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  • Page 1 A D V A N C E D W A V E T A B L E S Y N T H K E Y B O A R D U S E R M A N U A L...
  • Page 2 The 3rd Wave Team Bob Coover, Andrew Silverman, Kevin Juszczyk, Tracy Wadley, Mark Wilcox, Ross Wilcox Sound Design Peter Dyer, Jorg Huttner, Kurt Kurasaki, Drew Neumann, Robert Rich, Matia Simovich, Huston Singletary, James Terris, Mark Wilcox, Bob Coover...
  • Page 3 W A V E T A B L E S Y N T H K E Y B O A R D U S E R M A N U A L Version 1.8 August, 2024 ©2024 Groove Synthesis LLC www.groovesynthesis.com...
  • Page 4 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful inter- ference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    A WORD FROM THE GROOVE DUDES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • Page 6 Adding Samples to the 3rd Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • Page 7 Envelopes 3/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Envelope 3/4 Controls .

  • Page 8: A Word From The Groove Dudes

    Troubleshooting the 3rd Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    3rd Wave front panel Sound Banks The 3rd Wave has 500 presets divided into 5 banks of 100 presets. You can edit and resave any of these sounds. Each preset has interesting things mapped to the Mod Wheel of your MIDI controller. Some presets also contain a sequence.

  • Page 10: What Is A Wavetable

    This stepping is more obvious in some wavetables than in others. You can sweep forward or backward through the waveforms in a wavet- able using the various controls on the 3rd Wave. You can also choose to play just a single waveform within a wavetable without sweeping by turning off the Wave Envelope (which is the default way to control wave sweeping).

  • Page 11: Main Display

    Main Display The front panel of the 3rd Wave has its most frequently used controls. There are additional controls (as well as numeric display of values) visible in its main display. For example, adjusting a knob or switch in the Oscillator section reveals the Oscillator parameters in the display.

  • Page 12: Selecting Programs

    Presets section Editing Programs Because the majority of the sound-shaping controls of the 3rd Wave appear on its front panel, editing an existing program is simple: just turn a knob and listen to its effect. Keep turning knobs and pressing buttons. If you like what you’ve created, save the program.

  • Page 13: Creating A Program From Scratch

    An existing program can be very useful as a jumping off point for new sounds. But it’s also useful (and educational) to create a new sound from scratch. The 3rd Wave makes this easy by providing a “basic preset” that you can quickly recall at any time. This preset is simple, with three “P”...

  • Page 14: Saving A Program

    Sometimes you may want to cancel saving a program before you commit. To cancel saving: • If the button is flashing, turn any parameter knob or press any write parameter button. The LED stops flashing and saving is canceled. write You can return to editing. Saving a Program Groove Synthesis...

  • Page 15: Naming A Program

    Naming a program Creating “Favorites” Lists The 3rd Wave provides 500 factory presets in 5 banks of 100 sounds. Scrolling through these to locate a favorite can be time consuming. To make this easier, the 3rd Wave allows you to designate presets as favor- ites and create up to 10 sets of these with up to 50 presets each.
  • Page 16 (1-10) in the list. 2. Use soft knob 1 and soft knob 2 ( ) to locate another bank program preset that you want to add to the current Favorites List. 3. Repeat as necessary. Creating “Favorites” Lists Groove Synthesis...

  • Page 17: Working With Multi-Parts

    ). to load the selected Favorite. load Working with Multi-Parts The 3rd Wave is 4-part multitimbral, meaning that it can produce four different sounds/programs at the same time. You can layer different sounds together or assign different sounds to different keyboard zones.
  • Page 18 To toggle a lit (active) multi-part off: • Press any lit Multi-Part button. It becomes unlit and is no longer active or audible in the current program. Working with Multi-Parts Groove Synthesis...
  • Page 19 1. Press the button. In the display, the multi-part mode volume tuning parameter is selected by default (soft button 1). 2. Press soft button 1. This toggles the controls in the display to multi-part tuning. 3rd Wave User Manual Working with Multi-Parts...
  • Page 20 5. Use soft knob 4 to select the Part in the currently active program that you want to copy the selected program/part to. 6. Once you’ve chosen the source program/part and which multi-part you want to copy it to in the current program, press soft button 4 ( copy Working with Multi-Parts Groove Synthesis...
  • Page 21 8. Use soft knob 4 to select the Part in the currently active program that you want to copy the selected program/part to. In this case, select “Current Program - Part 1” as the destination. 3rd Wave User Manual Working with Multi-Parts...
  • Page 22 Multi-Part buttons to select/deselect the parts that you want to route. 8. When you have finished, press the button twice to save the multi- write part routing to the program. Working with Multi-Parts Groove Synthesis...

