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  • Page 1 Quickstart Für deutsche Version bitte umdrehen!

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Connections ......................9 Komplex Modulator ..................30 The Rear Panel Connections ................ 1 1 Effects Section ..................... 30 First Start ........................15 The Modulations of Iridium Keyboard ............. 31 Switching On / Off .................... 1 5 Additional Modes ....................32 The Iridium Keyboard Mode Pages ............ 1 5 Updating the System Software ..............34 About the Touchscreen Display .............. 1 7 Technical Data ......................35 Loading Programs .................... 1 8 Product Support ....................... 36 Editing Parameters .................... 1 9 Saving Programs ....................21 What about MIDI and System settings? ............ 2 2...

  • Page 4: Foreword

    Foreword Foreword Hint Thank you for purchasing the Waldorf Iridium Keyboard. You now own a high-class synthesizer with an extraordi- Waldorf Music is not liable for any erroneous information nary polyphonic aftertouch pressure keyboard featuring a contained in this quickstart manual. The contents of this wide range of unique sounds with approved Waldorf quali- manual may be updated at any time without prior notice.

  • Page 5: Control Features & Connections

    Control Features & Connections Control Features & Connections Front Panel 1) Touchscreen display 4) Oscillator section 7) Selection dial and buttons 2) Keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch 5) Filters/Envelopes/LFOs section 8) Mode page buttons 3) Performance section with wheels/buttons 6) Master Volume dial Iridium Keyboard Quickstart...

  • Page 6: Rear Panel Connections

    Control Features & Connections Rear Panel Connections MicroSD card port USB 2.0 connections Pedal inputs MIDI Thru, MIDI Out, MIDI In jacks CV/Gate/Clock connections Stereo audio inputs Stereo audio outputs Headphones output with Volume control Power Supply jack & power switch Iridium Keyboard Quickstart...

  • Page 7: General Safety Guidelines

    General Safety Guidelines General Safety Guidelines Power Supply Only use the power cable that came with the Iridium • Keyboard. Please read the following safety tips carefully! They include several precautions you should al- Unplug the device when you are not using it for longer • ways observe when dealing with electronic periods.

  • Page 8: Loading Programs

    This device is designed exclusively to produce low- frequency audio signals for the purpose of generating sound. Any other use is prohibited and voids the warranty extended by Waldorf Music. Waldorf Music is not liable for damages due to incorrect use. Please do not press and hold the Global, Master and Load buttons during start up procedure. This will activate the Skynet artificial intelligence. Waldorf is not responsible for further courses of the timeline. Iridium Keyboard Quickstart...

  • Page 9: Setup And Connections

    Left to your mixing console or your computer • audio interface. Optionally connect a headphone A power supply • to the stereo Headphones outputs. This printed Quickstart manual • 3. If you want to use a computer, connect Iridium Please ensure all the above items were included. If some- Keyboard’s Computer USB port with a USB cable to your computer (Windows or macOS). Thereaf- thing is missing, contact your local dealer. ter, the Iridium Keyboard becomes automatically We recommend that you save the original packing material available as a MIDI device.
  • Page 10 Never use the microphone or phono input of the connected amp! The overall volume of the Iridium Keyboard can be controlled with the Master Volume dial. This also affects the Headphones output. If you do not choose to connect a mixing console, you can patch the Iridium Keyboard’s output signals...

  • Page 11: The Rear Panel Connections

    The Rear Panel Connections Audio Output Connect the left and right jack The Iridium Keyboard provides analog stereo audio out- with 1/4-inch mono plugs. puts and a headphones output. The audio and headphone outputs are affected by the setting of the Master Volu- me control dial. Use 2x TS mono jack cables to connect the...
  • Page 12 The Computer USB port connects the Iridium Keyboard to By using CV/Gate inputs you are able to control Iridium your computer or iOS device with the following system Keyboard with your modular deivces. You can also start requirements: the Iridium Keyboard arpeggiator and sequencer with an Windows PC: Windows 7 or newer, a USB 2 port external signal or sync devices with Clock In/Out. All...
  • Page 13 Apple iPad with iOS 9 or newer by using an optional • Apple USB Adapter cable It is important to use a FAT or FAT32 file system The Computer USB connection of the Iridium Keyboard formatted MicroSD card. Other file formats won´t allows transmitting and receiving of MIDI data. work.
  • Page 14 Iridium Keyboard might not be enough for some people, so we added an elegant way to control external sound modules with Iridium Keyboard: just connect the DIN MIDI out (or USB Controller port) to your external gear and use the Iridium Keyboard and its knobs to control certain functions. For use with a computer we recommend the Computer USB port. Iridium Keyboard Quickstart...

