Waldorf Pulse 2 Analog Synth - SonicLAB Review

This three oscillator analog with 8 voice paraphonic operation, has slipped under the radar a little with some of the other big monosynth releases this year. I think it deserves a closer inspection.
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[@totototo1670]

I have to say: oscillators on Pulse 2 are one the best analog oscillators what I heard. You can tune them very low without any artefacts. This is excellent for bass :-)

[@mitrayar]

Synth is not reviewed until Nick does it.

[@paphundekel1926]

Great review, excellent synth. Sounds even better, than my new minilogue

[@Ark-yq9em]

Try to find a todays synth with analogue 3 Oscs, FM, Ringmod, Drive, 24 db LP + BP + HP, Mod Matrix, snappy Envelopes, Paraphony to an affordable price......2020 still a Top module!!

[@LondraCalibro9]

Agreed. It's crazy deep and full of insane features that can be combined in so many ways. Very logical, laboratory like and german in the best sense - I carry mine in my hand luggage everywhere I go with a small 2x2 interface. Just hooked mine up to an Oto Bam and a memory man.......I love how it doesnt have cheap digital effects on it or any instant gratification bells and whistles - it continually rewards and surprises me, even after almost a decade.

[@FreeThink1984]

for some reason i never bothered to research the pulse 2...this video blew me away! thanks for highlighting it!

[@opaknack5997]

Probably the most underrated and overlooked Synth ever.

[@TheHammondx66]

Absolutely! I’ve had both for years and as many iterations as my synth rig has gone through, the Pulse 2 and Blofeld always remain…, always.

[@supercompooper]

Yup I use mine constantly it's great

[@opaknack5997]

@@TheHammondx66 Same here👍

[@LandonBalk]

Please do the Waldorf Blofeld!

[@WavetableMetaphysics]

Landon Balk I broke the Blofeld down and I have more stuff on it coming soon! Deepest box and most feature rich and biggest bang for the buck

[@GrootsieTheDog]

@@WavetableMetaphysics Man, you are not kidding! Nice job! I was on the fence about buying a Blofeld but after checking out some of your vids...this is a hugely underrated synth. Are there any bugs? I've seen some comments that say Waldorfs are "buggy".

[@UBERLADEN69]

Blofeld has unresolved Sync issues similar to Nord Lead 3

[@ben1210]

@@UBERLADEN69 I had a bit of a saga with mine, kept freezing and making a high pitched whine. Sent back to Waldorf for repair. They had it for 6 months before sending it back to me in the same state saying that the issue would be fixed in a future firmware update. It wasn't. Not a happy customer. Putting that to one side, if you get a good unit they sound fantastic and they're massively flexible.

[@MrBoxxed]

Nice one. I've been waiting a long time for this review.

[@electroteque]

This thing is incredible. I want this now , along with a Rocket but maybe I should save my money for a Pro 6. The modulation is insane.

[@henrikbernwald4517]

Dat sync-osc-face @8:10:D

[@daroanvimusen]

and that UFFF too !!! haha

[@Cooperman666ROFL]

Nick must have been really happy during this. I'm 5 minutes in and the amount of PWM on this thing is so much that I just can't stand it anymore, even though pwm is the best thing to happen to mankind.

[@niallos1]

I've been checking KZbin everyday for a month waiting for this!

[@SiliconBassist]

That low-pass is indeed quite nice! With such a good filter, filter CV would have been nice.

[@shaunfrost25]

to me this synth has the best presets...it's absolutely amazing for a mono synth...I really have no idea how they make the paraphonic sounding but overall it's awesome for the 700usd

[@cranleyful]

The best sounding synth Waldorf have ever produced.

[@supercompooper]

I kinda agree but I got the M and it's almost my desert island synth now !

[@aksen303]

what's really weird about that lovely display not showing greater detail is that the blofeld (which is almost exactly the same form factor) shows all those details - it makes programming it a joy, because you get amazing visual feedback. of course, the blofeld has a lot more parameters, but it's so strange that waldorf didn't do same on the pulse 2. maybe it's something they'll patch later down the track?

