D-Coder to be First 3rd Party PowerCore Plug-In

October 18, 2001

WALDORF, the German synthesizer company, is launching D-Coder, a Vocoding Synthesizer Plug-In for TC PowerCore.

D-Coder is the first 3rd party Plug-In to become available for TC WORKS' open DSP processing platform. D-Coder goes beyond classic Vocoder concepts by providing an integrated synthesizer as tone generator. This way no external carrier signal is required to make the vocoding effect audible.

D-Coder is based on the synthesis and DSP technology used in the popular Waldorf Q and MicroQ synthesizers, now made accessible to TC PowerCore users from inside any VST-compatible sequencer. As the DSP processing is running on the card, the Plug-In doesn't require any significant native CPU power to run.

Wolfgang Düren, Waldorf's CEO on the D-Coder project: "TC PowerCore is a great platform for our Plug-In products, as it is totally open to VST and thus instantly compatible with most major audio and sequencer products on Mac and PC." Düren continues," We already have several successful native Plug-Ins on the market - like the PPG Wave and Attack - but TC PowerCore's DSP-Power now allows us to create even more demanding products without having to keep an eye on the CPU performance requirements", says Düren.

The Vocoder section features a hi-resolution analysis, allowing the generation of very high quality vocoding effects. The simple, yet efficient control surface even includes a 3 band equalizer with sweepable mid frequencies and a Chorus for utmost flexibility. D-Coders synthesizer section provides a classic 2 Oscillator model with the standard waveforms and Ring Modulation, a Filter section with different Filter Types and Resonance, LFO, Glide and simple Envelopes. Thanks to the synth, the Vocoder doesn't require a complicated setup with external sound generators. Of course, the synth can also be played just like any regular synthesizer!

WALDORF D-Coder will be available from December 2001 and will be exclusively distributed by TC WORKS. Recommended Retail price: $ 299 US

SPECIFICATIONS

Plug-In for TC PowerCore DSP card
Runs inside any VST-compatible application, such as Cubase, Nuendo, Logic or Spark.
Includes Vocoder and Synthesizer.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

G3 or G4 PowerMac or PC equipped with TC PowerCore according to TC WORKS' requirements.
Any VST-compatible recording software such as Logic, Cubase, Nuendo or Spark

For more information, visit their web site at http://waldorfmusic.de/en/home.

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