Description

Waldorf Iridium Keyboard 16-Voice Digital Polyphonic Synthesizer

Building upon the success of the Quantum, the 16-voice Waldorf Iridium Keyboard packs many of the same powerful features into a more compact and less expensive keyboard version, well suited for sound designers, musicians, and synthesizer enthusiasts. The Iridium combines the raw power of classic digital and analog synthesizers with futuristic sounds that are only possible with today’s intensely programmable soft-synths, into a sleek and accessible user interface with a multitouch display, which features an onscreen spectrum analyzer and oscilloscope for deep, visualized editing. The Iridium Keyboard features a Fatar TP8 keyboard with 49 light-weighted sensitive keys with polyphonic aftertouch.

The synth engine utilizes three digital oscillators and two digital multimode filters. For even more versatility, the voices can be split or layered multitimbrally between two parts. Additionally, there are five master effect slots for each timbre, providing the full breadth of sound design options. Each oscillator is capable of five synthesis algorithms including Wavetable, Waveform, Particle, Resonator, and Kernal, which offers six internal kernel operators per oscillator using various FM, Ring-Mod, AM, or wavetable-based audio-rate modulations. What's more, the instrument can generate custom wavetables using audio that can either be routed into the Iridium’s audio input, or loaded from the internal memory or removable sample memory.

The Iridium has a massive 40-point modulation section with six LFOs, six multistage envelopes that are loopable, an onscreen step sequencer, an arpeggiator, and a chord play mode with hold and latch. A 4x4 pad button matrix provides live performance controls over an array of features. The rear panel offers stereo 1/4" outputs, stereo 1/4" inputs, and 1/4" and 3.5mm headphone outputs with a dedicated volume control. Additionally, the Iridium is equipped with several 3.5mm connectors for Eurorack compatibility including four CV Continuous Control inputs, CV Gate, CV Clock and CV Start inputs, and a CV Clock output.

Additional features include a microSD card slot for importing and exporting samples and sounds and performing software updates. Also onboard is a USB computer connector (Type-B) and a USB controller connector (Type-A) for further expansion and control. The Iridium ships with an external power supply.

Top Features

Explore and blend wavetable, virtual analog, granular, particle, and kernel syntheses on one neatly integrated platform
Over 1000 jaw-dropping sounds and textures, with space for 7000 more
Large color touchscreen is joined by a Quantum-level amount of chassis-mounted aluminum knobs
16-voice polyphony, duo-timbral
Five oscillator modes
3 stereo filters per voice with true stereo path
Filter models from Waldorf Nave, Largo, and PPG, in HP/LP/BP/Notch
40-slot modulation matrix
Iridium is compatible with the Quantum Synth Engine. You can exchange sounds both ways
IridiumKeyboard offersa new Fatar TP8 keyboard with 49 light-weighted sensitive keys with polyphonic aftertouch
Three stereo digital oscillators per voice, each capable of five synthesis algorithms
Wavetable creation from audio and sample based synthesis
Two digital stereo filters in various modes and configurations including innovative link modes
High-quality key controls, arpeggiator, and step sequencer
4x4 pads/matrix can be used as a sequencer, arpeggiator, sampler, or for live performing control
Patch-compatible with Quantum 2.0 patches, exchangeable in both directions
Multistage LFO/Env modulator: Six LFOs, six loopable envelopes
Master effect rack with five slots for each timbre including reverb, phaser, flanger, chorus, drive, EQ, and more
Stereo audio input for sample recording and real-time processing
4GB internal Flash memory for presets, samples, and wavetables plus microSD slot for samples

Connectors:

Stereo audio output
Stereo audio input for sample recording and real-time processing
High-quality 24-bit A/D and D/A converters
Headphone out with separate level adjustment
4 CV Continuous Control inputs for connecting EuroRack modules or compatible devices
CV Gate, CV Clock, and CV Start inputs for connecting EuroRack modules or compatible devices
CV Clock output for connecting EuroRack modules or compatible devices
USB host type A connector for interfacing MIDI controller or USB storage devices for sample/preset exchange and software updates
USB Type-B device connector for interfacing computer or other class-compliant MIDI USB hosts (like iOS devices)
microSD Card for sample/preset exchange and software updates
DIN MIDI In, Out, and Thru
External power supply unit

Synthesis Algorithms

Wavetable:

Waldorf style with all the classic wavetable
Speech synthesis and wavetable generation from audio
Modulatable real-time spectral modifications and FX
Innovative real-time modulation across wavetables
Various interpolations modes
Import and export wavetables from Nave format
Import from multi- and single-cycle WAV-based wavetable files

Waveform:

Waveform with up to 8 simultaneous waves per Oscillator
Detuned or chordal modes
Internal high-quality hard-sync
Modulatable waveform warping and PWM
Tunable noise

Particle:

Rich stereo sampler in traditional and granular mode using multisamples
High-quality pitch and interpolation algorithm for great sound
Flexible Key and velocity zones
Live input processing in granular mode
2 GB internal user sample Flash preloaded with high-quality sample content
Import of sample content via USB drive or microSD Card

Resonator:

Exciter using noise or multisampling plus filter-bank sound model
Many modulatable spectral parameters

Kernel:

6 internal kernel operators per Osc using various FM, Ring-Mod, AM or wavetable-based audio-rate modulations
Innovative macro-templates for quick and easy editing
Rich low-level editor for additional detailed editing
Each kernel with multistage envelope and key levels
5 macros based on Osc internal modulation matrix
Import of classic FM sound patches

Sampling Capabilities

Each of the 3 oscillators of a single timbre can be used in one of three modes using samples

Stereo multisampler with looping
Granular sampler with extensive parameter set
Resonator model using sampler as exciter
Samples are organized using key and velocity maps, selections rules like round-robin, random, etc., and individual pitch, gain, and pan settings
Samples are stored in internal Flash memory of about 2GB in capacity, prefilled with over 1GB of specially made-for-Iridium factory samples
New samples can be recorded from external stereo audio inputs or from self-recording Iridium's own engine
Samples can also be imported and stored to internal Flash via microSD card using WAV-file format (44.1 kHz sample rate)
The Iridium allows for a huge range of sample-based sound design capabilities from classical synth sounds to uncharted territories. It’s worth noting that the sample use in the Iridium is always within a synthesizer's sonic context, and it is not meant to work as a bread-and-butter sample keyboard to play back like traditional sampling instruments or third-party libraries

Arpeggiator Parameters

Seven algorithms to choose from, including up, down, random, etc.
Octave range
Seven sort orders
Three velocity modes
Gate length
Swing
BPM
Beat division
Rhythmic patterns
Reset modes
Keyboard Latch: Chordal and nonchordal
Individual patterns can be created in the step sequencer, including transpositions and scale quantization

Delivery & Returns

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