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Waldorf | 4-Pole

Description

This cute but rare creature comes from a time, when software still had a hardware shell. The 4-pole’s basic purpose is to process any audio signal with a 24db low-pass filter, identical to the one the Waldorf MicroWave uses. Its complex modulation capabilities can be used not only to control cutoff frequency and resonance but also to manipulate volume and stereo-position of audio material.

Run any sounds, synthesizers or loops through it and filter them with a truly analog-like VCF (filter) that is not only very flexible but MIDI controllable as well! There are many modulation sources that can be programmed between the extensive VCF, VCA, envelope and LFO sections and these settings can be stored in the (20) user memory patches. The MiniWorks can also be overloaded for a lo-fi crunchy sound too! If it were a true stereo filter it would be perfect (input is mono, output is stereo), but in its price range it is the best analog filter module available!

BrandWaldorf
Model4-Pole
DeviceMisc
TypeDesktop
Engine TypeFilter
EngineAnalog
LFO1 Sample & Hold, Saw Up, Saw Down, Sine, Square, Triangle
Engine DetailedMono in Stereo out
Filter (VCF)24 dB/oct resonant low/band pass filter
Envelope (VCA)2 Envelopes
Memory20 preset / 20 user patches
Keys0
Key typeN/A
VelocityN/A
AftertouchN/A
MidiI-O-T
CV-gateGate/Trigger in
Produced:1996 - 1996
Legend: Obvious Y: Yes, N: No, N/A: Not Applicable
VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator DCO Digital Controlled Oscillator
LFO Low Frequency Oscillator Sub Sub Oscillator
VCF Voltage Controlled Filter VCA Voltage Controlled Amplifier
Velocity As with a piano, the harder you hit a key, the louder the sound, unlike most organs which always produce the same loudness no matter how hard you hit a key. Aftertouch Pressing a key after you activated it. Channel Aftertouch, no matter which key, it will send a Channel message. Poly Aftertouch, sends the pressure per key instead of the whole channel.
Values for OSC, LFO, Filter, Envelope are per voice unless stated otherwise.

Manuals, patches etc.

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