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Waldorf Edition 2

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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By mark77 [all]
March 11th, 2011
Version reviewed: 1.3 on Mac

I've played around with this on my friends computer years ago and now finally bought myself as part of the bundle. This is such a timeless classic. A lot of people underestimate its power just because it came out years ago and now it's long forgotten. But that's ok, because I can use it as my secret weapon.

This plugin is truly inspirational. Just load up any random drum sound, and tweak it in any random way and you're on your way to discovering lots of interesting sounds and surprises. Nice deep kicks, snappy snares, deep toms, crispy white noise and any other percussion you can imagine.

The drum sounds are awesome, but the biggest surprise for me was the discovery that you can also use this plugin as a synth. That's right, you can play melodies, play chords, whatever you want, just as if it was a keyboard. You can make bass sounds with it or you can make pads or nice clean bell sounds, and a whole range of other synth noises inbetween. It's also useful for creating your own sound FX and white noise, swooshes, build ups, etc.

Now to the problems:

* The interface is a little small.
* The knobs are fiddly and I only seem to be able to move them in circular motion (every other plugin today uses vertical motion to adjust knobs)
* Hard to dial in exact numbers because of the above two points. You only want to adjust a little bit of something then BOOM you just moved the knob all the way to the other side, completely destroying the setting you had.

Other than that, it's perfect. If you make electronic music, you can never be bored with a drum machine, and this is by far my favourite drum machine plugin.
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By Debutante [all]
February 28th, 2011
Version reviewed: 1.24 on Windows

Only one thing is wrong with the Attack, and it bothers me sorely - FINE CONTROL - so direly needed in a respectable drum synth with such nice exponential envelopes, and horribly implemented in Attack. There's a shift option to dial things by smaller increments, but it's still very very chunky, and it seems that within the alloted values for any knob, there's just some numbers you will never see displayed because you can't dial into them.

Otherwise it would be my only payware Drumsynth. I'm glad there's not too many presets so you actually have to learn to use the thing. It lends itself quite easily to most things. Additional envelopes might have been nice for all such assignable parameters, instead of only two, but this is somewhat offset by the number of voices available.

Bottom line: needs a small overhaul to bring it into this decade. The last updates are 5 years old! (might be a goner). I've never had stability issues with it and despite my gripe, I'm glad to have met the Attack and intend to keep it.
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By loungedumore [all]
January 16th, 2009
Version reviewed: 1.2.6 on Mac

Very convincing analog drum synth ...the best I've heard and I've owned/demoed a few, However it also has a character all its own as well (not many "emulators can claim that)
Stable ! I use it in Live, Logic, Cubase has never crashed since v1.2.6, old Steinberg distributed pc version was buggy.
Great for any electronic music style especially EBM, Industrial, Electro, Trance etc.

Note: want to hear Attack examples in commercial music ?
Check out nine inch nails-year zero it's all over that record;"the great destroyer" and "Capital G"'s main drum beats are undeniably Attack.

Pros:
Deep Programming options .
Ability to emulate every major classic analog drum synth .
Clean concise easy to use Gui .
Can be used as polyphonic synth .
12 Part multitimbral.
Pretty low CPU consumption on a modern machine.
Built in distortion .
The documentation goes through the history of vintage drum machines and how to emulate them with attack !
Cheap ! and comes bundled with PPG2.v and D-pole.
Waldorf Filters ! (even if they are only 12db)
Waldorf's customer service has always been ...very fast for me !

Cons:
No 24db or comb filter.
No global filter.
No built in sequencer.
Presets are almost non existent in the user/3rd party world (but it dose come with many).

But to be fair ...all of these are wants not defects or oversights .


Bottom line : if you need a 909,808, cr77, Simmons, etc. and you tire of static samples this is your groove box .
H377 I've made entire tracks with it alone (as the only generator).

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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By paladium [all]
September 1st, 2006
Version reviewed: 2 on Windows

Nope i have to dissapoint the users of the vsti ppg
emulation thinking they have a ppg 2.3 for 20 dollars.
While the waveforms are indeed those found in my real
ppg (2.3 v6 with waveterm and prk fd)it totally misses
the 'character' of the sound, the waves don't alliase
as on a real ppg, it doesn't have the bottomend of a real one ( how can you compare the stale digital filters in the emu with the real analog SSM (prophet5 anyone) of the hardware version is beyond me, enveloppes are much faster and tighter on a real one (only the yamaha dx can rival
the ppg2.3 in this respect), the vsti sounds muffled and dull compared to a real one. If you could hear them side by
side you'll agree.

