Waldorf IRIDIUM Core Synthesizer

With the IRIDIUM Core, Waldorf expands the Iridium family with the "smallest" member, which is nevertheless equal to the other models in most aspects. Since Iridium and Quantum share a common OS platform, many features are identical and patches (apart from those using the Quantum's analogue filters) are fully compatible. The IRIDIUM Core can do everything its big brothers can do, but takes up less space and the control focus is primarily on the touchscreen. The twelve voices of the IRIDIUM Core are distributed over two parts, so two sounds can be played simultaneously. These can be played polyphonic, mono, Legato or Unisono. More than 1700 patches are already pre-programmed ex works, the total patch memory is sufficient for more than 7000 sounds. Thanks to the category filter and favourite list, you can quickly reach your goal despite the many sounds.

Synthesis & Sound Generation

At the heart of the IRIDIUM Core are its three digital oscillators, each with five selectable synthesis modes:

• Wavetable: Waldorf style with the latest Nave technology including speech synthesis and generation of Wavetables from external audio sources
• Waveform: Waveform with up to 8 simultaneous waveforms per oscillator in detuned or chordal mode with hard sync, warp, PWM as well as pitchable noise
• Particle: Granular sampler with multisampling and traditional sampling mode
• Resonator: exciter with multisampling and filterbank modelling
• Kernel: up to 6 sub-oscillators that can be linked via FM at Audiorate; for futuristic experimental sounds and FM-like sounds

The oscillators on their own do some incredible things and offer an enormous range of different sounds. The number of parameters for an oscillator is already enormous, moreover, these are modulable in addition many times. The following mixer controls the volume and saturation of the tone generators. Two extremely excellent digital multimode filters follow, which contain 12/24dB LP/BP/HP combinations as well as filter models from Nave, Largo, PPG, Quantum and State Variable. In addition, the filter routing is switchable between serial and parallel starting with the oscillators! The already impressive sound palette is complemented by the Digital Former in a remarkable way. This complements the sound generation with bitcrusher, distortion, comb filter and ring modulator. The signal path is completed with five simultaneously usable effect slots per layer. Decide for yourself or Delay, Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, EQ or Compressor appear due to the free routing in the effect block.