Waldorf IRIDIUM, Quick Start Manual

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Page 3: ...es 15 About the Touchscreen Display 17 Loading Programs 18 Editing Parameters 19 Saving Programs 21 What about MIDI and System settings 22 A Short Overview 23 Oscillator Section 24 Loading Editing Samples 28 Oscillator Mixer OSC MIX Section 29 Dual Filter Section 29 Digital Former Section 29 Envelopes Section 29 LFO Section 30 Komplex Modulator 30 Effects Section 30 The Modulations of Iridium Keyb...

Page 4: ...com iridium keyboard And now have fun with your Iridium Keyboard Your Waldorf Team Hint Waldorf Music is not liable for any erroneous information contained in this quickstart manual The contents of this manual may be updated at any time without prior notice We made every effort to ensure the information herein is accurate and that the manual contains no contradictory information Waldorf Music exte...

Page 5: ...trol Features Connections Front Panel 1 Touchscreen display 4 Oscillator section 7 Selection dial and buttons 2 Keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch 5 Filters Envelopes LFOs section 8 Mode page buttons 3 Performance section with wheels buttons 6 Master Volume dial ...

Page 6: ...Rear Panel Connections 1 MicroSD card port 2 USB 2 0 connections 3 Pedal inputs 4 MIDI Thru MIDI Out MIDI In jacks 5 CV Gate Clock connections 6 Stereo audio inputs 7 Stereo audio outputs 8 Headphones output with Volume control 9 Power Supply jack power switch ...

Page 7: ... near heat sources such as radi ators Do not expose the device to direct sunlight Do not expose the device to extreme vibrations Power Supply Only use the power cable that came with the Iridium Keyboard Unplug the device when you are not using it for longer periods Never touch the plug with wet hands Always pull the plug when unplugging the device never the cable Operation Never place objects cont...

Page 8: ...ever use alcohol cleaning solutions or similar chemi cals They will damage the surface of the chassis Proper Use This device is designed exclusively to produce low frequency audio signals for the purpose of generating sound Any other use is prohibited and voids the warranty extended by Waldorf Music Waldorf Music is not liable for damages due to incorrect use s Please do not press and hold the Glo...

Page 9: ... s MIDI features To connect the devices 1 Turn all units off 2 Connect Iridium Keyboard s Audio Out Right Left to your mixing console or your computer audio interface Optionally connect a headphone to the stereo Headphones outputs 3 If you want to use a computer connect Iridium Keyboard s Computer USB port with a USB cable to your computer Windows or macOS Thereaf ter the Iridium Keyboard becomes ...

Page 10: ...ectly to an amplifier or an audio interface Use an input usually called Line Aux or Tape input r The Iridium Keyboard s audio outputs deliver unba lanced line levels When connecting to an amplifier a mixing console or an audio interface with automa tic balanced unbalanced sensing inputs please make sure to use TS mono jack cables and not TRS stereo jack cables s Before connecting and disconnecting...

Page 11: ...as the main output The Headphones Volume con trols the Iridium Keyboard s headphone volume in additi on to the Main Volume knob Use this knob to amplify or attenuate headphones level to adjust for individu al headphone loudness and impedance Audio Output Connect the left and right jack with 1 4 inch mono plugs Audio Input Iridium Keyboard offers a stereo audio input 2x mono jacks that can be used ...

Page 12: ...with an external signal or sync devices with Clock In Out All settings regarding the CV Input section are made here Global Settings CV The USB Connections Iridium Keyboard offers two USB ports The Controller USB input lets you connect any suitable class compliant USB hard ware controller to send MIDI data to control functions of Iridium Keyboard You can also use the MIDI Learn function for most of...

Page 13: ... system software The only use case where you would still need a MicroSD card is for a full system init as well as a rescue boot from MicroSD card Connect a USB drive to to the USB Controller port The following is supported Direct loading of samples from USB drive Updating the Iridium Keyboard s operating system MicroSD Card Slot r It is important to use a FAT or FAT32 file system formatted MicroSD...

Page 14: ...ard might not be enough for some people so we added an elegant way to control external sound modules with Iridium Keyboard just connect the DIN MIDI out or USB Controller port to your external gear and use the Iridium Keyboard and its knobs to control certain functions For use with a computer we recommend the Computer USB port ...

Page 15: ...vel of the Main audio outputs including the Headphones output The Iridium Keyboard Mode Pages The Iridium Keyboard offers mode pages in addition to the panel parameters or for global settings To enter a desired mode page just press the corresponding mode button above or below from the touchscreen display The follo wing mode pages are available LFOs 6x Low Frequency Oscillators mode page OSC 1 2 an...

Page 16: ...rs Global mode page Scope Pitch Audio MIDI Settings System r All mode pages will be described in detail in the corresponding chapters of the main manual The Play Section This section offers buttons and wheels for play controls and arpeggiator sequencer functionality Octave Down Up Buttons Although the MIDI standard requires 128 keys Iridium Keyboard offers only 49 so we added these buttons to enab...

Page 17: ...age parameter changes and delivers additi onal information To select a desired function open a pop up menu or to edit a graphic e g envelopes just tap on it and move your finger up and down or from left to right and vice versa The six endless dials on the left and the right side of the display control the corresponding parame ter that is shown in the display next to the dials The dis play presenta...

Page 18: ...lighted with a turquoise frame Tapping the sound a second time i e tapping an already sel ected sound will load it The loaded sound in the list is highlighted with a white background r You can also enter the Load mode page by tapping on the sound program name r You can also enter the sound number by tapping on the sound program number r You can filter sounds by attributes banks and authors Use the...

