Waldorf MicroWAVE XT - Ambient Chillout / Relaxing Meditation Music 【SYNTH DEMO】

[@synth4ever]

Ladies and gentlemen, May I present you "Rebirth" -- my latest ambient chillout piece on Waldorf MicroWAVE XT synthesizer + reverb. I hope you enjoy this relaxing soundscape. For me it evokes feelings of spirituality and visions of far-off galaxies and new worlds... hopefully for you, too. Pls listen with headphones, and enjoy the ride. Waldorf MicroWAVE XT - Ambient Chillout Space Music / Relaxing Meditation Music 【SYNTH DEMO】

[@synth4ever]

@Impilo yempilo No, only to input some notes for the XT's arpeggiator pattern.

[@roberti6433]

Love your improvisational technique and tweaking of the monster that is the Waldorf Microwave XT. It's truly a proper synth with even FM possibilities as well as the very deeply complex wavetable synthesis! This is very calming for my military PTSD and it's also a reason I do similar works with all my synths. I just have not made any YT videos or sound cloud demos a of yet. This is by far one of the best XT demos and hope you present more of your new Waldorf Q.

[@synth4ever]

Thanks as always Robert, glad you enjoyed this piece... I agree, it is quite soothing to the ears. Hopefully you'll have a chance to post some of your work at some point, too. As I explore the Waldorf Q, I will be sure to post my discoveries :)

[@roberti6433]

synth4ever Once ready, will start posting my own compositions. Am a recently Disabled Svc. Connected Military Veteran and really doing music as very great form of therapy for PTSD. However, have a strong music background. Different toys for different boys...LOL.

[@synth4ever]

Robert I If only everyone could chill out and compose some ambient, the world would be a better place. :) Music can soothe the soul and tame the beast... take it easy in the meantime.

[@willswitchcraft]

Your MWXT uploads are what helped clarify in my mind, that this was the perfect piece of hardware for my next purchase. It so perfectly embodies the types of flowing, expansive sounds, and timbres/textures I'm drawn to. I've owned a lot of synths over the past 4 decades, but this seems to be in a whole different class - esp. because of the wavetables and long flowing envelopes, arpeggiator, etc. Another spectacular upload. You're videos are always completely Next Level. Thanks for all you do to assist those of us with an Oscillator Fetish to hear different gear, and the great way you use it all....

[@synth4ever]

Thanks a lot! I appreciate the kind words. The XT is in a class of its own when it comes to digital wavetable synthesis... it is very proud to be digital and can be lush or piercing at times, and everything in between. You won't regret getting one if you like the sound of it!

[@HappyLordx]

Waldorf and Yamaha AN1X + epic sound.... totally amazing!!!

[@synth4ever]

Thanks! In this case it is Waldorf XT + Virus B (for reverb only) + Yamaha AN1x (as keyboard controller only) Either way all sound is from Waldorf XT! :)

[@marcwalravens2611]

How did you use the reverb of the virus b ? Does it have an audio stereo input?

[@MrBoxxed]

I love the XT I'm trying to put together a tribute modular right now

[@marvingain1]

Wow love this. Reminds me of Carbon Based Lifeforms.

[@VolcaRock]

really brilliant sounds, great work, man, like a trip to the stars!

[@synth4ever]

Thanks so much! I am glad you liked it... I agree, ambient music has the ability to take you places beyond planet Earth.

[@VolcaRock]

but only when its made really good, haha :-)

[@synth4ever]

VolcaRock :)

[@dxmat]

Best ever microwaveXT demo. I love the waldorf sound. Amazing.

[@synth4ever]

Thanks a bunch, really glad you enjoyed the demo! XT can definitely hold it's own, no matter what genre. :)

[@snuppssynthchannel]

Wonderful, i think i missed this one! Amazing soundscaping, pure sonic bliss!

[@synth4ever]

Thank you my friend. Yes, perhaps a bit long but I enjoyed tweaking it as I went. This used Virus B reverb.

[@TakaiAkita]

really brilliant sounds, great work

[@canalrickyzilla]

wonderful. simply the best.

Man I love this piece! Virus reverb does the job but still everything coming from Microwave is so vast and beautiful. Nice job!

[@synth4ever]

Thanks very much! Yea, Virus B reverb is decent, but its really the MicroWAVE XT that's putting out the lovely melodies on this one. The sounds it creates can be otherworldly at times... just wish it had its own built-in reverb. :)

[@willswitchcraft]

Still coming back to listen to this one again. Just got my MWXT last week. Hard to believe that you're getting this much arpeggiated sonic flow from just the 10 Voice version. A synth worthy of much exploration - to be sure. This upload is one of the primary things that convinced me that this was an optimal piece of gear for my musical art project. Thanks so much for all your effort and energy - I expect that many of us are in the same boat as myself - not able to get hands on access to some of this gear, and very grateful for the many insights available by watching your videos....

