PPG Wave 2.V Manual - Velp-Zuid
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1. The setting 7SEMI detunes the sub oscillator by 7 7 semitones a Fifth upwards The setting 1 OCT detunes the sub oscillator by one octave upwards The setting 2 OCT detunes the sub oscillator by two octaves upwards MOD gt 0SC ON OFF This parameter can be used to select the LFO as a modulation source for the pitch of the main oscillator This creates a Vibrato effect Please keep in mind that no modulati on will take place if the Modulation wheel is all the way down The setting of the Mo dulation wheel is stored with each Program same as on the original PPG Wave Make sure that TOUCHSMOD in the MODULATION menu is set to OFF otherwise the LFO only modulates one signal if Aftertouch is generated at the same time MOD gt SUB ON OFF This parameter is identical with MOD gt OSC except that in this case the sub oscillator is pitch modulated ENV3 gt OSC ON OFF You can use this parameter to select the AD Envelope 3 as a modulation source for the pitch of the main oscillator You can use this to create a rising pitch in the Attack pha Operation Manual 23 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V Waldorf se for example Using the ENV 3 ATT dial on the analog user interface you control whether the deflection should be positive or negative ENV3 gt SUB ON OFF You can use this parameter to select the AD Envelope 3 as a modulation source for the pitch of the sub oscillator Using the ENV 3 ATT dial on the analog user interface you co2. The combination of modern software technology and the charm and massive sound potential of the first digital synthesizer results in a unique musical instrument which will inspire your creativity Since 1989 Waldorf cultivates the Wavetable synthesis tradition and develops a wide range of different synthesizers that base on this powerful sound generation system If you like the sound character and expressiveness of Wavetable synthesis simply drop in and visit our web site under http www waldorfmusic de We wish you a lot of additional fun with your PPG Wave 2 V Waldorf 28 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V Glossary Aftertouch Most modern MIDI keyboards can generate Aftertouch data If you additionally press down an already held note on such a keyboard then this generates Aftertouch MID messages This is used to give the sound an additional expressiveness e g by opening a filter this way Aliasing Aliasing is an audible side effect that occurs in digital systems as soon as the useful signal contains frequencies that are higher than half the sample frequency Amplifier Here A device that changes the level of a sound according to a controlling signal that it receives The controlling signal is often created by an Envelope Arpeggiator An Arpeggiator is a device that splits an incoming MIDI chord into its individual notes and repeats them rhythmically Often different pattern types can be preset to cover a wide applic
3. mouse around the dial in a circle Dragging in a greater circle increases the value re solution that is available The PPG Wave 2 V display simultaneously shows the actu al value of the corresponding parameters If you prefer vertical mouse movement to change a value then you can set the PPG Wave 2 V into this mode Just hold down the Shift key on your computer keyboard and click on the PPG logo To set this back to normal mode Shift click again LES Display The Display shows the current Sound number and the Sound name If your turn a dial its numerical value is shown in the display A mouse click on the sound number opens a pop up menu with the available Sounds Find more information in the section Selecting and Playing Programs on page 8 of this manual Switches By clicking a switch once you switch the corresponding functi on On or Off a Buttons A mouse click on a button activates a function The DIGI button can for instance be used to open the DIGITAL menu Except for the KEYB button but tons light up in red when they have been used Button states are not saved with Pro grams m WAVETABLE Value Selectors Position the mouse pointer on the value hold down the mouse button and drag up or down Operation Manual 11 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V ADSR ENVELOPE 1 Graphic Display Click on one of the handles to continuously and snooty change the envelope parameters or click into any envelope phase to let its va
4. nTERvaL 79 Waldorf 34 Operation Manual 1 9 7 0 10 1 64 2 3 12 4 13 5 14 6 15 7 16 8 17 9 18 0 19 1 0 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 4 6 5 7 74 8 71 9 6 7 1 8 2 9 3 30 70 31 72 33 73 34 75 35 76 36 77 37 78 38 79 PPG Wave 2 V Controller List for the Novation RemoteSL Operation Manual 35 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V Waldorf 36 Operation Manual
5. of the oscillator The SUB WAVES parameter controls whether the sub oscillator also uses these replaced Wavetables Modifiers Control CEEE This is where you control the impact that both ADSR Envelopes Waldorf vie vie vie Ss O 8 es qn 7 qo e amp ie have on the respective modulation target MODIFIERS CONTROL ENV 1 VCF 0 63 This controls how ADSR Envelope 1 influences the filter frequency The higher you set this value the more the filter frequency rises with the modulation deflection of the En velope Experiment with Cutoff and this control to find out what they do Note that the Envelope intensity can only use the positive deflection form same as on the original PPG Wave ENV 2 VCA 0 63 This controls the influence of ADSR Envelope 2 on the sound level The higher you set this value the louder the sound ENV 1 WAVES 0 63 This controls ADSR Envelope 1 s impact on the modulation of the oscillator s Waves Try this 1 Set WAVES OSC to zero 2 Set ENV1 WAVES to a value smaller than 60 If you select 60 or higher you will get into the area of the four analog waveforms which can lead to rough sound which of course can also be attractive 3 Now set the ADSR Envelope 1 ATTACK to a value between 32 and 40 and SUSTAIN to zero Now you can clearly hear the Wave scanning process i e how the sound travels through the Waves of the Wavetable 4 Using ENV 1 WAVES and
6. or WAVES OSC you can now exactly control the Wave table area through which the sound travels in a certain period of time You can ad ditionally scan the sub oscillator s Wavetable with ENV 3 which facilitates inte resting sound transformations 18 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V LFO SYNC Press this button to synchronize the LFO to the tempo of your Song If LFO Sync is active the corresponding LED lights up in red This does only work if your host application is capable to transfer the appropriate time information to the PPG Wave 2 V TRUE PPG If you activate this function the PPG Wave 2 V is set into a special mode where it shows the same peculiarities in behaviour that its original model showed The LED lights up in red if the function is active You hear the typical Aliasing noise of the original PPGs especially when creating higher notes The LFO oscillates irregularly LFO Delay set to zero fades in the LFO with each newly started note Filter tuning varies slightly to simulate the tuning instability of the analog filter chip OUT 3 4 The PPG Wave 2 V has four audio outputs grouped into two stereo pairs You can use this switch to route the selected sound onto the alternative audio output You can e g use this function to assign different effects or EQ settings to Sounds in Program mode DIGITAL Menu DIGI DIGITAL WAVETABLE 0 UPPER WAVES SUB WAVES OFF KEYSWAVES MOD gt WAUES OFF TOUCH SWAVES BEN
7. sets start out with dull waveforms and become increasingly brighter with higher waveform numbers Using this function on Wavetable 0 lets you for instance create an electric piano sound or you use it on Wavetable 27 to get the famous PPG choir KEY gt FILTER 0 233 This parameter determines the degree to which the filter frequency depends on the played MIDI note The higher you set this value the higher the filter frequency will rise during play For instance if you set this to 100 and play an octave on the keyboard the filter frequency changes by the same amount Please note that this is a unipolar function i e it only works in one direction KEY gt LOUDNESS 10 1 1 10 This parameter defines the degree to which the level depends on the played MIDI note A setting of 10 10 changes will change nothing Settings of 1 10 4 10 or 7 10 will cau se that lower notes sound less loud while settings of 10 8 10 5 10 2 or 10 1 will cause that higher notes sound less loud VEL gt FILTER ON OFF This parameter controls the Filter Envelope s influence on filter frequency depending on note velocity values Use this function to add more expression to your sound VEL gt LOUDNESS ON OFF This parameter determines the degree to which the level depends on note velocity va lues Use this function to add more expression to your sound Operation Manual 25 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V H The keyboard of the original PPG Wave 2 3 was not
