WALDORF MICROWAVE XT: TOTAL WAVE ANNIHILATION 

Getting more expensive every year

I finally got one, a shadow one. Been playing with it for 2 weeks straight. This is better than I could have ever hoped, the sounds u can get out of it are fu@cking incredible, many times I get goosebumps. So happy 😁 😀😀😀

I bought mine new in 1998. Never gonna sell it.

Except for the Microwave II, eh?

Jexus

Ask PWM to send me one, or subscribe to my Patreon and buy my music to help me afford one :)

O.k. But, can't they be replaced...???

not easily....First of all, Waldorf went bankrupt years ago, and the company that bought the name, does not seem to have abundant replacement parts, nor an interest in supporting products that were in production in that old version of the company. Furthermore, I live in a remote area in Canada, so I'd have to send my gear off to a repair place, and hope that they can source parts......Then......I'd have to deal with the reality that the replacement encoders could be just as poorly made........It's a Shit Show

@@willswitchcraft Thanks for your insight.

not at all

@@willswitchcraft I guess there is that reality of these older synths needing upkeep/repairs.... I suppose I could take a closer, more involved look at a synth that has caught my attention, that being the 3rd Wave. At the moment very few are offered up on the used market. Patience is a virtue...

Microwave 1 blows them both away

@@saren6538 I'd say it's a matter of taste. The channel RetroSound (which is best avoided if you're suffering from Gear Acquisition Syndrome) has a video with a side-by-side comparison between the MW1 and MW2. Whilst a lot of people prefer the MW1, I personally prefer the clearer sound of the MW2. It's also considerable less expensive. The MW1 has been hovering around €1800 for quite a while now. And while asking prices for the MW2 are moving towards the "are you mad?!" price range, they're still cheaper.

@@saren6538 They are different synthesizers with different capabilities and limitations. Neither is better than the other.

I prefer the XT

@@blush_response good stuff ;)

I’d say the blofeld is “warmer”, & less digitally distinctive (for its VA oscillators), & the XT is just digital insanity (in ways analogue can’t touch). With that said, I have preferred using my Blofeld as it has 2 fully feature multi-mode filters, along with 2 milti-mode distortion stages, allowing for some awesomely dirty bass & leads. They both have the crazy math equation mod sources. In truth you could easily own both & justify it.

@@simonnormansound thanks for replying Simon. It does make complete sense ;)

My analog RYTM

In my opinion, they don’t sound that similar (I have both).

In the next firmware 1.08, all the filters from the XT will be implemented in M. The machine only misses Unison, some math modifiers and FM between wavetables in order to be a full XT reissue, fingers crossed.

@@gianlucamarchese that’s great news! Also needs the XT’s chorus. Hopefully, they’ll do that, too.

very different

No I will not make out with you

@@blush_response :)~. Aww... just a little kiss? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SQoNv-hzC_Y.html