[@WavetableMetaphysics]

aksen303 I hope so.... That would be great. But knowing the numbers can also be useful. But the wave form with the numbers would be the ultimate plus.

[@AcidBattle]

a great synth with massive potential, i use it mostly for polyphonic things and sounds that are more on the heavy side couldnt find any bugs since V1.13

[@LondraCalibro9]

My travel synth since 2013, have one in Mexico with me right now - the presets don't even begin to show the depth and capabilities of the engine - the oscillator functions and routing are incredibly versatile - AM, sync, filter FM, drive modulation, XOR. Basic monosynth sounds are easily achieved with no menu diving. The filters are not too exciting, but plenty versatile, its a portable sound design laboratory.......

[@simmix7134]

i have this synth it is a monster. the band pass and low pass filters sound very nice, main weakness for me is not being able to tweek envelope and filters at the same time. easy way around this is a cheap midi controller so u can bring out access to those controls.

[@SPAZZOID100]

Why would u need to tweak more than one parameter at a time???

[@simonkamakazi]

+James Reeno an example would be cutoff freq and filter envolope both affect the cutoff freq so u need fast access to both to efficiently get the sound u want. not litterely at the same time but u want immidiate access to those controls without having to change to env mode then back lots of times

[@javiceres]

I'm having one of these, I hope it sounds as massive as it does here. Plus the architecture is far beyond any sub 1000€ analog I can think of except DSI Mopho and then most 1500€ analogs. 3 OSCs and Super compact design are a big plus for me as well.

[@javiceres]

Oh, and then that fantastic arpeggiator with MIDI and CV/Gate Out !!

[@javiceres]

I finally got it. It's a monster for sure. Very well conceived and sounds fantastic.

[@realqwave]

Very well made and detailed Pulse2 showcase. It really tells you everything. Very recommended, even if you own the Pulse2, as this gives you a full overview.

[@LouisSerieusement]

about the digital/analog debate, i found this text (youtube/lesindes) : " I have talked to the Waldorf service engineer now. And he was confirming what was in mind always: The basisc sound generators of PULSE 2 are 3 digital controlled anlog oscillators we use to call DCO by they named them DO. Same as in PULSE 1. In addition there is a digital sound chip built in that is providing at maximum 8 digital voices (for paraphonic, unisono stuff) that are lead through the regular analog VCA-VCF of PULSE 2. So the MONOphonic sound generation is ANALOG and the PARAPHONIC, UNISONO sound generation is purely digital." So yes their is DSP

[@LouisSerieusement]

+TheOrangepeak mono is ANALOG and unisson and poly are DSP (digital) !! great synth but i feel Waldorf hide a bit the digital side of the pulse2, and it's a shame in my opinion, it's almost lying to the customer ..well it's no bigdeal as it sounds nice but they should have assume it.

[@tomaszgawlik3035]

+TheOrangepeak Dco doesn't meant its not analog, its just digitaly controled analogue oscilators in difference from Vco which is voltage controled :V For example Bass station 2 have dco too and its analogue...

[@michaelbauers8800]

+Marian Rogowski Since when is DCO not analog. Ah well, people will believe what they want. While DCOs and VCOs are different, but are analog by any reasonable definition. A digitally generated wave is different in that it's a bunch of digits running through a D2A. DCO looks analog except for the digital timer

[@tomaszgawlik3035]

+Michael Bauers i just said that...