8. the sound changes back to its original settings Pressing CMPR again brings back the edited version If you hold down Shift while you press the CMPR button the Sound will immedia tely set back to its original settings and the edited version is abandoned When Compare is active you can get the same effect by simply changing the Sound Program Use one of these two methods if you are not satisfied with your edited Sound If you click on AKKU then the selected sound is set back to its default settings If you hold down Alt while pressing the AKKU button a random sound is created similar to the original PPG which did this when its internal battery was empty You really should try out this function as new interesting Sounds can be created this way MIDI Functions The PPG Wave 2 V s MIDI interface is more or less identical with that of most synthesi zers As soon as the MIDI connection is set up the PPG Wave 2 V can be played across the whole MIDI note range Same as the original synth the Plug In can process mo nophonic Aftertouch data provided you use a keyboard that generates this data type You can remote control the PPG Wave 2 V controls using an external MIDI Controller device fader box or a Master keyboard MIDI Controller data can of course also be created graphically or numerically in respective editors of the host A table listing the available MIDI Controllers can be found on page 34 of this manual Con
9. 4 time signature and the cur rent Song tempo of the host application are used Triplets e g 1 8T and dotted notes e g 1 16 are available for each note value ARP RANGE 1 4 Using Arpeggiator Range you can control the number of octaves used for the Arpeggio 22 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V TUNING Menu TUNE TUNING DETUNE a 0 MOD gt OSC OFF WMOD gt SUB OFF ENU 3 gt 0SC OFF ENU 3 gt SUB OFF BENDER gt PITCH OFF TOTAL TUNE 0 SEMITONE 1 12 SEMITONE 2 12 SEMITONE 3 12 SEMITONE 4 12 SEMITONE 5 12 SEMITONE 6 12 SEMITONE 7 12 SEMITONE 12 The Tuning menu lets you access all parameters that concern the tuning and pitch mo dulation of the plug in To open the Tuning menu press the TUNE button on the Plug In panel The button lights up in red Pressing it again lets you switch back to the analog user interface The next sections describe the individual functions in detail DETUNE 0 CENTS 2 OCT You can use this parameter to detune the sub oscillator compared to the main oscillator and get flanging or chorus type effects or musically useful intervals These settings are possible The setting O CENTS does not create a detuning effect which can cause the signal to be out of phase The setting 3 CENTS detunes the sub oscillator by 3 cent The setting 6 CENTS detunes the sub oscillator by 6 cent The setting 9 CENTS detunes the sub oscillator by 9 cent The setting 12 CENTS detunes the sub oscillator by 12 cent
10. 9 PPG Wave 2 V Polyphony 10 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V The User Interface Panel 10 TREC ONTOS hak acrmadcrnt wate case 11 Key Combinations 12 Hiding the Keyboard ascanie dda 12 The Program Menu cscscscsseeseeeeeeees 13 The Analog User Interface 13 DIGITAL Menu DIGI ssscsssssssssssssssssesessseeeseee 19 TUNING Menu TUNE cesccessssssseseeeeeees 23 MODULATION Menu MOD 25 Graphical Editor GRAPH 28 Concluding RemarkS ccsecscsesseeeee 28 GOSS ANY oe E E A ten 29 MIDI Controller List cccesessesesseseeteeeeeeees 34 Controller List for the Novation Remote SL 35 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V Wald Introdu Waldorf orf PPG Wave 2 V Software Synthesizer MULTIPLE FUNCTION ANALOG COMATOL PANEL LOW FREQ OSCILLATOR ADSR ENVELOPE 1 MODIFIERS DELAY WAVESHAPE RATE ATTACK DECAY SUSTAIN RELEASE CUTOFF EMPHASIS OSC WAVES SUB ete Oty ste ste le te ate ate ste ste ste 1 Factory 84 001 ie gt i 1 aah CHANNEL VOICES Sa J ME DE ae lt gt DE PROG DIGI TUNE MOD GRAPH 12346678 EF hs ore eh fal MIDI CHANNEL s vt fo assam LPL KEYB COPY PASTE CMPR AKKU wave 2 V AD ENVELOPE 3 MODIFIERS CONTROL UAUA Thank you for your purchase of the Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V software synthesizer The PPG Wave 2 V is the software version of the legendary PPG Wave 2 3 synthesizer which was released in 1983 The PPG Wave 2 V combines the unique Wavetable
11. D 2WAVES OFF KEYS MODE ARP ACTIVE OFF ARP MODE ARP RATE 1432 The Digital menu lets you access the Wavetable parameters their modulation Sound Layering and the Arpeggiator To open the Digital menu press the DIGI button on the Plug In panel The button lights up in red Pressing it again lets you switch back to the analog user interface The next sections describe the individual functions in detail WAVETABLE 0 square This parameter is used to select the Wavetable for both Wave oscillators 32 different Wavetables are available as on the original PPG The Wavetables are the PPG Wave 2 V s driving force To make sure that you fully use this power you should familiarize yourself with the sound and the characteristics of each Wavetable To travel through the Wavetables it is advisable to first initialize a popular Program by pressing the AKKU button Continuously hold down a key on the keyboard preferably the note C4 Envelope 1 is programmed to slowly travel through all Waves of the se Operation Manual 19 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V lected Wavetable except for the last four analog waveforms Change the Wavetable to hear how the various Wavetables sound You will find that they cover a wide spectrum of interesting sound colours including analog FM typical or bell type sounds If you wish to increase the travel speed then decrease the Decay value of Envelope 1 correspondingly UPPER WAVES ON OFF In addition
12. Emphasis settings Caused by the combination with the waveforms the sound becomes extremely thin and delicate The following illustration shows a simplified version of the filter s impact on the fre quency response Level Resonance Frequency Cutoff Waves Oscillator WAVES OSC 0 63 Waves Oscillator controls the starting point of the Wavetable selected in the DIGITAL menu If you want to create a sound that travels through the Wavetable then you should at least roughly set the starting point in the desired Wavetable area Keep in mind that the last four Waves 60 to 63 are the same in all Wavetables so that unwan ted jumps can occur during the pass This method helps you to find the basic cha racter of the sound to which a modulation e g caused by the LFO the Envelope or by Key tracking is assigned Operation Manual 17 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V WAVES SUB Oscillator WAVES SUB 0 63 Depending on the setting of the SUB WAVES parameter in the DIGITAL menu the WAVES SUB parameter selects a certain waveform Please find more information in the section Sub Waves on page 20 Fa Within sound memory the current and Upper Wavetables are arranged in the form of a sequential ring If you thus create a modulation that exceeds the 63rd Wave then the corresponding Waves of the Upper Wavetable become audible The same goes for modulations below 0 You simply use the parameter UPPER WAVES to replace the Wavetables
13. PPE w ve 2 V Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V Wavetable Synthesizer MULTIPLE LOW FREQ OSCILLATOR DELAY WAVESHAPE RATE ste vty VOLUME ATTACK DECAY ENV3ATT st ste vty st s o AD ENVELOPE 3 FUNCTION ANALOG COMATOL PANEL ADSA ENVELOPE 1 ATTACK DECAY SUSTAIN REIL ste MODIFIERS CUTOFF EMPHASIS vite ata te os DECAY SUSTAIN RELEASE vie vty ste es os s ADSR ENVELOPE 2 MODIFIERS CONTROL CHANNEL VOICES PROG DIGI TUNE MOD GRAPH 1 MIDI GHANNEL PPB KEYB COPY PASTE CMPA AKKU wave 2V WIA AAd AH ech ho als PPG Wave 2 V Waldorf Waldorf Music will not be liable for any erroneous information contained in this manual The contents of this manual may be updated at any time without prior noti ce We have made every effort to ensure that the information herein is accurate and that the manual contains no contradictory information Waldorf accepts no liabilities in regard to this manual other than those required by local law This manual or any portion of it may not be reproduced in any form without the manufacturer s written consent All product and company names are or trade marks of their respective owners Waldorf Music Germany 2006 www waldorfmusic de Programming Wolfram Franke Additional Programming Stefan Stenzel und J rgen Fornoff Graphic Design Steinberg Soft und Hardware GmbH Manual Layout Holger Tsching Stei
14. ROM which contain additional information and or any changes Using the PPG Wave 2 V under a VST or AudioUnit host For users of VST or AudioUnit Macintosh only compatible host applications Waldorf offers the PPG Wave 2 V as a completely plug in based synthesizer that fully utilizes Steinberg s VST and Apple s AudioUnit interface technology If you wish to use it in a VST or AudioUnit compatible host application please consult its documentation to find out what you have to do to set up the plug in Using the PPG Wave 2 V If you click on the keys of the built in keyboard you will hear the corresponding notes If you don t want to exclusively play the PPG Wave 2 V from the integrated screen keyboard make sure that your host application receives MIDI data that you generate with your external MIDI Master keyboard Now you can play PPG Wave 2 V via MIDI like any other instrument and record what you play on a MIDI Track To make sure press a key on your MIDI keyboard You should now hear a sound If you don t hear anything check first whether your host ap plication receives MIDI data at all Fa The PPG Wave 2 V can receive MIDI data on eight MIDI channels You should therefore make sure that the channel setting within the PPG is the same as the MIDI channel setting of the selected MIDI Track Audio Channels of the PPG Wave 2 V The audio signals created by a virtual instrument are routed to the Channel Mixer of your host applic
