PPG Waveterm A system - 8 bit sample library

[djemptyx]

Just fantastic RS. Nice video :)

[francaisemusique]

@TheSyntethicSound which is why i love hardware over software, being able to physically touch and say, heres the instrument itself is a great feeling :D

[Actinid23]

so much love in this music... thx for sharing a discovering that incredible gear !

[retrosound72]

@Actinid23 thank you ! :))

[hawk194]

Wow. I've always been fascinated by PPG products. Your demo is very good. The samples sound very usable even by todays standards. Thanks.

[retrosound72]

@hawk194 thank you ! :))

[liverawkstar]

@hawk194

PPG lives on in Waldorf products,

and exciting new , Waldorf is coming out with Pulse 2, very reasonably priced

[tbiais]

Art of Noise revival ?

Very good job, Great demo ! Thanks !

[retrosound72]

@tbiais ;) thank you

[mik300z]

Wow, the quality of the samples are so good, excellent use of them marco, what a fascinating machine...you put it to great use!

Mick

[retrosound72]

@mik300z thank you Mick! :))

[sinusgolf]

nice machine,it sounds like david sylvian"japan" 80s synth pop

[retrosound72]

@sinusgolf :)

[picturemusic75]

sehr schön...!!

[retrosound72]

@picturemusic75 dankeschön! :))

[TheExplodingBit]

Cool!

[burns46824]

What's the difference between the Waveterm A and the PPG 2.3 keyboard?

[retrosound72]

@burns46824 The Waveterm is the heart of the PPG system and based on an old german computer called Eltec Eurocom II with Motorola 6809 processor.

- creation of Waves and Wavetables fo rthe Wave 2.2

- fourier analysis / resonator

- additive synthesis

- 8 bit Sampling for the WAVE 2.2

- sequencer / event generator

- storage of sounds on 8" disc

[burns46824]

@retrosound72 Oh, so you can't make sounds on the keyboard without the Waveterm system?

[retrosound72]

@burns46824 yes sure

[funkb0x]

Ridiculous sound quality

You've got access to some sick gear

Brilliant upload

[retrosound72]

@funkb0x ;) thanks

[patsaxon]

Too bad PPG Wave went out of business, as the ony survivng digital keyboard manufacture in the early 1980's was Kurzweil, but later was bought out by Young Change. Yamaha was so successful the FM sythnsis technology, it was not until the late 1980's that they started applying digital sampling technology with AWM technology. (Advance Wave Memory)

[bytex666]

@patsaxon Waldorf brought it further with the Blofeld synth though. It has the same synthesis and many of the same wavetables, plus tons of extra stuff like effects and many filter types.

[retrosound72]

@LookAtMyComputer ;)

[soundmanhaven1]

wow cool

[retrosound72]

@soundmanhaven1 thank you

[SynthfactoryCH]

Wie wärs denn endlich mit ner Blauen Box auf AMAZONA übers WT?

[retrosound72]

@SynthfactoryCH ja könnte man mal machen ;)

[SynthfactoryCH]

@retrosound72 Nicht nur könnte, sollte da man ja übers WT sonst relativ wenig erfährt.

[MarcRentonBeats]

Hammer!

[retrosound72]

@MarcRentonBeats :))

[Saibot216]

This seems like it's a cheaper version of the Fairlight CMI.

[EFKA526]

Hammer :D Hmm, 8 Zoll-Floppies. Ich kenn die noch, aber wenn man da welche haben will muss man wohl in ein Computermuseum einbrechen...

[retrosound72]

@EFKA526 ;)

[chriscash1982]

Is that what the actual waveform looks like(the heart)?

[retrosound72]

@chriscash1982 not ever.

[synthypnosis]

Grossartig Marko!!!*****

[retrosound72]

@synthypnosis danke bruno! :)

[Sansui350A]

Pretty toys as always.. she takes 8-inch disks? or 5.25?

[retrosound72]

@Sansui350A 8-inch ;)

thank you

[Rawwbot]

Kann mich nur anschliessen, was hast du dir eingeworfen?

Oder hast du anstatt Susa Frau Merkel in einem Wicked Weasel Bikini gesehen?

(vorherige antwort korregiert)

[Rhythmattica]

pure AWESOMENESS

[retrosound72]

@Rhythmattica :))

[BleakAutumnMist]

is there any vst or standalone emulator for this magnificent device ? btw. will you review such magic devices as fairlight cmi ii or synclavier ?

[retrosound72]

@BleakAutumnMist google Hermann Seib and Waveterm C emulation! ;)

[bytex666]

@BleakAutumnMist Indeed, there is ppg Wavesim from Hermann Seib, which includes this waveterm aswell. It's a pure emulation made by the guy who designed the OS for the old PPG Waves. 1:1 copy of everything.

Also the Waldorf PPG Wave 3 softsynth, but it doesn't have the same layout as the real PPG, or the waveterm C.

[retrosound72]

no drugs!

naturbeschwipst ;D

[bytex666]

What have you been smoking, and can I please have some?