  • Page 23: Creating Splits

    2. Then hold down soft button 2 (split zone) and press a key on the 3rd Wave’s keyboard to set the end of Split point 1/the beginning of Split point 2. 8. Save the program when you have finished. 3rd Wave User Manual Creating Splits...
  • Page 24 . The state of the controls correspond to whichever split zone is selected in the menu . In other splits words, you can only edit the parts associated with a single split zone at one time . Creating Splits Groove Synthesis...

  • Page 25: Connections

    Operates over a range of 100 to 240 volts and 50 to 60 Hz. For bidirectional MIDI communication with a computer. The — 3rd Wave is a Class Compliant USB device. It doesn’t require drivers when used with Mac OS or Windows. Standard 5-pin MIDI DIN connectors.
  • Page 26 They carry all layers, 1-4, if no cables are connected to the other output jacks. A ¼-inch stereo headphone jack. Headphone volume 13 . — HEADPHONES is controlled by the knob on the front panel. volume Connections Groove Synthesis...

  • Page 27: Main Display

    Main Display The most frequently used controls on the 3rd Wave are on its front panel. But there are additional controls (as well as numeric display of values) visible in its main display. For example, adjusting a knob or switch in the Oscillator section reveals the Oscillator parameters in the display.

  • Page 28: Oscillators

    Oscillators The 3rd Wave has three digital oscillators per voice. The oscillators generate the raw, unprocessed sound of the synth. All other controls on the synth modify or process the sound the oscillators make. OSCILLATOR 1 PITCH FINE WAVETABLE WAVE OFFSET...
  • Page 29 Samples (“S” Multi-Sample Slots) As of OS version 1.8, the 3rd Wave has a sample oscillator type — the “S” type — which plays samples you can record or import into the synthesizer. The “S” oscillator type is a container for multi-samples and their individual settings.

  • Page 30: Oscillator Controls

    WAVETABLE (various within the P, U, A and S wave sets) many wavetables on the 3rd Wave. Each wavetable in the “P” and “U” sets is a collection of 64 individual waveforms. You can sweep through the various waveforms for a shifting, evolving texture using the Wave...

  • Page 31: Free-Running Oscillators

    This can create a very “organic” sound which has subtle shifts in volume. You can emulate this behavior on the 3rd Wave by enabling the free running analog osc parameter in the misc menu. Be aware that this feature only applies to the virtual analog oscillators (the “A”...

  • Page 32: About Oscillator Levels

    Tab 2 - Wave Selects any wavetable in the P and U wave sets. SOFT KNOB 1 Sets the wave offset (1-64) within the selected wavetable. SOFT KNOB 2 Oscillators Groove Synthesis...
  • Page 33 Oscillator 1 is set to a higher or lower interval (pitch) than Oscillator 2. For dramatic effects, modulate the pitch of the synced oscillator using the Envelope 3 or 4. Oscillator Sync is not currently available on User wavetables (“U” waves) . 3rd Wave User Manual Oscillators...
  • Page 34 DX-style synths. In such synths, sine waves are used for both the carrier and modulator. Although sine waves often produce more predictable harmonic results, the 3rd Wave allows you to use any wavetable/waveshape for even more complex timbres.

  • Page 35: About Wave Flow

    4 waveforms in each of the P wavetables, and then to move into wavetable P30, the “upper wavetable .” This was necessary on the original PPG in cases when modulation caused wave sweeping to extend beyond the final waveshapes in a wavetable . 3rd Wave User Manual Oscillators...

