Waldorf Pulse 2

[Tony Hardie-Bick]

On 19/01/12 18:14, Larry Pham wrote:
> Wow! What a pleasant surprise:
>
> http://www.waldorfmusic.de/en/pulse-2-overview.html

funny, i was just thinking about the Pulse after listening to Andy's modular 
recording, and how there's something about all the modulars I've heard which is 
better than any non-modular I've heard - and I think this is down to softer 
design parameters (better power supply, better components, more space to do 
things right, etc). The Pulse was an amazing synth (I had one... I imagine I 
still have one somewhere...), but i could hear the shortcomings in its digital 
oscillators, and the PCB was an amazingly crafted piece of compact robust 
engineering. If there are three *true analogue* oscillators in the P2, then it 
will sound better. I'm not too interested in the number of tricks these things 
will pull off - one osc and one filter, can blow the show away, if it's done 
right ;)

The other thing about the Pulse was it was cheap, as well as good, and that's 
worthy of respect too, since it means that more people get to make more music.

Tony (HB)