This doesn't mean the emu is not useable to tap into
PPg esque sounds but it just ain't a PPg, believe me,
the comments saying on ppg usersforum that it's an excact copy are blatently untrue.

A free ppg 2.3 sim vsti is made by this expert on the original hardware
www.hermannseib.com/english/synths/ppg/wave sim.htm
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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By mdg [all]
April 10th, 2005
Version reviewed: 1.1 on Windows

The real key to my brief review is for you to consider what I was looking for: an emulation of the PPG2.3 -a synth costing thousands of dollars that in the 1980's produced really different timbres. I paid 10$ for my used copy of PPG2.V on Ebay (compared to the 300$ cost a couple of years ago and the 50$ blowout price last year!)

Does the PPG VSTi sound like a PPG 2.3? Yes I would say almost perfectly.The PPG user group admits this openly. A collector who can afford a used PPG 2.3 probably is not so excited that their rare beast has competition...hehe..The PPG2.V uses very little CPU and is very programmable. I would have paid the full cost when the program was new but I was unable to do so. If I had the money I sure would have.

I am still fascinated with synth sounds from as far back as the 1960's and think perhaps I may not ever get a bank of modular syths stacked like refridgerators...I may not get rare synths to play with. Oh well, the idea that this program fulfills my dreams of having the PPG sound is real. As previous reviewers (here and elsewhere) have noted TD, Depeche Mode and others like Thomas Dolby used this sound to great effect. The PPG 2.V has a distintive sound, decent interface and an extreme sonic resemblence to the hardware PPG 2.3. If it had the function of the waveterm B added somehow my heart would pound! But if you want something so close to the old school PPG this is the emulation that succeeds! The menu is rather awkward for grabbing patches to tweak and some knowledge of programming will help. If you understand what sound you want and it involves the PPG you should be able to get it either by programming or by tweaking an existing patch. (My, I wish I had even more patches to use as a starting point!)

No one has really mentioned this much as far as I can see but if you collect virtual instruments this is a fantastic one to add. If you love this sound of the true PPG this is the best. It is a matter of preference and taste perhaps. Effects will really help this straight forward VSTi sound even more genuine as will layering.

This has a unique and distintive sound worth a small fortune. 10$ !!! I am so pleased I got this. Oh, incedently the updates are still available from the web for this now defunct Waldorf concession product.
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Waldorf Edition: D-Pole

Reviewed By benwalker [all]
May 26th, 2004
Version reviewed: 1.6-ish on Windows

No Reviews? Oh well...

I got this as part of the Waldorf Edition deal, so bear this in mind for the VFM comment.

How does it sound? Well, it's a filter. But also a distortion, delay, ring-modulator and bit-crusher.

Filter: This is the 'meat' of the thing. Sounds good AFAIC. Has LFO modulation and an envelope follower built in, so does wonders for drum loops. Resonance will go up to self oscillation, and I couldn't hear any stepping/ladders or whatever.

Distortion: In a word, brutal. Even on a very low setting, the volume has to be drastically reduced to avoid blowing the speakers. Vintage warmth this isn't, but if industrial sounds are your bag - look no further.

Ring Modulator: does exactly what it says on the knob...

Delay: Again, nothing particularly amazing, but usable.

Bit: Great and will actually reduce the sound down to nothing :)

interface is fine (looks like a waldorf should), midi CCs respond well, hasn't crashed yet. No support though, so that gets a fat zero. Presets are few, but it's so simple it doesn't really need any. Documentation is in the form of a proper book - pdf haters of the world unite!

overall, if you consider it as a freeby that came with the PPG and Attack, you can't really go wrong. If you consider it as a filter with two synths along for the ride, it still works out fine...
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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By PugFace [all]
March 12th, 2004
Version reviewed: 1.1 on Windows

This is very like the original PPG and so fits in to the Depeche Mode type sound category of the 80's. Tang Dream i believe had a lot of influence in the original's design. The filter is good, the wave tables are very good. The arpeg is very simple and easy to use and stays in sync (unlike some). This is good for digital sounding pieces. I don't like it as a lead but more for arpegs. The GUI is absolute beautiful. (the original is still one of the prettiest looking synths ever). The VSTi can be multi in one instance which is very very useful. Specially when CPUs hover at 80% and you really don't want to add another instance.