15. able to recognize note velo city but it had a sensor for Aftertouch This could be used to vary note velocity When a key was pressed the Wave 2 3 calculated the velocity value of the next note based upon the detected Aftertouch data To make things easier we have not implemented this method in the PPG Wave 2 V It directly uses note velocity MOD gt WAVES ON OFF This parameter lets you use the LFO as a modulation source for Wave scanning As mentioned earlier please keep in mind that the LFO modulation intensity can only be set with the Modulation wheel Thus no modulation will take place if the Modulation wheel is all the way down The setting of the Modulation wheel is stored with each Program same as on the original PPG Wave Make sure that TOUCH gt MOD in the MODULATION menu is set to OFF otherwise the LFO only modulates one signal if Aftertouch is generated at the same time Fa To complete the picture this parameter can also be found in the DIGITAL menu section MOD gt FILTER ON OFF This parameter lets you use the LFO as a modulation source for the filter frequency Please keep in mind that the LFO modulation intensity can only be set with the Modu lation wheel Thus no modulation will take place if the Modulation wheel is all the way down The setting of the Modulation wheel is stored with each Program same as on the original PPG Wave Make sure that TOUCH gt MOD in the MODULATION menu is set to OFF otherwise the LFO on
16. again Waldorf 12 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V The Program Menu PPG Wave 2 2 Basic Basic Basic In the PPG Wave 2 V you can simultaneously create up to eight different sounds This function is generally called Multi Mode Which of the eight sounds you play depends on the MIDI Send channel that you use in your host application You can use the Program menu to select sounds for the eight MIDI channels To select the desired Sound Program for a channel click on its sound name and se lect a Program in the appearing pop up menu If you wish to play the Sound Program of the selected channel you must set the MIDI channel of the active Track in your host application to the same channel Please note that the PPG Wave 2 V only receives MIDI data on MIDI channels 1 to 8 Channels 9 to 16 are ignored Fa Please note that a sufficient number of voices should be set on the PPG Wave 2 V if you use the Program Mode as otherwise voice bottlenecks could quickly happen The Analog User Interface The analog user interface offers direct access to the dials on the PPG Wave 2 V The Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels can be controlled both from within the Plug In and from your Master keyboard Same as on the original PPG Wave 2 3 the setting of the Modulation wheel is stored separately for each Sound Program This lets you save a sound with preset modulations The analog user interface is automatically active w
17. ally set parameter value of the current sound In the PPG Wave 2 V this menu is not necessary as the dials show the settings of the selected sound at any time The SEQUENCE menu was used to call up the built in sequencer of the original PPG This had a very simple structure and could in no way compare to the power of a modern software sequencer which is why we haven t included it in the Wave 2 V Still present are the Arpeggiator and the possibility to record parameter changes using MIDI Controller messages In addition the PPG Wave 2 V has two new menus MODULATION shows all possibilities for modulati on within one menu while the GRAPH menu offers graphic envelope and filter edi ting The second difference lies in the parameter names that are used On the original PPG quite cryptic names were used for a number of functions e g MF for the filter modulation or SW for sub oscillator behaviour In the PPG Wave 2 V these names are either not abbreviated or the abbreviation makes sense The third difference concerns the display of values On the original PPG even swit ches only used numerical values The parameter SUB WAVES which had the values OFF OFFSET DIRECT and ENV3 These were represented by the numbers 0 1 2 and 3 where 3 oddly enough stood for OFF The PPG Wave 2 V offers an appro ach that s a little more comprehensible System requirements Windows In order to be able to use PPG Wave 2 V you will need at least A PC wit
18. ation Open this Mixer For each open PPG Wave 2 V Plug In you find two stereo channel strips in the Channel Mixer These are named with an abbreviation of the Program name PPG Wav By using the Out 3 4 controls in the Plug In you can assign the audio signals to the respective output channel pair Find more informati on on page 19 of this manual Using the Channel Mixer you can comfortably mix the signals created with the PPG Wave 2 V and treat them in the same way as Audio Tracks You can apply EQ effects or other external studio gear and process the audio in diverse ways If needed you can transform any or all PPG Wave 2 V tracks into an audio file To do this simply use the Export Audio function of your host application Please find more information in the corresponding documentation Fa To get the most out of the PPG Wave 2 V please make sure that you use the latest software version of your host application Operation Manual 7 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V Selecting and Playing Programs A PPG Wave 2 V Sound Bank consist of 128 Sound Programs The PPG Wave 2 V co mes with several preset Sound Banks created by renowned sound designers The origi nal factory presets of the PPG Wave 2 3 synthesizer are also included A Program consists of a complete set of parameters for one of the eight channels avai lable in the PPG Wave 2 V You can load complete banks or single programs For information on loading please read the
19. ation range As it is simple to use and creates interesting results this functi on offers a lot of fun Attack Parameter of an Envelope Attack is the term used to describe the time that an Envelope needs to reach its maximum peak The Attack phase starts directly when the trigger sig nal comes in e g when you press a key on your keyboard Clipping Clipping is a distortion that occurs when a signal level exceeds its maximum available headroom The character of a clipping signal depends on the system type in which it occurs In an analog system the signal is limited to its maximum level In a digital sys tem clipping is the equivalent to numeric overflow which reverses signal polarity abo ve the maximum possible value Controller Control Change You can automate many PPG Wave 2 V parameters using MIDI Controller messages This lets you e g create interesting sound transformations in real time Controller data is directly created when you use the corresponding dials and it can e g be recorded in your sequencer program You can also graphically create MIDI Controller data in the respective Editor of your program Please read the manual of your host application for more information A list of all available MIDI Controllers and their functions can be found at the end of this manual Cutoff see Filter Frequency Operation Manual 29 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V CV CV is an abbreviation for Control Voltage Analog synthes
20. corresponding manual section of your host application To select a Sound Program from a Bank please proceed as follows Click on the Program name in the PPG Wave 2 V display and hold down the mouse button This brings up a pop up menu with all Program names of the current Bank Select the desired Sound Program by clicking on a menu entry Storing Banks and Programs In the PPG Wave 2 V you can save both single Sound Programs or a complete Sound Bank An exception is the AudioUnit version of the PPG Wave 2 V on the Macintosh There you can only save complete Sound Banks You can save complete banks or single programs For information on saving please read the corresponding manual section of your host application When you save your song or project file the following information is saved with it The number of PPG Wave 2 V modules used in the Song Which Banks and Programs were used Even the changed settings of edited Programs are stored Fa However if you wish to use the edited version of a program in another song then you must save it manually before Importing VST or AudioUnit Presets into the corresponding plug in format Macin tosh only VST and AudioUnit use different formats to save the plug in data If you had created a program in a VST host and want to use it in an AudioUnit host or vice versa please proceed as follows Save the program in the original host as a single Preset or Program In VST hosts
