Waldorf News and rumors

Waldorf Iridium: the Quantum in a desktop

12 Jun · Iridium features all the synthesis elements of the Quantum synthesizer in a solid metal desktop format with more polyphony but without the analog filters, keyboard and premium price tag.

Waldorf Quantum leaps to version 2.0 with FM and more

28 Mar · Waldorf's hybrid uber-synth Quantum gets a big 2.0 update including a whole new oscillator that brings in 6-operator FM and blows open many more possibilities.

Waldorf Quantum Shadow Limited Edition anniversary synth

04 Dec 2019 · Waldorf Music celebrates 30 years in the business with a very limited edition version of what they are calling the Quantum Shadow. They will make only 30.

Deal: Waldorf celebrates its 30th birthday with 50% off software synths

23 Oct 2019 · Happy birthday, Waldorf! To commemorate its 30th anniversary, Waldorf has cut the prices of its software synths in half for a few days. Get Waldorf Lector, Largo, Nave and others at 50% off!

Waldorf STVC String Synthesizer and Vocoder is available now

08 Oct 2019 · Somewhat in the shadow of the release of Kyra, the Waldorf STVC String Synthesizer is here to show us how to do the old string/vocoder thing properly.

Waldorf Kyra – 128 voice FPGA powered virtual analog synthesizer now released

07 Oct 2019 · At last it's time to experience to full splendour of the Kyra from Waldorf. 128 voices of virtual analog sound generation with masses of filtering, effecting and modulation matrixing.

NAMM 2019: Waldorf shows off KYRA the revamped Valkyrie virtual analog synthesizer

25 Jan 2019 · The look, styling, workflow and display has changed but the internal engine is very much the Valkyrie but as "KYRA" Waldorf is going to make this astonishing synthesizer a reality

NAMM 2019: Waldorf Quantum synthesizer firmware update adds 5th synthesis engine

24 Jan 2019 · The Waldorf Quantum V2.0 firmware brings in a modular synthesis engine with 6 "Kernel" oscillators that can be waveforms, wavetable, samples or noise combined into a single complex oscillator.

Waldorf KYRA: virtual analog FPGA powered hardware synthesizer we’ve seen before

08 Jun 2018 · Waldorf have picked up the Exodus Valkyrie, the only interesting thing at Musikmesse this year, and turned it into a potentially awesome virtual analog hardware synthesizer called Kyra.

NAMM 2018: Waldorf Quantum synthesizer hybrid sound demo

29 Jan 2018 · The Waldorf Quantum is finally complete and NAMM gave us the fullest opportunity to try out this powerful hybrid synthesizer. Check out the sounds in this exclusive video.

NAMM 2018: Waldorf STVC String Synthesizer and Vocoder

23 Jan 2018 · Waldorf will reveal their leaked string machine at NAMM 2018. The Waldorf STVC String Synthesizer and Vocoder has string oscillator banks, a 16-voice synthesizer and vocoding filters.

Whatever happened to these synths from 2017?

21 Dec 2017 · What happened to those synths we got excited about earlier in the year that never appeared? I've dug around to see what's MIA and what might still be coming plus an update on those TR-808 Adidas Trainers.

vcf1: Waldorf put the Rocket and 2-Pole filter into Eurorack

21 Aug 2017 · A fierce analog multimode filter with three stages of gain, distortion and drive, two CV controls over cutoff and one over the self-oscillating resonance. The vcf1's clean layout belies its more extreme heart.

Musikmesse 2017: New Quantum synthesizer from Waldorf?

04 Apr 2017 · A new synthesizer has been spotted on the Waldorf stand, apparently it's called Quantum and it's an 8-voice hybrid polysynth! Updated: Now with video and full details.