Summary of Attack
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Attack waldorf 2 operation manual waldorf music will not be liable for any erroneous information contained in this manual. The contents of this manual may be updated at any time without prior noti- ce. We have made every effort to ensure that the information herein is accurate and that the manual co...
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Attack operation manual 3 waldorf content introduction.......................................................4 system requirements for windows...................5 installation under windows ...............................5 system requirements for mac os .....................5 installation under mac ...
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Attack operation manual 4 waldorf waldorf attack percussion synthesizer introduction thank you for purchasing the waldorf attack software synthesizer. The attack combi- nes many exciting possibilities for analog drum and percussion production with the ad- vantages of a software plug-in. The waldorf ...
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Attack waldorf 5 operation manual system requirements for windows in order to be able to use the waldorf attack, you will need at least: a pc with a pentium iii / amd athlon 600 processor or better 64 mb free ram windows 2000 / xp vst 2.0 compatible host application supporting virtual instruments, s...
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Attack operation manual 6 waldorf or an audiounit 2.0 compatible host application that supports audiounit instruments, such as apple logic or garageband. This must be correctly installed on your com- puter. Please also observe the system requirements of your host application! Installation under mac ...
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Attack waldorf 7 operation manual plug-in, you find six stereo channel strips in the channel mixer. These are named „atk 1l“, „atk 1r“ through „atk 6l“ and „atk 6r“ (note that some hosts only show the na- mes of the left channels). By using the output parameter in the amplifier section, you can assi...
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Attack operation manual 8 waldorf save the kit in the original host as a single preset or program. In vst hosts, those fi- les typically have the suffix „fxp“, in audiounit hosts they are called „aupreset“. Quit that host and start the other host that supports the corresponding plug-in for- mat. Ope...
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Attack waldorf 9 operation manual functions of the edit menu the attack offers several different functions for convenient organization of kits and sounds. In the edit menu in the upper left corner of the plug-in you can choose the fol- lowing functions: import file... (macintosh only) imports a vst ...
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Attack operation manual 10 waldorf midi functions the midi interface of the attack is identical in its most aspects to the interface of most common synthesizers. When the midi connection is set up, the attack can be played over the key range from c1 to g9 if required. The 24 sounds can be played thr...
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Attack waldorf 11 operation manual ge beginning at the selected value to the maximum, which is useful for bass and lead sounds. Controlling the attack through the novation remotesl certain parameters of the attack can be controlled through the novation remotesl. The remotesl offers 24 encoders, pote...
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Attack operation manual 12 waldorf cubase vst 5.0 offers you a choice between different mouse movements for para- meter setting. Find more information in your cubase vst documentation. Sound select button: by clicking a sound select button once, you select the corresponding sound. Display: if your t...
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Attack waldorf 13 operation manual the "automatic" keyboard the attack has a 5 octave keyboard in its user interface. When selecting one of the up- per 12 sounds, the attack’s keyboard screen will appear. You can play these sounds melodically through your midi keyboard or by clicking on the displaye...
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Attack operation manual 14 waldorf oscillator section the attack is equipped with two oscillators that have almost identical functionality. Oscillator 1 additionally contains an integrated fm (frequency modulation) section. The following explanation is valid for both oscillators. Pitch 0.007984... S...
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Attack waldorf 15 operation manual noise is a fundamental source for any kind of analog-type percussion, especially hi-hats and snare drums. Also, wind and other sound effects can be created by using noise. If noise is selected, you can “color” it with the pitch knob. Negative values create pink noi...
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Attack operation manual 16 waldorf fm (frequency modulation) sets the amount of frequency modulation that is applied to oscillator 1 by oscillator 2. The sound will get more metallic and sometimes even drift out of tune. Triangle waves, sine waves and noise are especially suited for fm. To change th...
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Attack waldorf 17 operation manual osc 1 0%...100% volume of oscillator 1. Osc 2 0%...100% volume of oscillator 2. If the sum of all mixer signals (osc 1, osc 2 and ring modulator) is higher than 100%, filter saturation will be attained. At this point resonance doesn´t make any volume difference, as...
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Attack operation manual 18 waldorf the crack modulator resumes emission of a constant signal. The crack modulator superimposes its effect on all other mixer signals (oscillator 1 and 2, ring modulator). Crack speed 1hz...5000hz determines the frequency of the crack modulator. Crack length 1 cycles.....
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Attack waldorf 19 operation manual point is emphasized. The following picture shows the effect of the resonance parameter on the filter’s frequency curve: frequency level cutoff resonance low pass filter resonance if the resonance is raised to a great enough extent, then the filter will begin self- ...