I have started to fall in love with this one.
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By kalkin [all]
February 20th, 2004
Version reviewed: 1.2.1 on Windows

This synth is simply great. I use it for all of my synthdrum sounds (instead of sampling synth sounds). The supplied presets are great and tweaking them is easy.
This machine is a fully featured synth too, you don't have to stop with percussion. Although playing pitched sounds is a bit fiddly.
There is very little to complain about with this one. But some sounds are a little too crisp and digitaly (is that a word?) for some applications, though this nothing a little distotion or multiband distortion can't fix (the onboard filter overdrive doesn't realy do it for me except at minimal levels).
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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By MickGael [all]
November 6th, 2003
Version reviewed: 1.2 on Windows

Just wanted to add a few comments about the Waldorf PPG Wave 2V.

If you are interested in the PPG Be aware that - IMHO - the factory presets go a long way towards underselling this VSTi.

In a nutshell, if you simply judge this by the factory presets, you may find it a bit bland or limited.

Granted, there are some limitations given the nature of an emulation, but in my experience you really should roll up your sleeves a bit and play with it.

You will need to play with it a bit to get a better idea of the range of sounds this is capable of, or try some of the many excellent banks that are readily available (although the demo does not allow that)
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By warbug [all]
February 2nd, 2003
Version reviewed: 1.2 on Windows

i really dont like this drum synth. its really good for weirdo percussion and fx type noises but i find it really trouble some to get any useable xox type sounds out of it.

its really cpu hungry for what it does.

the knobs seem to be really sensitive; especially the tuning knobs. one small movement and your sounds has drastically changed.

if your looking for xox type drum sounds your better off finding samples or trying the free vsti drummatics.
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By morphlab [all]
September 8th, 2002
Version reviewed: 1.01 on Windows

If I was trapped on a deserted island forever and only had a laptop, um...tons of fresh food and water, maybe a girl, and cubase...
if I could only bring one non-reaktor vsti with me it would be this synth.
I've been reaching for this machine for many more uses than it modestly claims itself to have.

'supposed to be' a percussion synth. But there is truly no other instrument like it. multitimbral, fm, analog, fat sounding, gorgeous real-sounding drums and sound effects synth pads and basses up the yazoo! ('ya-zoo' adj. "ad infinitum" orig. Brooklyn, NY connection to 80's Britpop band unknown). It's really all the synth you need if you wanted.
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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By yasodanandana [all]
July 6th, 2002
Version reviewed: 9 on unspecified OS

It's brilliant. I have played a true PPG, i have experienced also the infamous crashes and lock ups. This VST instrument, for me, is an exact reprodution of the real beast without the problems and with some nice adds, like the midi sync. The sound is great and it not possible to achieve bad results. Of course, like all complex and versatile instruments, we have to struggle a little to obtain certain simple sounds, like modern techno basses and mooglike leads (remeber Muon Tau, Quadrasid and the Rebirth Basslines).

But if we try, it is possible to "make it simple" also on our PPG: remember to avoid all the doublings and detunes.

Arpeggiator is very useful and nice, the interface is great. For the "no name" presets, is it difficult to listen them in a half an hour and to write something? I use PPGwave everytime for all, pads, basses, "sequencers", bells and i have also programmed and sampled some 808 type drums.

I would like to have a more versatile "stereo" mode and continous detuning, some "smooth morphing" for the wave shiftings and the choice to load my sampled waves (like PPGwaveterm or WaldorfWave) but perhaps these could lead too far from the original PPG.
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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By Rabid [all]
June 7th, 2002
Version reviewed: 1.10 on Windows

This is one of the first software synthesizers I purchased and the reason I bought the DirectiXer VST-DX wrapper to use with Sonar. The interface looks great and it is one of the VSTi’s I pull up to impress people with the current state of music software. From every magazine review I read this is a very accurate emulation of the original hardware PPG2. I wish I had heard a real PPG2 before buying this soft synth. To be honest, I just do not like the sound. It may be accurate and many people may praise it but it is just not for me. Frequently I pull it up and try to find sound I like but I never use it in a song. With patch names like “Factory ’84 106” it is difficult to remember what those patches sound like from day to day. This is just one person’s opinion but listen before you buy.

