Hey there friends, I'm new to the site and from browsing it seems to be a great community! I'm looking forward to engage more :-)
A few months ago I purchased a Waldorf Microwave XT and, to say the least, I love absolutely everything about this synthesizer. I haven't stopped using it since I got it.
I've bought and sold several synths with this one being my end goal, and now that it's finally in my hands, I've been really challenging myself to learn more complex aspects of synthesis.
However, I've been hitting some serious walls in terms of sound design, and the limited existing resources to the XT is either too dense in language for me to understand, or nonexistent. So, I wanted to ask you guys a few questions that I can't quite seem to grasp from the manual or other sources centered around the XT. If you know of any resources or tips, experience that helped you understand these things, feel free to share!![8-)]( "cool")
The aspects I've been most stuck on are Wave Envelopes, the Mod Matrix, and Mod Functions such as Sample & Hold, XOR, etc.
I'll get into specifics further below, but my general question for these is what other resources (or routines/approaches) could help me understand these more complex ideas? I know other wavetable synths have similar functions, but where can I go to really get a grasp of what all of these things do to the sounds you create?
For Wave Envelopes, the XT has 8 Time and Level parameters, but how are these 8 different segments separated over a wave? What determines that duration?
Are these envelopes moving the wave itself?
For the Mod Matrix, this thing goes SO DEEP. I understand basic LFO's but I really can't visualize how combining Envelopes with LFOs work, and I don't understand the Mod Functions you use to determine how all of these things interact.
Again, anything helps me out, even just a basic approach or a path to get started will go a long way. I read the manual for these parameters often, but I still struggle to grasp these concepts in practice.
Thanks yall! Happy to be here :-))
A few months ago I purchased a Waldorf Microwave XT and, to say the least, I love absolutely everything about this synthesizer. I haven't stopped using it since I got it.
I've bought and sold several synths with this one being my end goal, and now that it's finally in my hands, I've been really challenging myself to learn more complex aspects of synthesis.
However, I've been hitting some serious walls in terms of sound design, and the limited existing resources to the XT is either too dense in language for me to understand, or nonexistent. So, I wanted to ask you guys a few questions that I can't quite seem to grasp from the manual or other sources centered around the XT. If you know of any resources or tips, experience that helped you understand these things, feel free to share!
The aspects I've been most stuck on are Wave Envelopes, the Mod Matrix, and Mod Functions such as Sample & Hold, XOR, etc.
I'll get into specifics further below, but my general question for these is what other resources (or routines/approaches) could help me understand these more complex ideas? I know other wavetable synths have similar functions, but where can I go to really get a grasp of what all of these things do to the sounds you create?
For Wave Envelopes, the XT has 8 Time and Level parameters, but how are these 8 different segments separated over a wave? What determines that duration?
Are these envelopes moving the wave itself?
For the Mod Matrix, this thing goes SO DEEP. I understand basic LFO's but I really can't visualize how combining Envelopes with LFOs work, and I don't understand the Mod Functions you use to determine how all of these things interact.
Again, anything helps me out, even just a basic approach or a path to get started will go a long way. I read the manual for these parameters often, but I still struggle to grasp these concepts in practice.
Thanks yall! Happy to be here :-))
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