synthesizer. The typical sound of the synthesizer, which was used in the 1980's can be heard on many recordings.
The PPG Wave is a series of hybrid digital/analogue synthesizers built by the German company Palm Products GmbH from 1981 to 1987.
Background[edit]
Until the early 1980s, the tonal palette of commercial synthesizers was limited to that which could be obtained by combining a few simple waveforms such as sine, sawtooth, pulse. The result was shaped with VCFs and VCAs. Wolfgang Palm transcended this limitation by pioneering the concept of wavetable synthesis, where single cycle waveforms of differing harmonic spectra were stored in adjacent memory slots. Dynamic spectral shifts were achieved by scanning through the waveforms, with interpolation used to avoid noticeable 'jumps' between the adjacent waveforms.Palm's efforts resulted in PPG's first wavetable synthesizer, the Wavecomputer 360 (1978), which provides the user with 30 different wavetables consisting of 64 waves each. While the expansive range of sound is evident, the absence of filters results in the Wavecomputer 360 sounding buzzy and thin, which hampered its original commercial viability.[1][2] Palm's efforts to resolve the apparent shortcomings of the Wavecomputer 360 would result in the creation of PPG's Wave series of synthesizers.
Specifications[edit]
PPG's Wave series represents an evolution of its predecessor by combining its digital sound engine with analog VCAs and 24db per octave VCFs, featuring 8-voice polyphony; and by replacing its nontraditional series of push buttons and sliders with a control panel consisting of an LCD and a more familiar arrangement of knobs. Also added to the Wave series was an onboard sequencer that is capable of recording filtering and wavetable changes in real time. At the core of the Wave's processing unit is a Motorola 6809 CPU, and a variety of 6500 and 6800-series support ICs. MIDI support was added in 1984, via a 6840/6850 daughtercard.[3]
The PPG Wave was produced in three successive variants, the control panels of which were all liveried in distinctive ultramarine RAL 5002 blue:[4][5]
- Wave 2 (1981–1982) - 8 oscillators (one per voice), 8-bit resolution, single modulation wheel, CEM 3320 VCFs
- Wave 2.2 (1982–1984) - 16 oscillators (two per voice), 8-bit resolution, dual modulation wheels, SSM 2044 VCFs
- Wave 2.3 (1984–1987) - 16 oscillators (two per voice), 12-bit resolution for samples via Waveterm (only) otherwise 8-bit, dual modulation wheels, SSM 2044 VCFs, 8-part multitimbrality
The PPG Wave can be connected to multiple peripheral PPG components simultaneously, via a custom bus, such as a 'smart' keyboard controller (PRK), 8-voice expansion units (EVU), and a wave computer called Waveterm A (later B version arrived) for sampling, audio manipulation, editing, sequencing and creating user defined wavetables. Collectively, this setup is referred to as the 'PPG Wave System', which with its sampling ad sequencing was intended to compete with the more expensive Fairlight CMI.
Market success[edit]
The PPG Wave quickly earned distinction from traditional analog synthesizers.[6] Notable artists which used the Wave included: a-ha, Alphaville, David Bowie, Diane Arkenstone, The Fixx, Go West, Hall & Oates, Trevor Horn, Propaganda, Laza Ristovski, Jean Michel Jarre, Marillion, Level 42, Art of Noise, Saga, Rush, Depeche Mode,[7]Gary Numan, Robert Palmer, Gary Stadler, Kitaro, Jean-Benoit Dunckel, Psychedelic Furs, Tangerine Dream, The Stranglers, Talk Talk, Tears for Fears, Michelle Tumes, The Twins, Steve Winwood, Stevie Nicks, Thomas Dolby, Ultravox, Wang Chung, Eurogliders, Stevie Wonder and Ilan Chester.[2]
Market decline[edit]
PPG's innovation in the realm of digital synthesizer technology impacted the industry. The PPG Wave synthesizer's price in its initial few years was US$7,000-10,000.[8][9] Within a few years, digital synthesizers, such as the Yamaha DX7 (1983), Korg DW-8000 (1985), Ensoniq ESQ-1 (1986), and Sequential Prophet VS (1986), would be launched at lower prices. Furthermore, the rapidly evolving development of digital sampling technology and reductions in memory prices facilitated the emergence of a new generation of standalone, easy-to-use samplers, such as the Emu Emulator II (1984), Ensoniq Mirage (1984), and Sequential Prophet 2000 (1985). PPG's dwindling market share and the high development cost of new products created financial difficulties that resulted in the cessation of company operations in 1987.[citation needed]
After PPG[edit]
The end of PPG saw the beginning of Waldorf GmbH (later Waldorf Music), which used PPG's technology to create the Microwave (1989), a streamlined, rack mounted approximation of the PPG Wave 2.3 with original wavetables and analog filters. Further evolutions of the original theme would appear in later years, including the extensive WAVE synthesizer (1993), the DSP driven Microwave II (1997), and the knob laden Microwave II variants, the XT and XTk (1998–1999).[10]
After PPG, other manufacturers also produced Wavetable 'look-up' synthesizers, such as Sequential's Prophet VS (1986) and Ensoniq's VFX series (1989). Later came the arrival of synthesizers such as the Access Virus Ti (1997), Waldorf Blofeld (2007), which included 64 wavetables, and Ensoniq's FIZMO (1998), with its Transwave architecture. None of these designs replicates the 'wave-scanning' and interpolation that occurs from adjacent waves, in a table, as with the PPG. The expensive Waldorf Quantum (2018) comes closer to the PPG in wavetable capabilities.
