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Waldorf PPG Wave 2.V Operation Manual

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  • Page 2 PPG Wave 2.V Waldorf-Music will not be liable for any erroneous information contained in this manual. The contents of this manual may be updated at any time without prior noti- ce. We have made every effort to ensure that the information herein is accurate and that the manual contains no contradictory information.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    PPG Wave 2.V Content The User Interface Panel .........10 Introduction............4 The Controls ..........11 How near is the PPG Wave 2.V to the Key Combinations........12 Original?............4 Hiding the Keyboard........12 Differences to the Original PPG Wave 2.3 5 The Program Menu..........13 System Requirements Windows......5...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Aliasing. But creating a type of Aliasing that has the same beha- viour as on the PPG, is a challenge. In the PPG Wave 2.V you can even choose, whether you want Aliasing or not. The only thing, that we did not emulate, was the hum noise of the display back-lighting.

  • Page 5: Differences To The Original Ppg Wave 2.3

    In the PPG Wave 2.V this menu is not necessary, as the dials show the settings of the selected sound at any time. The SEQUENCE menu was used to call up the built-in sequencer of the original PPG.

  • Page 6: System Requirements Mac Os

    PPG Wave 2.V CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2. If you need to, double click on the PPG Wave 2.V icon to open the CD window. 3. Double click on the PPG Wave 2.V Installer icon to load the installation software.

  • Page 7: Using The Ppg Wave 2.V Under A Vst Or Audiounit Host

    If needed, you can transform any or all PPG Wave 2.V tracks into an audio file. To do this, simply use the “Export Audio” function of your host application. Please find more information in the corresponding documentation.

  • Page 8: Selecting And Playing Programs

    PPG Wave 2.V Selecting and Playing Programs A PPG Wave 2.V Sound Bank consist of 128 Sound Programs. The PPG Wave 2.V co- mes with several preset Sound Banks, created by renowned sound designers. The origi- nal factory presets of the PPG Wave 2.3 synthesizer are also included.

  • Page 9: Copying, Inserting And Comparing Programs

    The PPG Wave 2.V’s MIDI interface is more or less identical with that of most synthesi- zers. As soon as the MIDI connection is set up, the PPG Wave 2.V can be played across the whole MIDI note range. Same as the original synth, the Plug-In can process mo- nophonic Aftertouch data, provided you use a keyboard that generates this data type.

  • Page 10: Ppg Wave 2.V Polyphony

    PPG Wave 2.V Polyphony The PPG Wave 2.V has up to 64 voices. The number of available voices depends on the available processor power. The number of voices can easily be set on the Plug-In u- ser interface. All you have to do, is use the mouse button to increase or decrease the value in the VOICE display.

  • Page 11: The Controls

    If you prefer vertical mouse movement to change a value, then you can set the PPG Wave 2.V into this mode. Just hold down the [Shift] key on your computer keyboard and click on the PPG-logo. To set this back to normal mode, Shift/click again.

  • Page 12: Key Combinations

    Hiding the Keyboard Same as the original, the PPG Wave 2.V provides a standard keyboard (61 keys). If your monitor gets crammed with windows, you can hide the keyboard by pressing the KEYB button. Pressing the button again lets the keyboard pop up again.

  • Page 13: The Program Menu

    If you wish to play the Sound Program of the selected channel, you must set the MIDI channel of the active Track in your host application to the same channel. Please note that the PPG Wave 2.V only receives MIDI data on MIDI-channels 1 to 8. Channels 9 to 16 are ignored.

  • Page 14: Volume

    The original PPG LFOs were calculated with a very low update rate, as back then, the available processor power had to be carefully distributed to the various tasks. In the PPG Wave 2.V you can get this low update rate, if you activate TRUE PPG.
  • Page 15 Then the Envelope sinks back to zero within the period of time that you have set with the RELEASE dial. The PPG Wave 2.V has two ADSR and one AD Envelope with positive or negative de- flection, which can also be edited graphically. Find additional information in the secti- on “Graphical Editor (Graph)”...
  • Page 16 If they have a completely different structure, this will result in abrupt spectral changes. The PPG Wave 2.V contains 32 Wavetables and the last four Waves of each Wavetable are always the classic analog waveforms Triangle, Pulse, Square and Saw tooth. You should thus first use these four waveforms, if you want to create typical analog sounds.
  • Page 17 0...63 CUTOFF Similar to the original, the PPG Wave 2.V contains a low pass filter with resonance ca- pability and a slope rate of 24 dB per octave. This filter attenuates frequencies above the corner frequency set with the dial. Turning the dial clockwise opens the filter, so that all frequencies can pass unchanged when the dial is fully up.

  • Page 18: Env1>Vcf

    PPG Wave 2.V 0...63 WAVES-SUB-Oscillator (WAVES-SUB) Depending on the setting of the SUB-WAVES parameter in the DIGITAL menu, the WAVES-SUB parameter selects a certain waveform. Please find more information in the section “Sub Waves” on page 20. Within sound-memory, the current and Upper Wavetables are arranged in the form of a sequential ring.

  • Page 19: Digital Menu (Digi)

    PPG Wave 2.V. TRUE PPG If you activate this function, the PPG Wave 2.V is set into a special mode where it shows the same peculiarities in behaviour that its original model showed. The LED lights up in red, if the function is active.