Robert
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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By nirsul [all]
April 16th, 2002
Version reviewed: 1.10 on Windows

Excellent product. Has many classic sounds from the 80s. Thick, Fat Basses, Soaring leads and many intersting pads. VERY analogue in character.
The documentation is one weak side of it - I had to operate my brain cells a bit to understand some of its hidden features. A graphic description of the waveforms would have been nice ! as there are so many of them.

The sounds are truely inspirating, withing less than 2 hours of installation I had a catchy theme (along with my FM7 and a drum track).
The arpegiator is great and it is saved with patch - just try a one finger ARP in DOWN mode to hear STYX's Mr.Roboto !
There are more than 700 patches (I have yet to listen to many of them). Its multitimbral feature is great.

Modulation matrix is quite good.
Graphic editing of ENVelopes is easy - But do not expect a complex Envelopes - FM7 is king in this area.

User interface: easy to use , very beautiful onscreen.
but not having waveshapes display means only 7 out of 10.

Sound is grainy and very 80s and is said to be very authentic (by real PPG owners).

A good source for PPG (and a real manual),there are some demos of the real thing in MP3:

http://www.wavesynth.com/ppg/

Here is a small question for you:
Without looking at the real PPG - are the interfaces the same ?

CONS:
- only 2 stereo outputs 1&2 + 3&4.
- Documentation
- No waveshapes display

For the price (I paid 162 U$) It is a real bargain.
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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By Scot Solida [all]
February 15th, 2002
Version reviewed: 1 on Windows

Wow! A PPG Wave for under two-hundred smackers! The original PPG Wave was a unique machine, and certainly an aqquired taste (largely aqquired by those with bulging wallets). I first heard the convoluted, sometimes harsh sound of PPG's brand of digital wavetable synthesis on "Stuntman" by Tangerine Dream frontman Edgar Froese. Quite refreshing after a decade of nothin' but analog! Well, here we go again! After a seeming endless stream of analog rehashes, Waldorf bucks the trend with a PPG plug-in. If you like the sound of the original, you're gonna love this software version. It's dead-on in it's recreation, down to the aliasing noise and the wonky LFO (you can switch these imperfections off if you like). Just like the Old Boy himself, the PPG 2.V comes with thirty-two wavetables that provide an immense resource for sound-creation. You can play any given section of a wavetable, or you can use aftertouch, the LFO, or an envelope to rip through a wavetable in real-rime for that classic PPG sound. The recreation of the analog filter from the original is flawlessly flawed, and this synth is no slouch in the bass department. You can get those gritty, punchy bass sounds heard on Gary Numan's "The Fury" or Frankie's "Relax" with little effort. It's got a nifty arpeggiator that syncs to your song's tempo (as can the LFO), and the graphic envelope display is a breeze to use. The manual is a bit thin, but you only get to the guts of this thing through experimentation, anyhow. It's never hiccupped or crashed during use, which is a fair miracle, as I use it in SONAR as a DXi (with the aid of FXPansion's VST Adapter). Guess it thrives in alien territory! The presets include most, if not all, of the original factory sounds, which means they either sound dated or timeless, depending on your take of that era. Is it worth $149? Heck, it was worth $8000 to a lot of people smarter than you and I twenty years ago.
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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By Wine [all]
February 6th, 2002
Version reviewed: ? on Windows

This really is a great VSTi, it has such a distinctive sound. While it is a bit confusing to program compared to FM or analog, it is certainly worth the effort.

The presets are magnificent and would provide most of us with a wealth of interesting/unusual sounds. So even if you don't want to get into programming the thing, it is still worthwhile.
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By Mushroom [all]
January 11th, 2002
Version reviewed: 1.0 on Windows

I've tried many of the new vsti's. Pentagon 1 sounded
ok but the bass just sounded a little hollow.
I'm looking for good basses.Not this euro dance
fuzzy reverbed mid range stuff.Pentagon has tons.

