Microwave XTk
Spectral Wavetable Synthesizer

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Finally, an affordable wavetable synthesizer with a keyboard. And even more: a neat "carry me" 4 octave keyboard inviting you to take this orange invader to every gig or session you perform. So, with the Microwave XTk you get a velocity and release velocity sensitive 4 octave keyboard with aftertouch, pitch bend and modulation wheel and the famous and highly-acclaimed Microwave XT user interface full with 44 endless rotaries, 2x40 character display and 12 additional buttons for selecting multi and sound programs.

The Microwave XTk offers a stereophonic audio input and is expandable to 30 voices as the Microwave II and XT is.

Features:

  • 49 key keyboard, velocity and release velocity, monophonic aftertouch
  • Pitch Bend wheel
  • Modulation wheel
  • 12 buttons for selecting multi and sound programs
  • 1 dial for page access
  • 44 dials for parameter changes
  • 2 buttons for parameter changes
  • 1 master volume potentiometer
  • 1 Play / Shift button
  • 5 buttons for mode selection (3 buttons for "Sound", 1 button for "Multi", 1 button for "Global")
  • 1 Standby button with alert function to assure that all edited sounds are stored
  • Multi Mode with 8 individual instruments
  • 10 voices
  • 128 multis
  • 256 sounds
  • 64 ROM wavetables
  • 32 RAM wavetables
  • 64 waves per wavetable
  • 500 waves
  • arpeggiator, syncable to MIDI Clock
  • programmable arpeggiator rhythm pattern per sound
  • 4 integrated effect units (1 Chorus available for any instrument in multi mode, 1 separate effect for each of the first 3 instruments in multi mode)
  • all parameters real time controllable through MIDI continous controller
  • MIDI In / Out / Thru
  • 1 stereo input
  • 2 stereo outputs

Per voice:

  • 2 oscillators
  • oscillator synchronization
  • oscillator FM, fully modulatable
  • 2 wave generators
  • noise generator
  • ring modulator
  • adjustable quality levels for aliasing, interpolation and clipping
  • mixer, all levels (Wave 1, Wave 2, Noise, Ring Modulation, External In) modulatable with high resolution
  • 2 multi mode filters, connected serially
  • filter 1:
    • low pass 12dB
    • low pass 24dB
    • band pass 12dB
    • high pass 12dB
    • sinus shaper with low pass filter 12dB
    • wave shaper with low pass filter 12dB (selected wavetable determines the available shaper waves)
    • Sample & Hold with low pass filter 12dB (real time sample rate reduction down to 23Hz)
    • dual parallel filter with 12dB low pass and 12dB band pass, cutoff offset parameter for band pass
    • 12dB low pass filter with filter FM (cutoff modulation through oscillator 2)
  • filter 2:
    • low pass 6dB
    • high pass 6dB
  • stereo amplifier, fully modulatable
  • 8-time/level wave envelope with loop function, "one shot" mode, times and levels modulatable
  • ADSR filter envelope, each phase modulatable separately
  • ADSR amplifier envelope, each phase modulatable separately
  • 4-time/level free envelope, bipolar, one shot mode, times and levels modulatable
  • all envelopes work with separate trigger- and voice-modes, either monophonic or polyphonic:
  • single trigger with zero return
  • single trigger with return to last level
  • retrigger with zero return
  • retrigger with return to last level
  • dual mode (two voices per note)
  • unisono (all free voices at once)
  • two LFOs, each with different shapes, syncable to MIDI clock, LFO 2 can be synced to LFO 1
  • modulation matrix with 16 slots, all sources and destinations of the MicroWave and the Pulse plus new connections
  • 4 freely usable modifiers with several operators and algorithms

Dials, buttons and pots

  • Oscillator 1
    • Octave (with clicks)
    • Semitone (with clicks)
    • Detune
    • FM Amount
  • Oscillator 2
    • Octave (with clicks)
    • Semitone (with clicks)
    • Detune
    • Sync (button)
  • Waves 1 / 2
    • Wavetable (with clicks)
  • Wave 1
    • Startwave
    • Env. Amount
  • Wave 2
    • Startwave
    • Env. Amount
  • Mix
    • Wave 1
    • Ringmod
    • Wave 2
    • Noise
  • Filter
    • Cutoff
    • Resonance
    • Type (with clicks)
    • Keytrack
    • Env. Amount
    • Env. Velocity
  • Amplifier
    • Volume
    • Env. Velocity
  • LFO 1
    • Speed
    • Shape (with clicks)
  • LFO 2
    • Speed
    • Shape (with clicks)
  • Mod Amount
    • Mod 1
    • Mod 2
  • Glide
    • Time
    • Active (button)

 

  • Envelopes (8 multi purpose dials)

Wave Env 1-4 Time 1 Level 1 Time 2 Level 2 Time 3 Level 3 Time 4 Level 4
Wave Env 5-8 Time 5 Level 5 Time 6 Level 6 Time 7 Level 7 Time 8 Level 8
Free Env Time 1 Level 1 Time 2 Level 2 Time 3 Sustain Release Rel. Level
Filter / Amplifier Attack Decay Sustain Release Attack Decay Sustain Release

* NOTE: This keyboard also available in a special order "shadow" color (dark gray) for additional $200. Also available with 30 voice polyphony (add $695).

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