Setup and Connections
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Iridium Manual
Setup and Connection
s
The Waldorf Iridium comes complete with:
•
The Waldorf Iridium Synthesizer itself
•
An external power supply
•
A printed Quick Start manual
Please ensure all the above items were included. If some-
thing is missing, contact your local dealer.
We recommend that you save the original packing material
for future transport.
Setup
Place the Iridium on a clean, even surface.
Connections
In order to get started with your Iridium you will need an
AC power outlet, a mixing console, an amp, and/or an
audio monitor such as a speaker cabinet or a headphone.
You can also use a computer or sequencer to make use of
Iridium’s MIDI features.
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To connect the devices:
1.
Turn all units off.
2.
Connect the Iridium’s
Main
Out
audio outputs to
your mixing console or your computer audio in-
terface. Optionally connect the stereo
Headpho-
nes
outputs to a headphone.
3.
If you want to use a computer, connect the Iridi-
um’s
Computer USB
port with a USB cable to
your computer (Windows or macOS). Thereafter,
Iridium becomes automatically available as a
MIDI device.
4.
To play the Iridium you need a MIDI master key-
board. Connect its MIDI Out jack to the
Iridium ́s
MIDI Input. Alternatively, you can trigger notes
or chord via the 16 pads.
5.
If desired, connect the
Controller USB
input to
any suitable class-compliant USB hardware con-
troller to send MIDI data to control functions of
the Iridium.
6.
Connect the power supply cable or the power
cable that came with the Iridium with the Power
supply jack. Plug the other side of the power
supply cable into a suitable AC power outlet.