[@LouisSerieusement]

+Michael Bauers you both misunderstood me, my fault. I know what DCO's are; i was just saying that the monophonic sound generation is generated by the DCO's (which are analog indeed), and in the paraphony/unisson mode, DCO's are desactivated and the sound is generated by DSP (8voices, pwm oscillators) ; this is what Waldorf say when you ask them precisely how they do 8voices paraphony with only 3 DCO. it is because paraphony is DSP

[@vinyljunkie07]

Hold on let me get this right because I'm confused. I'm 14 mins into the video so far and not sure I got this right but it hasn't crashed yet? Is this normal operation? C'mon Waldorf, get with the program and stick some bugs in it to keep in line with your other products

[@sonicstate]

I've not had any crashing issues while the Pulse 2 has been with me.

[@vinyljunkie07]

sonicstate Great stuff, I love Waldorf gear but their hardware and operating systems have always been a bit shady with me. Good to see the Pulse 2 hasn't been released whilst still in beta :-)

[@hadrianmyers]

I had a Q for 14 years (just sold it), an XTk for 5, and a Blofeld desktop for 3, and never had a crash on any device.

[@BKJ-88]

vinyljunkie07 Do you know if there are still problems with the Blofeld?

[@vinyljunkie07]

Adrian Myers The XTk still has a bug which means the after touch is basically broken and is a known fault. When the Q was released it was basically in beta stages with a lot of the features not even available or a usable os but it was sold, even the SOS mentions this, as it matured it got a lot better. The micro q was the same story which is why I initially sold mine as all it did was crash or break speakers when it froze, only now the OS is better. The last update makes it pretty usable, still minor bugs with the arp's timing but nothing too bad. The Blofeld is a total mess though, mine is still on beta os until they pull their finger out and release something solid not to mention how horrible and cheap the hardware on the Blo is. The cheap pots which fail quickly, the failing audio output which is also very common or the crappy DAC's... Waldorf's out dated email user forum is full of pissy people with such issues or doing a quick google search. Saying all that, they do make lovely but qwerky synths, it's good to see the Pulse 2 doesn't have such issues. May be that's why it's taken so long to release as they got bored of listening to people with issues on the Blofeld lol

[@swamplifecontrol]

Nice looking knobs - too bad they didn't include them as mod sources by providing a user assignable performance page in the matrix, like the Yamaha AN1x and Electron Analog 4

[@vmitchell1131]

Nick is jazzed as hell in this review. And I’m glad because I just ordered mine ;)

[@punkdiscoUK]

Great review. Sound on Sound are my go-to for written reviews; Sonic State are my go-to for video reviews.. :)

[@Fireblaze15]

quite the impressive synth.

[@45rpm.]

There are too many analogues for me to choose between these days. Wish I could afford them all.

[@shookstylez]

NICK FOR PRESIDENT!!!

[@AlexanderJTurner]

Great review as always - thanks!

[@goemon4]

with stuff like this (at 8:40 ) I always hope they will fix that in a firmware update. But I doubt that will happen. Still gonna snag one of these. Love how it sounds!

[@trevor4835]

not sure why we got a review for this synth and never got one for the Blofeld..

[@Nonpartisanmusic]

I can't believe Waldorf didn't do a full 49 key version of the Pulse 2 like they did for the Blofeld or at least a 37 key version jeez. That's mental, the only reason i never bothered with the Blofeld is that is fully digital, good sounds but 10 years old digital but I love the white version keyboard, plus the keybed is also amazing. The Pulse 2 with 3 DCOs (analogue) in a 49 or 37 key body would be here in my room already... not a big fan of modules...

[@wakeupFFS2012]

Seems a nice synth, however I can't believe the supreme idiocy of having a huge LCD display and then only utilising the bottom 10% for all the most important editing functions. It is beyond me why they did this. Is there any chance Waldorf will redesign the display in an OS update?