[@synth4ever]

Thank you so much, I am touched by your kind words. I'm very happy you finally got yourself an XT, is it the 10 or 30 voice version? I agree, even the 10-voice can do wonders as it seems note stealing is rarely present. Pair your XT with a nice reverb and get transported to the stars!

[@willswitchcraft]

My unit is just a 10 voice version. I'm really into the wavetable sounds. I had a Blofeld for a while, but had issues with the encoders, etc. I've always had a bit of an Oscillator Fetish. Started buying (and selling) synths back in the late 70's. I bought the MWXT to use in a musical art project. Antique bells and synthesizers, creating live, ambient loops - while riding a sort of exercise bike, pedalling to generator the electricity for the electronics. Here's a House music upload I did a while ago on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJ6khWqJecedn8U Greetings - from the middle of NowHere, in a remote area of a Canadian Forest

[@synth4ever]

@@willswitchcraft Great to hear, nice work on the ambient bike project! The XT has its own sound for sure, different than other wavetable synths. I'm sure you will enjoy playing it while in the remote wilderness. :)

[@abstral66]

absolutely amazing!! got one of thees ,,,and just lov his sound

[@DMC-mp9sx]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@synth4ever]

Thank you.

[@buttonpushersunited4446]

youre channel is tight, subbed!

[@gregchuchelo7248]

beautiful

[@InVisionsynthmindscape]

Very nice, congratulations!

[@PanzerLyu]

simply awesome. Love it

[@AesisX]

Thumbs up my friend. Maybe I need to own one of these

[@synth4ever]

If you turn that "maybe" into a "yes", you will not be disappointed. :)

[@fleurstargacha]

J'adore

[@antfactor]

very well done...!

[@synth4ever]

Thanks my friend!

[@Tsharkeye]

i've never seen you use the keyboard itself? did you just pressed some notes at the start and kept changing the parameters?

[@synth4ever]

Yup, you got it. :) Fiddled with XT's arpeggiator/controller keyboard notes until I found a pattern and musicality I liked... then started the camera and started tweaking XT further.

[@geliksoffical3037]

i still dont get it....how do you manage to get the synth played when you dont press keys or use a DAW? Is the release time set to full level? Thanks in advance.

[@synth4ever]

Its an arpeggiator pattern set to latch (loop).

[@geliksoffical3037]

@@synth4ever thank you, I just ordered a XT, so its good to know that there is a possibility to loop the arpeggiator!

[@Genshi]

Really beautifully done! Reminds me that I need to use my Microwave XTk more...

[@TheElectroCompany]

What a stunning patch!! Could you help me out in understanding synth patches like these? i want to build something like this with NI Form. you set your Arp to a slow rate, but in what note intervals? what is getting modulated during playback? wavetable position of course, but what else? how do you get the bursts of high frequencies (sometimes you tweak sth. different than the filter cutoff)?

[@synth4ever]

This was done nearly ~8yrs ago... slow arp, 1-3 octaves, notes input via keyboard, tweaking filter, envelopes, LFO primarily. All of it fed through Access Virus B reverb. If you look at a photo of XT interface vs what I tweak in video it will tell you exactly the parameters.

[@TheElectroCompany]

​@@synth4ever wow, thanks for your reply! :) I know, it's really long time ago, but the sound is truely timeless :) I really got a few sound experiments running, and i think i got it! the modulation is key, scanning through the wavetable and making changes to ringmod/FM/filter opening etc. but maybe you could help me out with this one: does OSC1 have a different volume env than OSC2? sometimes i got the feeling one OSC is playing plucky parts of your notes and one is playing more elongated stuff. best regards and keep on jamming! great channel :D

[@synth4ever]

@@TheElectroCompany Honestly I don't recall. Plucks could be from shortened attack time on envelopes and increasing filter ENV amount. Reverb also helps elongate the sound. Cheers!

[@onegoestofour]

Nice work as always. So what you do is you create a midi sequence, run it through the waldorf and you change the parameters, right?

[@synth4ever]

Thanks much! What you describe is one way of creating the music, however in my case I do not use a DAW or pre-planned MIDI sequences, so this does not apply. I basically played around with the XT's arpeggiator using a controller keyboard (MIDI OUT to XT's MIDI IN) and then adjusted parameters on XT after I found a pattern/melody I liked. Experimentation with the arpeggiated notes was key... as was adding reverb (in this case, from Virus B).

[@Jauly]

synth4ever You really use Access Virus B Synthesizer for Reverb?

