Waldorf STVC

What a fantastic little keyboard this is! I've had the STVC for a couple of months now and in this video I cover a few of its features that have really surprised me, and in a good way.
If you want to see an amazing demo of the STVC which shows off its sound capabilities, then check out Daniel Fisher's brilliant video here: • Waldorf STVC String Sy...

[@derrickaf1]

Wonderful and useful review:)! I've always thought this is an interesting instrument from a distance and you've proven to me the hidden merits of this elegant machine! Thank you!!!

[@ComposerMichaelDow]

I've never heard of it! Thanks for the video, watching now while being rained off work!

[@gwsound]

Lovely tune at the end. Thanks for showing the synth.

[@20thcenturygames]

This video was Amazing 🤩 and this has been on my list for years. Poor Waldorf never gets enough credit

[@UnderSeaShadow]

Best demo of the stvc I've seen! So good to see more of it's capabilities that aren't often shown & am convinced to finally go for one after all this time. (^-^)/. Many thanks for a great vid!

[@PeterJDeVault]

I love mine! Great video as always.

[@helpmeiaminhell]

Great video, this sold me I'm going to buy one!!

[@JDSoundsets]

Sounds cool, the freeze and Mod options really open up a whole world of sonic wonders, id be tempted to play a wavetable into it then mod it so it's acts kinda like a wavetable synth with the STVC's goodies coming into play. Great video as always enjoyable :)

[@pthomas36]

War of the Worlds! That was certainly apropos. Great video, and surprising too. I had my eye on the STVC when it came out and I lusted after it, without ever knowing the details you just shared. I think if I'd known this then, I would have certainly bought one. It does sound quite digital compared to some of the older stringers or vocoders, but still sounds very very good to my ears.

[@pjm8779]

I love my STVC! Great video.

[@thekitchensynth]

Oh so pleased to see you do a video on one of my favourite synths. A never sell for me …great build and keyboard and lovely sounds plus a vocoder. This is a great video and shows some of the hidden versatility and sound creation beneath the surface and done so well as usual. Any chance you might do a pt II using the string section and …maybe…a sequencer ???😊

[@nostandingonlydancin]

What a beguiling sound. I am suddenly committed to getting an STVC and sampling overdriven matriarch chords into the freeze, using this delicious reverb and then sending back through the matriarch stereo delay! I am excited indeed. Thanks for the consistently high quality content and inspiration. My partner is less enthusiastic 😉

[@Totally007]

Thank You. Tim ,I Have this synth and I am very happy with it. Once again you have done a Outstanding job. Great information.. I am a professional composer for over 40 years,with many instruments.. And I love all your videos. 🎉. I also plan to get more of your sounds for my Waldorf Iridium. I have some installed already. Great ..Kind Regards, TotallyKenny.

[@jujxuellop5952]

Love the content and the mood! Quite tempting! My last impulse buy was an Analog Keys. You never did a video with a product from Elektron. I am sure you will find this little synth quite inspiring too. Cheers!

[@willswitchcraft]

Looks really interesting.....however I ended up selling my old Waldorf synths, (Blofeld & Microwavext) after the rotary encoders began to fail.......sad really.....great upload, very well presented

[@lifelies]

Thx again. Just got 2nd hand as I was missed Streichfett I sold. Didn't expected so powerful modulation. And my kids love the play with vocoder so this is an instant happines then. BTW also an impulse decission on my side as I just sold my last Electron box and basically exchanged it for this magic keyboard. Yep, I'm a huge fan of Waldorf.

[@unclemick-synths]

That's a very creative tool 👍

[@planetdug]

.....a demo so good I bought the synth....got a great deal from Thomans in Germany...very excited. It will be here in a few days.

[@AndyVonal]

Bloody genius! "How to sell a synth to a skeptic" - that's what this video should be called! I'm now in the queue!

[@pyjama9556]

Another great video Tim, question though, quite a few of your recent synth pickups could be classed as impulse buys…🤔😁🙌

[@johncarter2741]

Superb

[@janetsanto2321]

just got a old korg radias for the 16 - 7.5sec recordings and great vocoder, right up there with the STVC.

