Waldorf M-16 16 voice wavetable synthesizer with analog filters and VCAs.

M’s musical heart is an eight-voice polyphonic, (16 voices for the M16) four-part multitimbral WAVETABLE SYNTHESIZER — as boldly blazoned in red across its full-metal blue- coloured casing, itself hinting at its illustrious Microwave heritage — are two wavetable oscillators with independent wavetable-generating Classic Microwave 1 and Modern Microwave II/XT modes, meaning that the wavetable oscillators behave differently in both of those modes (accessible by pressing the Mode button beside the helpful high-resolution graphic display with four endless encoders for yet more hands-on control).

Highlights

• Quadruple multitimbral (4 parts can be assigned to 4 individual stereo outputs)
• 2 Wavetable oscillators with separate wavetable sound generation and two different models (Waldorf Microwave I and modern Waldorf Microwave II)
• 96 Factory wavetables + 32 memory locations for user wavetables
• Analogue low-pass filter with 24 dB/oct (SSI 2144 extended cascade filter) with saturation
• Analogue stereo VCA for each voice
• 4 Envelope generators: Eight-segment time/level wave envelope
• VCF and VCA-ADSR envelopes and a freely assignable four-segment time/level envelope
• Two LFOs with different waveforms
• Arpeggiator with 16 preset patterns and chord mode
• Synchronisable to MIDI clock
• 2048 Sound programs and 128 multi-programs
• Compatible with Waldorf Microwave I sysex data (for soundbank transfer/sound transfer)
• SD card slot for loading and saving sounds, sound banks and user wavetables

Technical Specifications

• MIDI: USB 2.0 and DIN (5-pin DIN sockets for In/Out/Thru)
• Connections: 2 line outputs 6.3 mm jack unbalanced (L/R stereo) and 4 6.3 mm TRS jack stereo outputs (aux outputs A-D)
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 440 x 305 x 85 mm
• Weight: 5.7 kg