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Microwave I

Microwave I

ManufacturerWaldorf
FunctionSynthesizer
Produced1989
Form Factor19" Rackmount
Signal PathHybrid Analog / Digital Hardware
LinksInfo at polynomial.com · Manual at Internet Archive
NotesRack wavetable synth. Built in two different hardware revisions: the first ones had a backlit LCD. The later ones a lit character display. They use a different Curtis CEM analog lowpass filter chips. Later called Microwave I due to the 1997 introduced Microwave II Type: Synth/ module/ Synthesis Type: Digital Analog 64 Wavetables in ROM, each with 64 Waveforms ( in V2.0 )12 User Programmable Wavetables with 64 User Programmable Analog 24dB Low Pass Filters with Resonance up to self oscillation and overdrivable inputwavetable synthesis (with nice filters) Polyphony: Max: 8 Typical in use: 8 Multi-timbral (number of parts): 8 Oscillators per Voice : Min : 1 Max : 2+ noise Patches : 64 internal 64 on card Performances : 64 internal 64 on card Inputs and Outputs : Number of Audio Outs (excluding Phones) : 1 stereo + 4 mono Number of Audio Ins : up to 4 with modification Number of MIDI Outs (excluding Thru) : 1 Number of MIDI Ins : 1 Upgrade Options : You should be able to download new wavetables via SysEx or cards