  • Page 15: First Start

    First Start First Start The Iridium Keyboard Mode Pages The Iridium Keyboard offers mode pages in addition to the panel parameters or for global settings. To enter a desired Switching On / Off mode page, just press the corresponding mode button above or below from the touchscreen display. The follo- Iridium Keyboard is equipped wing mode pages are available: with a power switch. To switch Iridium Key-...
  • Page 16 Audio, Octave Down/Up Buttons MIDI, Settings, System) Although the MIDI standard requires 128 keys, Iridium Keyboard offers only 49, so we added these buttons to All mode pages will be described in detail in the enable you to reach more keys than are physically acces- corresponding chapters of the main manual.
  • Page 17 The Layer buttons show which Layer is active. Tap on the Iridium Keyboard offers a brandnew Fatar TP8 keyboard corresponding Layer 1 or Layer 2 button to switch with 49 light-weighted sensitive keys with polyphonic between the layers. Under each layer button it is noted if aftertouch – possibly one of the best synthesizer key- its program uses specific modes like Arp, Sequencer, Uni- boards money can buy.
  • Page 18 First Start buttons. For a layered sound played by both layers simul- You can also enter the Load mode page by tapping taneously, an icon is displayed above the layer buttons. on the sound program name. Below the sound name, Iridium Keyboard ́ s tempo is dis- You can also enter the sound number by tapping on played in bpm, as well as if it is generated internally or the sound program number. synced to an external tempo.
  • Page 19 Tap on Back to leave the Favorites page. In order to change or edit a sound program, you must access the appropriate parameters. Depending on the type of parameters, there are different ways to achieve this: The controls on the Iridium Keyboard’s front panel • offer direct access to the most important sound para- meters. The panel is divided into several sections, each containing knobs and dials associated with that sec- tion. By adjusting the controls on the panel you have...
  • Page 20 (parameters with positive and negative te sound program (Reset) will be initialized. If Re- values) use special gradation when changing their values. set is chosen, the initialized sound programm will As soon as the value 0 is reached, the sweep is stopped for be a single layer program. a short period to make it easier to edit Iridium Keyboard. Iridium Keyboard Quickstart...

  • Page 21: Saving Programs

    First Start Saving Programs board. The program name can use up to 32 cha- racters. Tap on Return to confirm. Tap on After you have finished editing a sound program you must Cancel to cancel the naming procedure. save it if you intend to use it again. All of the Iridium Key- Tap on the Bank name to open a pop-up menu board’s memory locations are available for this purpose. for selecting a desired sound bank. You can also add a new bank by tapping on + next to the bank name. Tap on the Author name to select a desired au- thor in the pop-up menu. You can also add a new author name by tapping on + next to the author name.
  • Page 22 Export in the Load screen´s Action pop-up menu. In the Settings tab, you can make general settings relating to the dials, the display, the CV/Gate jacks, and further Use the Save function for copying sound programs. options. There is no need to edit a program before storing it. An finally, the System tab gives you information about the software version. Here you also can update the Irirdium firmware. Iridium Keyboard Quickstart...

  • Page 23: A Short Overview

    A Short Overview A Short Overview The Iridium Keyboard consists of numerous sound- shaping components. Note that Iridium Keyboard consists of two different types of components for sound generation and sound shaping: Sound synthesis: Oscillator models, Filters, Digital • Former, Amplifier, Effects. These modules represent the audio signal flow. Sound generation actually occurs within the oscillators. They can produce different sha- pes based on the selected model – e.g. classic wave- forms such as square, sawtooth, triangle, and sine, or Potential signal routing for an audio signal wavetables and samples. The dual filters shape the...

  • Page 24: Oscillator Section

    A Short Overview Oscillator Section parison with other sound-generation principles is the ability to not only to play one waveform per oscillator but Iridium Keyboard offers three oscillators with different also to step through the wavetable via different modulati- capacities: Wavetable, Waveform, Particle Generator, ons, thereby creating wavetable sweeps. The results can be Resonator, and Kernel synthesis. dramatic – much more so than anything any sample play- back-based system could ever produce. If you press an active oscillator model button, the This principle offers powerful capabilities. To give some current oscillator is switched off completely. This gi-...
  • Page 25 A Short Overview The Waveform Oscillator The Particle Generator Iridium Keyboard offers a standard oscillator model to This generator creates its sound by playing back audio create typical analog waveforms. samples. Press the Waveform button to acti- Press the Particle button to activate vate the Waveform oscillator for the the Particle Generator for the corres- corresponding oscillator 1, 2, or 3.
  • Page 26 The Resonator can also be fed with one or more samples (instead of using a noise impulse). You can load one single sample as well as multi samples that were mapped over the keyboard range. For a better understanding on how the Resonator works, we recommend to initializing a sound pro- gram and starting with a default Resonator. Try out all parameters to become familiar with the functio- nality of this powerful sound creation tool. Iridium Keyboard Quickstart...
  • Page 27 On top of that, the kernels could modulate each other in 3) Press Wavetable & Waveform buttons simul- audio rate using a variety of modulation methods, such as taneously to put Osc1 in kernel mode. amplitude, frequency, phase, and ring modulation. Phase 4) Choose from top left “Templates” menu any item Distortion is also possible alongside unusual processes like you like. audio rate wavetable-position modulation. Moreover, each 5) Each template assigns the 5 OSC 1 pots to indivi- kernel, of course, could also add self-modulation like clas- dual sound shaping parameters. sic FM feedback. 6) Turn knobs and make sound. 7) Choose another template. Furthermore, each kernel has its own multi-stage envelo- 8) Get lost! pe, stereo output panning, plus multiple modulation opti- Iridium Keyboard Quickstart...