More recent advancements in personal computing technology made possible the release of VST plugin models of the original PPG Wave series, including Waldorf's Wave 2.V (2000), and Wave 3.V (2011). The latter was codeveloped with Palm, and more accurately replicates the familiar aliasing and filtering characteristics of both the Wave 2.2 and 2.3. However, the ability of the VSTs to replicate the combination of the original Wave's 12 bit sound with SSM analog filters remains limited.[11][12][13]
See also[edit]
- Waldorf Music - The WAVE and Microwave
References[edit]
- ^'Hermann Seib's PPG History'. Hermann Seib.
- ^ ab'Palm Productions GmbH (PPG) • Wave 2'. Vintage Synth Performer. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^Photos of MIDI retrofit kit for PPG Wave
- ^'PPG Webpages'.
- ^http://theppgs.com/index.html
- ^Sound on Sound Wave 2.3 & Waveterm B Review
- ^'Unsound Recordings'. Sound On Sound. January 1998. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015.
- ^'PPG Wave'. August 1, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^Wave 2.2 Price 1984
- ^Waldorf Microwave Series
- ^Sound on Sound Wave 3.V Review
- ^Waldorf Wave 3.V OverviewArchived 2012-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Synthtopia Wave 3.V Review
Further reading[edit]
- 'Retro: PPG Wave'. Future Music. No. 96. Future Publishing. June 2000. p. 108. ISSN0967-0378. OCLC1032779031.
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to PPG WAVE 2.2. |
- Virtual Music´s Synthesizer Service - Specialized in worldwide PPG Wave repair/service (also card-repair only)
- Hermann Seib (2001–2008). 'WaveSimD - PPG Wave 2.2 / 2.3 / EVU Simulator'.[verification needed]
A hardware-level software simulator of PPG Wave with software Waveterm C these were newly developed to work with hardware/software mixture environment of PPG Bus system. Latest Wave OS 'V8.3 Upgrade' was completely developed on it. A demo version is available including VSTi plug-in, factory sound set, and new 'Wavetable '08' sound set by Wolfgang Palm himself. - The PPGs - Information and resources on various PPG components
- PPG Webpages - Detailed information on various PPG components
This specially-priced combo gives you the full power of PPG Wave 3.V by upgrading the PPG Wave 2.2V that is included in Waldorf Edition 2.
Overview
Features General
- Up to 256 voices per instance (depending on available CPU power)
- 8 part Multimode
- 8 Stereo Outputs
- Host automation of most parameters
- MIDI Controller automation of most parameters
- More than 100 new Wavetables created by Wolfgang Palm
- Original Waveterm B Factory Sample Library
- Original PPG Wave Factory Sounds
Per Voice
- 2 Wavetable Oscillators
- Sample Playback with 8 bit, 12 bit or up to 32 bit
- Authentic Aliasing Emulation of the PPG Wave 2.2/2.3/2.V or no aliasing
- 12dB / 24 dB Low Pass Filter
- Authentic Filter Emulation of the PPG Wave 2.2/2.3
- Overdrive behind Filter
- 1 LFO
- 3 Envelopes
- Authentic Emulation of the modulation graininess (switchable with True PPG)
Per Part (up to 8 parts available)
- Poly, Dual, Quad and Mono (8 voices) mode with 8 different semitone offsets to create chords or melodic lines
- Arpeggiator with Up, Down, Alternate and Cascade (PPG special) mode
- True PPG Mode switchable between PPG Wave 2.2, Wave 2.3 and Wave 2.V
- 4-Band EQ
- Overdrive with various types
- Phaser with up to 12 stages
- Chorus with up to 6 stages
- Flanger
- Stereo Delay
- Reverb
Other Features
- Sample loading via drag&drop or load file dialog
- Multisample playback by using the 8 part Multimode
- 8 adjustable Cutoff / Resonance deviations to simulate analog inexactness
- Finer adjustments of several values in Fine Modulatione mode
Everything runs properly as AudioUnit on Mac, PC, and also on Intel based Mac.
