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Waldorf Music NAMM 2012 Impressions

Pulse 2 Analog Synthesizer

Cutting edge and powerful lows in one compact box (available summer 2012)

Sometimes they do come back, and this time, it's with even more brute-strength power onboard. You are looking at a completely analog synthesizer that accurately delivers what synthesizer enthusiasts around the world truly crave. Pulse 2 is the reincarnation of it's legendary ancestor, the Waldorf Pulse, that dominated the electronic music of the 90s.

Three analog oscillators in combination with a true analog cascading filter is what Pulse and Pulse 2 have in common. But we didn't stop there. The filter circuits now also offer Highpass and Bandpass modes. We added analog Filter FM and Ring Modulation along with paraphonic modes that allow up to eight voice chords.

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Emika - unique sound, unique voice

Emika with Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard

Dubstep, Techno and a unique voice combined with a lot of atmosphere is the trademark of Emika. Her début album 'Emika' hit the market this autumn and marked the start of her tour throughout Europe and the US.

Bristol was Emikas home for a long time, and was where she got her inspiration from the local music scene. Then she moved to Berlin where she found a new spring for her creative work. Because of the great success of her songs 'Double Edge' and 'Drop the other', Germany’s capital city doesn't see much of her these days. Since releasing her first album in autumn 2011 she has been constantly on tour.

Blofeld allies with Robot

SampleRobot 4 is the name of Blofeld's new accomplice. Creating multisamples for Blofeld has never been easier with the help of SampleRobot, as it automatically samples existing instruments. It saves all samples as WAV and assignment information in XML format, ready to be transferred into Blofeld using Spectre. SampleRobot 4 is available from SkyLife, a special Single-X version for Blofeld starts at only 39,00 Euro, the luxury version is available here. This is not only the perfect companion for Blofeld but also for Lector, which can load multisamples in XML format too.

Requires Blofeld Keyboard, Blofeld with License SL installed or Lector. More information here.

Lector Update 1.0.1

Lector version 1.0.1 is available for download. This update is recommended for all users of Lector. It adds full 64 bit compatibility to all its Macintosh and Windows plug-in variants and contains the factory presets in VST3 and Audio Unit format. Furthermore it fixes a possible crash in the Macintosh Audio Unit variant.

Please download Lector V1.0.1 here.

Lector

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Unrestricted evaluation version and sound examples here!

Robot voices, whispering strings, talking drum loops, rhythmic pads, the resonant ringing of bells, dripping water - the possibilities are all but infinite. With a quick tweak here and there, the Lector turns any incoming signal into novel sounds and effects. Tremendously versatile, the Lector puts in your hands a sonic toolset for a wide range of diverse applications. Just about anything goes, from distorting the human voice to adding subtle harmonies to lead vocals and getting creative with movie soundtracks.

The analysis filter bank splits the incoming audio signal into as many as 100 frequency bands, the intensity of which modulates the volume levels of an equal number of band-pass filters in the synthesis filter bank. The integrated 16-voice synthesizer or an external source provides the input signal for the synthesis filter bank. This lets you do fun things like apply a melody line or chord sequence to articulate vocals or speech.

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