21. d s level The intensity of this Envelope can be controlled with the ENV2 VCA parameter AD ENVELOPE 3 A D ATT each 0 63 This Envelope can be assigned to different modulation targets Attack and Decay beha ve as usual but the signal always travels through the Envelope completely no matter if a note is held or not If ENV3 gt OSC or ENV3 gt SUB in the TUNE menu are active Envelope 3 modulates the pitch of the corresponding oscillator ENV 3 ATT either controls a negative when tur ned counter clockwise or a positive when turned clockwise Envelope deflection If SUB WAVES in the DIGITAL menu is set to ENV3 then Envelope 3 modulates the sub oscillator waveform In this case only the positive deflection form of ENV 3 ATT can be used Fa All three Envelopes can also graphically be edited in the GRAPH Editor Modifiers MODIFIERS This section creates the actual sound Two Wavetable CUTOFF EMPHASIS OSC WAVES SUB MA Aea oscillators OSC and SUB as well as a 24dB low pass filter r S with resonance capability Sound creation in the PPG SS s J Wave 2 V bases on waveform sets called Wavetables You should think of these as a sequence of up to 64 single Waves This can be played back in a static way or passed through dynamically which results in the PPG typical inte resting sound transformations If the Waves do not differ much then the Wavetable will probably sound smooth and pleasant If they have a completely different struct
22. efore also start already in the Attack phase if the player lets go of the key Resonanz Emphasis Resonance is an important filter parameter It emphasizes a narrow area around the fil ter s corner frequency which results in an increasing level of the affected frequencies Resonance is a popular means for changing the sound characteristics If Resonance is increased substantially the filter will start to self oscillate and in the process generate a fairly clean sine wave Sustain Parameter of an Envelope Means the holding level of an Envelope which is reached when the Envelope has passed through its Attack and Decay phases Sustain is held until the trigger signal ends System Exclusive Data System exclusive SysEx data allow you to access data and Functions within the MIDI device that are not represented by other MIDI messages exclusive also means that this data only applies to one type of device Each device thus has its own system exclu 32 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V sive data This data type is most commonly used to transfer complete sound memory sets or to fully control a device from a computer Trigger A trigger starts an event Trigger signals can vary from each other Both a MIDI note and an audio signal can e g be used as a trigger The started event can also vary A com mon use for a trigger is to start an Envelope VCA VCA is an abbreviation for Voltage Controlled Amplifier A VCA is a ele
23. forms Waldorf 14 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V Fa Same as on the original PPG the LFO waveform Square jumps between no mo dulation and full positive modulation The other three waveforms oscillate between full negative modulation and full positive modulation You can clearly notice this effect if you activate MOD gt FILTER and switch back and forth between the various waveforms RATE 0 63 The Rate dial controls the LFOs speed If this is set to its minimum value the LFO ope rates with 0 09 Hz one cycle in 10 6 seconds If Rate is set to its maximum value the LFO speed reaches 24 Hz i e 24 cycles per second Envelopes EDOR ENVELOPE An Envelope creates a time wise variable control signal It is ATTACK DECAY SUSTAIN RELEASE for instance used to modulate the filter settings of a sound within a given period of time The classic Envelope form consist of four separately controllable phases Attack Decay Sustain and Release which is why it is also called ADSR Envelope If you press a key the Envelope is started Within the period of time that you have defined with the ATTACK parameter it first rises to its maximum value Then it needs the time set with the DECAY dial to fall to the value set with the SUSTAIN dial It remains there until you let go of the key Then the Envelope sinks back to zero within the period of time that you have set with the RELEASE dial The PPG Wave 2 V has two ADSR and o
24. gnal from a source called modulation source Generally used modulation sources are Operation Manual 31 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V Waldorf LFOs Envelopes or MIDI messages The modulation target thus the influenced sound generation element can e g be a filter or a VCA Note on Note off This is the most important MIDI message It defines pitch and velocity of the generated sound The moment if its arrival is at the same time the moment when the sound starts Its pitch is a result of its note number This can range from O to 127 The velocity has the same range width 1 to 127 The value O for velocity means Note Off i e the note is switched off Panning Describes the position of a sound within the stereo panorama Pitch Bend Pitch bend is a MIDI message Function wise a Pitch bend message is very similar to a Control Change messages but it represents a separate message type The main reason for this is that the Pitch bend message has a considerably finer resolution than a nor mal Controller This takes into consideration that human hearing is very sensitive for pitch changes Program Change MIDI message to switch between sound programs Can be used to select a program number between 1 and 128 Release Parameter of an Envelope Means the sinking speed of an Envelope to its minimum va lue It starts after the trigger signal has ended and independently of the current position within the Envelope it can ther
25. h a Pentium III AMD Athlon 600 processor or better 64 MB free RAM Windows 2000 XP VST 2 0 compatible host application supporting virtual instruments such as Cubase VST 3 7 or higher Cubase SX SL SE or Nuendo 1 5 or higher This must be cor rectly installed on your computer Please also observe the system requirements of your host application Installation under Windows Proceed as follows to install the PPG Wave 2 V 1 Start your computer and launch your operating system 2 Insert the PPG Wave 2 V CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Operation Manual 5 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V If you have enabled the Autostart function in Windows the Installer will start automati cally and you can proceed with Step 6 below If not please proceed as follows 3 Launch the Explorer or open the My Computer window 4 Double click on the icon for the CD ROM drive that holds the PPG Wave 2 V CD ROM 5 Double click on the PPG Wave 2 V Installer icon This launches a special installation program 6 Follow the on screen instructions The PPG Wave 2 V CD ROM is your verification that you have purchased the program Please store it in a safe place If you lose it you have lost the Program Fa Please note the Read Me and Important Changes text files on the PPG Wave 2 V CD ROM which contain additionals information and or any changes System Requirements for Mac OS In order to be able to use the Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V you w
26. hen you start the Plug In To get back to the analog user interface from within a menu press the corresponding Menu button again it will light in red All dials and functions are explained in the following sections BASIS 0 63 The Basis dial controls the position of voices within the stereo panorama pan If this is set to 0 all voices are audible in the middle of the stereo spectrum If you turn it to the right voices in POLY mode alternate between a left and a right pan position In DUAL Operation Manual 13 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V QUAD and MONO modes voices are equally spread within the stereo spectrum This function only makes sense if you monitor your audio signal in stereo Fa In contrast to the original PPG where it could happen that two voice would sound on the same channel voices in the PPG Wave 2 V always sound alternati vely for each channel VOLUME 0 63 This dial is used to set the output volume of a Program It is a good idea to the lower the Volume value if the sound tends to distort anyway because of its settings In Pro gram mode this allows you to use sounds with different volumes H VOLUME is not Master Volume it only applies to the respective MIDI channel Use the channel mixer in your host application if you want to reduce the overall volume of the Plug In LFO LOW FREG ESCILLATER LFO Low Frequency Oscillator is an oscillator that creates DELAY WAVESHAPE RATE an oscillation below the t