  • Page 36: Wave Envelope

    Add to this the 3rd Wave’s ability to layer up to 4 different sounds at once and you can imagine the complexity of sounds you can create. This is the very heart and soul of the 3rd Wave.

  • Page 37: Editing A Wave Envelope

    4. In the Wave Envelope section, press the On button. This enables wave sweeping. 5. In the Wave Envelope section, press the Osc 1 button. This actives edit- ing for Oscillator 1’s wave envelope. 3rd Wave User Manual Wave Envelope...
  • Page 38 12. To set the parameters for stages 4-6 in the Wave Envleope, press the 4/6 button. This toggles the function of the knobs from stages 1-3 to 4-6. 13. Repeat this entire process for Oscillators 2 and 3 if you like. Wave Envelope Groove Synthesis...

  • Page 39: Wave Envelope Menu Parameters

    On the graphic envelope display, pushing this soft button RIGHT ARROW selects the envelope stage to the immediate right of the currently selected position. The wave position can then be edited with soft knob 3. 3rd Wave User Manual Wave Envelope...

  • Page 40: 3Rd Wave Os 1.8 Sampling

    • bit depths: 16-bit, 12-bit, 8-bit The 3rd Wave has 3.3 MB of memory for sample data. This is allows up to 35 seconds of sampling time at 48 kHz. Samples with a lower sample rate use less memory. If you want to maximize sampling time at the expense of fidelity, try using a sample rate of 24 kHz or 12 kHz.

  • Page 41: Adding Samples To The 3Rd Wave

    3rd Wave audio in • Load a mono-format .wav file from your computer onto the 3rd Wave via USB Sampling Directly into the 3rd Wave To record a sample directly into the 3rd Wave: 1.
  • Page 42 7. When you are ready, press soft button 1 ( ) then play your audio source. With recording armed, the 3rd Wave will automatically start recording when it detects a signal from the audio source. It will auto- matically stop recording when the signal ends.

  • Page 43: Importing Samples From A Computer As .Wav Files

    Importing Samples from a Computer as .wav Files A second way to add samples to the 3rd Wave is to load them from your computer. The files must be monophonic .wav files. When import a .wav file, the 3rd Wave will automatically convert it to 16-bit format with the option to lower the bit depth when you assign it to a slot .

  • Page 44: Saving And Assigning Samples To A Slot

    3. To assign the root note of a sample, press the corresponding key on the 3rd Wave keyboard. When you play this note, the sample will be at the same pitch it was recorded. Each assigned sample in a slot has up to a two-octave range above or below the assigned note.

  • Page 45: Bulk Loading .Wav Files Into Sample Memory

    Once a sample is assigned to a slot, you can access it with the wavetable knob in the section of the 3rd Wave and play it . It will appear in the “S” oscillator category, which follows the virtual analog waveforms in the “A” category . Select an “S: slot with the desired sample(s) to play and use it in a program .
  • Page 46 To bulk load .wav files to sample memory: 1. Connect your computer to the USB port on the back of the 3rd Wave using a USB cable. 2. Once connected, the 3rd Wave will show up on your computer desktop as an external drive called “...
  • Page 47 Sample S00 - multisample 1 of 1 C15 Synth - Attack 1 Assigned note: C4, range [C2, C6] add to loop play --> multi Sample Edit screen (page 1) 3rd Wave User Manual Saving and Assigning Samples to a Slot...
  • Page 48 Select multisample Assigned note: C4 (use keyboard to set) 1034567 used. 648889 free (38% avail) name size Orch hit 36544 Kick 23000 Snare 25440 26789 back play select Multi-sample slot screen Saving and Assigning Samples to a Slot Groove Synthesis...

  • Page 49: Adding Additional Samples To A Slot To Create A Multi-Sample

    8. Press soft button 4 ( ) to add the sample to the multi-sample select container. 3rd Wave User Manual Saving and Assigning Samples to a Slot...

