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Waldorf Electronics GmbH was founded in 1988 by Wolfgang Düren, who was then the German distributor for PPG. The name "Waldorf" refers to the German town of Waldorf, located near Bonn, the former capital of West Germany, where the company was established. Later, the company was headquartered at Schloss Ahrenthal.
The Waldorf Blofeld is a synthesizer combining virtual analogue synthesis with wavetable synthesis and FM synthesis. It is available as a small desktop unit and as a ...
The availability of string synthesizers was influential in adding string orchestration to popular music that would not otherwise be able to afford the use of a human string ensemble, and their characteristic sound, which was almost, but not quite, like that of a real string ensemble, was one of the distinguishing sounds of the era.
PPG Wave 2.2 front panel. PPG's Wave series represents an evolution of its predecessor by combining its digital sound engine with analog VCAs and 24db per octave VCFs, featuring 8-voice polyphony; and by replacing its nontraditional series of push buttons and sliders with a control panel consisting of an LCD and a more familiar arrangement of knobs.
The creation of new wavetables was previously a difficult process unless supported by specialized editing facilities and (near) real-time playback of edited wavetables on the synthesizer. Such editors often required the use of extra hardware devices like the PPG Waveterm or were only present in expensive models like the Waldorf WAVE. More ...
[11] [12] It was the first synthesizer sold in music stores, [6] and was more practical for live performance. It standardized the concept of synthesizers as self-contained instruments with built-in keyboards. [13] [14] In the early 1970s, the British composer Ken Freeman introduced the first string synthesizer, designed to emulate string ...
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