I thought ok I'll spend 30 minutes on the pentagon
and 30 on the attack to come up with some basses.

30 Minutes with pentagon I had one that I found usable.
30 minutes on the attack I had 15 solid kick ass
basses with a wicked vibe.

To me the attack sounds more like hardware. It just
has a full solid and warm rounded sound.Somthing
you might here from the old sugar hill records or
Brandy's stuff.

Who would think this is marketed as a percussion instrument.

Mush
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By [all]
January 7th, 2002
Version reviewed: 1.01 on Windows

Attack is simply awesome, especially given its price. It's great at analog style percussive sounds and the synth sounds are much better than you might expect from what is marketed as a percussion synthesizer.

I have not experienced any instability, except for a minor glitch with verbiage on a message box, and then it was only once. On my Pentium III 633MHz, it consumes low CPU resources and polyphony is more than adequate.

For analog style percussion sounds, it beats anything else out there for flexibility and verstatility including Rebirth and Reason. The multi-timbral implementation couldn't be easier to use and automation of all parameters via MIDI CC is well documented. The shipped kits are, for the most part, excellent and most of the MIDI file examples really show to make Attack shine.

I know that sound is largely a matter of taste, but I really like the way Attack sounds. It can really bite its way through even dense dance mixes and the variable decay shape on the envelope generators adds tremendous flexibility. Vintage Roland emulations aren't bad, but not as close as Rebirth. On the other hand, Attack opens up a world of sonic potential not possible with Rebirth and it's easier to use than trying to do the same thing with Reason or Reaktor.

A more flexibile and complete LFO implementation and full ADSR's would have been nice, but this VSTi has become one of my favorites. It's easy to use and easy to coax useful new sounds out of it. Documentation is excellent, and is needed to understand the MIDI implementation.

No other tool I've found for analog style percussion sounds offers the same level of simplicity, ease of use, stability and sonic versatility of Attack. Highly recommended!
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By [all]
December 29th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1.0 on Windows

I was totally disapointed when I tried it... It's just a syhthesizer, not a drum machine.
I own a Roland MC-303 and I will never exchange it for this soft!
Sounds are digitals. No analog drum sounds here.
I prefer sampling my MC-303 and to use a drum sampler like the linplug RM2 to make some real grooves.
But if you're looking for some new, experimental sounds, this soft can be usefull and the interface is wonderfull.
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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By c_huelsbeck [all]
December 16th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1.x on Windows

Words can not describe my feelings when this plugin was introduced. I ALWAYS wanted to have this synth, since the early 80s when I played with it at a trade show in Germany. But I was only 15 and it was priced at 8000 Dollars, unreachable. 18 Years later and I was able to pick the plugin up at my local dealer for 150 Dollars. And guess what, it sounds absolutely great, just like the original. I can get amazing phat analog and digital type sounds out of this beast. Together with the Cubase VST environment where you can easy add reverb, delays and other fx, the sound is even better. And depending on your CPU you can have much more voices than the 8 from the original machine. It's even multi timbral, so you can have up to 8 different sounds at the same time from one plugin. Not enough? Just open a second one and use another 8 sounds with some different effects - try that with the hardware version... ;)
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By dusted william [all]
December 5th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1/1 on Windows

I got this thing and I just can't stop using it. It is in evey one of my tunes. I use it for drums on almost every track. I recently found out how to use the synth aspect of this monster and now it is even more interesting to me. I really like weird sounds and blips and bleeps. This thing has that and more. You can tweak and program your sounds so much it is crazzzzy. I would recomend this thing to anyone, who is making electronic music.
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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By x_bruce [all]
November 15th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1.10 on Windows

edited 10/21/02...

This and the Pro 52 are the first VSTi plugins I purchased and still one of my favorites. The PPG 2.3 was a deep and expensive synth that happened to be important in defining a new kind of sound and form of synthesis. It is digital yet has subtractive controls and a gritty but pleasantly warm filter.

The plugin is faithful to the synthesizer with a few improvements for making programming easier. Still this is a complex synth and while the manual tells you what every control does it doesn't explain how to program the PPG Wave 2.v.

Having 8 channel polyphony is fantastic and was one of the first VSTis to do this.

You have heard the sound of this synth if you were listening to pop music in the 80's, watching TV or film as the PPG sound was frequently used.