  • Page 50: Using Samples In A Preset

    . Editing Samples Once you have loaded samples in the 3rd Wave and assigned them to slots, you can edit them in various ways. This includes looping, chang- ing tuning, and adjusting start or end points. These settings are not saved into the source sample itself, but per occurrence of the sample within a specific multi-sample slot.
  • Page 51 5. Continue adjusting the start and end points as desired. When you are satisfied, save the program by pressing the button on the front write panel. This will save the start and end into the multi-sample slot in addition to saving the program. 3rd Wave User Manual Editing Samples...
  • Page 52 (if present) will play. • . In this mode, the note will continue looping ooping always on both while you hold a note and also once you release the note. This Editing Samples Groove Synthesis...
  • Page 53 10. Use soft knob 3 to adjust the loop start point. 11. Use soft knob 4 to adjust the loop end point. 12. To audition the loop, play the 3rd Wave keyboard. (Make sure you are using a program that uses the current sample and are playing in a range where the current sample is active.)
  • Page 54 OS v1.8 S slot multisample start Sample S00 - multisample 1 of 1 C15 Synth - Attack 1 Assigned note: C4, range [C2, C6] <-- remove multi clear slot set note Sample Edit screen (page 3) Editing Samples Groove Synthesis...
  • Page 55 You can manually set the maximum note by holding down the corresponding button and pressing a key on the keyboard. Note that each sample has a pitch transposition range of two octaves above the note value currently assigned as the minimum. 3rd Wave User Manual Editing Samples...

  • Page 56: Backing Up And Restoring Samples And Sample Slots

    Backing Up and Restoring Samples and Sample Slots Because sample memory on the 3rd Wave is limited, it is useful to be able to periodically backup and restore samples and the memory slots that use them. This allows you to create a variety of sample sets that you can swap out as needed when memory is full.
  • Page 57 6. Copy the exported .bin files onto your computer to store and archive them. To restore archived 3rd Wave samples from your computer: 1. Connect your computer to the 3rd Wave’s USB port using a USB cable The 3rd Wave appears on your computer desktop as an external drive called “...

  • Page 58: Low Frequency Oscillators

    (“sample & hold”). Use the LFOs to modulate parameters in the 3rd Wave and create many interesting effects. To create vibrato, for instance, send a triangle or sine wave to an oscillator.
  • Page 59 Any LFO can be routed to any destination (or multiple destinations) using the modulation matrix . 3rd Wave User Manual Low Frequency Oscillators...

  • Page 60: Longer Lfo Frequency Values In Sync Mode

    Longer LFO Frequency Values in Sync Mode The four LFOs on the 3rd Wave feature additional longer Frequency values when.synced to the Arpeggiator/Sequencer clock. Previously the longest frequency setting was “whole” (whole note). The following additional values have been added: •...

  • Page 61: Filters

    — in this case, harmonic frequencies. This gives you the power to change the character of the raw sound. The 3rd Wave has two separate filters: a 4-pole analog low-pass filter and a zero-delay, 2-pole digital state-variable filter.

  • Page 62: Low-Pass Filter Controls

    Filter’s m menu The elo to harder you play, the more the filter will open and the brighter the sound will be. This control makes for more touch-sensitive sounds. Filters Groove Synthesis...

  • Page 63: State-Variable Filter Controls

    Bandpass: passes a band of frequencies centered around the cutoff frequency Emphasizes a band of frequencies around the cutoff RESONANCE (0-127) frequency. Unlike the analog low-pass filter, the state-variable filter doesn’t self-oscillate if you set Resonance to maximum. 3rd Wave User Manual Filters...
  • Page 64 As its name suggests, the State-Variable filter can change its operational mode/state from low-pass, to notch, to high-pass, with a separate Band- Pass mode that you can activate using the (band-pass) button. This makes the State-Variable filter very versatile. Filters Groove Synthesis...