[@bvmproductiesbe]

nowp :D

[@bvmproductiesbe]

@TheRustyPeppers Where did you get this info? would be great? :D

[@briansherling5515]

i owned a Waldorf Pulse a few years back. i sold most of my synths. korg minilogue, sub phatty, JDXA, blofeld, King Korg and System 1. i am about to buy another Pulse 2. i miss it the most. for Electronic Dance Music it is hard to beat. just add effects and Nothing can touch it. i also SURPRISINGLY miss my King Korg. another undervalued synth. i did keep my JDXA because the filters are so good. but again the Pulse2 is amazing and IM VERY ANGRY AT WALDORF FOR MAKING A DAMN BLOFELD KEYBOARD AND NOT A PULSE KEYBOARD. blofelds are LOADED with Bugs. i tried to love mine but didnt. THE PULSE2 is ROCK SOLID AND WAY WAY MORE WORTHY OF A KEYBOARD!!! if waldorf made a polyphonic Pulse KEYBOARD id pay any price!!!!! you germans are crazy

[@eltouristoduo]

re: polyphonic operation.. I wonder if it is a divider type running at a higher frequency. whatever method they are using would be interesting to know.

[@straighttalk2069]

Eight actual analog oscillators built in but only three can change shape Saw, triangle, square etc.

[@VacancyOfDisco]

Yeah sounds great, but im a little disappointed by the display. i thought that was a brilliant part of the Blofeld. i used to screen on my Blofeld as an educational tool for friends that were new to synthesis, it really helped them understand what was going on. Why make a bigger screen just for a couple numbers???!!!! Hopefully there will be an update later fixing this.

[@zebrafinch173]

Most likely, to save money. They probably have a good deal on those screens for the Blofeld, and it was more cost efficient to keep using those than to order new ones specifically manufacturing the Pulse 2.

[@djvartan]

My main concern is that I hope they didn't use the same cheap endless encoders as in the Micro Q.

[@VTOLKits]

Great demo !

[@josephwright5140]

He said there's not too much menu diving, but it's still too much for me.

[@shookstylez]

it kinda looks like a giant calculator though. GIMME MORE KNOBS PER PARAMETER PLEASE OKAY

[@jonnyj46]

Once again very thorough. If I had the money to burn on something like this it would be at the top of the list. The sound is great and the fake polyphony is cool. $800 give or take here in the states at stores and eBay still outta reach for me unless my situation changes.

[@wurzel6857]

7:51 ye man you feel it

[@irrelevanceuk]

8:05 Add a bit of fuzz..........Ooh! (suits you sir) OOh! Cool review! :-)

[@VacancyOfDisco]

Alexander Chopelas it is a different screen than on the blofeld though. It would make sense if it was the same screen I could rationalize them just using what they have (they used the blofeld body and knobs) but it's a bit larger than the screen than blofeld uses, yet it gives less visual feedback. I'm hoping they fix this in the next update as its still a fairly new product I'm sure they have their kinks they want to work out.

[@thewakz]

Thank you Nick for the review (as always). This synth surprised us. Very smooth and clean synth. How does it compare to the original?

[@sonicstate]

Sorry, I have no experience of the original

[@xoio]

Excellent review as always! A general question, I know they are no longer 'new'.. but you don't seem to have any reviews on the ION, Micron .. or the new'ish' Miniak... Perhaps a review of the Miniak, to help people really see what it can do? Also, would you consider reviewing a more retro VA like the AN1X?

[@andivax]

wow. very music filters!

[@Matthew-fc2km]

Nick what are you using to view the waveform it will help me out alot with school work hahaha

[@mattsynth]

I have a Pulse plus and the bass from this synth can shake my house. Waldorf Pulse sounds great but the front panel matrix is horrible to work with so I always use a software editor.

[@1vootman]

Sounds very good. You'd have your basses covered with this and a blofeld

[@inf0tr8r]

yup, but throw in a rocket =)

[@meedily]

Is it sad that instead of searching youtube for videos of hot chicks I'm searching for clips of the Waldorf Pulse 2?

[@CrescimoneMatt]

lol

[@henryborchers4710]

If you're looking for hot chicks on KZbin, you are looking in the the wrong place. Man do I have a few better sites for that for you.

[@mooncosm]

Throbbing Pulse 2 moved to another website dude

[@inthefade]

We can be sad together.

