Microwave 1 for Android

11 things about Microwave 1

1. In combination with the legendary Curtis filter chips and a very unique 68k CPU based controller software the ASIC defined a very special flavor of wavetable sound unparalleled to none.

2. Only the first generation of the Microwave and also the Waldorf Wave were based on a custom developed integrated circuit called the Waldorf ASIC.

3. - Digital mixer of oscillators and noise based on original ASIC including overflow bug.

4. 35 years ago Waldorf Music released its first instrument, the Microwave, which took the hearts of the leading musicians and producers of the nineties by storm.

5. The Waldorf Microwave 1 app was painstakingly recreated from the original hardware with all its idiosyncrasies and wonderful singularities.

6. As the original, the app runs the internal synthesis with the ultra high sampling rate of 250 kHz regardless of the iPad's sampling rate.

7. - Internally running with 250 kHz sampling rate to match original ASIC sampling rate.

8. Microwave’s unique interpretation of wavetable synthesis combined with analogue filters defined what hybrid synthesis is at its best.

9. - All original wavetables of Microwave 1 based on the original coding and bit-identical to original.

10. A multi-year effort and a labor of love which analyzed and modeled the original instruments down to the finest sonic details of every aspect of the hardware.

11. Massive base lines, enigmatic wavetable modulations, brutal attacks and pads smooth like silk have been inspired generations of musicians.