The Nave Controls
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Content The Filter & Drive Section .............................................. 26! Content The LFO Section ............................................................ 30! Foreword ................................................................................. 3! The Detail Sections ........................................................ 31! About this Manual .................................................................. 5! The Envelope Detail Section (Env) .................................. 31! The Arpeggiator Detail Section ...................................... 33! Installation .............................................................................. 6! The Effect Detail Section (FX1 & FX2) ............................ 37! System Requirements for Windows ................................. 6! The Wave Detail Section ............................................... 43! Installation under Windows ............................................. 6! The Matrix Detail Section .............................................. 47! System Requirements for Mac OS X ................................ 7! The Control Detail Section ............................................. 48! Installation under OS X ................................................... 7! Sound Synthesis Basics ..................................................... 53 Activation of Nave .......................................................... 8! ! Wavetable Synthesis in Nave ......................................... 53! Basic Operation ................................................................... 10! Oscillators Introduction ................................................. 54! General Operation ........................................................ 10! Filter Introduction .......................................................... 58! Preset Patch Selection ................................................... 10! Appendix .............................................................................. 60 Control Elements ........................................................... 10! ! Nave Modulation Sources .............................................. 60! The Nave Controls ............................................................... 13! Nave Modulation Destinations ....................................... 60! Overview of Functions .................................................. 13! Nave Wavetable List ...................................................... 62! The Nave Sections ......................................................... 13! Glossary ......................................................................... 64! The Top Section ............................................................ 14! Product Support ............................................................. 69! The Wave Oscillator Section ......................................... 18! The Wavetable Display ................................................. 18! 2 Nave Reference Manual Foreword Foreword Hint Waldorf Music GmbH is not liable for any erroneous Thank you for purchasing the Waldorf Nave Advanced information contained in this manual. The contents of Wavetable Synthesizer. You now own a synthesizer with this manual may be updated at any time without prior one of the most progressive sound synthesis. Nave raises notice. We made every effort to ensure the information the Wavetable synthesis to a higher sonic level which herein is accurate and that the manual contains no con- leads to completely new and fresh sounds. tradictory information. Waldorf Music GmbH extends no If you decide to read the following manual, we promise liabilities in regard to this manual other than those requi- you a lot of fun while reading about and working with red by local law. the Nave. This manual or any portion of it may not be reproduced Your Waldorf Team in any form without the manufacturer’s written consent. Waldorf Music GmbH, Lilienthalstr. 7, D-53424 Remagen, Germany 3 Nave Reference Manual Foreword Nave Development Team We would like to thank Software: Rolf Wöhrmann, Christian Bacaj, Karsten Dubsch, Willie Eckl, Joachim Stefan Stenzel Flor, Michael von Garnier, Daniel Krawietz, Frédéric Meslin, Oliver Rockstedt, Frank Schneider, Kurt "Lu" Design: Stephan Gries, Axel Hartmann Wangard, 吴海彬. Manual: Holger Steinbrink Version: 1.0, March 2015 w Please visit our website www.waldorfmusic.de Here you will find information of all our products. 4 Nave Reference Manual About this Manual About this Manual This manual was written to help you to become familiar Highlighted Control Features and Parameters with the Nave synthesizer. It will also aid experienced users with routine tasks. All of the Nave's buttons, controls and parameters are highlighted in bold letters throughout the manual. To avoid confusion, the terminology in this manual is based on the Nave parameter names. You will find the example: various terms explained in a glossary at the end of this • Click on Mod Source manual. • Click on the Cutoff dial We also used a uniform set of symbols to show you to- pics of particular interest or significance. Important terms The Nave's different parameter pages are illustrated in a are highlighted in bold letters. depiction of the display. Symbols ƽ Caution – The comments that follow this symbol will help you avoid errors and malfunctions. Info – Additional information on a given topic. ᠣ 6 Example – Real-world examples to try out. 5 Nave Reference Manual Installation Installation Installation under Windows System Requirements for Windows Installation from DVD: In order to be able to use Nave, you will need at least: 1. Start your computer and launch your operating system. Insert the Nave DVD into your DVD drive. • CPU with SSE and at least 1 GHz, Graphics card or 2. Launch the Explorer or open the window "My Compu- integrated GPU with OpenGL (2.1 or later) compa- ter". tible driver installed. 3. Double click on the icon for the drive that holds the • At least 2 GB RAM and 500 MB free hard disk Nave DVD. space. 4. Double click on the "install_nave.exe" file. This • Windows 7 or newer. launches a special installation program. • Host software that support virtual instruments com- 5. Follow the on-screen instructions. patible to VST2.4, VST3 and/or AAX64 native. ᠣ After installing Nave you will have to activate the ᠣ Please also observe the system requirements of your program on your c"omputer Please refer to the chap- host application! ter "Activation of Nave". ᠣ Nave runs within 32 bit as well as 64 bit host appli- Installation of a downloaded Installer File: cations. The Nave AAX version is running as 64 bit version only. 1. Refer to the folder where the downloaded Nave zip archive is located. 2. Double click on the archive file to extraxt it. 3. Double click on the "install_nave.exe" file. This launches a special installation program. 6 Nave Reference Manual Installation 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. Installation under OS X ᠣ After installing Nave you will have to activate the Proceed as follows to install the Nave: program on your computer. Please refer to the chap- Installation from DVD: ter "Activation of Nave". 1. Quit all other applications so that you return to the System Requirements for Mac OS X Finder. Disable any system activity monitoring software In order to be able to use Nave, you will need at least: or extension. Then insert the Nave DVD into your com- puter's DVD drive. • Intel CPU with SSE and at least 1 GHz, G raphics card or integrated GPU supporting at least OpenGL 2. If required, double click on the Nave icon to open the 2.1. DVD. • Mac OS X 10.7 or newer. 3. Double click on the "Nave_Installer.pkg" file to load the installation software. Follow the instructions on the • At least 2 GB RAM and 500 MB free hard disk space screen. • Host software that support virtual instruments com- ᠣ After installing Nave you will have to activate the patible to AudioUnits, VST2.4, VST3 and/or AAX64 program on your computer Please refer to the chap- native. ter "Activation of Nave". ᠣ Please also observe the system requirements of your Installation of a Downloaded Installer File: host application! 1. Refer to the folder where the downloaded Nave zip ᠣ Nave runs within 32 bit as well as 64 bit host appli- archive is located. cations. The Nave AAX version is running as 64 bit 2. Double click on the archive file to extraxt it. version only. 3. Double click on the "Nave_Installer.pkg" file. This 7 Nave Reference Manual Installation launches an installation program. Activation of Nave 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. Nave uses a software based copy protection called eLi- censer. Nave can only run with an activated license. ᠣ After installing Nave you will have to activate the program on your computer. Please refer to the chap- ƽ Really important — The license code can be used ter "Activation of Nave". just once and becomes invalid after first use. If you have lost your license code by a hard disk crash or renewing your operating system please contact our support: [email protected] Independent of installing Nave on a Mac or Windows computer you will need to activate the software. You need to have administrator rights to install and authorize Nave. If your current user account doesn't have admini- strator rights, please quit the installer, log in as user with administrator rights and start the installer again. ᠣ You require an active internet connection for license activation. 1. After successful installation of Nave the eLicenser Control Center application will start automatically.