[@RottenMechGaming]

meedily Here I was looking for hot chips. :) Gadget love is a form of porn.

[@JuergenFrey]

The only thing I dont like on the new Waldorf synths like Blofeld, which is an awezome great synth by the way: I hate the feel of the sleek metal encoders. I helped myself with rubber thimbles. Looks very odd and funny, but makes programming really enoyable! :-)

[@aviolentpurple9925]

"Obviously, if it had all the whole thing laid out on knobs, it would be an AWESOME synthesizer"... Totally agree... Why won't Waldorf bring back something like the Q??? Even an "extended" version of the Blofeld Keyboard with about 40 knobs would be outstanding! This matrix stuff is cool, but the tactile control is what Waldorf seemed to be doing best just before they disappeared :( Truly stellar review as always sir!

[@javiceres]

There's q knobby synth with Waldorf sound engine, the Sledge

[@SPAZZOID100]

+Javi G that is made of plastic.

[@javiceres]

James Reeno sad to hear that :(

[@TrinityGhost1]

Great review as always Nick. I was wondering if you could answer a question for me: With MIDI, is it possible to control/modulate more parameters than the unit is naturally capable of? I'm wondering if I can basically expand the number of knobs with a MIDI controller, something like a Behringer BCR2000. Also, is there any sort of a MIDI "Teach" function in the Pulse 2?

[@MrBoxxed]

What evs, I'll get onto the CVs myself.... Might post something as I just picked one up today :) I really like it - the presets are crazy dynamic in volume (really insane) - I've added external FX to help boost, sounds wicked.

[@Flohr]

Why cv outs but no cv ins on a desktop? So weird.

[@thegroove2000]

Very nice sound

[@elifan2523]

Love the Thermin patch :)

[@TheTomthemagic]

Nice sound, but I don't think I like this paramater matrix, indeed what is the defenition of paraphonic I'm not shure I get that. Nice review Nick as always!!

[@Robbinsffxi]

Now to wait for Waldorf to make a keyboard version similar to the MicroQ Keyboard maybe.

[@fabiovsroque]

The synth looks like it is build to last, but as a matter of fact the knobs of all synths produced by Waldorf have a chronic problem, doesn't matter if it is the last generation (Blofeld) or the generation prior to that (Micro Q), it seems that the encoder technology is the same for all Waldorf synths. At a certain point the encoders stop responding when you turn them. It is a shame 'cause these synths have a wonderful sound, with a distinguished personality. I have a Blofeld and I had to take it to a synth artisan wich repaired the knobs, who did a terrific job, but wasn't able to get it 100% perfet (maybe 85%), the same with my MicroQ. It is not just me saying that, just Google "Blofeld encoders fix" and you'll see. The synth technician told me that this problem is caused by the sample rate at the encoder is sampled, combined with the fact that the lubricant inside the encoders dry (worse if you are in a hot or tropical country), the contact plates gets deslocated, and it fails to respond. Imagine buying an ultra expensive Q keyboard and the encoders stop respoding...And my experience is that the crashes are rare, but they exist, and there are issues with updating OS as well.

[@lardosian]

I have the pulse 2 and find the knobs are also slippy so its hard to grip if twiddling filters.

[@METALOZON]

This would look great on the Blofeld keyboard.

[@PilferMusic]

sounds great... I have not more desk space is there a rack version?

[@a0head0aerosol]

Why no Blofeld review?

[@Kroyaa]

What about syncronisation via MIDI clock? Did you test it, Nick? This still isn't working on the Blofeld..

[@dixenkuntz5379]

holy crap if its not dsp based maybe the unit uses RERAM instant speed memory =D

[@KDemis]

It sounds nice!

[@ZanBizar]

That menu system looks similar like the one on the sequential multi-track.

[@RabRabNZ]

its such a pity they stick such gorgeous knobs on such gorgeous panels but use those wobbly af plastic pots

[@aki_gong6271]

Doesn't it sound amazing? Could it be a DSI contender?