  • Page 20: Upper Waves

    Wavetables. The original PPG Wave 2.3 could only provide the upper Wavetable to the Sound on the first Part. In the PPG Wave 2.V Plug-In UPPER WAVES can be acti- ve on each channel. OFF, OFFSET, DIRECT, ENV 3 SUB-WAVES Use this function to activate the Sub Wave oscillator.
  • Page 21 PPG Wave 2.V ON,OFF MOD>WAVES This parameter lets you use the LFO as a modulation source for Wave scanning. As mentioned earlier, please keep in mind that the LFO modulation intensity can only be set with the Modulation wheel. Thus, no modulation will take place, if the Modulation wheel is all the way down.

  • Page 22: Arp Active

    An Arpeggiator splits an incoming chord into single notes and repeats these dynami- cally. Different pattern presets can be used. The PPG Wave 2.V Arpeggiator has a very simple structure and serves as a source for sound sequence ideas and as a fun generator. I f you set Arp Active to On, the Arpeggiator is switched on.

  • Page 23: Tuning Menu (Tune)

    PPG Wave 2.V TUNING Menu (TUNE) The Tuning menu lets you access all parameters that concern the tuning and pitch mo- dulation of the plug-in. To open the Tuning menu, press the TUNE button on the Plug-In panel. The button lights up in red.

  • Page 24: Semitone

    400...499 TOTAL TUNE This parameter changes the overall tuning of the PPG Wave 2.V. The value refers to the reference pitch for MIDI note A3. The standard setting for this is 440 Hz, which is used by most acoustic and electric instruments. We recommend that you only change the overall tuning, if you are sure of what you’re doing.

  • Page 25: Modulation Menu (Mod)

    PPG Wave 2.V MODULATION Menu (MOD) You can use the Modulation menu to make various settings that concern the modulati- on sources and their respective targets. To open the Modulation menu, press the MOD button on the PlugIn panel. The button lights up in red.

  • Page 26: Mod>Waves

    When a key was pressed, the Wave 2.3 calculated the velocity value of the next note, based upon the detected Aftertouch data. To make things easier, we have not implemented this method in the PPG Wave 2.V. It directly uses note velocity. ON,OFF MOD>WAVES...

  • Page 27: Touch>Mod

    PPG Wave 2.V ON, OFF TOUCH>MOD This parameter lets you trigger an LFO modulation with monophonic Aftertouch (Channel Pressure). For this to have any effect, please make sure that the Modulation wheel is not turned all the way down. If it is, this parameter has no effect.

  • Page 28: Graphical Editor (Graph)

    If you like the sound character and expressiveness of Wavetable synthesis, simply drop in and visit our web site under: http://www.waldorfmusic.de We wish you a lot of additional fun with your PPG Wave 2.V! Waldorf Operation Manual...

  • Page 29: Glossary

    Controller (Control-Change) You can automate many PPG Wave 2.V parameters using MIDI Controller messages. This lets you e.g. create interesting sound transformations in real time. Controller data is directly created when you use the corresponding dials. and it can e.g. be recorded in your sequencer program.
  • Page 30 The filter is one of the most important sound shaping elements within a synthesizer. The PPG Wave 2.V has a low pass filter with resonance capability, as it could be found in the classic analog synthesizers. A low pass filter attenuates frequencies above a certain corner frequency, and the Resonance (in the PPG called Emphasis) emphasi- zes a narrow frequency range around the corner frequency.
  • Page 31 PPG Wave 2.V Gate-signal is active for as long as you hold down the key. If you let go of it, Gate im- mediately becomes inactive. In the sound creation process, this Gate signal can e.g. be used to trigger an Envelope, which in turn controls the VCA.
  • Page 32 PPG Wave 2.V LFOs, Envelopes or MIDI messages. The modulation target, thus the influenced sound generation element, can e.g. be a filter or a VCA. Note on / Note off This is the most important MIDI message. It defines pitch and velocity of the generated sound- The moment if its arrival is at the same time the moment when the sound starts.
  • Page 33 Wavetable/ Wavetable Synthesis The sound creation in the PPG Wave 2.V bases on waveform sets, called Wavetables. You should think of these as a sequence of up to 64 single Waves. This can be played back in a static way or passed through dynamically, which results in the PPG-typical interesting sound transformations.

  • Page 34: Midi Controller List

    PPG Wave 2.V MIDI Controller List Parameter MIDI controller Parameter MIDI controller MODWHEEL ARP ACTIVE VOLUME ARP MODE PANNING, ARP RATE SUSTAINPEDAL ARP RANGE BASIS DETUNE LFO DELAY MOD>OSC LFO SHAPE MOD>SUB LFO RATE, ENV3>OSC ENV3 ATTACK ENV3>SUB ENV3 DECAY...

  • Page 35: Controller List For The Novation Remotesl

    PPG Wave 2.V Controller List for the Novation RemoteSL RemoteSL Control Page 1 PPG Wave 2.V Parameter Encoder 1 WAVETABLE Encoder 2 WAVES-OSC Encoder 3 WAVES-SUB Encoder 4 SUB-WAVES Encoder 5 UPPER WAVES Encoder 6 ENV1>WAVES Encoder 7 MOD>WAVES Encoder 8 ENV1>VCF...
  • Page 36 Slider 5 ENV3 DECAY Slider 6 ENV3 ATT Slider 7 ENV3>OSC Slider 8 ENV3>SUB RemoteSL Control Page 3 PPG Wave 2.V Parameter Encoder 1 KEYB MODE Encoder 2 ARP ACTIVE Encoder 3 ARP MODE Encoder 4 ARP RATE Encoder 5...

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