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Waldorf Music GmbH, rev1.0
September 23, 2015
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Страница 1: ...WALDORF NW1 REFERENCE MANUAL Waldorf Music GmbH rev1 0 September 23 2015 1...
Страница 2: ...contradictory information Wal dorf Music GmbH extends no liabilities in regard to this manual other than those required by local law This manual or any portion of it may not be reproduced in any form...
Страница 3: ...ing the sound 26 6 6 Modulating the sound 30 7 Recording wavetables 32 7 1 Recording basics 32 7 2 Recording setup 32 7 3 Recording a wavetable 32 7 3 1 Choosing a slot 32 7 3 2 Audio source and gain...
Страница 4: ...ce Make sure no foreign objects find their way into the unit If this occurs switch the power off unplug the device and consult a qualified repair center This device used with amplifiers speakers or he...
Страница 5: ...ick start poster German protective atmosphere Only a Phillips head screwdriver 0 is needed to mount the module into the rack frame No additional tools are needed 8 4 DEVICE OVERVIEW 4 Device overview...
Страница 6: ...e to pitch 18 Noisiness Noisy control Adjust wavetable rendering from periodic to noisy 10 4 1 Front panel 4 DEVICE OVERVIEW Id Description 19 Travel mode Controls the wavetable scanning Gated Travel...
Страница 7: ...n playback mode Shows the gate signal level In recording mode Shows trigger state for recording 12 4 2 Back panel 4 DEVICE OVERVIEW 4 2 Back panel Figure 2 Backpanel of module Id Description 28 Eurora...
Страница 8: ...sure the ribbon cable does not swap the lines 14 5 2 Audio connection 5 DEVICE CONNECTION The module can now be installed in the rack using the provided screws washers and a Phillips head screwdriver...
Страница 9: ...experiment crazy patch configurations using other modules with NW1 The inputs and output are buffered nothing serious can happen 16 6 PLAYING BACK WAVETABLES 6 Playing back wavetables This section co...
Страница 10: ...thus the tonal spectrum can be freely programmed and can evolve in time in a controllable manner 18 6 2 Choosing a wavetable 6 PLAYING BACK WAVETABLES 6 2 Choosing a wavetable To play a wavetable sele...
Страница 11: ...they can be selected using the Travel mode 19 Gated mode When Gate signal is asserted high level the wave cursor starts from wavetable Position 21 and progresses at Travel speed 20 Wave cursor stops a...
Страница 12: ...oot key is adjusted with the Tune pitch 23 potentiometer The available range is a little more than an octave The root octave is selected with the Tune range 22 toggle switch The available range is fro...
Страница 13: ...gine It combines advanced resampling techniques and wavetable synthe sis for extended control of tone generation and high quality audio The engine employs different algorithms to satisfy the demands...
Страница 14: ...6 only affect the tone when the Spectrum control 15 is not set to 0 Keytrack Keytrack 17 defines how the spectral content is transposed ac cording to the pitch A setting of 100 for classic wavetable s...
Страница 15: ...e modulation signal to a specific destination Depending on the modulation path used 1 2 or 3 different destinations are addressable Using high Modulation gains 8 9 10 values in conjunction with strong...
Страница 16: ...t to preserve the harmonic evolution of the recorded sound 7 2 Recording setup To record an audio source must be plugged in the Modulation CV input 1 3 using a mono mini jack A variety of sources elec...
Страница 17: ...gured threshold level Trigger on gate state Recording can also be started and stopped using the Gate input 1 signal To switch the recording to Gate trigger the Wavetable dial 24 must be turned left un...
Страница 18: ...e Position control 21 Figure 22 Compression ratio Higher ratios can bring background noise when source signal is low It is recommended to do several recording tries 7 4 2 Playback quality NW1 sound en...
Страница 19: ...8 TRANSFERRING WAVETABLES 8 Transferring wavetables Coming soon 36 9 SPEECH WAVETABLES 9 Speech wavetables Coming soon 37...
Страница 20: ...s displayed in the Library panel Open the Device menu and click on Upgrade Firmware Once the Firmware Upgrade window pops up browse for the syx file using the Select file but ton If a suitable firmwar...
Страница 21: ...Mod CVs 3 x 12V to 12V modulation inputs 100k impedance Output 16V peak to peak 8Hz to 18kHz 470 impedance USB USB interface with galvanic isolation Bus Eurorack 16 pins connector Power supply CV Gat...
Страница 22: ...8 41 PWM Pulse 8 17 Polated 4 42 PWM Saw 8 18 Transient 8 43 Fuzz Wave 4 19 ElectricP 4 44 Distorted 8 20 Robotic 8 45 HeavyFuzz 4 21 StrongHrm 8 46 Fuzz Sync 8 22 PercOrgan 8 47 K Strong1 4 23 ClipS...
