Waldorf Streichfett

String Machine

Streichfett combines the best of the previously extinct species of String Synthesizers of the 70s and early 80s. Its dual sound engine features a fully polyphonic strings section and an eight voice solo section, which is essential for recreating classic movie sounds from the 70s and 80s. The Ensemble Effect provides depth and movement to the String Section, while the Effects section adds adjustable Phaser and Reverb. Additionally, the Animate Effect can be used to modulate the strings registration, allowing spectacular sound morphs.

The Solo Section offset presets named Bass, E-Piano or Clavi, and just like in your typical string machine, the sound has little to do with that name. Instead, these are shimmering and slightly percussive sounds that blend well with the string section.

Although the User Interface is simple and easy to comprehend, it controls a rather complex sound engine which is capable to deliver rich and creamy pads unlike any other instrument.

Twelve patches can be stored and selected in the Memory section, USB and MIDI are of course on board.

Specifications

• 128 voice fully polyphonic Strings section
• Continuos morphing of Violin, Viola, Cello, Brass, Organ, Choir and more Registrations
• Animate Effect for Modulation of Strings Registration
• Ensemble Effect for Strings
• Eight voice polyphonic Solo section
• Layer/Split for Solo section
• Continuos morphing of Bass, E-Piano, Clavi, Synth, and Pluto for Solo Tone
• Tremolo for Solo section
• Phaser
• Reverb
• 12 programmable patches
• Stereo output
• Headphone output
• USB
• MIDI in/out

Controls

• Volume Pot
• Strings Section with organic preset select, Crescendo and Release pots
• 3-state Octave switch (Base/Both/8va)
• 3-state Ensemble Mode switch
• Ensemble Effect pushbutton
• Solo Section with organic solo sound select pot
• Tremolo pot
• 3 state split switch (low/layer/high)
• 2 state sustain switch
• Balance pot
• Effect Section with 3 state switch (Chorus/Phase/Animate)
• Effect Depth pot
• 3 state switch for memory bank position (A, B, C)
• 4 pushbuttons for program number (1 to 4)

Connections

• Stereo Audio out (Left/Stereo, Right/Mono)
• Headphone out
• USB MIDI
• MIDI in/out