27. hile the sub oscillator should play a fixed wave then select this setting The switch UPPER WAVES has no impact here ENV 3 is identical with DIRECT except that Envelope 3 is used as the modulation source for the Wave scanning of the sub oscillator You can use this setting to create oppositely directed Wave modulations of the two oscillators The switch UPPER WAVES has no impact here KEY gt WAVES 0 233 This parameter allows you to play different Waves of a Wavetable with different notes If this is set to 100 each key on the keyboard triggers a different Wave The C1 key triggers the waveform that you have selected with WAVES OSC or WAVES SUB while higher keys trigger lower waveforms This reversed direction was used on purpose as most Wave sets start out with dull waveforms and become increasingly brighter with higher waveform numbers Using this function on Wavetable 0 lets you for instance create an electric piano sound or you use it on Wavetable 27 to get the famous PPG choir Waldorf 20 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V MOD gt WAVES ON OFF This parameter lets you use the LFO as a modulation source for Wave scanning As mentioned earlier please keep in mind that the LFO modulation intensity can only be set with the Modulation wheel Thus no modulation will take place if the Modulation wheel is all the way down The setting of the Modulation wheel is stored with each Program same as on the original PPG Wave Make
28. his reason all MIDI devices except for rare exceptions provide two or three connection sockets The sending device transfers the information to the outside world via its MIDI Out so cket The data travel through a cable and arrives at the MIDI In socket of the receiving device The MIDI Thru socket has a special purpose It makes it possible that one sen der can reach several receivers It simply mirrors the incoming signal without changing itin any way Another receiving device can therefore be connected to this socket This procedure results in a chain that interconnects one sender and several receivers It is of course desirable that the sender can address each single device separately For this reason the communication between the individual devices follows certain rules MIDI Channel Important part of most MIDI messages A receiving device only reacts to the incoming messages if its receive channel is identical with the send channel which is part of the message This enables a dedicated transfer of information to one certain receiver 16 MIDI channels are available and you can select from these Over and above a device can also be switch into Omni mode which lets it receive on all 16 channels MIDI Clock The MIDI Clock message can be used to control the tempo of a musical piece It is used to synchronize time dependent processes Modulation Modulation is the process of influencing a sound generating element by sending it a si
29. hreshold of audibility These can be used to continuously control different parameters e g to control the WAVES the FILTER or the pitch of the oscillator The PPG Wave 2 V s LFO offers four different oscillator waveforms as modulation signal modulation intensity can be controlled with the Mo dulation wheel MODWHEEL If it is fully turned down no modulation takes place Same as on the original PPG Wave synth the Modulation wheel setting is saved with each Program Make sure that TOUCH gt MOD in the MODULATION menu is set to OFF otherwise the LFO will only modulate the signal if Aftertouch data is generated at the same time 4 The LFO can also be synchronized to the Song tempo of your host application Fa The original PPG LFOs were calculated with a very low update rate as back then the available processor power had to be carefully distributed to the various tasks In the PPG Wave 2 V you can get this low update rate if you activate TRUE PPG DELAY 0 63 This parameter enables a smooth LFO modulation intensity attack H If TRUE PPG is deactivated DELAY doesn t have an impact when set to zero If TRUE PPG is active the LFO is faded in with any new key that you press ir respective of the DELAY parameter setting WAVESHAPE Triangle Saw down Saw up Square The LFO can create the following four waveforms Triangle falling saw tooth rising saw tooth and Square You can use this control to select one of these wave
30. ill need at least 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 of free RAM A VST 2 0 compatible host application that supports virtual instruments such as Cu base SX SL SE or Nuendo This must be correctly installed on your computer or An AudioUnit 2 0 compatible host application that supports AudioUnit Instruments such as Apple Logic or GarageBand This must be correctly installed on your com puter Fa Please also observe the system requirements of your host application Installation under Mac OS Proceed as follows to install the PPG Wave 2 V 1 Quit all other applications so that you return to the Finder Disable any system acti vity monitoring software or extension in particular anti virus software Then insert the PPG Wave 2 V CD into your computer s CD ROM drive 2 If you need to double click on the PPG Wave 2 V icon to open the CD window 3 Double click on the PPG Wave 2 V Installer icon to load the installation software Follow the instructions on the screen Waldorf 6 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V The PPG Wave 2 V CD ROM is your verification that you have purchased the program Please store it in a safe place If you lose it you have lost the Program Fa Please note the Read Me and Important Changes text files on the PPG Wave 2 V CD
31. izers use an analog voltage to control sound parameters like pitch filter frequency etc Modulations caused by control voltage can be created both in systems that use fixed element groups and in systems where element groups can freely and directly be connected if you e g wish to create a Tremolo effect then the output signal of an LFO must be modulated onto the control voltage of one or several oscillators Decay Parameter of an Envelope Means the sinking speed of the Envelope which starts di rectly after the Envelope has reached its maximum amplitude value The Decay phase starts directly after the Attack phase It ends when the Envelope reaches its hold level that is set with the Sustain parameter Envelope An Envelope creates a control signal that changes against time It is used to modulate a sound shaping element within a given period of time An Envelope can for instance modulate the filter corner frequency of a low pass filter Dependent on the Envelope the filter opens and closes which changes the characteristics of the filtered sound a gainst time A trigger signal often a MIDI note starts the Envelope The classic En velope form consists of four separately adjustable phases Attack Decay Sustain and Release For this reasons it is called ADSR Envelope As soon as a trigger signal arrives the Envelope starts its travel through the Attack and Decay phases until it reaches the Sustain level This is then held for a
32. lue jump there FILTER RESPONSE Filter Response Click into the graphic display to simultaneously change Cutoff and Emphasis Wheel To change the value click on the wheel and drag the mouse up or down The Pitch Bend wheel snaps back into its center position as soon as you let go of the mouse button PPL wave 2 V Fi you click on the PPG or the Waldorf logo a program information window opens Key Combinations If you hold down the AIt key on your computer keyboard and click on any control its value is automatically set to its default value e g Cutoff is set to 63 Emphasis is set to 0 or modulations are set to OFF You can increase the resolution of a dial value selector or wheel by holding down the Shift key on your computer keyboard when you use the respective control If a dial is set to circle mode you change a value by dragging around the dial in a circle then you can temporarily change to up down mode by holding down Shift Find more about dial modes on page 10 If you hold down the Ctrl on the PC or Command key on a Macintosh compu ter when you click on a control its value is displayed in the Sound Display without being changed Hiding the Keyboard Same as the original the PPG Wave 2 V provides a standard keyboard 61 keys If your monitor gets crammed with windows you can hide the keyboard by pressing the KEYB button Pressing the button again lets the keyboard pop up
33. ly modulates one signal if Aftertouch is generated at the same time MOD gt LOUDNESS ON OFF If this parameter is set to ON then the LFO will continuously modulate the level Plea se take special note that this modulation is independent of the Modulation wheel set ting The LFO parameter DELAY doesn t have any impact on this parameter You can use this parameter for to create a continuous Tremolo effect TOUCH gt WAVES ON OFF Provided that your Master keyboard can generate Aftertouch data this parameter lets you perform a Wave scan using monophonic Aftertouch Channel Pressure TOUCH gt FILTER ON OFF Provided that your Master keyboard can generate Aftertouch data this parameter lets you control the deflection of the Filter Envelope as set with the ENV 1VCF dial by using monophonic Aftertouch Channel Pressure TOUCH gt LOUDNESS ON OFF Provided that your Master keyboard can generate Aftertouch data this parameter lets you control volume as set with the ENV 2VCA dial by using monophonic After touch Channel Pressure Waldorf 26 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V TOUCH gt MOD ON OFF This parameter lets you trigger an LFO modulation with monophonic Aftertouch Channel Pressure For this to have any effect please make sure that the Modulation wheel is not turned all the way down If it is this parameter has no effect BEND gt PITCH OFF BOTH SUB This parameter lets you control the pitch changes tha
