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SYNTHESIZERS · 1997
Microwave II
Waldorf
Manufacturer
Waldorf
Type
Synthesizers
Production
1997–2004
Model
Microwave II
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From the Community
From the community
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Document Library
Manuals
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Audio Demos
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Compatible Sound ROMs
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EPROM Archive
Waldorf MicroWave II
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Modifications
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Owner Registry
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System Components
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Specifications
- lfo
- 2 LFOs with Sine, Triangle, Square, Random, Sample & Hold waveforms, MIDI sync, Phase offset
- midi
- MIDI In, Out, Thru, extensive CC implementation, SysEx support
- power
- External 12V AC/DC PSU (900mA)
- filter
- Digital multimode filter: 24dB/12dB Low Pass, 24dB/12dB Band Pass, 12dB High Pass, Waveshaper, Sin(x) filter, Dual filters in series
- memory
- 256 user patches, 128 performance patches (Multis)
- weight
- 3.4 kg
- display
- 2-line x 40 character backlit LCD
- effects
- Chorus/Ensemble, Flanger 1 & 2, Autowah (BP/LP), Overdrive, Delay (added in later OS updates)
- outputs
- 2 assignable stereo outputs (4 individual outputs total)
- controls
- Large red data encoder, 4 continuous edit knobs under display, 7 edit-selection switches
- filter 2
- Secondary 6dB filter: Low Pass or High Pass (no resonance)
- envelopes
- 4 envelopes: Filter ADSR, Amplifier ADSR, 8-level Wave Envelope with loop, 3-level Free Envelope
- polyphony
- 10 voices
- dimensions
- 483mm x 220mm x 89mm (2U rackmount)
- oscillator
- 2 oscillators per voice, 128 wavetables (64 factory, 32 user, 32 reserved), 64 waves per wavetable
- arpeggiator
- Programmable rhythmic arpeggiator with 16 factory patterns, user pattern memory, MIDI clock sync
- multitimbral
- 8-part
- synthesis type
- DSP Wavetable Synthesis
- oscillator features
- Wavetable scanning, Oscillator Sync, FM, Ring Modulator, Noise Generator
