MODULATION MATRIX

The secret weapon of any synth is its mod matrix, and the 3rd Wave doesn’t disappoint.

With 16 assignable slots, 12 additional fixed-source slots, 27 sources, and 114 destinations, it has the flexibility of a modular.

And all of this power is per multipart. That means up to 4 independent layers of sound, each with its own mod matrix.

SEQUENCES NOTES SONGS & PARAMS

The 3rd Wave’s sequencer is an inspiring tool for both composers and sound designers because it is pattern-based and can sequence notes, songs, and parameter changes.

For composing and performing, enter notes and chords in real time with or without quantization for maximum groove and arrange up to 24 patterns of up to 32 measures in length into songs just as easily.

3rd Wave Specs

SOUND ENGINE

3 High-resolution Digital Oscillators Per Voice

• 64 total user wavetable positions with 48 wavetables that contain 64 waveforms per table (32 legacy PPG waves with room for another 16 of this type)
• 32 original 8 bit wavetables from the PPG 2 series instruments with room for 16 more user created 8 bit wavetables
• 7 high-resolution modeled analog waveforms (sine, saw, triangle, supersaw, pulse, white noise, pink noise)
• VCO sync
• Linear FM
• 6-stage wave envelope per oscillator with variable time and position that can be looped
• Optional wave flow section that allows for no wavetable as well as no waveform interpolation
• Upper wavetable mode as with the original PPG 2 series
• Unison mode and chord mode with variable voice count

1 Analog Low-pass Filter

• Dave Rossum designed, classic, 2140 low-pass resonant filter
• 24 db per octave slope
• variable saturation amount
• optional resonance compensation

1 State-Variable Filter

• 12 db per octave slope
• Continuously variable between low-pass, notch, and high-pass, operation with optional band-pass mode

4 ADSR+ Delay Envelopes

• Filter, Amplifier, plus 2 additional envelopes switchable between exponential and vintage PPG-style response
• Freely assignable to multiple modulation destinations

4 Low-Frequency Oscillators

• Triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square, pulse 1, pulse 2, pulse 3, and random (S&H)
• Variable delay
• Note reset
• Syncable to master clock BPM

2 Digital Effects

• BBD, stereo delay, tape delay, chorus, phaser, flanger, distortion pedal, rotating speaker, ring mod, room reverb, hall reverb, super plate reverb – most modeled on famous hardware devices
• Syncable to master clock BPM
• Parameters modulatable via mod matrix

WAVEMAKER TOOL

Built-In Custom Wavetable Maker

• “Sample-to-wave” functionality. Connect an audio source to the 3rd Wave’s Audio In port, press “Make Waves” and the synth samples the audio to create a custom wavetable
• Samples to convert can also be brought in as a 96 kHz wav file through USB
• Store up to 32 custom wavetables
• 64 waveforms per wavetable
• Accepts pitched or un-pitched material as input
• 96 kHz sampling rate
• 16-bit resolution
• 1024 cycles per waveform, converted automatically to cover entire keyboard range
• Flexible wave-sampling length
• Imports Serum™ wavetables

SEQUENCER

Performs both Note and Parameter Sequencing

• 4 parts per sequence
• 24 sequences per preset
• Up to 32 measures per sequence
• Variable quantization resolution per sequence (32nd, 16th, 8th, quarter, half, whole note, or quantization off), that is settable in real time
• Variable swing

ARPEGGIATOR

1 Arp per Multi-part

• Up, down, up/down, and assign modes
• Variable range (1, 2, or 3 octaves)

MOD MATRIX

16-slot Modulation Matrix Per Multi-Part

• 16 slot modulation matrix with 27 mod sources and 114 mod destinations
• 12 additional fixed-source mod paths
• Modulation assignment buttons enable quick and easy modulation routing
• Mod Matrix runs at audio rates
• Sequencer can record and play mod parameter changes in real time

CONTROLS

• 77 knobs and 39 buttons enable deep, comprehensive editing with minimal menu diving
• Pitch and Mod Wheels
• Full-sized, five-octave, semi-weighted, premium Fatar keyboard with velocity and aftertouch

PROGRAMS

• 500 factory programs. User rewritable

IN/OUT

• 4 Stereo outputs (2x 1/4″ phone jack per part)
• Headphone out (stereo 1/4″ phone jack)
• MIDI In, MIDI Out, and MIDI Thru
• USB port for bidirectional MIDI communication
• Audio Input for creating user wavetables from external audio source (1/4″ phone jack)
• Audio Input can also route audio through the filters, output chain, and effects
• Sustain/footswitch input
• Volume pedal input
• Expression pedal input

POWER

• 1 universal IEC AC power inlet for internal power supply
• Operates worldwide on voltages between 100-240v, 50-60 Hz, 65 watts maximum power consumption

Dimensions

• Shipping Box Dimensions: 44 x 20 x 13 inches, 35 lbs
• Synth Dimensions: 38.5 x 14.25 x 5 inches, 27 lbs