  • Page 28: Loading & Editing Samples

    As you may know, the Iridium Keyboard can play back the Iridium Keyboard’s Flash memory. Here the samp- samples via the Particle generator or as an exciter for the les are stored permanently and can be used for loading Resonator. and further editing. Out of the box. the Iridium Keyboard is delivered with a Record own audio samples: you can use the Audio • bunch of audio samples, but you can also use your own Recorder on the Global page to record samples via the samples to create interesting sounds.

  • Page 29: Oscillator Mixer (Osc Mix) Section

    Dual Filter Section to control the Dual Filters 1 and 2, but can also be used for other modulations. The Iridium Keyboard offers two filters with additional types (e.g. 12 dB/24 dB Lowpass with resonance – clean, • An Amplifier Envelope. This envelope is designed to saturated, or dirty). With the Link parameter, different...

  • Page 30: Lfo Section

    A Short Overview LFO Section Komplex Modulator In addition to the main oscillators, the Iridium Keyboard is The Komplex Modulator could be described as a complex equipped with six low frequency oscillators (LFOs) that LFO with two different curves that can be mixed together, can be used for modulation purposes. Each LFO generates if desired. The output signal of this section can be used as a periodic waveform with adjustable frequency and shape. modulation source to create morphing atmospheres, dro- nes, and blurring sounds. LFO 1 and 2 can be directly controlled via the front panel, while LFO 4 to 6 are accessible via the touch- The Komplex Modulator can be found on the Mod screen display.

  • Page 31: The Modulations Of Iridium Keyboard

    A modulation can be described as a signal-generating wish to use. unit’s influence upon a sound parameter. The terms used in this context are ‘Source’ and ‘Destination’. The Iridium Tap on the Effect pop-up menu below the Effect Keyboard offers 40 independent modulation assignments tab button. Hint: you can skip step 1, because...

  • Page 32: Additional Modes

    You can define up to six Sets, which means that you have the Arpeggiator, the Step Sequencer, and the Parameter fast access to 120 sound programs with just two taps. Sequencer. An arpeggiator is a device that splits an incoming chord into its individual notes and repeats them rhythmically. Iridium Keyboard Quickstart...
  • Page 33 A Short Overview Different sequence modes can be defined for the arpeggia Running or vice versa) and play one or more notes on tor to cover a wide range of applications. In addition to the your keyboard or on the pads. synthesis features, the Iridium Keyboard offers a pro- grammable arpeggiator. It can play a wide range of diffe- XY Pad Tab rent rhythm patterns. This page provides a X-Y pad, a two-dimensional controller The Step sequencer is programmable and you can use up based on two selected modulation parameters. to 32 steps per measure. For each step the note length, First you need to define the X and Y controller within the velocity, and pitch can be defined. You can also create four...

  • Page 34: Updating The System Software

    Updating the System Software After the file is installed correctly, the Iridium Key- • board saves the update into its FLASH memory. The Iridium Keyboard has a service-friendly feature that Wait until the operation is completed. If updating makes it possible to update the system software without • was successful, the Iridium Keyboard will perform changing any parts.

  • Page 35: Technical Data

    Technical Data Technical Data Power Supply Supply Voltage Input 100 – 240 V AC / 50-60 Hz Nominal Voltage Output 12 V DC Maximum power consumption: 15 W Dimensions and Weight Width: 851 mm Depth: 355 mm Height (including knobs): 110 mm Total weight: 12.0 kg Iridium Keyboard Quickstart...

  • Page 36: Product Support

    Product Support Product Support Service & Repair Any Questions? The Iridium Keyboard does not contain any user- If you have any questions about your Waldorf product, feel serviceable parts. If your Iridium Keyboard develops a free to contact us. We’re here to help. fault or needs servicing, please refer to a Waldorf authori- Use the support form at our website. This is the most sed service center. For more information, please ask your efficient and fastest way to contact us. Your questions will...

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