PPG wave 2.2 Wavetable Synthesizer (1982) "Twenty Sounds"

[@retrosound72]

The PPG wave 2.2 Synthesizer from the year 1982 is one of most fascinating synthesizers ever. You can find a lot demo videos, sound tutorials about the Wave and the Waveterm in the PPG wave playlist. The PPG playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLe08Lbpy8pPYKXe4iF4ANVVO6C6qz53WZ

[@alexriesenbeck]

There is NOTHING like the PPG Wave . Someday I will have one of my own. I can only hope! GREAT DEMO!!

[@retrosound72]

thank you

[@Phil-1]

I remember lusting after these when they came onto the market in the early 80's. Couldn't afford one then, can't afford one now. Still a highly desirable instrument though.

[@retrosound72]

yes very expensive in the early 80s but much cheaper as the Fairlight

[@Pvaeerener]

So, how much is that cheap now?

[@derekbaker3279]

@@PvaeerenerBased on what I have observed, the PPG wave 2.2 does not appear on eBay or Reverb.com very often. Usually the asking price for a 'perfect' PPG wave2.2 from is more that $6000 US. !

[@shkeni]

From the sound, it seems one of these was used at the beginning of Re-Flex's "The Politics of Dancing" (1983). Great sound.

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@crominion6045]

This brings to mind so many TD songs of the '80s.

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@mikabreto]

Tangerine Dream AND Thomas Dolby 🤓

[@claudekaber609]

Sounds "Jules Verne", from PERU's Album Moon

[@Soundtraxtv]

Great Demo! @Andre Cymone from Prince's first band used this as well.

[@retrosound72]

Cool, thanks!

[@kamelhamlaoui9983]

Hard core fan of Prince, for 35 years. Really ain’t know that! I ‘ an stick to Oberheim.😉

[@Torrente70]

5:07 the iconic Refrain sound from Moti Special "Cold days, hot nights" :)

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@synthscolors]

Beautiful, rare synths & sounds lovers... Watch it ! Hat off & thanks for these superbly sounding moments throughout these fabulous, varied sound textures... To me, a fabulous machine with great design & divine sounding possibilities... Great weekend to you & keep sharing these musical & visual jewels ! ;-))

[@retrosound72]

thank you so much :)))

[@synthscolors]

My pleasure ! Fully deserved ! ;-))

[@Josh_GS__]

wow.. everything sounds very good.. very usable

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@this_connor_guy]

Damn. Wave Scanning is such an awesome ability. Imagine THAT on an ESQ-1, ho boy.

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@jackcimino8822]

Saibot216 Why not get a VFX SD or SD1?

[@DanHomeAtLast]

wow, that's a beautiful synth

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@ebeep]

Easily my all-time favorite synth. Why can't we have these in 2018???

[@codymchardy7465]

But little did he know...

[@HanzSygnal]

I have the feeling that whoever runs this channel is a synthesizer enthusiast, call it an premonition lol

[@retrosound72]

yes maybe ;)

[@Pvaeerener]

Yes, you are right. May be...

[@co.agmusic]

Incredible Sinth lots of Gary Numan sounds and many others

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@magicdave93]

Great video, so nice to see one of these in action.

[@retrosound72]

thanks a lot :)

[@ebeep]

I can't imagine needing any other synth. This would be one and done for me.

[@retrosound72]

;)

[@MRFThorne]

That classic choir sound - See You by Depeche Mode :)

[@acelalacelal3250]

Hello , do you mean the one at 3:14 ? I look for patches of Big in Japan-Alphaville.Do you know those sounds in PPG ?

[@MRFThorne]

@@acelalacelal3250 Yes, I think that is the patch, maybe shaped a little differently though on that Depeche Mode track. What a great synthesiser! Iconic in its day.

[@5argetech56]

The first thing I noticed was that T03 type power transistor on the back right next to the power cord.

[@reneotten2288]

A clever way of cooling.

[@Philipplus]

What an instrument!

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@kidgloves2]

Excellent as per usual

[@retrosound72]

thank you :)

[@mysterio77690]

very lushy sounds!! a beast for 80's tracks, but still good!!

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@BatHunterofDevon]

I am a 100% certain Depeche Mode's 'Secret Garden" was done with this.

[@retrosound72]

Yes

[@filmusikchannel7596]

A great machine

[@retrosound72]

yes indeed :)

[@grimsnark4849]

4:46 Depeche Mode My Secret Garden

[@CaalamusTube]

Brilliant Low End! :]

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@machiwoomiapoo]

Nice sounds. :)

[@retrosound72]

thank you

[@Dkcode]

Sounds mint. I need to play around with the Retro synth built into Logic more.

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

At the 2:00 mark when you're doing the manual wave scanning, I almost expected the synth to speak the title from the film "Koyaanisqatsi".

