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A Waldorf Q will be finding it's way to me next week, a mate is going away for a bit and he has kindly offered it to plug the hole that the Ti has made - for a few weeks at least. Will I want to buy it off him? Anyone used one before?
Merlot
23.02.2005, 08:46 PM
ALL i CAN SAY IS YOU LUCKY BASTARD!!!!!!!
ALL i CAN SAY IS YOU LUCKY BASTARD!!!!!!!
So a thumbs up from Merlot, it is the rack version not the keyboard I might add.
jasedee
23.02.2005, 09:56 PM
The Waldorf Q's are well regarded synths.....It is on my wishlist!
In my opinion, the Waldorf Q sounds very thin and digital. It has a kind of spiky and cold sound. You really have to work hard to get warm and lively sounds out of it. Good for some weird sounds. The filter is good but the oscillators are so weak compared to any other va synth. But the keyb really looks beautiful! :)
I swear I'd kill someone for a yellow Q keyboard.
Lucky bastard :)
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Hollowcell
24.02.2005, 08:00 AM
Wasn't so impressed with one when I first bashed around on one in the store, but I didn't spend much time with it at all. Just felt cold and didn't have that instant rush like other synths.
If I was in your position and could really try one out before buying I definitely would take up the chance though. There must be something to them - so many people like them after all.
DIGITAL SCREAMS
24.02.2005, 01:02 PM
Q's are very nice......
But my money would go on a Q+
Here check out a Q+ demo...... http://www.synthmusic.info/mp3s/Lastq.mp3
Oh and check out an Andromeda A6 demo...... http://www.synthmusic.info/mp3s/deuxandrosv2.mp3
DS
Merlot
24.02.2005, 01:49 PM
The only thing about the Q+ is that Waldorf never had a chance to fix the OS bugs before they went out of business.
Tomer=Trance
25.02.2005, 12:50 PM
i think the Q has a very noble sound
rather digital
i wouldnt go for it if your looking for a warm analog sounding digital synth.
its a very advance and fat sounding synth...
Merlot
25.02.2005, 01:58 PM
i think the Q has a very noble sound
rather digital
i wouldnt go for it if your looking for a warm analog sounding digital synth.
its a very advance and fat sounding synth...
Run it through a tube compressor, and it will sound fat gauranteed!!
Tomer=Trance
25.02.2005, 03:13 PM
who can afford a 1500k TL tube?! lol
Merlot
25.02.2005, 04:21 PM
who can afford a 1500k TL tube?! lol
Still DIgital, but Vintage Warmer does a pretty good emulation!
So, after selling my Virus C in December I've just got the Waldorf Q and it has floored me. People say it's thin but I've been managing to get some really meaty sounds out of it. It's not as good as the Virus from a cosmetic point of view and the knob movement isn't as precise as on the Virus C, but it can do some amazing sounds - the resonance is very cutting especially. It seems to always want to be at the front of the mix, it's a synth that sounds "confident" if that makes any sense. A Virus and a Waldorf would make a great combo.
Hollowcell
04.03.2005, 11:48 PM
Nice Smag. So how much are you going to buy it for, or haven't you decided to buy it just yet?
Merlot
05.03.2005, 01:33 AM
So, after selling my Virus C in December I've just got the Waldorf Q and it has floored me. People say it's thin but I've been managing to get some really meaty sounds out of it. It's not as good as the Virus from a cosmetic point of view and the knob movement isn't as precise as on the Virus C, but it can do some amazing sounds - the resonance is very cutting especially. It seems to always want to be at the front of the mix, it's a synth that sounds "confident" if that makes any sense. A Virus and a Waldorf would make a great combo.
Once again. . . . . You lucky Bastard!!
I have my eye on one also though.
Nice Smag. So how much are you going to buy it for, or haven't you decided to buy it just yet?
Looking on Ebay they're going for about ?500 (Q rack) which is a good price considering what you get. I'll just have to see if I can persuade my mate to part with it when he gets back. I've only had it a couple of days and I can confidently find my way around the mod matrix and menus, I haven't found it hard to get to grips with. It's got a kind of raunchy sound, the reverb on it isn't very good though.
Merlot
05.03.2005, 07:05 PM
Nice Smag. So how much are you going to buy it for, or haven't you decided to buy it just yet?
Looking on Ebay they're going for about ?500 (Q rack) which is a good price considering what you get. I'll just have to see if I can persuade my mate to part with it when he gets back. I've only had it a couple of days and I can confidently find my way around the mod matrix and menus, I haven't found it hard to get to grips with. It's got a kind of raunchy sound, the reverb on it isn't very good though.
Post some sounds for us. Yes, yes, yes, ooooohhhhhhh, yeeeessssss, please post some sounds for us. <--- OK i'm not really that desperate to hear it, but it would be nice. :lol:
Will do when I have a moment spare
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