Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:25 pm
Hi All,
I'd like to announce the release of my latest synth project, called Quantum Wave (or Q-Wave for short). Originally a custom project for Hans Zimmer, it is based on the functional design of the Waldorf Wave, using the Creamware Waldorf oscillators and the LP filter from the Pro One emulation (with an additional 12 dB HP filter). It is structured as a 4-part synth, meaning there are 4 individual synths inside the device (this being my first multi-timbre synth project).
It is not meant to be a 1:1 emulation of the Waldorf Wave, though I was able to get most of the Wave's functions implemented, adding or removing some things as necessary with a softsynth design. (For example, there was no need to emulate the way the Wave's display screen showed the parameter values; rather, I organised the surface to have parameter displays close to each knob.)
Other additional features:
1) you can use any RD compatible oscillators or filters with the Q-Wave to expand sonic capability. (These include my RD modules II, and the full line of satellite modules by SpaceF).
2) Both oscillators can be used as audio rate modulation sources, and also appear processed through a ring modulator in the mixer section.
3) Stereo Flanger and Delay effects have been added.
4) Each of the 4 parts are available at separate aux outputs.
There are two caveats - one, the amount of DSP usage can be very high, especially if all 4 synths are enabled; two, the surface is not as 'paged' as I usually would make it, as I wanted to have more information visible at once, so the surface is large, making it optimal for only higher resolution settings (1280 x 1024 is recommended).
For this version, no user-editable waveshapes or tables are possible, however, a future update could provide this, depending on sales and user demand. This is also true for other factors of the original Wave's sound, such as the extreme amount of 'stepping' found in LFO frequency modulation or the envelope generator outputs, which was not implemented as a matter of choice.
The Quantum Wave is available for an introductory price of 159 Euros, good through midnight, Sept. 30th. After that, the regular price will be 179 Euros.
To purchase, or for further information, please see my Web site. If you'd like to receive a Demo version to try out, just send me an e-mail request.
My thanks to all those who participated in the development of this product: Stephen Hummel, Benoist Guitton, Carl Löfgren, Celmar Engel, Brent Garlow, Christian Schellschmidt, and Paul Kuchar.
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john bowen
zarg music
P.S. This first version does not run on a Mac-based system. If you are a Mac owner, and would like to purchase the Quantum Wave, please let me know.
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I'd like to announce the release of my latest synth project, called Quantum Wave (or Q-Wave for short). Originally a custom project for Hans Zimmer, it is based on the functional design of the Waldorf Wave, using the Creamware Waldorf oscillators and the LP filter from the Pro One emulation (with an additional 12 dB HP filter). It is structured as a 4-part synth, meaning there are 4 individual synths inside the device (this being my first multi-timbre synth project).
It is not meant to be a 1:1 emulation of the Waldorf Wave, though I was able to get most of the Wave's functions implemented, adding or removing some things as necessary with a softsynth design. (For example, there was no need to emulate the way the Wave's display screen showed the parameter values; rather, I organised the surface to have parameter displays close to each knob.)
Other additional features:
1) you can use any RD compatible oscillators or filters with the Q-Wave to expand sonic capability. (These include my RD modules II, and the full line of satellite modules by SpaceF).
2) Both oscillators can be used as audio rate modulation sources, and also appear processed through a ring modulator in the mixer section.
3) Stereo Flanger and Delay effects have been added.
4) Each of the 4 parts are available at separate aux outputs.
There are two caveats - one, the amount of DSP usage can be very high, especially if all 4 synths are enabled; two, the surface is not as 'paged' as I usually would make it, as I wanted to have more information visible at once, so the surface is large, making it optimal for only higher resolution settings (1280 x 1024 is recommended).
For this version, no user-editable waveshapes or tables are possible, however, a future update could provide this, depending on sales and user demand. This is also true for other factors of the original Wave's sound, such as the extreme amount of 'stepping' found in LFO frequency modulation or the envelope generator outputs, which was not implemented as a matter of choice.
The Quantum Wave is available for an introductory price of 159 Euros, good through midnight, Sept. 30th. After that, the regular price will be 179 Euros.
To purchase, or for further information, please see my Web site. If you'd like to receive a Demo version to try out, just send me an e-mail request.
My thanks to all those who participated in the development of this product: Stephen Hummel, Benoist Guitton, Carl Löfgren, Celmar Engel, Brent Garlow, Christian Schellschmidt, and Paul Kuchar.
_________________
john bowen
zarg music
P.S. This first version does not run on a Mac-based system. If you are a Mac owner, and would like to purchase the Quantum Wave, please let me know.
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: johnbowen on 2005-09-13 23:24 ]</font>