PPG Wave 3.V runs natively in 32 bit host software. It can be used in 64 bit hosts that come with a so-called 'bit bridge', such as Cubase 6 or Logic 9. Later versions of the PPG Wave 3.V will run natively in 64 bit hosts, please visit our website regularily for updates.
Windows
- VST 2.4 32 bit
- can be used in 64 bit hosts that offer a so-called 'bit bridge'
- Pentium III with 1 GHz or better
- AMD Athlon XP with 1.3 GHz or better
- Windows 2000 / XP SP 2 (only 32 bit)
- Windows Vista / 7 (32 bit and 64 bit, the plug-in itself is 32 bit only)
- 64 MB free RAM
- 150 MB free hard disk space
- VST 2.0 compatible 32 bit or 64 bit host software supporting VST Instruments, such as Cubase SX/SL or newer, Nuendo 1.5 or newer
- PC equipped according to the specifications of the VST host software
- Internet connection for license activation (license can be transferred to a USB-eLicenser)
Mac
- VST 2.4 32 bit
- Audio Unit 2.0 32 bit
- can be used in 64 bit hosts that offer a so-called 'bit bridge'
- Any Mac with Intel processor running Mac OS X 10.4 or newer (Gatekeeper switched off during installation in Mac OS X 10.8)
- PowerMac with 400 MHz G4 PowerPC Processor or better running Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer
- 128 MB free RAM
- 150 MB free hard disk space
- VST 2.0 compatible 32 bit or 64 bit host software supporting VST Instruments, such as Cubase SX/SL or newer, Nuendo 1.5 or newer
- - or -
- AudioUnit 2.0 compatible 32 bit or 64 bit host software supporting Audio Unit Instruments, such as Logic or GarageBand
- Mac equipped according to the specifications of the VST host software
- Internet connection for license activation (license can be transferred to a USB-eLicenser)
The PPG Wave 3.V has a considerably extended and enhanced feature set compared to its predecessor, the PPG Wave 2.V. The following table highlights the most important new features and improvements.
PPG Wave 2.V
PPG Wave 3.V
Number of Voices per instance
64
256
Number of Wavetables
30
All Wavetables from PPG Wave 2.2.
164
All Wavetables from PPG Wave 2.2 and PPG Wave 2.3 (two Wavetables are slightly different).
New Wavetables created by Wolfgang Palm.
Preset Sounds
Ca. 1000
Reprogrammed factory soundsets plus various new soundsets.
Wdrb
Ca. 3000
Original factory soundsets, all soundsets from PPG Wave 2.V, new sounds and multis with effects, samples or the new wavetables.
Samples
2
The original PPG Wave 2.2 Saxophone and Piano sample in Wavetable 31
Unlimited in AIFF and WAV format with Drag&Drop support.
Contains the whole (as known and available) PPG Waveterm B Sample Library in all its glory.
The Waveterm B samples can be played back with 8- or 12-bit resolution, AIFF and WAV samples can be played back with 8-, 12- or up to 32-bit resolution. Playback in 8- or 12-bit resolution results in the typical grungy sound known from early samplers.
Browser
—
Bank, Sound and Sample Browser with full Drag&Drop support. Files can be dragged between PPG Wave 3.V and the desktop or between multiple instances of the PPG Wave 3.V.
Import
—
Imports system exclusive data from PPG Wave 2.2 or PPG Wave 2.3 with OS V8.
Imports samples and sounds from Waveterm B disk images.
Oscillators
Approximation of aliasing of the original PPG Wave 2.2 and PPG Wave 2.3.
Oscillators are calculated exactly like the original PPG Wave 2.2 and PPG Wave 2.3 with a very high sample rate but no interpolation at all resulting in an exact reproduction of the original aliasing and behaviour.
Filter
24 dB Low Pass Filter modelled after the analog SSM filter chip of the PPG Wave 2.2 and PPG Wave 2.3.
24 dB Low Pass Filter modelled after the analog SSM filter chip of the PPG Wave 2.2 and PPG Wave 2.3.
Additional 12 dB slope.
8 adjustable Cutoff and Resonance offsets plus one total Cutoff and Resonance offset to emulate the inexact calibration of the 8 filters of the original PPG Wave 2.2 or PPG Wave 2.3.
Filter Drive
—
Post-filter Overdrive circuitry with selectable Diode or Tube characteristic.
Envelopes
Good approximation of the envelope shapes of the original PPG Wave.
