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Waldorf STVC £695

Waldorf’s latest keyboard combines a digital string machine and

synth with a vocoder, effects and keyboard with aftertouch. Dan

‘JD73’ Goldman explores…

CONTACT WHO: Waldorf WEB: waldorfmusic.com KEY FEATURES Solid charcoal grey metal casing. four-octave keyboard with aftertouch.

Mod matrix (found via the Tweak button). 16-voice synth (Solo) section, String section with chorus/ensemble effects and vocoder. Mic included. Three global

simultaneous effects. DIMENSIONS: 740 x 280 x 100mm WEIGHT: 7.5 kg

Reviews | Waldorf STVC

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Reviews | Waldorf STVC Waldorf STVC £695 Waldorf’s latest keyboard combines a digital string machine and synth with a vocoder, effects and keyboard with aftertouch. Dan ‘JD73’ Goldman explores… CONTACT KEY FEATURES WHO: Waldorf WEB: waldorfmusic.com Solid charcoal grey metal casing. four-octave keyboard with aftertouch. Mod matrix (found via the Tweak button). 16-voice synth (Solo) section, String section with chorus/ensemble effects and vocoder. Mic included. Three global simultaneous effects.
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Waldorf STVC | Reviews THE PROS & CONS + Built like a tank, excellent hands-on user interface design Sounds excellent Continuously variable tone and registration dials enable an effortlessly blendable range of sonics - The synth (solo) section misses a dedicated filter and an arpeggiator would have been great too A separate output for each section would have enabled simultaneous separate tracking or processing to any audio recorder/mixer or DAW The reverb is global and affects all sections at once W
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Reviews | Waldorf STVC THE ALTERNATIVES Behringer VC340 £489 This is a clone of the classic Roland VP-330 with MIDI and other improvements. This is a completely analogue clone with vocoder, string machine, human voice and an ensemble effect. behringer.com Roland VP-03 £309 Part of Roland’s Boutique range, this analogue-modelled desktop vocoder, human voice and string synth can be battery powered. It’s compact and includes a gooseneck mic, plus chord memory and 16-step voice sequencer. roland.co.
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Waldorf STVC | Reviews the vocoder carrier across the full keyboard range. The main features missing here are a dedicated filter and an arpeggiator. In the middle of the panel is balance control which blends effortlessly between the solo (synth) and string sections.