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Attack operation manual 20 waldorf eq bell type function: like the eq lo- or hi-shelf, this filter type has an equalizer function. The resonance knob serves as gain, raising or lowering the frequency set with the cutoff knob up to 12db. Cutoff 11.56 hz...18794 hz controls the cutoff frequency for th...
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Attack waldorf 21 operation manual so create interesting effects by setting one parameter to a positive and the other to a ne- gative amount. Drive 0 db...54 db determines the amount of saturation that is added to the signal. If set to 0, no saturation will be added or, in other words, the signal wi...
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Attack operation manual 22 waldorf output 1...6 the attack offers 6 stereophonic audio outputs. This parameter sets the audio output of the selected sound. You can use this function to assign different effects or eq settings to sounds of a kit. Please take into account that delay 1 only appears on s...
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Attack waldorf 23 operation manual delay effect sections the waldorf attack offers two independent modulation delay effects. These effects are tied to outputs 1 and 2. When a sound is routed to 1, delay 1 is selected automatically, and similarly delay 2 appears at output 2. A delay creates repeats o...
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Attack operation manual 24 waldorf lo cut dampens the lower frequencies of the signal generated by the delay effect. The filter is inserted before the feedback loop, thus dampening each successive step. Lower values suppress deeper frequencies from the feedback. In conjunction with the hi cut para- ...
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Attack waldorf 25 operation manual appendix programming drum sounds to understand how to create drum sounds, you should know a little about how the classic drum machines worked. The following sections give some insights how parti- cular sounds were built and information how to achieve similar result...
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Attack operation manual 26 waldorf simmons sds-5 bass drum the simmons sds-5 bass drum consists of an oscillator and a noise generator, both routed into a low pass filter and an amplifier. An envelope controls the oscillator pitch, the filter cutoff, and the amplifier volume. The envelope has a deca...
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Attack waldorf 27 operation manual of the two oscillators. The noise was split in two parts: there is always some low pass filtered noise during the whole snare drum sound, while a high pass filtered sound is routed through another envelope whose level can be controlled by the "snappy" para- meter. ...
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Attack operation manual 28 waldorf tr-909 side stick the tr-909 side stick is made of 3 resonating band pass filters that are triggered by a short impulse. Behind the band pass filter cluster there is a distortion unit, followed by a vca with an envelope and a high pass filter. Its specific sound co...
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Attack waldorf 29 operation manual a static fm but change the amount by an envelope, the sound gets really exciting. The noisy fm effect changes over time, resulting in a very lively hi-hat sound. You will pro- bably have to experiment with the settings of oscillator 2 pitch and fm env, but the re- ...
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Attack operation manual 30 waldorf claves and woodblock claves and woodblock sounds are also very similar. They both consist of very short sine or triangle waveforms. A woodblock is lower in frequency, and you can add the second oscillator to produce a different frequency. Claves should be made with...
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Attack waldorf 31 operation manual glossary aftertouch the majority of contemporary keyboards are capable of generating aftertouch messa- ges. On this type of keyboard, when you press harder on a key you are already holding down, a midi aftertouch message is generated. This feature makes sounds even...
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Attack operation manual 32 waldorf cutoff see filter cutoff frequency. Cv cv is the abbreviation for control voltage. In analog synthesizers, control voltages are used to control sound parameters like pitch, cutoff frequency etc. To get a tremolo ef- fect, for example, the output signal of a lfo mus...
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Attack waldorf 33 operation manual synthesizer systems. A keyboard generates an active gate signal as long as a key is held down. When the key is released, the gate signal becomes inactive again. An envelope generator can use this signal for triggering purposes, and as a result a vca unit can be con...
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Attack operation manual 34 waldorf modulation a modulation influences or changes a sound-shaping component via a modulation source. Modulation sources include envelopes, lfos or midi messages. The modulati- on destination is a sound-shaping component such as a filter or a vca. Note on / note off thi...
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Attack waldorf 35 operation manual vice has unique system exclusive data. The most common applications for sysex data include transfer of entire memories and complete control of a device via a computer. Trigger a trigger is a signal that activates events. Trigger signals are very diverse. For instan...
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Attack operation manual 36 waldorf midi controller list please be sure to note: sounds 1 to 12 recognize midi controllers #12 to #59 on midi channels 1 to 12. Sounds 13 to 24 recognize midi controllers #72 to #119 on midi channels 1 to 12. Both delay sections recognize midi controllers only on midi ...
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Attack waldorf 37 operation manual crack level 35 95 delay spread 15 75 filter type 36 96 delay mod depth 16 76 cutoff 37 97 delay lo cut 17 77 resonance 38 98 delay hi cut 18 78 controller list for novation remotesl remotesl controls attack parameter page 1 encoders 1...8 oscillator 1 pitch sound 1...