[@fjfrancois]

Mr Daniel Fisher 👍

[@dawvideokanal7369]

AMAZING possibilities! Never expected that! A granular synth? Wow! please make another video, ths is really helpful to use the whole potential of this instrument! This synthesizer is so powerful! One question: Why not using the modulation wheel instead the pitchbend wheel?

[@mattbell4194]

Love the War of the Worlds homage!

[@Vergarecords]

Just got this...and your video is a better manual than the manual

[@EarJuice]

I was just at the music store and love my vocoders so had a play. When I pushed the freeze button I was like omg I need one.

[@azlanrazif]

The Streichfett sound reminded me of early Schulze.

[@tblv9300]

well done

[@ZozillaThaGreat]

Superb video , covering stuff other hardly touch , one small question if you don't mind , when using the freeze frunction can we also inject osc sounds ? and play the whole thing together ? Thks

[@Pepijn_a.k.a._Akikaze]

II knew you would like the STVC! Thanks for the tips and tricks! I have had mine for almost two years now. I wouldn't call it a synthesizer. It's too limited for that but it is so good at what it can do. I used the vocoder to create a Russian, sorry, Ukranian female choir. I even sold my Korg VC-10 after this purchase. This month I recorded the string section for the first time. The phaser is amazing. The morphing capabilities are truly inspiring. One forgets it is digital. I could listen to one sustained chord for hours. So far, only listening to my Solina String-Ensemble equals that experience. As for cons, I had to buy a medical magnifying glass with a lamp to read the stamp size display., though. Being USB powered it is incompatible with CME Widi master. Layering and splitting could be more flexible. In short, It's a great yet affordable keyboard which any creative artist will find its use for.

[@cockur]

08:47 This just made me buy one. I have had my eye on the STVC for a few years but never took the plunge. I just found a second hand one on Reverb and snapped it up 🙂

[@EdgetoneStudios]

Tim, you're making me regret not getting one. There were none available near me to demo when I was outfitting my studio. In the end I decided on a vintage Roland SVC350 vocoder and relegated the string sounds to other synths like the Korg DW8000 or Roland D50 and now a UDO Super 6. Still, I'm starting to reconsider.

[@richnewman]

I have Streichfett and Blofeld, but may be adding this one, too...

[@raffitchakmakjian]

Thanks for this vid. I don't like vocoders, well, I like the sound, but I think the talking is cheesy. But I always wanted a vocoder based synth which would resynthesize the granules of the vocoder input, and this seems to do just that. Amazing stuff, really opens up the sounds it can produce immensely.

[@EarJuice]

Does the length of the freeze loop depend on how long you press it for or is there a way to set the loop length on the main panel?

[@TimShoebridge]

The loop length is dependent on what you record but you can adjust after using the "mod matrix" technique

[@Muenchhausen]

dear tim! thx for always inspiring and finding special instruments. i know u have sooo much to do, and less time, but i watched this video sooo often , i guess 2/3 of clicks are from me. there is not much usefull content of the vocoder on yt. do u still own it? and if so, can u imagine to make another quick episode of it someday? try to sell my blofeld for the stvc… fingers crossed✌🏼

[@mathewreeve8634]

Thanks

[@mynameistechno]

You can also play the sound in the freezer via midi which makes it a sampler. really cool for repetitive music

[@meneerjansen00]

Seeing what a big device it is when you held it up I only now understand why it's so more expensive than the Streichfett. I own the Streichfett which I love very, very much. Still think it's overpriced. It's not a one trick pony like the Solina combined w/ an Electro-Harmonix Small Stone phaser. BTW: How do you like the STVC's keyboard? Does it have a "premium" feel? Is it velocity sensitive and can you use it as a master Midi keyboard for other synths? I take it the keys are full size?

[@robertsyrett1992]

"...with love, with love, with love."

[@underwatersunlight3795]

Hi Tim. Cool video! Could you use the sustain pedal to prevent the freeze from stopping?

