Waldorf Iridium Deal: Get 20% off the Iridium Desktop!
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Waldorf Iridium · Source: Waldorf
Waldorf Iridium · Source: Waldorf
· Source: Waldorf
Waldorf Iridium · Source: Waldorf
[02 October 2024] Thomann has just slashed the price of the Waldorf Iridium by 20%! The desktop version of the Iridium is now a whopping €500 more affordable than before. A perfect opportunity to add this powerful synth to your arsenal!
With five forms of synthesis and heaps of modulation, the Waldorf Iridium is one of the most capable hardware synths available today. And now it’s more affordable than ever! The price of the desktop version just dropped by 20% from €2499 to only $1858 / £1690 / €1999 at Thomann*.
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[12 June 2020 / original post by Robin Vincent] 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.
It shares the same engine of five forms of synthesis as the Quantum to the point that you can move patches from one to the other. The sound engine offers Wavetable, Virtual Analog, Particle (Sampling and Granular), Resonator and Kernals which also feature 6 sub-oscillators and audio rate FM.
The 16 voices get to use 3 oscillators and 3 stereo digital filters per voice. Each oscillator can use a different form of synthesis. There are 6 envelopes and 6 LFOs plus a user-definable Komplex Modulator. There’s also a “Digital Former” which applies processes such as more filter models, bitcrushing, ring modulation and drive. A powerful modulation matrix provides easy routing of sources and destinations.
Something that’s not on the Quantum is the 4×4 RGB backlit silicon pad matrix. This acts as a keyboard of sorts providing notes, chords, arpeggiations and sequences. It seems a bit limited and possibly superfluous because you are more than likely going to have a keyboard controller or DAW connected to the Iridium. But I guess it gives a bit of instant playability.
The other new addition is a range of CV inputs covering Trigger, Gate and Clock but more interestingly there are 4 CV inputs that are routed directly to the modulation matrix – that’s very cool.
Iridium is an immensely powerful synthesizer dripping with sound-generating possibilities that brings the best of digital technology to the tabletop. The touch-display and the field of knobs offer a wonderfully interactive and responsive feel and the additional CV inputs gives it more places to play within your setup.
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