  • Page 65: Filter Envelope

    This is one of the reasons that the State-Variable filter is so versatile. Filter Envelope The 3rd Wave filter has a dedicated, 4-stage envelope generator (ADSR) with an additional parameter, which you can use to delay the delay onset of the envelope.

  • Page 66: Filter Envelope Controls

    The higher the setting, the longer the decay. Percussive sounds, such as synth bass, typically have shorter decays (and some low-pass filter resonance). Filter Envelope Groove Synthesis...

  • Page 67: Amplifier Envelope

    It would begin immediately, remain at its full volume for the duration of the note, then end immediately when the note was released. Again, not very interesting sonically and not typically how real instruments behave. 3rd Wave User Manual Amplifier Envelope...

  • Page 68: Amplifier Envelope Controls

    Percussive sounds typically have sharp (short) attacks. Amplifier Envelope Groove Synthesis...
  • Page 69 “PPG” response. The PPG’s envelope’s were rather unique in their behavior. The best way to get a feel for their behavior is to try them with a variety of Attack, Decay, and Release settings. 3rd Wave User Manual Amplifier Envelope...

  • Page 70: Envelopes 3/4

    Envelopes 3/4 The 3rd Wave has two additional 5-stage envelope generators (Delay+ADSR). These are useful modulating other 3rd parameters according to the shape of the envelope. Routing an envelope to an oscil- lator’s frequency, for example, causes the oscillator’s pitch to rise and fall according to the contour of the envelope.

  • Page 71: Modulation

    (note on) and when the attack portion actually begins. Modulation Although the overall sound of the 3rd Wave is determined by its oscil- lators and filters, much of its power to make truly unique sounds comes from creative use of modulation. Modulation is the process of routing one parameter (i.e.

  • Page 72: Modulation Controls (In Display)

    Use soft knob 1 modulation source knob to scroll to Mod Slot 1 if it’s not already displayed. 4. Use soft knob 2 to set modulation source mod wheel 5. Use soft knob 3 to set the modulation destination amount Modulation Groove Synthesis...
  • Page 73 LFO speed with a Mod Wheel for a rotating speaker spin-up/spin-down effect. Enable the chorus effect and set up a third mod path to control with a mod wheel for even better results. effect mix 3rd Wave User Manual Modulation...

  • Page 74: Effects

    Effects The 3rd Wave allows you to add two effects to any program. In stacked sounds, each layer can have its own effect. Effects settings are saved individually with each program. Time-based effects such as the delays can be synchronized to the arpeggiator, sequencer, or MIDI clock to produce repeats that occur on the beat.

  • Page 75: Effects Limitations In Multi-Part Programs

    However, some effects take much more processing power than others. As a result, there are a couple of effect combinations that could cause the 3rd Wave to exceed its processing limit and behave unpredictably. This is true in a 3-part or 4-part program.

  • Page 76: Effects Controls

    1 second limit . For example, if the BPM is set to 60 and Delay Time (Parameter 1) is set to Half, the expected delay time would be 2 seconds . The actual delay time will be 1 second (i .e . 2 seconds divided by 2) . Effects Groove Synthesis...

  • Page 77: Effects Parameters

    Ring Mod frequency low-note pitch carrier tracking on/off Room Reverb reverb time cutoff early reflection amount Concert Hall reverb time cutoff early reflection Reverb amount Room Reverb reverb time cutoff pre delay 3rd Wave User Manual Effects...

  • Page 78: Arpeggiator

    Effects section, the BPM rate affects the LFO frequency and/or delay effect. When syncing to an external MIDI clock source, the BPM setting has no effect. Arpeggiator Groove Synthesis...
  • Page 79 In mode, playing new notes will replace the previous notes. chord To access this feature, press soft button 4 in the Apeggiator screen. 3rd Wave User Manual Arpeggiator...

  • Page 80: Sequencer

    You can also record parameter automation to have the Sequencer control the Filter’s cutoff frequency or other parameters as a sequence plays. The 3rd Wave’s sequencer also features Song mode. You can arrange any of the 24 patterns in a sequence into a song of up to 24 sections. Each section can repeat up to 64 times and the entire song can be looped to endlessly repeat.