[@TheSonicDeviant]

What’s the MIDI keyboard you're using? Is it the M-Audio Axiom Air 49?

[@jakobole]

Old-school Midi cable ;)

[@hanzvolt]

the original pulse BLOWS this thing away

[@VacancyOfDisco]

also is every modulation source available on the cv out or is it just pitch/gate?

[@amazeus1980]

Is it possible to use waldorf CV outs to control other gear?...I would like to connect Akai MPK 25 to midi in with waldorf and then CV outs from waldorf to moog werkstatt...would it work with these connections? Would like to know before i will buy this synth. Many thx !

[@mithtims]

mr nick, would you prefer this synth or the bass station 2 ?

[@sonicstate]

I think I do actually - but the BS2 has great knobbage

[@subconscious.com_usa6691]

+sonicstate Hiya bud which synth would you recommend. minibrute or pules2 if you could only have one of them

[@subconscious.com_usa6691]

Thanks for the reply bud I ended up getting the minibrute I was interested in the pulse2 but the person who i was buying it from of ebay broke it so i brought the minibrute instead. well pleased its a beast you need to tame the thing i need to get use to it i tend to overdrive the filter to much it can be hard to get it to sit in the mix. the bass is wicked on the thing loads of Presence and warmth and your able to record chord if you do several recording and mix them together to make the chords in your riff. Thanks bud

[@F-Andre]

Ive tested the pulse lots of presets that are noisy quiet or empty? But build better than the blofeld

[@maxwarfield6699]

What is that device being held together with three elastics?

[@beatles7798]

Any chance you could assign the mod wheel output to a kordbot's touch strip?

[@Zemael]

Few knobs... at least they could use led encoders like Slim Phatty

[@ArashMad]

I prefer BassStation II because of the more powerfull filter, more knobs and sequencer.

[@mattjbyron2010]

i have both. the bass station filter is better BUT the pulse has much nicer oscillators. They are both very different.

[@Jeeboo007]

How come can he say that the filters are not "charismatic"?? Damn it we're talking about WALDORF FILTERS, maybe the most genuine and classy filters ever... he should study his classics...

[@ziggyzipgun]

The Pulse 2 does not have the same analog filters as the Pulse, Pulse+, Microwave 1, etc. Different chips, and many have said it does not have the same character.

[@kimble02]

Yeah... Nick “kinda” know his classics and by kinda I mean dude is a master. Especially if it has PWM😂

[@synriser6742]

Can I hook up an MS 20 on the Waldorf?

[@TooSlowTube]

Is there a parameter jump when you switch a pot from one bank of settings to another, then move it a little bit? Say I used knob 1 to set the VCF Cutoff to max, then switched it to controlling LFO1 Speed. If that was previously set low, but I now move the knob a tiny bit to the left, doesn't it jump to nearly all the way up / nearly full speed? I would have thought sharing knobs between different parameters meant they'd use rotary encoders, so they could pick up where they left off, but Nick seemed to be saying they use pots.

[@therealkindle5365]

Many good synths have poor displays. It's how it sounds tat counts ;)b 9:00 sounds like "Humming" by Portishead! (kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKvQYnePaM19gpo) Great review Nick.

[@dansterism8628]

Classic face @ 8:10

[@briansherling5515]

I bought a Waldorf iridium keyboard and it subdued my desire to buy another pulse 2. Now I’m missing my pulse AGAIN and tgat is saying a lot considering how amazing the iridium truly is. I just checked online and found several used pulse 2 for $500. A STEAL OF A DEAL! looks like I’m looking at that BUY IT NOW button

[@benvanmassenhove]

How does the noise sound WITH the osc?

[@Saosin336]

dont know if anybody still comments here but is it possible to access to pulse's oscillators on separate midi channels? in other words could i play 3 sequences via my sequencer simultaneously?