The sounds are excellent at what they do. Some may miss the point based on the stock presets. Try to get past them. The PPG 2.v can do fantastic pads, weird FX sounds, solid leads and bases too. The idea of working with wavetables, literally many different waves strung together as a 8 bit sample is a bit different from traditional synthesis, it was one of the first synths to use sample data. This is also the reason the PPG Wave 2.v is so capable of unique sounds.

There was an article about the making of the PPG Wave 2.v. It detailed how the actual synth was tested against the VSTi along with users who participated in beta testing the VSTi against their PPG 2.3 synths. The beta team agreed the PPG Wave 2.v was a software clone. So it is safe to say you will not get much close than this to a groundbreaking synth from the past, one that literally changed how designers thought about synthesis. In the same sense the PPG Wave 2.v did the same for VST instrument plugins as did the Pro 52.

There is much to learn which isn't addressed in the manual. That the PPG Wave 2.v is still popular after 2 years, a small eternity for software, tells you how fresh a 20 year old design can sound.
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By x_bruce [all]
November 15th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1.01 on Windows

I originally wrote, "Do you need Attack? Probably not." I was wrong. It is totally useful as a drumsynth and for basses, leads and to some degree pads.

Some comments have been made about Attack not being as flexible as some other drum synths. Perhaps it isn't but truthfully Attack is much more than a drum synth and as such should be considered so.

You can create complete songs within Attack. It is easy on your CPU and has a distinct sound to it's synth and drum timbres.

Since it is synthesized timbres (the hi hats as sampled) you'll get a huge variety of drum sounds. Think Korg Electribe ER1 with more programming control but missing a step programmer.

Attack is one of the most used plugins in my setup. Almost any music can benefit from a bit of Attack in the mix.
Generous polyphony, a good synth engine and good presets help you get past the uninspired manual.

Pros: a must have for electronic percussion tweakheads, it sounds great and makes a good synth that sits well in mixes.
Cons: The manual is confusing, interface takes some getting used to.

Revised 3.1.02
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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By derek [all]
November 4th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1.0 on Windows

being a wavetable junkie (i used to create custom transwaves on ensoniq gear) i was really interested in this thing. its so-so IMHO.

pro: good interface, arpeggiator (useful in a VSTI IMHO), good ideas like the stereo spreading or the emulation of PPG hiccups :-)

con: well...the wavetables. if this thing had better wavetables, it would be a clear winner. but the ones it has really arent very good. they may have been impressive in the 80s when people used the real PPG (and made it sound good with lexicon gear :-), but these days this is just no state of the art anymore.
filter is also not THAT great IMO

as a result, it tends to sound a bit too bleepy and cheesy. wavetables always tend to do that, but this one does so more than necessary :-) i wish one could load user wavetables, but i doubt walddorf want to turn this into a real competition for their hardware anytime soon.

so personally, im still waiting for a good VSTI wavetable synth (and use reaktor in the meantime ;-)
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By derek [all]
October 14th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1.0 on Windows

i dont understand the hype about this thing to be honest. not only is it a bit unstable (considering that almost all VSTIs are 100% trouble free these days thats a no-no IMHO), but especially the sound leaves a lot to be desired IMHO.

im normally not the analog vs digital type but IMHO this thing sounds soooo digital, it hurts. id rather continue working with some good samples from analog drummachines.

its hard to describe what it is, but the trebles got a really harsh character. a bit as if the plugin had an internal resolution of 4 bit (i know the samples are 8 bit or so, but for some reason this also applies to noise you add, the distortion, just everything).

too bad. the concept is cool, the interface rocks, the manual and support are great - its just the sound i dont like.
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By c_huelsbeck [all]
September 18th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1.01 on Windows

Got it a while ago and besides some problems after the initial install (some sounds had a weird buzzing noise in them) it works now (try to un- and reinstall it - I heard it's a problem with the CD-protection).

The sound quality is awesome. Sure, there are some cheap b-movie fx here and there, but lot's of the kits are really useful as a supplemental to the static world of sample percussion. Best of all, this thing can also play great bass and lead sounds, which makes it in fact one of the most useful VSTis ever. I also found the CPU-usage quite low for the quality of the sounds.