  • Page 81: Creating A Pattern

    • As the sequence plays, press and hold soft button 3 ( ) in the mute Sequencer’s main menu. The Sequencer mutes playback of the active parts as long as you hold down the button. 3rd Wave User Manual Sequencer...

  • Page 82: Creating A Song

    (If Song mode is off, the Sequencer will play a single pattern, since this is its default mode of operation.) 10. To save the sequence, save the program by pressing the button twice. write Sequencer Groove Synthesis...

  • Page 83: Sequencing Parameter Changes

    Sequencer section. 2. Use soft knob 4 to set param record 3. Press the button in the Sequencer section. record 4. As the sequence plays, adjust a parameter (such as filter cutoff). 3rd Wave User Manual Sequencer...

  • Page 84: Copying A Pattern

    ). In the screen that appears, use soft knob 3 to copy choose the pattern you want to copy. 3. Use soft knob 3 to choose the destination pattern. 4. Press soft button 4. The pattern is copied to the destination. Sequencer Groove Synthesis...

  • Page 85: Creating And Playing Independent Sequences For Each Multi-Part

    , and buttons. clear part clear params clear notes These buttons will clear whichever parts are active in the multipart section. Use the button to remove the entire recording for all 4 clear all parts. 3rd Wave User Manual Sequencer...

  • Page 86: Pan Spread

    Pan Spread Pan Spread pans the audio output of a 3rd Wave program in the stereo field individually per voice. With set to zero, all voices are pan spread panned in the middle (monophonic). As you turn to the right, pan spread the audio output of each voice is gradually moved away from the center.

  • Page 87: The Wave Surfer

    Each increment of the Wave Surfer moves forward or backwards one position from the offset that you have selected for each of your three wavetables with the wave offset parameter. 3rd Wave User Manual The Wave Surfer...
  • Page 88 If you move the Wave Surfer knob beyond the 64th wave posi- tion, (position 63), you will hear the P wavetable move into the upper wavetable, which is table P30. The Wave Surfer Groove Synthesis...

  • Page 89: About Wave Flow And Upper Wavetables

    60 to 63. On the 3rd Wave this only applies to “P” wavetables, which were derived from the original PPG wavetables. If you don’t want to this boundary...

  • Page 90: Creating Custom Wavetables

    — though this will impact any presets that use them. To create your own custom User wavetables you will use the Wave Maker. First you need to import audio into the 3rd Wave. There are three ways to do this.

  • Page 91: Some Technical Details About The Wave Maker

    If you record noise or a sound that has either multiple pitches or no pitch at all, the 3rd Wave will still make a wavetable, but it may sound quite different than the source audio.

  • Page 92: Creating A Wavetable Via The Audio In Jack

    Creating a Wavetable via the Audio In Jack It is quick and easy to create a wavetable by connecting an audio source to the jack on the rear panel of the 3rd Wave. audio in To create a wavetable via the Audio In jack: 1.
  • Page 93 MIDI controller to sweep through the waves in the wavetable. 15. If you like what you hear, press the Make Waves button again to display the Wave Maker screen. 16. Press soft button 3 to save the wavetable. 3rd Wave User Manual Creating Custom Wavetables...

  • Page 94: Creating A Wavetable Via Usb

    2. With your computer and an audio recording application, create a mono- phonic, 96 kHz, 16-bit or 24-bit .wav file. 3. With a USB 2.0 cable, connect the 3rd Wave to your computer. The 3rd Wave will appear on your computer desktop. Double-slick the 3rd Wave icon to open it.
  • Page 95 5. On the 3rd Wave, press the button and use soft knob 1 to scroll global to the command. read wave maker wave file 6. Turn soft knob 2 ( ) clockwise. You will see the name of the .wav file.