[@kitespongan]

That would be great, did you ever find out?

[@TheFabi7131]

Waldorf Pulse 2 or Behringer Neutron for monophonic sound design?

[@Nonpartisanmusic]

The neutron is a beast but no menu and not a way to save presets apart from taking a snapshot plus it does go out of tune like all fully analogue do. But the bass is huge. So I guess the Pulse 2 would be fab, I prefer DCOs less pain. Plus menu to save stuff etc

[@MrBoxxed]

back again, still no demos on the cv?

[@ArashMad]

The filter-resonance dosen't impress me.As you can hear in the video ,if you turn up the resonance, the bass disappears. The encoders are the same as Blofeld and i never liked them. In my opinion is BassStation II the far better synth with better filter, better and easier Interface and a good sequencer.

[@iffconsulting]

There is some clipping on your video.

[@SoloStuff]

Parameter ranges seam to have -127 to 127 or 0 to 256. MIDI crap again!!. Why, why would you ruin a nice synth like that with a low resolution range. Are 32bit parameters so hard to do in 2013 ??!!!

[@exiletomars]

While 8 bit value ranges(0-255) on parameters is too little in some cases(particularly stuff involving filters) 32 bit would be too much(0- a bit over 2.1 billion). Analogue Solutions uses 16 bit(values between 0-65535) digital to analog conversion for MIDI to CV for their Nyborg-12 which is absolutely enough for parameter control, and you could probably get away with more than 8 bit values but less than 16 and not have filter stepping and the like. If you want to know whether I have any sort of idea what I'm talking about I know a bit about synths, and have done some DIY stuff with MIDI to CV conversion(using 10 bit digital to analog conversion, which seemed just fine to my ears, but the synth I have only has trigger values and pitch values for the CV) and I study computer science in university.

[@exiletomars]

Also, 16 bit and 10 bit values for digital to analog converters control how accurate a specific voltage will be, if you have a synth that has a CV voltage range of .25 to something like 5.63234213434322V(this is an unrealistic example) you would want the 5.6... to be as accurately represented as you could and using 8 bit values might not be enough.

[@SoloStuff]

discorobotification I agree with you that 16bit offers far more resolution than the pathetic 8bit (7bits). But CV has practically "inifint" resolution. Why limit it to 16bit then come after 10 years from now and complain about it again and ask to upgrade it, do the right thing from the beginning. If I remember right, the Roland AIRA already has 32bit pots. On the other hand. Converting MIDI to CV in 16bit or 32bit,won't be without stepping unless you introduce interpolation. Interpolation, means you have to introduce some delay that tries to guess the speed of your hand twisting the knob. This will do well for normal usage, but if you twist the knobs very very slowly, you will hear the steps again. Simply speaking, if the source has less resolution, then the converted output can NOT have more resolution without a TRICK. Interpolation is the trick, the trick is not fool proof.

[@TooSlowTube]

I agree. We shouldn't still be seeing 7/8 bit resolution, especially for filter cutoff. MIDI supports 14 bit CCs and NRPNs - 7 bit MSB and 7 bit LSB, so that would be the easiest way to go. Even 10 bits would make a big difference, and a lot of cheap ADC/DAC hardware supports it. The only one I've come across so far, with good MIDI resolution is the Moog Minitaur, with 14 bit CCs for many parameters. I'm not really keen on the limited note range though, or the fact that not all possible knobs and switches have been provided on it - you still need the sofware editor, or a MIDI controller, to adjust the rest.

[@HotStrange]

SoloStuff lol yes the synth is now ruined 🙄🙄🙄

[@resofactor]

Which keyboard controller is that?

[@sookcyber2174]

8mins 9seconds... :)

[@TheYannickOne]

seems to be a handy synth, but to me it somehow sounds quite clean, not that analog...

[@Michaelasjumper]

Lol at 8:07 :D

[@MrBoxxed]

How's the stepping?

[@chieftp]

what's all this then?