Waldorf Wave 3.v - Manual (Page 44)

The Controls
PPG Wave 3.V User´s Manual 44
• WAVES controls the waves of a wavetable. This is in
fact the most interesting modulation within the PPG
Wave 3.V.
•
FILTER means the cutoff frequency.
• LOUDNESS means the volume.
On the following pages you can find some interesting
modulation examples.
KEY -> WAVES
This modulation allows to play different Waves of a
Wavetable with different notes. If this is set to 100%, each
key on the keyboard triggers a different Wave. The C1 key
triggers the waveform, that you have selected with
WAVES-OSC or WAVES-SUB, while higher keys trigger
lower waveforms. This reversed direction was used on
purpose, as most Wave sets start out with dull waveforms
and become increasingly brighter with higher waveform
numbers. Most original wavetables were intended to play
back from wave 59 to 0. Using this function on
Wavetable 0, lets you for instance create an electric piano
sound, or you use it on Wavetable 27 to get the famous
“PPG choir”.
LFO -> WAVES
This modulation uses the LFO as a modulation source for
Wave scanning
.
TOUCH -> WAVES
Provided that your Master keyboard can generate
Aftertouch data, this modulation performs a wave scan
using monophonic Aftertouch (Channel Pressure).
BEND -> WAVES
This modulation uses the pitch bend wheel to perform a
wave scan. As pitch bend normally snaps to a center
setting, it is advisable to also set the Wave oscillator into a
center setting. This creates a bipolar modulation. Make
sure to set WAVES-OSC to 29, as otherwise with the
maximum deflection of pitch bend, the four analog
waveforms of the Wavetable are also read out.
KEY -> FILTER
This modulation determines, the degree to which the filter
frequency depends on the played MIDI note. The higher
you set this value, the higher the filter frequency will rise
during play. For instance, if you set this to 100% and play
an octave on the keyboard, the filter frequency changes