  • Page 96: Importing Wavetables Into The "P" Set

    24 kHz to 96 kHz at 16-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit resolu- tion. The essential requirement is that the .wave file must be exactly 8192 samples in length. The 3rd Wave will format the sample data to the correct bit depth and sample rate after your .wav file has been imported.
  • Page 97 P35 in the “P” set). Save your sequence of waveforms into a .wav file and you can now import this .wav file to the 3rd Wave by copying it to the 3rd Wave’s AUDIO directory. See the steps directly below to import your .wav file to make your PPG format wavetable.
  • Page 98 5. Press soft button 4 ( ). The 3rd Wave imports the . file. 6. The Wave Maker screen appears in the display with the imported .wav audio. If the .wav file is the correct 8192 samples in length, the display will say “PPG wavetable detected.”...

  • Page 99: Importing Serum™ Wavetables

    To import a Serum wavetable: 1. Connect the 3rd Wave to your computer using a USB cable. 2. When the 3rd Wave appears on your desktop, double click its icon and drag the Serum wavetable .wav file into the 3rd Wave’s folder.

  • Page 100: Miscellaneous Settings

    A setting of 64 is a good place to start. 4 . Free Running Oscillators: On or off. By default, the virtual analog oscillators on the 3rd Wave restart their wave cycle each time you press a key. In Free-Running Oscillator mode, the virtual analog oscillators are continuously generating their waveshapes.
  • Page 101 MPE-capable controller. 10. MIDI MPE Y Config: Unipolar or bipolar. This setting determines the Y-Axis mode and how the 3rd Wave responds to it when used with an MPE-capable controller. 11 . Velocity Strength: Setting that determines the way the keyboard reacts to your playing velocity - 1.

  • Page 102: Unison

    3rd Wave. This control sets the level of the external audio input. Range is from 0-127. (Note that this not a recording level for the Wave Maker.) 16 .

  • Page 103: Unison Parameters

    High Note and High Retrigger are similar to the low note settings, except that the highest note has priority. • Last Note and Last Retrigger give priority to the last note played, either high or low. 3rd Wave User Manual Unison...

  • Page 104: Using Chord Memory

    With Chord Memory, hold down a chord on the keyboard, press the unison button, and the 3rd Wave memorizes the notes of the chord. Single notes played on the keyboard will then trigger all notes of the stored chord, trans- posing them as you play up or down the keyboard.

  • Page 105: Polyphonic Unison Mode

    3. Use soft button 2 to choose the number of voices you want to stack. Polyphonic Unison Mode By default, when is on, the 3rd Wave behaves monophonically unison and can stack as many as 24 voices on a single note, depending on how many voices you choose to stack (and how many multi-parts are active).
  • Page 106 ) to set the polyphony. This will change poly count the number of voices assigned per note. If you play more notes that can be allocated in poly unison, the 3rd Wave will allocate voices as available. Note that when...

  • Page 107: Midi Program Change Messages

    Program Change messages and is connected to the 3rd Wave. To enable sending MIDI Program Changes on the 3rd Wave: 1. With a MIDI cable, connect the MIDI OUT of the 3rd Wave to the MIDI IN of the desired MIDI instrument.
  • Page 108 2. Use soft button 1 to scroll to the setting. midi mpe y config 3. Use soft button 2 to set the desired Y-Axis mode for the 3rd Wave. Choices are unipolar or bipolar. In Unipolar mode, CC74 affects the destination by adding a range of 0-127.

