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Waldorf Edition
User Manual 54 Waldorf
BEND>WAVES ON, OFF
This parameter lets you use Pitch Bend to perform a Wave scan. As Pitch Bend nor-
mally snaps to a center setting, it is advisable to also set the Wave oscillator into a
center setting. This lets you create a bipolar modulation, i.e. one that reaches out to
both sides. Again, make sure to set WAVES-OSC to 29, as otherwise the maximum
deflection of the pitch bent four analog waveforms of the Wavetable are also read
out. This can lead to unpleasant sound jumps (which can of course also be consi-
dered as interesting). If you wish to prevent simultaneous pitch changes, then you
should turn the parameters MOD>OSC and SUB>OSC in the TUNING menu to
OFF.
Keyboard Mode (KEYB MODE) POLY, DUAL, QUAD, MONO
The Original PPG Wave 2.3 offered several options to stack voices. The SEMITONE
parameters in the TUNING menu (see page 23) are directly connected with this
function. Not all original modes are found in the Wave 2.V, as it would not make
sense because of the dynamic voice assignment that is used nowadays. (Background:
The PPG Wave 2.3 offered a maximum of eight voices). The most important and in-
teresting Keyboard modes have been taken over from the original:

POLY means that an incoming note only creates one voice. In Poly mode only
SEMITONE 1 controls the pitch of the played notes (in the Original PPG Wave,
this modes was named POLY 8x1).
 DUAL means that an incoming note creates two voices. Here, SEMITONE 1 con-
trols the pitch of the first voice and SEMITONE 2 controls the pitch of the second
voice (in the Original PPG Wave, this modes was named QUAD 4x2).
 QUAD means that each incoming note creates four voices. Here, SEMITONE 1 to
4 control the respective pitch of the four voices (in the Original PPG Wave, this
modes was named DUO 2x4).
 MONO means, that each incoming note creates eight voices. Again, SEMITONE 1
to 8 control the respective pitch of the eight voices (in the Original PPG Wave,
this modes was named MONO 1 x 8). Please note, that only one note at a time
can be played. If you create another note while the first one ist still held, then the
first will be cut off. The note is not memorized. If you thus let go of the note of a
chord, no older note becomes audible.
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Please read the section “Semitone”.
ARP ACTIVE ON, OFF
An Arpeggiator splits an incoming chord into single notes and repeats these dynami-
cally. Different pattern presets can be used.
The PPG Wave 2.V Arpeggiator has a very simple structure and serves as a source
for sound sequence ideas and as a fun generator. I
f you set Arp Active to On, the Arpeggiator is switched on. Play a chord on your
MIDI keyboard to hear the effect.