34. ment that uses a control voltage to control the level of a sound Often the control signal is an Envelo pe or an LFO VCF VCF is an abbreviation for Voltage Controlled filter This is a special filter design where the filter parameters can be influenced by a control voltage Volume The level of a sound at the output Wave Here A Wave is a digitally memorized reproduction of one single wave pass Insofar it is identical with a Sample that is looped after one single wave pass In contrast to the samples in a sampler all Waves in the Waldorf Wavetable Synthesizers have the same lengths and are played back in the same pitch Wavetable Wavetable Synthesis The sound creation in the PPG Wave 2 V bases on waveform sets called Wavetables You should think of these as a sequence of up to 64 single Waves This can be played back in a static way or passed through dynamically which results in the PPG typical interesting sound transformations If the Waves do not differ much then the Wavetable will probably sound smooth and pleasant If they have a completely different structure this will result in wild spectral changes Operation Manual 33 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V MIDI Controller List 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 5 5 2 2 6 2 6 2 6 ENV1 DECAY ENV1 SUSTAIN SEMITONE 5 SEMITONE 6 10 ARP RATE ENV1 RELEASE ooa 2 SEMITONE7 sus waves 37 benp gt waves 7z eyamope 3s BbenD
35. nbrink Sound Designers and Beta Testers Volker Barber Drew Neumann Christian Halten Uwe G Hoenig J rg H ttner Michael Johnson Thomas Kircher Till Kopper Dirk Krause Peter Kuhlmann Nikki de Leon Manfred Maraun Hans J rg Nonn Mark Pulver Matt Skaggs Sven Steglich Holger Steinbrink Wolfgang Thums Special Thanks to Wolfgang D ren Achim Flor Yvan Grabit Michael Michaelis Manfred R rup Stefan Scheffler and Karl Steinberg 2 Operation Manual Content INtrOGUCTION cccccececeesesenecceceeesessneneeeeeeeeseesenenes 4 How near is the PPG Wave 2 V to the COU a ices easel ceca e A a 4 Differences to the Original PPG Wave 2 3 5 System Requirements WiNdOWS c csceeeee 5 Installation under WiNdOWS scseeeeeeeees 5 System Requirements Mac OS ccsseeeeees 6 Installation under Mac OS s es 6 Using the PPG Wave 2 V under a VST or AUGIOUNIE ROSE cascscccvavscsiscicstinesersndsscstennsasevsasens 7 Using the PPG Wave 2 V sessen 7 Audio Channels of the PPG Wave 2 V 7 Selecting and Playing Programs 4 8 Storing Banks and Programs seeeeee 8 Importing VST or AudioUnit Presets into the corresponding plug in format 8 Copying inserting and comparing PROBTAINIS costecatenes nia n Rk 9 MIDI FUNGUON Sissies caseacinsceanitriasactieesscetancencacttnats 9 Controlling the PPG wave 2 V through the Novation remoteSL sssssssssrsensnnsnnnnnnnnnennnnns
36. ne AD Envelope with positive or negative de flection which can also be edited graphically Find additional information in the secti on Graphical Editor Graph on page 28 of this manual The illustration below explains the structure of a classic ADSR Envelope Depth e e t 8 Key pressed Key released ae Operation Manual 15 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V Waldorf Fa The original PPG had an especially interesting feature which can of course al ways be found in the Plug In If the Attack Rate of an Envelope was set to a value higher than 47 then the signal would execute the Attack phase completely no matter if the note was still played or not The the Envelope would always switch into the Release phase This function is especially useful for long filter sweeps For this to work Envelope 2 which controls the volume must of course also be set correspondingly ADSR ENVELOPE 1 A D S R each 0 63 This Envelope is used to control the filter frequency and the waveforms The four dials control the exact Envelope form and time wise modulation development The impact of the Envelope on the filter frequency can be adjusted with the ENV1 VCF parameter the intensity of waveform modulation is changed with the ENV1 WAVES parameter ADSR ENVELOPE 2 A D S R each 0 63 This Envelope is used to control level development The four dials control the exact En velope form and time wise modulation development of the soun
37. ntrol whether the deflection should be positive or negative BEND gt PITCH OFF BOTH SUB This parameter lets you control the pitch changes that you make with the Pitch Bend wheel You can make these settings OFF The Pitch Bend wheel position doesn t influence the pitch of the sound BOTH The Pitch Bend wheel can be used to simultaneously change the pitch of both oscillators SUB The Pitch Bend wheel is used to only change the pitch of the sub oscillator The main oscillator s pitch remains unchanged Fa This parameter can also be found on the MODULATION menu TOTAL TUNE 400 499 This parameter changes the overall tuning of the PPG Wave 2 V The value refers to the reference pitch for MIDI note A3 The standard setting for this is 440 Hz which is used by most acoustic and electric instruments We recommend that you only change the overall tuning if you are sure of what you re doing Please keep in mind to adjust the tuning of all other use instruments if you change Total Tune H We have no idea why this parameter was adjustable between 400Hz and 499Hz in the original PPG But to keep the charm of the original we have implemented it in the same way SEMITONE 1 8 je 0 63 These parameters are directly connected to KEYBOARD MODE in the DIGITAL menu also see the section Keyboard Mode on page 20 They are used to define the pitch of the individual voices in the different play modes in semitone steps If se
38. of BEND gt FILTER and BEND gt WAVES in si milar fashion Operation Manual 27 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V Graphical Editor GRAPH GRAPHICAL EDITOR AD ENVELOPE 3 ADSR ENVELOPE 1 ADSR ENVELOPE 2 FILTER RESPONSE i In the Graphical Editor you can quickly and easily edit the Envelopes and filter respon se curve with the mouse Editing is simplified by the fact that you see the graphic changes in the corresponding function To open the graphical Editor click on the GRAPH button The button lights up in red Clicking it again lets you switch back to the analog user interface To edit click on the respective handle and drag into the desired direction The changes and their parameter names are additionally visible in the display Please keep the fol lowing in mind The AD Envelope 3 only has two parameters ATTACK and DECAY ADSR Envelope 1 and 2 are structured identically ATTACK DECAY and RELEASE a re time dependent parameters which is why they can only be moved horizontally SUSTAIN represents a sustained level which therefore can only be moved vertically The Filter Response graph controls both Cutoff and Emphasis The filter frequency can be set in horizontal direction the Resonance is set in vertical direction Click di rectly into the graph and set both parameters as desired Concluding Remarks We hope that this manual has helped you to familiarize yourself with the interesting world of Wavetable sound synthesis
39. ord into single notes and repeats these dynami cally Different pattern presets can be used The PPG Wave 2 V Arpeggiator has a very simple structure and serves as a source for sound sequence ideas and as a fun generator f you set Arp Active to On the Arpeggiator is switched on Play a chord on your MIDI keyboard to hear the effect ARP MODE UP DOWN ALT RND MOVING This parameter is used to determine the succession of created notes depending on their pitch If this is set to UP the Arpeggio starts with the lowest note and then plays upwards to the highest note Then it starts over again with the lowest note If this is set to DOWN the Arpeggio starts with the highest note and then plays downwards to the lowest note Then it starts over again with the highest note If this is set to ALT alternating the Arpeggio starts with the lowest note and then plays upwards to the highest note Then it reverses course and plays the notes star ting with the highest and ending with the lowest note The RND Random setting creates a random Arpeggio based on the notes that the chord contains that you play The MOVING setting creates an Arpeggio with an interleave pattern The note suc cession with five keys pressed is as follows 1 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 4 1 5 2 1 3 2 4 ARP RATE 1 1 1 64t Arpeggiator Rate lets you control the note length of the created individual notes You can set values from a whole note to a 64th Triplet The 4