  • Page 109: Global Settings

    Global Settings Global settings apply to all programs in the 3rd Wave. In other words, these settings apply to the overall behavior of the 3rd Wave. These include such things as keyboard velocity curves, MIDI settings, and more. B1-P041 Movement OS v1.0...
  • Page 110 The rotary controls on the 3rd Wave’s 5 . Pot Mode: Jump, Passthru — front panel are a mixture of “endless” rotary encoders and potentiom- eters or “pots.” The pots are identifiable by their lined knobs and limited amount of travel. There are two Pot modes to determine how the synth reacts when the programmable parameters are edited.
  • Page 111 3rd Wave. When off, the controls are transmitted via MIDI but do not directly affect the “local” synth (that is, the 3rd Wave). This is primarily useful for avoiding MIDI data loops that can occur with some external Sequencers.
  • Page 112 Sets the method by which 28 . MIDI Param Receive: Off, CC, NRPN — parameter changes are received via MIDI. As with transmission, NRPNs are the preferred method. 104 Global Settings Groove Synthesis...
  • Page 113 (folder) on the 3rd Wave. Connect the 3rd Wave to a computer, then click on the 3rd Wave icon on your desktop to access this folder. You can then copy any exported programs to your computer to archive them.
  • Page 114 (folder) on the 3rd Wave. Connect the 3rd Wave to a program computer, then click on the 3rd Wave icon on your desktop to access this folder. You can then copy any 3rd Wave programs that you have saved or archived into the folder.
  • Page 115 This command is used to archive the 43 . Export Device Image — current state of the 3rd Wave and all of its data. You shouldn’t need to use it under normal circumstances. This command is used to restore the 3rd 44 .

  • Page 116: How To Sound Like A Vintage Ppg

    How to Sound Like a Vintage PPG Although the 3rd Wave can sound very much like a PPG due to the way it is designed, there are several things you can do to make it sound even more like an authentic vintage PPG.
  • Page 117 On the PPG this meant setting this control to a value of 4. If you go above this on the PPG, you could actually skip more than one waveform per note. On the 3rd Wave, all three oscillators have the “Key To Waves” parameter. The main difference is that on the 3rd Wave, the parameter has 128 settings (0-127).
  • Page 118 63 out of 127. A value of 7 on the PPG corresponded to two octaves of change to the cutoff for each octave on the keyboard. On the 3rd Wave a Key Amount setting of 127 have the same effect. The KL control stood for “Key to Loudness.” Generally speaking, the higher the note pressed, the louder the sound —...
  • Page 119 P30), if you modulated past the end of a selected wavetable in the PPG. On the 3rd Wave, this setting is found in the Wave Flow menu (press the Wave Flow button). If you set “Use Upper Wavetable” to “off” on the 3rd Wave, wave sweeping will always stop at offset 59 for the “P”...
  • Page 120 The last thing to remember is that the PPG had only 2 oscillators per voice — unlike the 3rd Wave which has 3 oscillators per voice. Also, on the PPG, both oscillators had to use the same wavetable. So, even though...

  • Page 121: Troubleshooting The 3Rd Wave

    Troubleshooting the 3rd Wave The 3rd Wave is built to provide you with many years of musical inspira- tion. However, if you encounter a problem, or if your 3rd Wave seems to be behaving in unexpected ways, here are some common solutions.

  • Page 122: Contacting Technical Support

    • Your phone number • The date you purchased the 3rd Wave If you need to return your 3rd Wave for repair, you must ship it to Groove Synthesis. We recommend insuring it and packing in the original packaging. If the 3rd Wave is damaged during shipping because of insuf- ficient packaging, the warranty will not cover this.

  • Page 123: Calibrating The 3Rd Wave

    Occasionally Groove Synthesis provides updates to the 3rd Wave OS with feature enhancements and bug fixes. To update your 3rd Wave to the latest OS, connect the 3rd Wave to a computer via USB, and copy the new OS file to the...
  • Page 124 To check your OS version: 1. Turn on your 3rd Wave. The OS version number is displayed in the upper right corner of the display. 2. If your OS is out of date, download the latest version from the Support page of the Groove Synthesis website and update your instrument using the instructions included with the download.

  • Page 125: Exporting Programs

    3rd Wave sounds to the directory (folder) on the 3rd Wave. If programs you then connect the 3rd Wave to a computer, you can then copy any exported programs to the computer to archive them. To export a single program: 1.

  • Page 126: Importing Programs

    Importing Programs If you connect the 3rd Wave to a computer via USB, you can copy any previously archived programs to the directory (folder) on programs the 3rd Wave. You can then use the import program bulk program commands in the menu to import and use the sounds.
  • Page 127 2 to choose the beginning program slot where the programs will to load. The programs will then load sequentially into the 3rd Wave starting from the bank and program location you have chosen. 8. Press soft button 4 ( ).
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