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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By midisax [all]
September 10th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1 on Windows

Software that makes hardware jealous!
Frequent updates add to the quality. This is the real deal!
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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By midisax [all]
September 10th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1 on Windows

A totally satisfying vsti recreation, definitive!
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By putte [all]
September 9th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1.01 on unspecified OS

As a non-drummachine fan I am really impressed.
So i decided to get Attack after trying it out several times.
To simply create completely new drumsounds (or sounds in general), in a very fast and easy way, and with this quality of sound, Yeah, really rocks!

putte
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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By crimsonwarlock [all]
September 4th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1.1 on Windows

Excerpt from the Orion-central review:

If you buy only one additional synth plugin for Orion, this is the one to get. The PPG has such a broad range of sounds that you could use it for anything. If you are looking for an additional synth to add to your already available pile of plugins, the PPG can add sounds to your arsenal like no other synth can. The PPG Wave 2.x is definitely a plugin synth with a very high "want to have" level.

Read the full review on Orion-central:
http://www.orion-central.com/reviewppgwave.shtml
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By RobbieJ [all]
August 31st, 2001
Version reviewed: 1.01 on Windows

This has restored my faith in VSTi's after the buggy (HALion) and the downright awful (Mtron).

Just stunning sound quality, loads of presets, loads of Cubase song files supplied so as to experiment and hear what it can do, brilliant interface (in real ilfe in looks much better than the screen shots I've seen), hasn't crashed yet, and can do much, much more than just drum sounds.

It takes a while to understand it (I'm still struggling designing my own sounds) but there is no doubting it is very powerful.

And to think it all came about when an Italian student wanted to carry out some research at Waldorf!

If this is the only VSTi you buy you will not be disappointed.

Rob
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By krakengore [all]
August 31st, 2001
Version reviewed: 1.01 on Windows

Attack and Dr-008 are the drum sampler-synth must to have in the studio... Fatter sounds with good and complete filter section. The 2 Envelope is state of the art for fast attack drum sound and the fx section bring this synth in the first place... Try pumpin it trhough a Quadrafuzz and see by yourself !
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By point_misser [all]
August 21st, 2001
Version reviewed: 1.01 on Windows

who needs another drum machine plug-in? well, if it's a good as this one, i would say everybody.
the attack is capable of going way beyond your standard analogue drum machine sounds , with frequency modulation, ring modulation two syncable tempo delays and much more.
also do not underestimate the attack's use as a soft synth for bass, lead and even pad and keys (thanks to the FM) sounds. the attack has the classy waldorf oscillator sound written all over it, and to my ears this makes it the best sounding soft synth around.
it takes a while to get used to the envelopes (not really the standard adsr) but once you get to know them they become very flexible both for drum and synth sounds.
what else? very nice sounding filters with a cool filter drive to get those really punchy sounding kicks.
one other advantage is the very low CPU usage. it barely registers on cubase's CPU meter.
get this alongside a drum sampler like native instruments' battery and you've got all the drums you need.
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By mr kipling [all]
August 20th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1.01 on Windows

i used to use the lm-4 but this is what id been waiting for. Great for the typical 808/909 stuff but also comes with alot of more expirimental sounding presets. And obviously as its a synth you can come up with your own stuff to your hearts content! As for cpu, with me (p111 700hmz) its been great, i never have to worry about getting drop outs with it. Not sure if i can think of any bad points...ummm
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Waldorf Edition: Attack

Reviewed By modular100 [all]
August 19th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1 on Windows

"Analog" sounding drums, easy handling (you can recall the original settings of each sound) and a high end user interface. My opinion: It's a "must-have" drum-vsti, but you should have a sample-based drumsynth like lm-4 or battery, too, to access to all kinds of drumsounds (Attack cannot produce all drumsounds you need in a typical music production).
The only disadvantage: The cpu usage is a little bit too high!
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Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V

Reviewed By bluey [all]
August 18th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1 on Windows

Wow this is the real deal. I didn't even know this
thing existed until I heard it and bought it in a shop. Great sounds that I have heard in Tangerine Dream and Jarre and others. It does have a certain distinct sound that I would classify somewhere between analogue and digital.

Apparently even the PPG user group say this sounds
exactly like the original. Very clear interface and easy to program, and not a resource hog either.
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