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Any tips for making good sound with Waldorf Microwave XT
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UIU
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Posted : Sep 29, 2004 15:07
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Can you give me some tip good tips for using Waldorf Microwave Xt, cause I've got it for one and a half month and I can't make any good leads with it. With Nord Lead I can come up with good Lead within minutes. The only good I can get from XT is some weird sounds and some nice pads. Also any plug ins you found that go well with it so that it won't sound so digital? |
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ZilDoggo
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Posted : Sep 29, 2004 16:35
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hmm.,, as i remember the microwave is quite capable of screaming leads,.
but dont expect clean sounds from it, as you figured out already 
-as far as leads go, try amp envelopes with fast attack&release,
-dont use envelopes too much on the wave-tables, you will hear steps in the oscs if you dont filter it a lot.,
-use the distortion (if that model has it, not sure)
-use some of the weird filter modes (like low+band if that version has it)
-fm sounds like sheit (imho)
-detune the oscs to fatten up the sound.,
-set up your controllers in an interesting way., lots of stuff through velocity and such.,
-EQ carefully, the sounds are in there somewhere
-remember that this synth has been around for some time now so a lot of it's easy-to-make sounds have been overused and can sound a bit cheesy these days., so tweak a LOT
greets.,
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sonik_akb
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Posted : Sep 29, 2004 17:03
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On 2004-09-29 15:07, UIU wrote:
With Nord Lead I can come up with good Lead within minutes. The only good I can get from XT is some weird sounds and some nice pads. |
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XT can make some analog lead emulations, but its power is really in another field: weird/atmospheric pads and textures drones.
I think it is perfect to create sounds to psytrance (e.g. Astral Projection/Infected Mushroom) and formant voices such as those used by Astrix etc.
Visit these sites:
1.Basics:
http://www.sequencer.de/waldorf/waldorf1.html
2.Ideas and Tricks:
http://www.sequencer.de/waldorf/waldorf2.html
3.Sound programming:
http://www.sequencer.de/waldorf/waldorf3.html
4.General stuff:
http://www.carbon111.com/mwxt.html
5.Waldorf Microwave Masterclass on SOS:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Jan03/articles/microwavetips.asp
users@waldorf.synth.net is a Waldorf's user list that has "Stefan Stenzel" and "Frank Schneider" (ex-employees from Waldorf).
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On 2004-09-29 15:07, UIU wrote:
Also any plug ins you found that go well with it so that it won't sound so digital?
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XT is recognized by its digital sound, so you either love it or hate it. The Microwave I has analog filter, but it is more limited than the XT version. Wave version is extremely expensive and rare (it allows resynthesis).
Some plug-ins:
PSP VintageWarmer
QuadFrohm
OhmBoyz
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Jeto
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Posted : Sep 29, 2004 18:26
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Amygdala
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Posted : Sep 29, 2004 22:21
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Clean is the essence of the MWxt!! I never make dirt with it - a good thing for leads is the "chorused" and "transient" wavetables... And in the trigger section, set the mode to dual, and de-pan a lot (with reason though).... Nice! |
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dadoski
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Posted : Oct 21, 2004 09:47
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U R 2 B thanks 4 da links!!!awesome!
 altitude 1600-40.000 feet,still looking very good! |
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Psycho Mushroom Lolipop
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Posted : Oct 21, 2004 17:38
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I've bought the MW2 cause of it's leads, so don't tell it aint a good lead synth...
also it's bass rocks... |
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PoM
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Posted : Oct 22, 2004 12:49
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lol dado |
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