been loving the recent drops from the new season! the first two episodes were a bit too "south-park" esque in the topical attacks of culture. which landed 2 years too late to be relevant.. But they stopped doing that and went back to just making inter-story focused episodes! the most recent drop with bender being a matador was great!
This sounds freakin awesome. Perfect for dinner deep house. Can’t wait to try this one. At this point I’m pretty much just getting the ones you recommend because they are all fire and do exactly what I’m looking for.
This is so cool! I have been obsessed with Waldorf synths lately. I don’t own any but I’ve been collecting samples and waveforms of them. I love that late 80s and 90s digital sound.
Right! Waldorf often gets overlooked, and then once you catch wind of something in the Waldorf lane, you go down a rabbit hole. They had so many unique synths.
You could always make 90's sounding stabs or "1 finger chords" in your DAW... All you needed was your favourite VST (with "chord memory"), or if feeling lazy, just use a sample - much 90's stuff is samples. Even before VST's you could still do it, you just needed some kit. Its not like 90's producers had access to technology that is only NOW becoming available :P
I love it!😍 Classic House for sure…I always thought these types of stabs were muted and filtered organs sounds.🙄 I would’ve bought the hardware long time ago just for House stabs.🤦🏾♂ 🧐Sold!!!…to the black man cheesin’😁👍🏾👍🏾
There were totally a lot of filtered organ sounds too! M1 with some organ oscillators, or even some FM "organy" sounds (TX81Z) The legend, Mike Huckaby, used the Waldorf Wave a ton and that man was a wizard - if that's any vote of confidence for Waldorf synthesis!
I'm only now realising the correlation between watching your videos and me buying vst's (and hardware) I didn't know I needed haha. Bought the Wavestation vst after watching your video on it (love it), and just last week bought an 01/wfd which had been sitting on facebook marketplace in my area for months (for an absolute bargain bin price) after watching your vid on the 01/rw (which I absolutely love). Looks Iike this one's next on the menu haha. Keep up the good work my man, hands down one of my favourite channels
The part that always surprised me in a sense was that the Microwave (and the MW2, and the XT) only uses a single wavetable for both oscillators, instead of two individual ones like any other wavetable synth out there. I've also never heard that particular character in other synths. I know the MW's wavetables are in that sense simpler (and if I recall they're always mirrored since only half of it gets stored) than anything you get out of modern WT synths.
wt customization is nice once u get in it. also to stay compatible w hw one has to stack sources to get slightly incr mod depth. of course that's really only possible w certain destinations anyway, but useful. love the limits due to being based on classic hw ;) finding some minor glitches but on the whole very stable release imo
I absoutely appreciate the attention to detail to make a vst clone of the Microwave. However, for 150$ i would want more modern features, such as more modulation options etc That said, it sounds frigging fantastic.
I think they have to keep in mind that the M also exists and has a lot of MW1 features and more. I know it costs a lot more and it's physical hardware but I believe if you look at their line of products the M already fills the role of modern features and more modulation options with that original MW1 sound.
@@GreenShark4 I can , technically, but at least with Reaper in my setup, it starts getting VERY cpu "expensive" to set up even basic modulation of things, like panning or sweeping an eq band with a simple LFO vs doing it natively as designed within the plug in Ill get an extra 5% cpu just from automating pan position for example vs no visible addition to CPU from using a synth with that modulation running natively
I can understand that perspective. A lot of manufacturers who recreate old synths in VST form tend to add QOL features and even upgrades. This one really comes off as a true love letter to the original. The UI is modern & sleek (especially compared to their other stuff...have you seen largo? big yikes) and everything else is as it was, in the best way. I think $150 is fair, and the intro price makes it a no brainer. Was hunting down original Microwaves a few weeks ago too...glad I didn't pull the trigger! Side note, check out Bitwig if you haven't...the modulation system is nuts and would essentially give you 30+ or so modulators to use with this. Not a big CPU hog either
from what to start making similar music I like. 10 years ago I played with fl studio and now I want to return but looks so difficult, a lot of controllers. a million ways to mixing them but I want to know at least basic / essential rules how to use them to create tracks.
