WINTER NAMM 2009 (MuseWire) – Many producers and synthesizer enthusiasts asked for a full-blown Waldorf Synthesizer for their virtual rack. We listened, and now we proudly present Largo. Largo is the first pure software synthesizer with Waldorf DNA. And again – it is the cutting edge sound that makes the big difference. No wonder, as Largo mirrors the technology used in Blofeld and Q hardware synthesizers. As for every Waldorf instrument, ergonomics are a core feature on screen as well. Your eyes will be pleased with a clearly structured, graphical user interface that supports your workflow intuitively.

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.

More information: http://www.waldorfmusic.de/en/products/largo

Largo works as a VST and AudioUnit instrument.

General Features
up to 256 voices per instance (depending on available CPU power)
up to 4 layers per sound
4 stereo outputs (alternatively 1 stereo sum)
host automation of almost all parameters
MIDI Controller automation of the most important parameters
Per Voice
5 Oscillators
3 Main Oscillators
2 Sub Oscillators
Virtual Analog Models:
Pulse with Pulse Width Modulation
Sawtooth
Triangle
Sine
Wavetables:
Q Alt 1 and Alt 2 Wavetable
Frequency Modulation between Oscillators and Noise Generator
Oscillator Synchronization
Ring Modulator for Osc 1 / 2
Noise Generator with Noise Colour
2 independent Multi Mode Filters
Filter FM
Resonance up to Self-Oscillation
Low Pass 24 dB / 12 dB
Band Pass 24 dB / 12 dB
High Pass 24 dB / 12 dB
Notch 24 dB / 12 dB
Comb Filter with positive / negative Feedback
Sample&Hold (samplerate reduction)
2 Drive Stages per voice with adjustable Drive Gain and selectable Curves
Clip
Hard
Medium
Soft
Sine Shaper
and more
Modulation Matrix with 16 Slots, freely programmable
Modulation Speed far into Audio Range
Modulation Sources include all internal Modulation Sources plus various MIDI messages
Modulation Destinations for almost all continuous sound parameters
various pre-routed Modulation Destinations with selectable Sources
Pitch Modulation
Oscillator 1 / 2 / 3 Frequency Modulation
Oscillator 1 / 2 / 3 Pulse Width Modulation
Filter 1 / 2 Cutoff Modulation
Filter 1 / 2 Frequency Modulation
Pan 1 / 2 Modulation
Amp Modulation
4 Modifiers for transforming Modulation Sources with various Algorithms
3 fast LFOs
syncable to MIDI Clock
Note Retrigger with adjustable Start Phase

monophonic LFO
Keytrack
freely drawable LFO waveform with 16 steps
4 fast Envelopes with selectable types
Single Trigger / Retrigger per Envelope
ADSR
ADS1DS2R (2 Decay/Sustain stages plus adjustable Attack Level)
One Shot
Loop S1S2 (Loop between Sustain 1 and 2)
Loop All (Loop over all stages)
Poly, Mono, Dual or Unisono Mode with selectable Voice Count
Per Layer
powerful Arpeggiator
Hold and One Shot modes
syncable to MIDI Clock
Direction Up, Down, Alternate
Range up to 10 Octaves
various methods to modify Note Sort Order
freely programmable Arpeggiator Pattern with up to 16 Steps
programmable per Step:
Accent
Timing
Length
Glide on/off
Pause
Chord
Previous note
Random note from Note List
first and/or last note from Note List
2 Effect slots per layer
Effect Types:
Chorus
Flanger
Phaser
Overdrive
Delay (2nd effect slot only)

Reverb (2nd effect slot only)

System Requirements
Windows
Windows XP or better
Intel Pentium 3, 1 GHz or better
AMD Athlon, 800 MHz or better
64 MB free RAM
VST 2.0 compatible host software that supports virtual instruments, such as Cubase VST 5.0 or higher, Cubase SX/SL, Nuendo 1.5 or better
PC equipped according to the specifications of the VST host software
Macintosh
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or better
PowerPC: G4, 800 MHz or better
Intel: any processor
64 MB free RAM
VST 2.0 compatible host application that supports virtual instruments, such as Cubase SX/SL, Nuendo 1.5 or better
or
AudioUnit 2.0 compatible host application that supports AudioUnit Instruments, such as Apple Logic or GarageBand
Macintosh equipped according to the specifications of the host software.

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