Click here for a Google translated interview of Joachim Flor of Waldorf. Replace "Whale Village" with "Waldorf" when you get there. : ) Here's
a link to the original in German. This one sent my way via Dr. Georg Müller.
"AMAZONA.de:
What might we expect from the new Waldorf?
JOACHIM FLOR:
Of course there will be new Waldorf products... the future developments will be characterised by innovation, unmistakable sound, optimal ergonomics, excellent design, user friendliness and all that the name Waldorf stood for, stands and will continue to stand. But we'll let you be surprised. Our first goal is the winters NAMM 2007 in Anaheim!"
I can't wait. Something tells me Winter NAMM 2007 will be the most hyped NAMM in a long, long time. : ) Thanks for sending this one in Georg!
Update via Mr. Array in the comments:
"Wheee!
Here is another message, this time from Stefan Stenzel where he more or less confirms that there will be paid OS updates for legacy Waldorf products:
http://lists.waldorf.synth.net/pipermail/user-forum/2006-April/004774.html"
"Since we are not a legal successor of the preceeding waldorf companies,
we cannot provide further upgrades for free. However, rest assured that
the price we will charge for future upgrades will be reasonable."
Title link takes you there.
"AMAZONA.de:
Tomislav Babic sent the following samples to AH. I asked him if I could put up a post on them and he said yes. Here there are. Enjoy. Title link takes you to Tomislave Babic's website.
"Looking at the Minimoog's amplitude envelope (Fig. 1) reveals that even with the sustain set to minimum, there's about 20-30 milliseconds where the sound stays at maximum level before the decay begins. There is no way to eliminate this short period of full volume sustain; it's part of the Minimoog's characteristic sound. It's also what happens to percussive sounds when you clip, limit, or compress them."
flickr by unrest. Title link takes you to a few more. Note Eurorack refers to the physical dimensions of the rack modules not the manufacturer.
