Waldorf Microwave 1 v1.1.0 WiN MacOSX

The Microwave defined hybrid synthesis at its best with its unique interpretation of wavetable synthesis combined with analogue filters. Now Waldorf Music brings this magical instrument back to digital workstations worldwide with the release of the Microwave 1 Plug-in.

35 years ago Waldorf Music released its first instrument, the Microwave, which took the hearts of the leading musicians and producers of the nineties by storm. Its vibrate and distinctive sound transported the early wavetable sounds of the eighties into the rising electronic dance music of the following decade. Massive base lines, enigmatic wavetable modulations, brutal attacks and pads smooth like silk have been inspired generations of musicians. Microwave's unique interpretation of wavetable synthesis combined with analogue filters defined what hybrid synthesis is at its best.

Now's the time to bring back this magical instrument in a software form to the digital workstations of producers and musicians world-wide. The Waldorf Microwave 1 Plugin was painstakingly recreated from the original hardware with all its idiosyncrasies and wonderful singularities.

v1.1.0 (30. Sep. 2024) - NEW FEATURES:
LFOs
- Can by sync'ed to DAW tempo using various ratios.

Filter
- Filter reaction time decreased for faster and snappier filter modulations.

Mono Modes
- "Allocation Mode" in Multi Instrument Settings (to be used for mono mode).

Midi CC Mapping
- Learn MIDI CC in context menu.
- CC Mapping table in Global with load/save to file.
- "Fwd Input" option in "Hardware Control" to forward track MIDI like notes etc. from DAW to hardware. Useful on Windows where there are almost no multi-client Midii nterface drivers.

Global
- Modulation source "Controller WXYZ" mappings can be set to MIDI CCs.
Import .mid/.syx Files
- Now also works with cartridge dumps.
- Fixed to use Windows compatible file names.

Presets
- New Factory Bank from Benjamin Wild.
- Link to Sound Store on Website.

Performance
- UI opening time decreased.

Usability
- You can click now also on value names to show the popup menu.
- Pop-up menus with 2 choices have been replaced by toggle buttons e.g. Rev A/B filter types.
- Last Zoom level will be now retained globally e.g. when creating new plug-in instances.
Installer
- On MacOS reboot is removed.

BUG FIXES
- Multi-Mode: No selection of new factory presets possible
- Clicking away from a context menu sets the parameter to its minimum value.
- Certain menus with two entries could be single-click buttons
- Zoom level is not retained globally
- Shorthands for long menu entries on the UI
- Controllers W, X, Y and Z
- Wavetable Smooth/Stepped option
- Spelling error
- Multi-Mode: No selection of new factory presets possible
- Various Spellings improved.
- Failing import does not create user banks with factory sounds anymore.



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