User Manual Attack D-Pole PPG Wave 2.V Waldorf Edition Waldorf Music will not be liable for any erroneous information contained in this manual. The contents of this manual may be updated at any time without prior no- tice. We have made every effort to ensure that the information herein is accurate and that the manual contains no contradictory information. Waldorf accepts no liabilities in regard to this manual other than those required by local law. This manual or any portion of it, may not be reproduced in any form without the manufacturer's written consent. All product and company names are or ® tra- demarks of their respective owners. © Waldorf Music GmbH, Lilienthal Str. 7, D-53424 Remagen, Germany www.waldorfmusic.de Programming: Jürgen Fornoff, Wolfram Franke, Giuliano Orsini, Stefan Stenzel AAX Porting: Thomas Rehaag Grafic Design: Design Box, Wolfram Franke, Steinberg Soft- and Hardware GmbH Manual/Layout: Holger Steinbrink Sound design and beta testing: Holger Bahr, Volker Barber, Raymund Beyer, Mert Ergün, Wolfram Franke, Christian Halten, Axel Hartmann, Jörg Hüttner, Arnd Kaiser, Dirk Krause, Till Kopper, Peter Kuhlmann, Sascha Kujawa, Dominik De Leon, Hubertus Maas, Dr. Georg Müller, Michael Johnson, Mark Pulver, Jörg Schaaf, Marcus-S. Schröder, Henry Stamerjohann, Sven Steglich, Holger Steinbrink, Stefan Stenzel, Wolfgang Thums Many thanks to Christian Bacaj, Karsten Dubsch, Willie Eckl, Joachim Flor, Michael von Garnier, Frank Schneider, Kurt “Lu” Wangard, 吴海彬 and anyone we have forgotten. User Manual 2 Waldorf Waldorf Edition Installation of the Waldorf Edition System Requirements for Windows In order to be able to use the Waldorf Edition, you will need at least: . A PC with a Pentium IV or AMD Athlon 1 GHz processor or better, we recom- mend a fast CPU. 64 MB free RAM. Windows XP or newer. VST 2.4 compatible host application such as Steinberg Cubase or newer. This must be correctly installed on your computer. or . AAX compatible host application such as Pro Tools 10. This must be correctly in- stalled on your computer. w Please also observe the system requirements of your host application! w The Waldorf Edition runs within 32 bit as well as 64 bit host applications. Installation under Windows Installation from CD-ROM: 1. Start your computer and launch your operating system. Insert the Waldorf Edition CD-ROM into your DVD/CD-ROM drive. If you have enabled the Autostart function in Windows, the Installer will start automatically and you can proceed with Step 5 below. If not, please proceed as follows: 2. Launch the Explorer or open the window “My Computer”. 3. Double click on the icon for the drive that holds the Waldorf Edition CD-ROM. 4. Double click on the Waldorf Edition Installer icon. This launches a special instal- lation program. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions. 6. After installing the Waldorf Edition you will have to activate the program on your computer. Please refer to the chapter “Activation of the Waldorf Edition”. Installation of a Downloaded Installer File: 1. Refer to the folder where the downloaded Waldorf Edition zip archive is located. 2. Double click on the archive file to extraxt it. 3. Double click on the Waldorf Edition Installer icon. This launches a special instal- lation program. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. 5. After installing the Waldorf Edition you will have to activate the program on your computer. Please refer to the chapter “Activation of the Waldorf Edition”. User Manual 3 Waldorf Waldorf Edition System Requirements for Mac OS X In order to be able to use the Waldorf Edition, you will need at least: . Mac with 1.5 GHz Intel processor or better. Mac OS X 10.6 or newer. 128 MB of free RAM. VST 2.4 compatible host application or a VST3 compatible host application such as Steinberg Cubase. This must be correctly installed on your computer. or . An AudioUnit 2.0 compatible host application such as Apple Logic or Garage- Band. This must be correctly installed on your computer. or . An AAX compatible host application such as Pro Tools 10. This must be correctly installed on your computer. w Please also observe the system requirements of your host application! w The Waldorf Edition runs within 32 bit as well as 64 bit host applications. Installation under Mac OS X Proceed as follows to install the Waldorf Edition: Installation from CD-ROM: 1. Quit all other applications so that you return to the Finder. Disable any system ac- tivity monitoring software or extension. Then insert the Waldorf Edition CD into your computer’s DVD/CD-ROM drive. 2. If required, double click on the Waldorf Edition icon to open the CD window. 3. Double click on the Waldorf Edition Installer icon to load the installation soft- ware. Follow the instructions on the screen. 