Waldorf Wave 3.v - Manual (Page 29)

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sequence of 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. If the
Waves do not differ much, then the Wavetable will
probably sound smooth and pleasant. If they have a
completely different structure, this will result in abrupt
spectral changes.
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More information about Wavetable synthesis can be
found in the Appendix of this manual.
The PPG Wave 3.V offers nearly 140 Wavetables and the
last four Waves of each of the classic Wavetables 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.
The new Wavetables don´t offer these analog waveforms.
Additionally, you have the UPPER WAVES, another
Wavetable, which is always available on all MIDI
channels. Please also read the section “Upper Waves”.
New Wavetables with the letter “U” don´t offer the Upper
Wavetable because they contain already 128 different
waves.
CUTOFF
Similar to the original, the PPG Wave 3.V contains a low
pass filter with resonance capability and a slope rate of 24
dB per octave. Additionally it is switchable to 12 dB per
octave. The original PPG doesn´t offer this slope rate. The
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. Turning the dial counterclockwise
closes the filter. When the dial is turned down, you won’t
hear anything, same as on the original PPG.
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The Slope button reduces the slope rate to 12 dB per
octave.
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More information about how a filter works can be
found in the Appendix of this manual.
EMPHASIS
Emphasis, often also named Resonance, emphasises a
narrow frequency band around the corner frequency.
Lower settings between 15 and 50 make the sound more
brilliant and nasal and give it the typical filter character.
Please note that higher settings attenuate the level in the