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User Manual 88 Waldorf
Trigger
A trigger is a signal that activates events. Trigger signals are very diverse. For instance, a
MIDI note or an audio signal can be used as a trigger. The events a trigger can initiate
are also very diverse. A common application for a trigger is its use to start an envelope.
VCA
VCA is the acronym for voltage-controlled amplifier. A VCA is a component that influ-
ences the volume level of a sound via a control voltage. This is often generated by an
envelope or an LFO.
VCF
VCF is the acronym for voltage-controlled filter. It is a filter component that allows you
to manipulate the filter parameters via control voltages.
Volume
The term describes a sound's output level.
Wave
Here: A Wave is a digitally memorized reproduction of one single wave pass. Insofar it
is identical with a Sample that is looped after one single wave pass. In contrast to the
samples in a sampler, all Waves in the Waldorf Wavetable Synthesizers have the same
lengths and are played back in the same pitch.
Wavetable/ Wavetable Synthesis
The sound creation in the PPG Wave 2.V bases on waveform sets, called Wavetables.
You should think of these as a sequence of up to 64 single Waves. This can be played
back in a static way or passed through dynamically, which results in the PPG-typical
interesting sound transformations. If the Waves do not differ much, then the Wavetable
will probably sound smooth and pleasant. If they have a completely different structure,
this will result in wild spectral changes.