Comments on: Waldorf Pulse 2

By: Jean

Jean — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:29:43 +0000

the Alpha Junos are analog (DCOs) and has 1 wheel + 1 knob (volume!)

http://cdn1.gbase.com/usercontent/gear/2830911/p1_ukz5jinol_so.gif

By: Colin

Colin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:42:04 +0000

I’m guessing most/all of the components are surface mount instead of through-hole. This, along with the minimal control surface, would shrink the footprint considerably. The reason the analog synths of yesterday were such beasts is because they were crammed full of bulky transistors and capacitors and luxuries like a knob or button for every parameter.

By: pulsn

pulsn — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:54:29 +0000

…and i welcome any synth that is NOT yellow!

By: dominic

dominic — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:02:49 +0000

you got a point hehe

By: pulsn

pulsn — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:56:36 +0000

No problem, mine is also not that great. ;)

Btw. the Pulse 2 has more knobs than the old model….and it has more than the Mopho…

By: pulsn

pulsn — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:55:10 +0000

It has a matrix interface like the Blofeld or Moog Phatty. My Shruthi-1 has digital oscs and an analog filter and looks digital (design) too…but it has a great warm sound!

The Oscillators on the Pulse 2 are listed as “full analog” on the Waldorf site, so my guess is that they are VCOs.

By: dominic

dominic — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:15:00 +0000

i mean “digitaly-controlled”. sorry when it comes a bit technical my english is not perfect hehe

By: dominic

dominic — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:58:37 +0000

what i mean by “looks like digital” it’s that a synth like that with only a few knobs and alot of sub-menus to give functions of those few knobs looks digital to me. if you know an analogue synth like that please let me know.

By: pulsn

pulsn — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:28:58 +0000

Just because something looks digital and does not mean that it IS digital? What a strange perception…

By: dominic

dominic — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:45:52 +0000

analog? how can this be analog? it looks exactly like the Blofeld. not that i don’t like that ( a friend own the Blofeld and it sounds great) but to me it looks like a digital synth.