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Waldorf Largo Softsynth Arrives at North American Music Retailers
June 12, 2009
Advertisement The highly-anticipated Largo softsynth from Waldorf Synthesizers GmbH in Germany is now available at authorized MV Pro Audio dealers in the U.S. and Canada. The new synth is the culmination of two decades of Waldorf's trend-setting technological achievements, and features the company's virtual analog/wavetable synthesis engine housed in a graphic user interface that makes programming sounds both easy and intuitive "Waldorf's engineers took great pains to faithfully duplicate the sound of their legendary hardware synths," explained Michael Marans, president of MV Pro Audio, Waldorf's North American distributor. "At the same time, Largo also takes full advantage of modern-day computer capabilities, giving users a high voice count, an elegant user interface, and a programming workflow that's extremely musical." Boasting a collection of classic Waldorf wavetables, multiple oscillators (including sub oscillators), dual multi-mode filters, an extraordinarily deep modulation matrix, on-board effects, and the unmistakably Waldorfian "clever" arpeggiator, Largo offers a wealth of unique and sophisticated timbral possibilities for computer-based musicians. Today's generation of synth programmers will appreciate both the enormous range of parameters and immediate access to all major functions, while old-school synthesists will feel right at home with the decidedly analog vibe of the parameter operation and interaction. "Largo really exposes the inner workings of Waldorf synths to the user," Marans continued. "So moving beyond the factory presets is quite intuitive, even for musicians who haven't had experience programming a wavetable instrument." Nearly all of Largo's parameters can be automated via the host DAW software, and each patch can contain up to four layers, with each and every parameter — including effects and arpeggiation — independently programmable per layer. Like Waldorf's Blofeld synth, Largo takes its name from a James Bond villain. "We prefer to think of it as coming from the Latin largus, which means 'copious and abundant,'" mused Marans. "It's one big mutha of a synth." Largo, which has a street price under $250, runs on Mac and PC and is designed for use with VST- and AU-compatible host DAWS.   (Click for close-up)Recent Waldorf headlines
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