{"id":2179146,"date":"2025-11-27T20:07:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T20:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2179146"},"modified":"2025-11-27T20:07:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T20:07:15","slug":"waldorf-music-has-announced-their-latest-tool-for-electronic-musicians-the-protein-an-8-voice-polyphonic-wavetable-synthesizer-musewire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/waldorf-music-has-announced-their-latest-tool-for-electronic-musicians-the-protein-an-8-voice-polyphonic-wavetable-synthesizer-musewire\/","title":{"rendered":"Waldorf Music has announced their latest tool for electronic musicians, the Protein, an 8-voice polyphonic wavetable synthesizer &#8211; MuseWire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>MUSEWIRE \u2013 Music Tech news: Waldorf Music has announced their latest invention for electronic musicians, the Protein, an affordable and compact desktop-friendly 8-voice polyphonic wavetable synthesizer based on the original Microwave 1 ASIC oscillators and combined with modern features of Iridium heritage. like a sophisticated arpeggiator, a step sequencer, chord mode, diversity of effects and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>According to the company, \u201c\u200dProtein\u2019s 8 voices can be organized into up to 4 layers, allowing for complex sonic layered arrangements, suprising round robin modes, or simply split by MIDI channels for poly timbral operation. With the Load Layer feature new sonic arrangements can be created in seconds by simply recombining existing layers from the extensive preset collection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This \u201csmall but powerful\u201d machine comes with more than 150 factory presets of huge variety and can store up to 250 user presets. Using the 4-layer concept, users can mix and match from the existing library and create new combinations with the intuitive Load Layer feature.<\/p>\n<p>Each layer features an eight-slot modulation matrix, offering a multitude of modulation possibilities for shaping sound. The Protein also supports polyphonic aftertouch modulation, allowing musical expression to be rendered in manifold ways. A mysterious \u201cFlavor\u201d knob adds an extra layer of organic behavior from tiny micro-fluctuations up to sweet disturbances to keep digital sound lively.<\/p>\n<p>Protein will be available through Waldorf Music\u2019s growing global network of distributors (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/waldorfmusic.com\/distributors\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/waldorfmusic.com\/distributors\/<\/a>) at an introductory price of 329 EUR (including German VAT) until 31 December 2025 \u2014 rising thereafter to 379 EUR (including VAT). U.S. pricing will be announced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COMPLETE SPECIFICATIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Waldorf Protein \u2013 Authentic Wavetable Synthesizer<\/h3>\n<p>Oscillators<br \/>\u2022 Two oscillators based on unique Waldorf Microwave ASIC chip.<br \/>\u2022 Internally running with 250 kHz sampling rate to match original ASIC sampling rate.<br \/>\u2022 Modeling of digital-to-analog converters for each voice (DAC).<br \/>\u2022 Unique digital noise generator based on ASIC technology.<br \/>Wavetables<br \/>\u2022 All original wavetables of Microwave 1 based on the original coding and bit-identical to original.<br \/>\u2022 Including algorithmic and speech wavetables.<br \/>\u2022 Beautiful recreation of 8-bit quantization and aliasing.<br \/>\u2022 Full waveform catalogue of original Microwave.<br \/>Filter<br \/>\u2022 Faithful modeling of CEM analogue filters.<br \/>\u2022 Adjustable de-calibration of cutoff and resonance to model detuned hardware.<br \/>\u2022 Cutoff and resonance modulations.<br \/>\u2022 Additional \u201eDirty\u201c types: Noise, crackle, click, geiger and bursts.<br \/>Modulation<br \/>\u2022 3 Envelopes<br \/>\u2022 2 LFOs with tempo sync and sample &amp; hold<br \/>\u2022 8 slot modulation matrix<br \/>\u2022 Poly-aftertouch capable<br \/>\u2022 MPE modulation sources.<br \/>Effects<br \/>\u2022 Two effect slots<br \/>\u2022 Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Drive, EQ, Compressor, Tremolo<br \/>Voices<br \/>\u2022 8 voice polyphony<br \/>\u2022 4 timbral layers<br \/>\u2022 Stacked, round robin and MIDI-split layer-modes.<br \/>\u2022 Mono &amp; Legato modes<br \/>Performance features<br \/>\u2022 Advanced Arpeggiator<br \/>\u2022 Step-sequencer with up to 32 steps<br \/>\u2022 Chord &amp; Scale modes<br \/>\u2022 MPE Compatible<br \/>\u2022 MIDI CC Learn<br \/>Patches<br \/>\u2022 Over 150 factory patches<br \/>\u2022 Capacity of 250 patch memory slots<br \/>\u2022 Category filter for patch list<br \/>\u2022 Import- and export of patches via MIDI Sysex<br \/>Connections<br \/>\u2022 Stereo Audio Out with 6.35 mm jacks with optional mono and TRS stereo connections<br \/>\u2022 Headphones mini TRS output<br \/>\u2022 DIN MIDI IN &amp; Out, mini-TRS Type A (two adapters to DIN MIDI sockets included)<br \/>\u2022 USB Type C for power supply and USB MIDI connection<br \/>\u2022 Firmware updates via USB<br \/>Overall<br \/>\u2022 Sturdy metal front plate on a colorful plastic case<br \/>\u2022 Dimensions: 252 mm wide by 170 mm depth by 48 mm height (including controls)<br \/>\u2022 Weight: 0.9 kg<br \/>\u2022 Power Supply via USB (not in the box)<br \/>What\u2019s In the Box?<br \/>\u2022 Waldorf Protein Synthesizer<br \/>\u2022 Two MIDI adapters: mini TRS to DIN sockets<br \/>\u2022 USB C to C cable<br \/>\u2022 Printed Quick Start Guide<\/p>\n<p>LEARN MORE: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/waldorfmusic.com\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/waldorfmusic.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO THE HECK IS WALDORF?<\/strong><br \/>The well-known Waldorf Music brand has been synonymous with high-quality synthesizers for over 30 years; indeed, its innovative position in the electronic musical instruments marketplace dates back to 1989 with the release of the wavetable synthesis-based Microwave, an amazing \u2018reincarnation\u2019 of the legendary PPG Wave series \u2014 arguably amongst the most coveted high-end synthesizers of the early Eighties \u2014 that was instrumental in providing some called-for counterbalance to the dominance of Japanese and American designs.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<br \/><em>This version of news first appeared on MuseWire.com and is copr. \u00a9 Christopher Simmons. Images courtesy Waldorf Music, with collage image created by Christopher Simmons.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source musewire.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUSEWIRE \u2013 Music Tech news: Waldorf Music has announced their latest invention for electronic musicians, the Protein, an affordable and compact desktop-friendly 8-voice polyphonic wavetable synthesizer based on the original Microwave 1 ASIC oscillators and combined with modern features of Iridium heritage. like a sophisticated arpeggiator, a step sequencer, chord mode, diversity of effects and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2179147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2179146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Waldorf-Music-has-announced-their-latest-tool-for-electronic-musicians.webp.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2179146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2179148,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179146\/revisions\/2179148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2179147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2179146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2179146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2179146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}