[@speedsol]

could you please tell a bit about what exactly is going on in this patch? i'm in love :)

[@synth4ever]

+speedsol This patch used a combination of basic Waldorf XT wavetable + reverb added from external Virus B synth. :)

[@ooosss]

+synth4ever any chance to get this patch? just got myself an xt :)

[@synth4ever]

Hi, unfortunately I did not save the patch so cannot send it. However, it was created from a basic INIT patch so you should be able to get close with some reverb. :)

[@javiceres]

Lots of reverb is key.

[@burger659]

Good stuff! Did u also tryed a session with the blofeld?

[@synth4ever]

Haven't tried Blofeld yet... perhaps someday!

[@burger659]

synth4ever i spoke with wolfram Franke (ex Waldorf développer) and he told me that blofeld has a more powerful synthesis in general than microwave.. i use it with an editor called Blowfield and it's amazing because it has a randomize function on every section of the synth instead of just one global random .. great for sound design !

[@synth4ever]

That's awesome! I have heard good things about Blofeld but the interface is not as knobby as XT, which can slow down editing... glad you have found an editor that lets you be creative with it!

[@spoinkel]

Amazing! Was this multitracked or one take?

[@synth4ever]

Thank you! This was done in one take, live off the floor... no multitracking.

[@fredrikw1447]

Love it! Only 10 voices? External efx used?

[@synth4ever]

Hi, yes this Waldorf MicroWAVE is only 10 voices! :) The only external FX used was Virus B for its built-in reverb, that's it. Everything was performed live in one take, no multitracking.

[@burger659]

+synth4ever ...and even better with an eventide reverb ! ;)

[@synth4ever]

+BRIAN BURGER Indeed... :) However I did not have an Eventide Space at the time so had to make do with what I could!

[@burger659]

+synth4ever yes sure, and it sounds already beautiful ! but in fact ,every sound source passed through big reverb is usable for ambiant soundscape..especially granular and spectral or even simple sounds. what do you think about a comparaison with the blofeld..that one sounds really awesome too.. and can go even deeper & cover more new territory than microwave..due to the good mod matrix & display. and the 1000 patches are many good starting points for explorations.

[@synth4ever]

+BRIAN BURGER Indeed, reverb is often the secret sauce that makes stagnant sounds, sound great... reverb is critical for ambient. I haven't personally tried Blofeld but have heard it is very capable, however the interface does not excite me compared to Waldorf XT and there's enough in the XT to keep me busy for a long time. :)

[@michaelroper4237]

is that reverb from the actual microwave?

[@synth4ever]

Reverb from Access Virus B

[@willswitchcraft]

....one question - what's the font you used for 'rebirth'? Thanks

[@synth4ever]

Space Age

[@willswitchcraft]

Thank you

[@Nvelopmusic]

Is your synth just 10 voices?

[@synth4ever]

Yes, it is *only* 10 voices, and impressive at that. I can't imagine what a 30-voice unit would sound like, but would love to try one someday. :)

[@willswitchcraft]

Here's a link to my latest upload -incase you're interested. The whole 'tweaking while arpeggiating' I'm playing with was directly inspired by you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp2lq6lufNRgrrs

[@synth4ever]

Thank you for sharing, happy I was able to inspire you! :)

[@VanHau5]

Hey what do you think is better for atmos drone sound. the microwave or the DSI Poly Evolver ???

[@synth4ever]

I'd go for the Waldorf XT... wavetable synthesis gives unique tones and also its 10 voices vs 4 voices on the Poly Evolver for longer release times without note stealing.

[@clusterchord1]

the reverb on Virus B sounds amazing... suspected it could be great for ambient, but never heard it in such manner with another instrument. is it possible to set the Virus FX to act as bus effect i.e. as "wet 100%" ? is there any direct XT signal here, it sounds so spacious ? thanks, great work ;)

[@synth4ever]

Hi, yes it is possible to use Virus FX as wet 100% effects bus... that is basically what I did here. Everything you hear is the Waldorf XT, which is then fed through Virus B's reverb. There are no Virus B synth sounds, it is 100% Waldorf XT generating the music and tones... Virus B was only used for it's big reverb :)

[@clusterchord1]

synth4ever awesome, thanks for the information !!.. think im going to buy virus B to run my xt & q thru it. wonderful reverb, and on the plus side, i also get a very capable soundscapey synth (been listening to your other videos..)

[@synth4ever]

clusterchord1 Waldorf Q already has reverb, and it's quite decent as well... have you tried running your XT through Waldorf Q? :)

[@burger659]

run it through an eventide big hall reverb and you will reach another world !!! ;)

[@synth4ever]

BRIAN BURGER lol... I'll bet! Got an Eventide I can borrow? ;)