Close emulation of the behaviour and shape of the envelopes of the original PPG Wave, which even changes in shape with different rate settings.
Modulation
Original modulation destinations, amount and behaviour. Some modulations can only be switched on or off, others can be set to 8 different depths.
Original modulation destinations, amount and behaviour.
Additional 'FINE' mode offering further modulation destinations and fully variable depths.
Outputs
2 Stereo Outputs.
8 Stereo Outputs.
Multi Mode
8 Sounds playable on MIDI Channels 1 to 8. No layers, key splits, velocity splits etc.
8 Sounds. Selectable MIDI Channel for layer sounds, free key and velocity range for splits, individual transpose, detune, volume, pan and output selection per part. Also used to create multi samples.
Effects
—
Each part has its own set of 6 effects resulting in up to 48 effects at once (optionally Part 1 can be set to process the effects for all parts, which is useful for e.g. Resume lab for pages 1.0.1 mac. multi samples).
Effects on non-played parts don't consume processor power.
Equalizer
—
4-band fully parametric Equalizer.
Overdrive
—
Stereo Overdrive with types Light, Medium, Heavy, Clip, Tube, adjustable output gain and post-drive filter with tone and emphasis.
Chorus
—
2- to 6-stage Stereo Chorus / Flanger with variable stereo spread.
Phaser
—
2- to 12-stage Stereo Phaser with variable stereo spread, spacing and feedback.
Wlky
Delay
—
Stereo- und Ping-Pong-Delay, synchronizable to incoming tempo information, low and high damping in input and feedback.
Reverb
—
Stereo Reverb with eighties sound character.
Tellingly, the classic Waldorf Edition has had a visual makeover, but its core values remain unchanged and unchallenged: the holy trinity of inspiring software instruments!
Aside from its radically revamped user interface, the new Waldorf Edition 2 version also brings an exceptionally expanded effects section (with Delay, Equalizer, Drive, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, and Reverb) into play.
PPG Wave 2.2V is a virtual reincarnation of its namesake cult classic, coming to prominence with the trailblazing PPG Wave series starting back in 1982.
First resurrected in 1989 with the Waldorf Microwave, today it enjoys a new lease of life in virtual studios on Mac and PC computers. Classic wavetable synthesis is known for conjuring up the feisty analogue and digital hybrid sounds that have graced so many hit records over so many decades.
Attack is a percussion synthesizer powered by an almighty analogue synth sound generator. It transports the trademark sounds of classic Eighties analogue drum machines and the progressive electronic club beats of the Nineties onwards and upwards into truly 21st Century production environments.
As Attack computes all sounds in realtime, users can change any parameter directly.
D-Pole completes the Waldorf Edition 2 lineup as a very versatile filter plug-in with five filter types (lowpass, bandpass, high pass, notch, and resonator), SAMPLE RATE reduction, RING MOD, OVERDRIVE (ranging up to +52 dB), and stereo delay — all in wondrous Waldorf quality!
SpecificationsPPG 2.2V
Waldorf Ppg Wave 3 V 1.2.3 Full
- Accurately modelled after the legendary PPG Wave 2.3
- 32 wavetables with 64 waveforms each
- Synced arpeggiator
- 8-part multitimbral
- 2 stereo outputs
- Up to 64 voices per instance (depending on available CPU power)
- Over 700 sounds included
Attack
Waldorf Ppg Wave 3 V 1.2.3 0
- Virtual analog sound synthesis
- 24 percussion sounds per kit
- Plays polyphonic bass and lead sounds
- 6 stereo outputs
- Per sound (editable):
2 oscillators
Frequency modulation and ring modulation
“Crack” module
6 filter types with resonance up to self-oscillation
Overdrive up to 52dB
Filter LFO, sync-able to tempo
2 envelopes - Delay, Equalizer, Drive, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus and Reverb effects
- Up to 64 voices per unit (depending on available CPU power)
- 36 percussion kits with over 850 sounds included
D Pole
- Multimode filter (5 filter types: Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass, Notch, Resonator)
- 12dB or 24dB slope
- Resonance up to self-oscillation
- Overdrive up to +52dB
- Ring modulation
- Sample rate reduction
- LFO rate adjustable to over 7000Hz, sync-able to tempo and audio
- Delay effect with up to 2000ms delay time,
- sync-able to tempo
- Stereo input/output
- Pentium III/AMD Athlon 600 processor or better
- Windows 2000/XP
- 100 MB free hard disk space
- 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
Wlky 32
- 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
Waldorf Ppg Wave
Wdrb 41
- VST 2.0-compatible host application that supports virtual instruments, such as Cubase SX/SL, Nuendo 1.5 or better
or - AudioUnit 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