Waldorf Releases Q Rack Virtual Analog
Synthesizer
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Waldorf Q Rack
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January 18, 2000
The German Company Waldorf Electronics releases its
latest synthesizer, the Q Rack. The Q Rack is a rackmount version of the
already available Q Keyboard Synthesizer, an Analog Modelling Synth with
an on-board polyphonic step-sequencer.
The little rack-mounted brother of the Waldorf Q Keyboard features a
user-interface as easy to use as the surface of the Q Keyboard. It has
27 endless rotaries and needs 5 rack-units if mounted. Like the Keyboard
version it is a 16 part multi timbral virtual analog synthesizer with
16 voices, expandable to a total of 32 voices. In multi mode, up to 4
parts keep their 2 high quality effects, giving a total of 8 effect processors.
Each voice offers 3 LFOs, 3 oscillators with all classic shapes plus new
algorithms, 2 filters with a sophisticated routing method and all filter
types that you expect from a virtual analog synthesizer. Furthermore,
the Q offers unique Comb filter types in two flavours. This enables the
Q not only to create polyphonic Chorus or Flanger effects, but previously
unheard athmos or pluck sounds with great life. The Waldorf Q also features
a very powerful arpeggiator and an even more powerful step sequencer.
Features:
- 16 part multi timbral
- 300 single programs
- 100 multi programs
- 100 step sequencer patterns
- card slot for additional storage
- 27 endless dials
- 45 buttons for editing
- 2 x 20 character display
- 6 analog outputs (3 stereo outs)
- 2 analog inputs (1 stereo in)
- 1 S/PDIF output (44.1kHz / 48kHz switchable)
- MIDI In/Out/Thru
- 2 Switch Inputs (e.g. Sustain Pedal, Gate In etc.)
- 2 CV Inputs (e.g. Foot Pedal, external controller etc.)
- built-in universal voltage power supply
- Dimensions: Width 483mm, Height 89mm, Depth 220mm
- color Yellow
Per voice:
- 16 voices, expandable to 32 voices
- 3 Oscillators per voice
- Pulse with Pulse Width Modulation
- Sawtooth
- Triangle
- Sine
- new oscillator algorithms
- waves
- Noise generator
- Ring Modulator
- Mixer with Balance, each signal source (oscillator, noise, ringmod,
external audio material) can be balanced individually between filter
1 and filter 2
- 2 Filters, different types, all including FM and distortion
- Low Pass (12dB/24dB)
- Band Pass (12dB/24dB)
- High Pass (12dB/24dB)
- Notch (12dB/24dB)
- Comb Filter (positive/negative feedback)
- etc.
- Modulation Matrix with 16 slots, freely routable
- Pre-routed Modulation destinations, sources selectable
- modulation update frequency in audio range to allow the oscillators
to be used as modulation sources
- 4 Modifiers
- Arpeggiator with user pattern, including accents, timing information,
swing, glide, chords and more
- Step Sequencer with 32 steps, polyphonic, different controller values
per step
- 3 LFOs up to audio range (> 1000 Hz)
- 4 envelopes, enhanced ADSR configuration with loop and one shot function,
bipolar
- different trigger modes for each envelope, poly, mono, dual, unisono,
manual trigger etc.
- 2 individual high-quality effects per sound, the first 4 sounds keep
their effects in multi mode
- Effect Types:
- Chorus
- Flanger
- Phaser
- Distortion
- Delay
- etc.
For more information check out their website at www.waldorf-gmbh.de
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