Music tech has advanced a ton even in just 10 years, and it can totally get overwhelming. Ultimately, you just gotta sit down and commit to learning it. Try to pick a DAW (FL if you've used it before) and start following along some tutorials building tracks from scratch. Best way to learn, IMO
This is amazing, going to try the demo out now. Does anyone know of a vst alternative to ableton chord device as I am on reaper and the chorderizer only has 4 notes :(
I don’t like the talking over music because my brain is trained to listen to music. That’s why this video is unwatchable to me. He better would have talked and after that give some demos.
@@lartisan6274technically it was PPG, Wolfgang Palm's first company, that made the Wave. However there was a Wavetable synth prior but I think The Wave wss the first to work like this
Gonna cook some dub techno tracks with the new microwave.
LFG 💪 Microwave, 909 samples, nice crappy reverb/delay & you're cookin
Roberto, from Futurama, approves this video. STAB. STAB. STAB
lmao
been loving the recent drops from the new season! the first two episodes were a bit too "south-park" esque in the topical attacks of culture. which landed 2 years too late to be relevant.. But they stopped doing that and went back to just making inter-story focused episodes! the most recent drop with bender being a matador was great!
Hahahaha
you are traumatized by a show
I love that old spacy/reverby house sound, just sends me to a different dimension
Deep house stabz 4 dayz. Friggin awesome. This is crack for the earz. Thanks!!!!!
This sounds freakin awesome. Perfect for dinner deep house. Can’t wait to try this one. At this point I’m pretty much just getting the ones you recommend because they are all fire and do exactly what I’m looking for.
best track toy your narrative voice, soo smooth. perfectly blended.
That stab sound never gets old 🔥
I did not realise the Microwave was so popular for these sounds!
Microwave and lot of other Waldorf synths from the era! (the Wave especially)
Very much enjoying these past recent videos
💪
sweet! this synth has such a great character. can't get enough of it
This is so cool! I have been obsessed with Waldorf synths lately. I don’t own any but I’ve been collecting samples and waveforms of them. I love that late 80s and 90s digital sound.
Right! Waldorf often gets overlooked, and then once you catch wind of something in the Waldorf lane, you go down a rabbit hole. They had so many unique synths.
Korg Modwave VST is great generator for stabs too, has dozens of built in PCMs to synthesize new samples from.
Nice video and quite a tempting VST. Also good for those Basic Channel style dub chords in the box.
thanks 💪no doubt, solid tool for the dub as well
Wow this synth was always on my list. Nice video fellow Bitwigger 🎉
Thanks for the tips!
You could always make 90's sounding stabs or "1 finger chords" in your DAW... All you needed was your favourite VST (with "chord memory"), or if feeling lazy, just use a sample - much 90's stuff is samples. Even before VST's you could still do it, you just needed some kit.
Its not like 90's producers had access to technology that is only NOW becoming available :P
bro you are the best
Awesome content as usual ! Thanks for your vids
thanks my friend. you bet! 💪
This should be the answer from now on when someone asks, "which synth for dub chords?"
100%
Sounds great
100% gonna have to buy this! Loved the old Microwaves!
Cool video! thank you!
i love your channel
thank you mate 💪
Wow awesome 😎
You should make a $10 preset pack. I'VE ALREADY BOUGHT IT!
beautiful
Amazing I love watching your videos best 90s sounds!!!!
lets goooo! thanks friend 💪
You could make this sounds for 40 years.
these stabs feel like summer nights 😩
I love it!😍
Classic House for sure…I always thought these types of stabs were muted and filtered organs sounds.🙄
I would’ve bought the hardware long time ago just for House stabs.🤦🏾♂
🧐Sold!!!…to the black man cheesin’😁👍🏾👍🏾
There were totally a lot of filtered organ sounds too! M1 with some organ oscillators, or even some FM "organy" sounds (TX81Z) The legend, Mike Huckaby, used the Waldorf Wave a ton and that man was a wizard - if that's any vote of confidence for Waldorf synthesis!
@@Thought-Forms yep I have the M1 and I love that too.