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@AstralS7orm]

8 bits is all you need.

[@stripedhyenuh]

Wish I could figure out how to program the VST settings, this sounds dope

[@thejollyjoker187]

At 2:35, that sync sound was almost like JMJ laser harp..

[@retrosound72]

👍

[@Kirk-Monteux-Production]

Back the days I use to play a wave 2.0 which had the real typical wave sound. 2.1 and 2.2 are pretty different instruments. Nobody seems to know these days.

[@retrosound72]

1 osc. and CEM filter vs. 2 Osc. and SSM filter. I like the 2.2 more.

[@Lee-yc4eq]

I remember, where from "reso sweep wavetable"! Many times i hears this sample, feels something ... & can't understand. This used in one of versions "Divine - You're Think You're Are Man."

[@retrosound72]

yes

[@BMRStudio]

Monster :)

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@giosim75]

Wow

[@spin-orbitdennis2764]

Fly the flyer from Saga, listen..

[@retrosound72]

yes

[@erikvermeer2933]

Alphaville bell 4:45 from Golden Feeling

[@ВадимМінка-п6б]

Fantastic !!!!enywhere into the new machines can we hear same sounds like this?

[@retrosound72]

not the same but similar ist Waldorf Microwave

[@ВадимМінка-п6б]

@@retrosound72 thank you ), wish more video with PPG wave 2.2 )), perfect and usual sound,i wonder ??polyfonia of ppg?

[@ВадимМінка-п6б]

Sorry)), my english ,unusual sound, best sound ever heard before in my life

[@retrosound72]

давайте напишем по-русски. Да. PPG звучит очень независимо. Очень тяжело и глубоко. кристально чистый. Спасибо большое и хорошеро вечера.

[@sumchi3690]

Tangerine Dream..

[@retrosound72]

yes

[@davegoldthorpe8122]

It's all over 'Exit'

[@s.kxx1956]

The german band ( i think) used this a lot on their songs

[@retrosound72]

Tangerine Dream, The Twins, Modern Talking, Enigma....

[@jackcimino8822]

What is your opinion on PPG Wavegenerator and other PPG Apps?

[@retrosound72]

I am a hardware freak. ;)

[@ztevozmilloz6133]

Hi , theses sounds are amzing. Is there any way to share it ? Cheers

[@retrosound72]

Thank you 🙌

[@ztevozmilloz6133]

@@retrosound72 I meaned got the sysex to use it in the vst plugin. thanks

[@IAmInfinitus208]

Any idea if this was used in Mystic Rhythms by Rush, because I've heard this was used and I can recognize some of the sounds. I'm looking for the preset used around 1:06 (in the aforementioned song) where it sounds like brass/orchestral hits or something? It definitely sounds like a chord used in Hong Kong movie productions for shock value like in Jet Li's Fist of Legend during a fight scene where he jumpkicks a fellow student. Any idea?

[@retrosound72]

Any Rush fans?

[@crominion6045]

Yes, Geddy used a Wave quite extensively during the production of Power Windows and on a couple other albums.

[@kevinmichael2593]

Rush used the PPG 2.2 and 2.3 on Grace Under Pressure right through Hold Your Fire

[@dodecafono]

Any clue about the “guitar synth” sound in The Big Money????

[@tevio5151]

Hi Retro!!! Kann man den Emax 1 mit Emax 2 Samples (16 bit) füttern ? MfG Leon

[@retrosound72]

Nur wenn man sie vorher konvertiert. Mit EMXP zum Beispiel.

[@tevio5151]

Danke für die Info 👍

[@drecksheep]

Dieses Teil hat irgendwie "weite" oder "Space",keine Ahnung wie man das beschreiben soll,klingt geil :-)

[@retrosound72]

Abgefahren....:)

[@devicefactor2290]

I covet that thing. but they're so hard to find

[@retrosound72]

yes very rare synth.

[@ExcessiveMusic]

Like my 80's Animes ^_°

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@acelalacelal3250]

Hello , I look for patches of Big in Japan-Alphaville.Do you know those sounds in PPG ?

[@HavenMarches]

It's like everything that comes out of this keyboard was touched by Jesus himself

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@retrosound72]

🙌

[@totalrobot]

The Missing Persons keyboard/bassist had one.

[@retrosound72]

Yes

[@Andymainhk]

Can you give me the name in 0:06 sound?please~😃

[@retrosound72]

The ppg sounds don`t have names.

[@Andymainhk]

RetroSound Thank. I like this sound😊

[@real80smusic]

Count Yogurt Did you see this?

[@Torrente70]

so pitty that the Vst PPGs sound so much worser

[@retrosound72]

;)

[@westrig180]

The Keyboard that gave us THIS !! : kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWPLmHStir-SkK8