"Best i test" i Musikkpraksis nr 2/2010

 

Mange produsenter og synthesizer entusiaster har lenge lengtet etter en gjennomekte Waldorf Synthesizer til deres virtuelle rack. Walrdof har hørt deres bønn og er stolte av å presentere Largo. Largo er den første programvare synthesizeren som benytter seg av Waldorf DNA. Og igjen – Det er den banebrytende lyden som gjør den store forskjellen! Ikke overaskende, ettersom Largo gjennspeiler teknologien som benyttes i Blofeld og Q hardware syntesizere. Som for ethvert Waldorf Instrument, er ergonomi et karakteristisk trekk på skjermen også. Du vil bli positivt overasket når du ser hvor oversiktlig det grafiske brukersnittet passer inn i en intuitiv arbeidsflyt.

 

Largo offers three fat oscillators, two of them with sub oscillators. These oscillators include models of classic analog waveforms as well as a selection of waves from the PPG and Waldorf Wave stored in two Wavetables. All these run through two Waldorf multimode filters with steep cutoff, resonance up to self-oscillation and a drive stage to add even more punch and grainyness to the sound. Ultra-fast envelope generators and flexible LFOs as well as an easy to understand, yet extremely versatile modulation matrix make for a sound designer's dream.

 

The filters have always been a core part of any Waldorf instrument. With outstanding expertise in both analog and digital synthesis, our developers took utmost care in developing the filters. And you can hear a significant difference when working with a Waldorf filter - they just sound right! Use the comb filters for plucked, stringed or blown sounds. Band pass, high pass, low pass and notch filters are all available with 12 dB and 24 dB slope. All of them sound extremely accurate and add pure sonic quality to the sound of your music.

 

Largo contains a flexible arpeggiator with 16 freely programmable steps as known from the exclusive Q synthesizer line plus an array of high quality effects such as Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Overdrive, Delay and Reverb.

 

The clearly arranged user interface helps you to create your own powerful synthesizer sounds in a breeze. Oscillators and filters are always in direct access while the submodules are only a mouse click away. It has the same exclusive voice architecture as the Q and Blofeld synthesizer line, fully integrated into the total recall system of your Digital Audio Workstation.

 

Largo works as a VST and AudioUnit instrument.