14:59 /15 just wow.. sounds so broken but i love it
right? you can conjure some REALLY nutty stuff out of these old waldorfs
I'm only now realising the correlation between watching your videos and me buying vst's (and hardware) I didn't know I needed haha. Bought the Wavestation vst after watching your video on it (love it), and just last week bought an 01/wfd which had been sitting on facebook marketplace in my area for months (for an absolute bargain bin price) after watching your vid on the 01/rw (which I absolutely love). Looks Iike this one's next on the menu haha. Keep up the good work my man, hands down one of my favourite channels
Wait till bro heard about the emulator
@@illford emulator for what?
This is very useful to me as a Waldorf M owner too. Which is basically Microwave III by another name
dope! I had an M for a small period of time, really nice unit
The part that always surprised me in a sense was that the Microwave (and the MW2, and the XT) only uses a single wavetable for both oscillators, instead of two individual ones like any other wavetable synth out there. I've also never heard that particular character in other synths. I know the MW's wavetables are in that sense simpler (and if I recall they're always mirrored since only half of it gets stored) than anything you get out of modern WT synths.
Yes, the PPG Wave was the old noble count, and the microwave was the rough proletarian grandson. It was like me and mini me.😊
lovely
Sounds incredible!
This is so crazy good
wt customization is nice once u get in it. also to stay compatible w hw one has to stack sources to get slightly incr mod depth. of course that's really only possible w certain destinations anyway, but useful. love the limits due to being based on classic hw ;) finding some minor glitches but on the whole very stable release imo
oh, my goodness
I absoutely appreciate the attention to detail to make a vst clone of the Microwave.
However, for 150$ i would want more modern features, such as more modulation options etc
That said, it sounds frigging fantastic.
I think they have to keep in mind that the M also exists and has a lot of MW1 features and more. I know it costs a lot more and it's physical hardware but I believe if you look at their line of products the M already fills the role of modern features and more modulation options with that original MW1 sound.
Can't you just modulate parameters with your DAW?
@@GreenShark4 I can , technically, but at least with Reaper in my setup, it starts getting VERY cpu "expensive" to set up even basic modulation of things, like panning or sweeping an eq band with a simple LFO vs doing it natively as designed within the plug in
Ill get an extra 5% cpu just from automating pan position for example vs no visible addition to CPU from using a synth with that modulation running natively
I can understand that perspective. A lot of manufacturers who recreate old synths in VST form tend to add QOL features and even upgrades. This one really comes off as a true love letter to the original. The UI is modern & sleek (especially compared to their other stuff...have you seen largo? big yikes) and everything else is as it was, in the best way. I think $150 is fair, and the intro price makes it a no brainer. Was hunting down original Microwaves a few weeks ago too...glad I didn't pull the trigger!
Side note, check out Bitwig if you haven't...the modulation system is nuts and would essentially give you 30+ or so modulators to use with this. Not a big CPU hog either
@@craigsurette3438 That's so strange, I've never had this issue on FL Studio
love it! I wish Largo 2 got a revamp like this
the Largo 2 UI is abysmal. they should 100% go back and revamp it to be on par with this. seems like two different developers made them lol
Instant good 😎
hi q synth. love it
It has nice effects the reverb thing
I'll likely just stick with the DSP56300 emulator, but it's a nice product. Waldorf makes decent softsynths. Largo was pretty good.
Still need to get around to testing the XT they just released. Osirus is fantastic
ooh awesome, this is great news!
My old microwave sounds dirtier and ruffier but it’s 95 percent there😎
Same here
Does it still make popcorn?
Ha! It's Serum from 89. Def purchase. Now Waldorf have released a VST, what's keeping Yamaha from joining the party?
💪Would love to see some old Yamaha classics in VST form...AN1X, SY, EX....anything
Pls create a set of 90s house patches for this.
I feel like I may need to...
lets gooooooo
I enjoy your accent
You’re trying to fuel my GAS 😂
If it's virtual, is it still considered GAS? 😀
@@Thought-Forms nope. That’s why I own several thousand dollars of software synths 😂
Thanks man! Would you be able to talk about the effects send you’re using for these stabs? I can never get mine to sound like yours at 7:05
Looks like the usual suspects are lighting a fire under companies asses. I'm all for it!