40. ould not make sense because of the dynamic voice assignment that is used nowadays Background The PPG Wave 2 3 offered a maximum of eight voices The most important and interesting Keyboard modes have been taken over from the original POLY means that an incoming note only creates one voice In Poly mode only SEMITONE 1 controls the pitch of the played notes in the Original PPG Wave this modes was named POLY 8x1 DUAL means that an incoming note creates two voices Here SEMITONE 1 controls the pitch of the first voice and SEMITONE 2 controls the pitch of the second voice in the Original PPG Wave this modes was named QUAD 4x2 QUAD means that each incoming note creates four voices Here SEMITONE 1 to 4 control the respective pitch of the four voices in the Original PPG Wave this modes was named DUO 2x4 MONO means that each incoming note creates eight voices Again SEMITONE 1 to 8 control the respective pitch of the eight voices in the Original PPG Wave this modes was named MONO 1 x 8 Please note that only one note at a time can be played If you create another note while the first one ist still held then the first will Operation Manual 21 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V Waldorf be cut off The note is not memorized If you thus let go of the note of a chord no older note becomes audible Fa Please read the section Semitone on page 24 of this manual ARP ACTIVE ON OFF An Arpeggiator splits an incoming ch
41. puter Try to set the number of voices to a sensible value if you simultaneously use other Plug Ins and if you also play back audio tracks with your host application Fa Hint Only voices that sound create processor load VOICE only controls the ma ximum number of simultaneously possible voices The User Interface Panel By and large the PPG Wave 2 V user interface panel corresponds to that of the origi nal PPG Wave 2 3 But why are not all parameters displayed in the form of faders although this would easily be possible within such a digital environment The reasons for this lies in the fact that the character of a synth is not only rooted in its sound but also in its access methods That is why the analog user interface panel of the PPG Wa ve 2 V displays all parameters as dials same as it was the case on the original All other menus each consist of a large display which contains the respective parameters in the form of an LCD display The following illustration shows a graphic representation of the signal flow The next sections of this manual explain each function in detail Waldorf 10 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V PITCH LFO BEND KEY TOUCH PITCH WAVES y CUTOFF VOLUME L FILTER VCA PITCH WAVES R SUB Audio Signal bonennaseaue Control Signal The Controls Simply use the mouse to set the PPG Wave 2 V controls Dials To set this control click on it hold down the mouse button and drag the
42. s long as the trigger signal lasts Thereafter the En velope starts its Release phase which lowers the level to its minimum value Filter The filter is one of the most important sound shaping elements within a synthesizer The PPG Wave 2 V has a low pass filter with resonance capability as it could be found in the classic analog synthesizers A low pass filter attenuates frequencies above a certain corner frequency and the Resonance in the PPG called Emphasis emphasi zes a narrow frequency range around the corner frequency Filter Frequency The filter frequency is an important parameter of filters A low pass filter attenuates sig nal components above this frequency Signal components that occur below this can pass and are not processed Gate In audio engineering the term Gate is used in different ways Its basic character is al ready expressed in its name It can be opened and closed or technically speaking ac tive or inactive A Gate as a device is a group of elements which let a signal pass or not Which of the two is determined by certain given conditions In a noise gate this principle is used to suppress noise in signal pauses It only lets signals pass that have a defined minimum level In the field of analog synthesis a Gate is a control signal which can have both states active inactive The keyboard of such a synth can be used as an example When you press a key the keyboard sends two different signals CV and Ga
43. sure that TOUCH gt MOD in the MODULATION menu is set to OFF otherwise the LFO only modulates one signal if Aftertouch is generated at the same time Fa To complete the picture this parameter MOD gt WAVES is also described in the section Modulation Menu Mod on page 26 of this manual TOUCH gt WAVES ON OFF This parameter lets you use monophonic Aftertouch Channel Pressure to perform a Wave scan You can only use this function if your Master keyboard is able to generate Aftertouch data BEND gt WAVES ON OFF This parameter lets you use Pitch Bend to perform a Wave scan As Pitch Bend nor mally snaps to a center setting it is advisable to also set the Wave oscillator into a center setting This lets you create a bipolar modulation i e one that reaches out to both sides Again make sure to set WAVES OSC to 29 as otherwise the maximum de flection of the pitch bent four analog waveforms of the Wavetable are also read out This can lead to unpleasant sound jumps which can of course also be considered as interesting If you wish to prevent simultaneous pitch changes then you should turn the parameters MOD gt OSC and SUB gt OSC in the TUNING menu to OFF Keyboard Mode KEYB MODE POLY DUAL QUAD MONO The Original PPG Wave 2 3 offered several options to stack voices The SEMITONE pa rameters in the TUNING menu see page 24 are directly connected with this function Not all original modes are found in the Wave 2 V as it w
44. synthesis sound of the original synthesizer with the advantages of a software Plug In In the end of 1970 the German company PPG came up with the idea to copy the sound and behaviour of analog circuits and replace it with a digital representation of oscillator waveforms In this process different successive waveforms were stored in Wavetables While passing through the sound changed its character which could be controlled by using envelopes LFOs or other control sources This resulted in a sound which continuously changed its character and enabled soft transitions between similar soun ding waveforms or extreme jumps between totally different sound spectra With their additional subsequent analog filters the PPG synthesizers quickly reach cult status and their typical Wave sound could be heard on a great number of music productions of their time We at Waldorf have successfully on developed Wavetable synthesis for many years But there are still many fans of the initial powerful PPG sound around How near is the PPG Wave 2 V to the Original To give you a simple answer very near An example the filter in the original PPG was a SSM 2044 chip If the resonance was increased this filter attenuated the input signal by up to 12dB The PPG Wave 2 V works exactly like that Furthermore the resonance of the SSM 2044 had a very special character which in this form is not implemented in any other filter circuit or IC If you have the chance to lis
45. t a Semitone value to 0 then the corresponding semitone will wind up in the 32 octave range If you set it to 12 it winds up in the 16 octave range etc SEMITONE 1 controls the pitch in POLY mode SEMITONE 1 and 2 control the pitches in DUAL mode SEMITONE 1 to 4 control the pitches in QUAD mode SEMITONE 1 to 8 control the pitches in MONO mode 24 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V MODULATION Menu MOD MODULATION KEY WAVES KEVOFILTER KEYOLOUDNESS 10 10 VEL gt FILTER OFF VEL gt LOUDNES MOD gt WAVES MODSFILTER OFF MOD gt LOUDNESS OFF TOUCH SWAVES TOUCH gt FIL TER TOUCH gt LOUDNESS OFF TOUCH gt MOD OFF BEND gt PITCH BEND gt FILTER BEND gt WAVES OFF BEND INTERVAL 4 SEMI be You can use the Modulation menu to make various settings that concern the modulati on sources and their respective targets To open the Modulation menu press the MOD button on the Plugin panel The button lights up in red Pressing it again lets you switch back to the analog user interface The next sections describe the individual functions in detail KEY gt WAVES 0 233 This parameter allows you to play different Waves of a Wavetable with different notes If this is set to 100 each key on the keyboard triggers a different Wave The C1 key triggers the waveform that you have selected with WAVES OSC or WAVES SUB while higher keys trigger lower waveforms This reversed direction was used on purpose as most Wave
46. t you make with the Pitch Bend wheel You can make these settings OFF The Pitch Bend wheel position doesn t influence the pitch of the sound BOTH The Pitch Bend wheel can be used to simultaneously change the pitch of both oscillators SUB The Pitch Bend wheel is used to only change the pitch of the sub oscillator The main oscillator s pitch remains unchanged Fa This parameter can also be found on the TUNING menu BEND gt FILTER ON OFF If this parameter is set On you can control the filter frequency with the Pitch Bend wheel Please keep in mind that the Pitch Bend wheel is a bipolar modulation source It can produce both positive and negative values BEND gt WAVES ON OFF This parameter lets you use the Pitch Bend wheel to perform a Wave scan As Pitch Bend normally snaps to a center setting it is advisable to also set the Wave oscillator into a center setting This lets you create a bipolar modulation Make sure to set WAVES OSC to 29 as otherwise the maximum deflection of the pitch bent four analog waveforms of the Wavetable are also read out BEND gt INTERVAL 2 SEMI 1 OCT This parameter lets you control the interval in semitones that is created if the Pitch Bend wheel has its respective maximum setting These intervals are possible 2 SEMI means two semitones 4 SEMI means four semitones 7 SEMI means seven semitones Fifth 1 OCT means one octave The set interval also controls the strength