Page 19: ...he controls on the panel you have instant access to the sound These parameters are cal led Panel Parameters When editing a Panel parame ter this is displayed in the lower part of the touch screen display parameter name and corresponding value Most sections offer additional sound parameters that are available through the touchscreen display To edit an additional parameter press the corresponding mo...

Page 20: ... values use special gradation when changing their values As soon as the value 0 is reached the sweep is stopped for a short period to make it easier to edit Iridium Keyboard r For each parameter the original value from the loaded patch is indicated by a vertical bar in the main bottom area and in the encoder displays r A useful hint Press a mode button above the display several times to switch thr...

Page 21: ...k You can also add a new bank by tapping on next to the bank name 4 Tap on the Author name to select a desired au thor in the pop up menu You can also add a new author name by tapping on next to the author name 5 You can also choose up to four attributes for your sound Tap on the corresponding Attribu te 1 to 4 on the touchscreen to open a pop up menu selection list Select the desired attribute Yo...

Page 22: ...screen s Action pop up menu r Use the Save function for copying sound programs There is no need to edit a program before storing it What about MIDI and System settings Press the Global button right below the display to enter the Global mode Here you can make all settings regarding the overall tuning Pitch tab You will find an easy to use Audio Recorder Audio tab You can make can make further setti...

Page 23: ...pening certain frequencies Digital Former delivers additional filter models and effects for sound proces sing The Amplifier and the Effects are located at the end of the signal chain They determine the overall vo lume of the signal and add up to five effects like chorus flanger delay and reverb etc Potential signal routing for an audio signal Modulators LFOs Envelopes Komplex Modulator Modulation ...

Page 24: ...le is a table consisting of single cycle waveforms Each waveform is classified by its own special sound cha racter The main difference of wavetable synthesis in com parison with other sound generation principles is the ability to not only to play one waveform per oscillator but also to step through the wavetable via different modulati ons thereby creating wavetable sweeps The results can be dramat...

Page 25: ...nto a regular saw wave to a square wave The Particle Generator This generator creates its sound by playing back audio samples Press the Particle button to activate the Particle Generator for the corres ponding oscillator 1 2 or 3 The whole oscillator section lights up in blue There are two different ways of sample playback normal playback and granular playback The Particle Generator needs to be fe...

Page 26: ...pt of the Resonator is sound creation by using an initial exciter signal mostly a short noise impul se which goes through a bandpass filter bank where its resonating filters finally produce a ringing sine like sound Press the Resonator button to acti vate the Resonator for the correspon ding oscillator 1 2 or 3 The whole oscillator section lights up in red Based on different Timbre modes the parti...

Page 27: ... sic FM feedback Furthermore each kernel has its own multi stage envelo pe stereo output panning plus multiple modulation opti ons for velocity key tracking plus presenting feedback level pitch and wavetable position as modulation tar gets It is like having a modulation matrix within a kernel Meanwhile kernel pitch can be set in relation to note pitch as well as being set to fixed frequency in aud...

Page 28: ...y channels 1 and 2 are used There are three ways to load import samples for further usage Factory samples you can load and edit all of the fac tory samples This is the easiest way to start exploring the sample capabilities of your Iridium Keyboard Import own audio samples you can import your own samples from any USB storage device and load them in the Iridium Keyboard s Flash memory Here the samp ...

Page 29: ...n This section offers additional filter models and signal en hancer effects such as Drive or Bit Crusher Envelopes Section The Iridium Keyboard s envelopes allow you to manipulate sound parameters via timed modulations The Iridium Keyboard offers six independent programmable envelopes for every sound program Two Filter Envelopes These envelopes are designed to control the Dual Filters 1 and 2 but ...

Page 30: ...he output signal of this section can be used as modulation source to create morphing atmospheres dro nes and blurring sounds r The Komplex Modulator can be found on the Mod display page Here tap on the Komplex Modulator tab r To hear the result of the Komplex Modulator you should define it as a modulation source for a desired parameter like pitch filter cutoff frequency or any other parameter you ...

Page 31: ...an be described as a signal generating unit s influence upon a sound parameter The terms used in this context are Source and Destination The Iridium Keyboard offers 40 independent modulation assignments slots each with individual settings of source destination and amount The Modulation Matrix Mod Matrix is key to the power of every Waldorf synthesizer so start experi menting with it right now Dire...

Page 32: ... desired option tap on the corresponding tab in the upper display area Favorites Tab This is a special perform mode for live musicians Here you can set up 20 sound programs per Set for faster selection You can define up to six Sets which means that you have fast access to 120 sound programs with just two taps r You can also access the Favorites tab by pressing the selection dial This is valid from...

Page 33: ...e length velocity and pitch can be defined You can also create four additional controller sequences that can be used as modu lation sources To start or stop the arpeggiator or sequencer play back press the Play button it switches from Off to Running or vice versa and play one or more notes on your keyboard or on the pads XY Pad Tab This page provides a X Y pad a two dimensional controller based on...

Page 34: ...idium Keyboard system software Copy the bin file onto the top level of a suitable USB storage device Connect the USB device to the Controller USB port Press the Global button to enter the Global page Tap on the System tab to open the System sub pa ge Tap on the Update button and select the USB drive Locate the bin file and press Load Then follow the onscreen instructions After the file is installe...

Page 35: ...ckstart Technical Data Power Supply Supply Voltage Input 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Nominal Voltage Output 12 V DC Maximum power consumption 15 W Dimensions and Weight Width 851 mm Depth 355 mm Height including knobs 110 mm Total weight 12 0 kg ...

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