5. After installing the Waldorf Edition you will have to activate the program on your computer. Please refer to the chapter “Activation of the Waldorf Edition”. Installation of a Downloaded Installer File: 1. Refer to the folder where the downloaded Waldorf Edition archive is located. 2. Double click on the archive file to extraxt it. 3. Double click on the Waldorf Edition Installer DMG icon. This launches a special installation program. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. 5. After installing the Waldorf Edition you will have to activate the program on your computer. Please refer to the chapter “Activation of the Waldorf Edition”. User Manual 4 Waldorf Waldorf Edition Activation of the Waldorf Edition The Waldorf Edition uses a copy protection system based on the users email adress as well as a personalized serial number. Proceed as follows to activate the Waldorf Edition: 1. Start your host application. 2. Load one of the Waldorf Edition plug-ins, no matter what plug-in. 3. An input field occurs. In the upper field, please enter the email adress that was used for purchasing the Waldorf Edition. In the lower field, please enter the 20 digit serial number which you have received with your purchase. w If you own the Waldorf Edition CD version, please contact our support to re- ceive a corresponding serial number: [email protected] 4. Click on the OK button to confirm your data. From now on, the waldorf Edition is authorized for this computer. w If you want to use the Waldorf Edition on other computers, please proceed in the same way as described above. User Manual 5 Waldorf Waldorf Edition Waldorf Attack Percussion Synthesizer Introduction The Waldorf Attack offers a straightforward sound structure that faithfully emulates a wide range of percussion sounds, from those of well-known classic drum or rhythm generators to new, unique drum sounds such as bass drums and snare drums over shakers as well as heavily modulating synth effects. In addition, the Attack offers ways to create amazing bass and lead sounds. To understand how to create these sounds, you should know a little about how the classic drum machines worked. Basically, those drum machines had special analog circuitry for each drum sound they could produce. These analog circuits were often built in a very strange manner, sometimes consisting only of a handful of filters without any kind of oscillator or envelope, or perhaps simply a noise generator with one envelope. Each was made to create just one particular drum sound in a more or less authentic way. But it was just this assertiveness and distinctiveness of character which are responsible for the fame and popularity of these sounds that endures today. For the coming Millennium, the Attack will continue this story! Besides the regular manual, the following sections offer some insights as to how par- ticular sounds were built, and give information about how to achieve similar results with the Waldorf Attack. User Manual 6 Waldorf Waldorf Edition Content Attack Introduction ........................................................... 6 Using the Attack .................................................... 8 Audio Channels of the Attack .................... 8 Loading Banks and Kits ............................. 8 Storing Banks and Kits ............................... 8 Selection of a Kit ....................................... 9 Selection and Naming of Sounds ............... 9 Playing the Attack Live ............................ 10 The Solo Function of the Attack .............. 10 Functions of the Edit Menu ...................... 10 Functions of the Preset Menu .................. 11 MIDI Functions ....................................... 11 Playing the Attack Polyphonically ........... 11 MIDI Control of the Attack ...................... 11 Special Function Modulation Wheel ....... 12 Controlling through the RemoteSL ........... 12 Polyphony of the Attack .......................... 13 The Controls ........................................... 13 Key Combinations ................................... 14 The "Automatic" Keyboard ...................... 14 The User Interface of the Attack ........................ 15 Oscillator Section .................................... 15 Mixer Section .......................................... 18 Filter Section ........................................... 19 Amplifier Section .................................... 23 Delay Effect Sections ............................... 24 Envelopes ................................................ 26 Programming Drum Sounds .............................. 27 MIDI Controller List ................................ 32 User Manual 7 Waldorf Waldorf Edition Using the Attack You can play the Attack via MIDI like any other instrument, and record what you play on a MIDI