2002 issue 103
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WALDORF Micro Q key
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Its synthesis and basic sound comes from the Waldorf Q Series. Packed in a 3 octave keyboard version. Not only the sound of the Waldorf Q was implemented: also the arpeggiator and the Drum Map can be found in the Waldorf Micro Q.
The micro Q keyboard has exactly the same sound engine as the microQ Rack and therefore exactly the same features, apart from the keyboard controls and the pedal inputs on the back of the
micro Q keyboard

Features:

16 part multi timbral

300 single programs

100 multi programs

20 drummaps

6 endless dials

16 buttons for editing

2 x 20 character display

3 octave keyboard with aftertouch

1 hold pedal input

1 CV pedal input

built-in universal voltage power supply

6 analog outputs (3 stereo outs)

2 analog inputs (1 stereo in)

MIDI In/Out/Thru

color: dark blue metallic

Per voice:

up to 25 voices,  expandable up to 75 voices

up to 5 Oscillators per voice
Pulse with Pulse Width Modulation
Sawtooth
Triangle
Sine
2 wavetables with 128 waves each and suboscillator per alt-wave

Noise generator

Ring Modulator

Mixer with Balance, each signal source (oscillator, noise, ringmod, external audio material) can be balanced individually between filter 1 and filter 2

2 Filters, different types, all including FM and distortion
Low Pass (12dB/24dB)
Band Pass (12dB/24dB)
High Pass (12dB/24dB)
Notch (12dB/24dB)
Comb Filter (positive/negative feedback)

Modulation Matrix with 16 slots, freely routable

Pre-routed Modulation destinations, sources selectable

modulation update frequency in audio range to allow the oscillators to be used as modulation sources

4 Modifiers

Arpeggiator with user pattern, including accents, timing information, swing, glide, chords and more

3 LFOs up to audio range

4 envelopes, enhanced ADSR configuration with loop and one shot function, bipolar

different trigger modes for each envelope, poly, mono, dual, unisono, manual trigger etc.

2 individual high-quality effects per single program, up to 5 effects in total in Multimode

Effect Types:
Chorus
Flanger
Phaser
Distortion
Delay
5 FX
Vocoder




Voice Expansion for the micro Q keyboard:

Up to 75 voices in one Micro Q. The Voice Expansion for the Micro Q will be available soon.
The modification is done exclusively by official Waldorf Distributors or official Waldorf Service Centers.




Waldorf Contacts

Italy - SoundWave / Mognol Virgilio
e-mail
Austria - KS music - Kindler & Stiegler
e-mail
Australia - Music Technology
e-mail
China - Central Music
e-mail
France - UM Distribution
e-mail
Germany - TSi
e-mail
UK - Arbiter Music Technology
e-mail
Greece - Nakas Music House - tel: ++30-210 6686000 -
e-mail
Hungaria - Absolute!
e-mail
Iceland - Tonastodin
e-mail
Indonesia - Soul Music
e-mail
Japan - Mega Fusion
e-mail
New Zealand - C-Sound Distribution
e-mail
Poland - Mono
e-mail
Portugal - Daniel Ruvina
e-mail
Russia - Binar ProSound + Light
e-mail
South Africa - Network 77 Music Evolution
e-mail
Spain - Ventamatic
e-mail
Switzerland - Sinec
e-mail
Usa - GSF Agency
e-mail

 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIC SOUND MAGAZINE

2002 issue 103


 


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