[@TimShoebridge]

Yes, I should have plugged one in for the demo 👍

[@janetsanto2321]

thanks tim, great tips i will explore on my stvc. i love it and will never sell it. i love vocoders and that is the only reason i bought it, along with the jupiter xm with vocal designer (beautiful vocoder), and the so underrated kingkorg (vocoder with the tube) far out. 3 fabulous vocoders i will never sell. looking for the next great one ?

[@progwaver]

its amazing, I already saw long ago many videos about this synth... but I swear nobody ever said something about this function...

[@GTChris]

Streichfett means something like Spreadbutter in German.

[@almightyEsquilax]

spreadable fat

[@DomingosMultichannel]

Also Streich-Instument is a string instrument. So that's why. A phat string instrument

[@dankeplace]

It's a great synth, but can overtake your mix if not used carefully, I had 1 and sold it, which was a regret, I found I was caught up in the same sound over and over. That was my mistake in not understanding the finesse of the instrument.

[@UloPe]

Yep it’s a nice play on words

[@NTRSN-Archive]

Looool

[@jasonbeatty831]

Really wish they would’ve put in a delay in the effects section too.

[@kierenmoore3236]

Hi Tim. Have you compared this with the Behringer VC340 … ?

[@TimShoebridge]

Yes I have a VC340. That synth uses analogue circuits to very closely recreate an iconic sound, whereas the STVC is a digitally generated emulation that is a lot more flexible. I guess it all depends if you only want to reproduce "that" sound or if you want a more flexible instrument with wider sonic capabilities....

[@RikMaxSpeed]

The KORG R3 synth has exactly the same function allowing you to record a phrase that can be replayed by the vocoder.

[@dodgingrain3695]

What I've found that is rather odd is that the keyboard can be split when in vocoder mode where the low end is a bass(solo) sound and the vocoder is the rest of the keyboard. Some of your techniques were interesting and things I have not tried.

[@wedream2]

Oh No! Another temptation. I thought I was done buying synths!

[@peterkarczewski8200]

Now this looks like a keyboard you would never sell 😂

[@underwatersunlight3795]

Is it true that the LFO can not by synced to the MIDI-clock?

[@TimShoebridge]

There are no sync options for the LFO's as far as I can tell

[@planetdug]

The World's most interesting synthesist

[@tobeyforsman]

I want one of these. Is the engine entirely digital, analog/hybrid?

[@fjfrancois]

Digital, I wish it was analog like the VC340

[@fjfrancois]

@Rhizosphere 👍

[@dankeplace]

Looks the same as a Blofeld in finish, damn heavy and fine synth, great fatar keybed too.

[@dankeplace]

@Rhizosphere That's quite the informative write up, I have keys Blofeld but paid only $800 here, desktop is $899 asking here, STVC is 1499 asking here so unless I can get one close to what I paid from JunoUK then I would have a hard pass. That's excellent that it is so similar to Blofeld in build quality, makes me want 1 even more.

[@dankeplace]

@Rhizosphere Blofeld is my best Keybed I have played!!

[@edmc2]

😎

[@ComposerMichaelDow]

😎

[@dankeplace]

@Aaron Foltz 😎

[@badlefthook624]

@@dankeplace 😎

[@hufftalbot9296]

It looks like a lot of fun but I think after a few months I would be tired of it, not a keeper.

[@McEnroe911]

Exactly what happened to me.

[@woodyforrest313]

tiny display sucks. font size is a joke. is a magnifying glass included in the purchase? what was rolf wöhrmann thinking, for god´s sake?

[@TimShoebridge]

Little OLED screens are very common, Polyend Medusa, Modal Cobalt and Argon, Korg Minilogue and XD, King Korg, Arturia Microfreak and I'm sure a load more...

[@woodyforrest313]

@@TimShoebridge yes, but this is even tinier. total crap imo.

[@antoniocalimero1173]

Mmm, a old Roland V Synth is better. The Waldorf is like a 399 euro synth.