47. te The control voltage CV see above defines the pitch of the pressed key The Waldorf 30 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V Gate signal is active for as long as you hold down the key If you let go of it Gate im mediately becomes inactive In the sound creation process this Gate signal can e g be used to trigger an Envelope which in turn controls the VCA LFO LFO is an abbreviation for Low Frequency Oscillator An LFO creates a periodic oscil lation with a low frequency It has selectable waveforms Same as an Envelope it can be used for modulation purposes Low pass Filter Low pass filters are often used in synthesizers This filter type attenuates all signal com ponents above its corner frequency Frequencies below the corner frequency are not attenuated MIDI MIDI is an abbreviation for Musical Instrument Digital Interface It has been develo ped at the beginning of the 80s and its purpose was to connect electronic instruments of different type and brand with each other MIDI represented a considerable step for ward as up to its development no common standard existed to connect several sound modules MIDI made it possible to use simple and always the same connection me thods to interconnect the devices The basic principle is this You always connect a sender with several receivers For instance if a synthesizer should be played by a com puter then the Computer is the sender and the synth is the receiver For t
48. ten to and directly compare both the original and the Plug In you will find that the resonance or Emphasis as it s called in the PPG of both sounds absolutely identical Another characteristic of the ori ginal PPG was its Aliasing noise actually a side effect during the reproduction of di gital signals which added an originally undesired noise level to the sound Actually it is very simple to create Aliasing But creating a type of Aliasing that has the same beha viour as on the PPG is a challenge In the PPG Wave 2 V you can even choose whether you want Aliasing or not The only thing that we did not emulate was the hum noise of the display back lighting We assume that nobody really wants to use this feature There are many more factors that are responsible for the typical PPG sound and we are proud to say that we have found them all and reproduced them in our Wa ve 2 V 4 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V Differences to the Original PPG Wave 2 3 From today s viewpoint some functions in the original PPG Wave 2 3 are not up to date For this reason we have made a view changes to the Plug In user interface com pared to its brother in hardware The naming of the different menus In the original there were PROGRAM DIGITAL TUNING ANALOG and SEQUENCE The ANALOG menu displayed the dial para meters as numerical values in the display This helped the user to compare between the physical dial setting and the actu
49. those files typically have the suffix fxp in AudioUnit hosts they are called aupre set Quit that host and start the other host that supports the corresponding plug in for mat Open an instance of the plug in Shift Click on the Program button Select the file to import from the Open dialog Confirm the selection with OK The Preset or Program is loaded and can be played as usual Waldorf 8 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V Copying inserting and comparing Programs Using the COPY button you can copy the current Sound into a clipboard memory and from here paste it into another Program slot using the PASTE button This can e g be useful if you wish to quickly stack several Sounds of similar type in the Program menu and play the slightly different versions If the clipboard contains a sound the COPY button lights up in red until you have pasted it somewhere else Please note that the clipboard can only contain one sound program at a time If you use COPY to copy a second sound into the clipboard the first will inevitably be deleted Provided that you have not deleted it by copying again a Sound that you have inserted somewhere using PASTE remains to be available on the clipboard and can be pasted into other Program slots An edited and the original sound can at any time be compared with the Compare func tion CMPR If you press the CMPR button it lights up in red indicating that Compare is active and
50. to the 64 Waves per Wavetable Upper Waves are available This is another Wavetable which provides another 64 Waves Click ON to activate the Upper Waves The Upper Waves reside above the regular Wavetables and expand the Spectrum of the Wave scanning Only one Upper Waves Wavetable is available and it is identical for all Wavetables Fa The original PPG Wave 2 3 could only provide the upper Wavetable to the Sound on the first Part In the PPG Wave 2 V Plug In UPPER WAVES can be acti ve on each channel SUB WAVES OFF OFFSET DIRECT ENV 3 Use this function to activate the Sub Wave oscillator Four different settings are pos sible OFF switches the Sub oscillator off The Wave oscillator will sound twice as loud to compensate for the difference in volume OFFSET is the preferred setting In this mode the value to which WAVESSUB is set is added to the value set for WAVES OSC If you e g set WAVESOSC to 20 and WAVES SUB to 10 the oscillator will play Wave 20 while the sub oscillator will play Wave 30 Offset can also be used in connection with the possible Wave oscil lator modulations The switch UPPER WAVES also applies to the sub oscillator in this setting as this still concerns an Offset between sub oscillator waveform and os cillator waveform DIRECT means that the WAVES SUB dial plays the set waveform directly and that no modulation can change it If you e g want to perform a Wavescan only for the main oscillator w
51. trolling the PPG Wave 2 V through the Novation RemoteSL Certain parameters of the PPG Wave 2 V can be controlled through the Novation Re moteSL The RemoteSL offers 24 encoders potentiometers and sliders that can be map ped on up to 72 different parameters The PPG Wave 2 V is 8 times multi timbral which means that it has far more than these 72 parameters Therefore we limited control to the parameters of MIDI Channel 1 The corresponding controller list can be found on page 35 Operation Manual 9 Waldorf PPG Wave 2 V Fa The host application must support the Novation RemoteSL and its AutoMap feature to be able to control the Attack Please read the documentation of the cor responding host application PPG Wave 2 V Polyphony The PPG Wave 2 V has up to 64 voices The number of available voices depends on the available processor power The number of voices can easily be set on the Plug In u ser interface All you have to do is use the mouse button to increase or decrease the value in the VOICE display This is a global setting It also affects all other Multi mode channels You should always increase the VOICE number if you wish to play the PPG Wave 2 V in duophonic or quadrophonic mode or if you want to play back several sound pro grams simultaneously Find more information in the section The Program Menu on page 13 of this manual Keep in mind that each additional voice demands additional calculating power from your com
52. ure this will result in abrupt spectral changes The PPG Wave 2 V contains 32 Wavetables and the last four Waves of each Wavetable are always the classic analog waveforms Triangle Pulse Square and Saw tooth You should thus first use these four waveforms if you want to create typical analog sounds Additionally you have the UPPER WAVES another Wavetable which is always avai 16 Operation Manual PPG Wave 2 V lable on all MIDI channels Please also read the section Upper Waves on page 20 of this manual CUTOFF 0 63 Similar to the original the PPG Wave 2 V contains a low pass filter with resonance ca pability and a slope rate of 24 dB per octave This filter attenuates frequencies above the corner frequency set with the dial Turning the dial clockwise opens the filter so that all frequencies can pass unchanged when the dial is fully up Turning the dial counterclockwise closes the filter When the dial is turned down you won t hear a nything same as on the original PPG EMPHASIS 0 63 Emphasis often also named Resonance emphasises a narrow frequency band around the corner frequency Lower settings between 15 and 50 make the sound more brilliant and nasal and give it the typical filter character Please note that higher settings attenu ate the level in the same way as the SSM 2044 filter chip did in the original PPG Fa PPG users do especially like the typical sound character that results from high Cutoff and
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