Looks and sounds great! What were you using for the reverb out of interest?
Bitwig's stock delay, delay-2, and Arturia REV Intensity. Great tools!
@Thought-Forms Ah yes, REV Intensity. That is a good one for sure. Also one of my faves. Thanks man, have a good one!
Great vid, thanks..sounds amazing...How does this compare to the stock Ableton wavetable synth?
And they say you can't cook anything good in the microwave😁
🙂
from what to start making similar music I like. 10 years ago I played with fl studio and now I want to return but looks so difficult, a lot of controllers. a million ways to mixing them but I want to know at least basic / essential rules how to use them to create tracks.
Music tech has advanced a ton even in just 10 years, and it can totally get overwhelming. Ultimately, you just gotta sit down and commit to learning it. Try to pick a DAW (FL if you've used it before) and start following along some tutorials building tracks from scratch. Best way to learn, IMO
WAIT A MICROWAVE VST FINALLY HAPPENED???
Were some rumors swirling around past few weeks, then was confirmed a few days ago, and now here we are! LFG
@@Thought-Forms so glad to finally see it! i just bought it right away >:)
New mix when?
Get Xenia
There's been one for a while now
Ight who got the crack
its on 4download rn 👀
Get Xenia
So how it's differ from having Serum now ? Spending time finding how to make these patches isn't more worthy than spending 139$?
This is amazing, going to try the demo out now. Does anyone know of a vst alternative to ableton chord device as I am on reaper and the chorderizer only has 4 notes :(
Scaler is popular & can be found cheap on sale, though it's much much deeper than most stock DAW chord devices
Anyone happen to know where I can get the wavetables so i can use it in Vital? :D
Zero clue
r/synthesizers > Can i replicate Waldorf M sounds elsewhere?
sounds very digital like harsh, is this ok?
thats what you want!!
@@Thought-Forms oh ok
what fx did u send this through? reverb sounds lush. i mainly just use supermassive or crystalline
Bitwig's stock delay, Delay-2, into Arturia's Rev Intensity
just when i buy the real thing. fkkk
no way? well, using the VST as a controller would be super slick. still a positive!
4:01
u can do all that in serum.
Even previous a Waldorf VST, Nave, has made this redundant. Vital, which is free, is far more flexible.
whats the chord u use?
It sounds like a minor triad in root position, just moved up and down using “chord” mode or whatever the equivalent in Microwave would be.
$150 for this is absurd
Too much?🤔
Geezus. Vital is free…
Rave Generator is free cmon man😂😂😂😂
How do the sounds it can create compare with a Blofeld (assuming you have one to hand;-)
They'll both have that "Waldorf" sound, so very similar - though Blofeld can cover a little more sonic ground / variety
Damn I really want this but not for $119. Guess I’ll figure out how to get Xenia
I mean if you can find the firmware that's the only hurdle
Yeah. 79 I’d buy it.
too expensive
Too late ;)
i use garageband
garageband is hot
@@Thought-Forms HELp?
Less talk more rock. If you scan through the video there's very little music in there.
If you want music,go listen to some
I don’t like the talking over music because my brain is trained to listen to music. That’s why this video is unwatchable to me. He better would have talked and after that give some demos.
Hello, I like . whats the chain of effects?
bitwig delay 2 into arturia rev intensity
Actually sounds nice for a wavetable synth. Don't know if its a placebo effect but it sounds much more organic than serum or vital.
its sound Nexus, cause of the reverb
Waldorf was the first to bring wavetables into the world.
@@dinsfire8489 which synth ?
@@dinsfire8489 ppg 2 ?
@@lartisan6274technically it was PPG, Wolfgang Palm's first company, that made the Wave. However there was a Wavetable synth prior but I think The Wave wss the first to work like this
Man I love house and techno but can we PLEASE for the love of God stop making this track over and over again
VITAL Synth still RULES.!!!
vital is dope for a free vst