The 3rd Wave is a powerhouse wavetable synth with 24-voice polyphony and 4-part multi-timbral capability that’s like having four independent synthesizers at your fingerprints.
Each of its 3 oscillators per voice can be:
• A classic PPG-era wavetable
• A high-resolution complex wavetable
• An analog-modeled waveform
Create up to 64 custom wavetables of your own using the built-in Wavemaker. With sample-to-wavetable capability, you can connect an audio source to the audio input and generate a wavetable at the touch of a button.
• 8 Voices of full 3rd Wave sound engine with complete patch compatibility
• Bi-timbral operation with two independent parts
• Premium analog filters and output stages—identical to our flagship models
• Multiple synthesis types: wavetable, analog-style, FM, and sampling
• Streamlined interface with larger, more intuitive display
• Compact desktop format that fits your creative space
SOUND ENGINE
3 High-resolution Digital Oscillators Per Voice
• 64 total user wavetable positions with 48 wavetables that contain 64 waveforms per table (32 legacy PPG waves with room for another 16 of this type)
• 32 original 8 bit wavetables from the PPG 2 series instruments with room for 16 more user created 8 bit wavetables
• 7 high-resolution modeled analog waveforms (sine, saw, triangle, supersaw, pulse, white noise, pink noise)
• VCO sync
• Linear FM
• 6-stage wave envelope per oscillator with variable time and position that can be looped
• Optional wave flow section that allows for no wavetable as well as no waveform interpolation
• Upper wavetable mode as with the original PPG 2 series
• Unison mode and chord mode with variable voice count
1 Analog Low-pass Filter
• Dave Rossum designed, classic, 2140 low-pass resonant filter
• 24 db per octave slope
• Variable saturation amount
• Optional resonance compensation
1 State-Variable Filter
• 12 db per octave slope
• Continuously variable between low-pass, notch, and high-pass, operation with optional band-pass mode
4 ADSR+ Delay Envelopes
• Filter, Amplifier, plus 2 additional envelopes switchable between exponential and vintage PPG-style response
• Freely assignable to multiple modulation destinations
4 Low-Frequency Oscillators
• Triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square, pulse 1, pulse 2, pulse 3, and random (S&H)
• Variable delay
• Note reset
• Syncable to master clock BPM
2 Digital Effects
• BBD, stereo delay, tape delay, chorus, phaser, flanger, distortion pedal, rotating speaker, ring mod, room reverb, hall reverb, super plate reverb – most modeled on famous hardware devices
• Syncable to master clock BPM
• Parameters modulatable via mod matrix
WAVEMAKER TOOL
Built-In Custom Wavetable Maker
• “Sample-to-wave” functionality. Connect an audio source to the 3rd Wave’s Audio In port, press “Make Waves” and the synth samples the audio to create a custom wavetable
• Samples to convert can also be brought in as a 96 kHz wav file through USB
• Store up to 32 custom wavetables
• 64 waveforms per wavetable
• Accepts pitched or un-pitched material as input
• 96 kHz sampling rate
• 16-bit resolution
• 1024 cycles per waveform, converted automatically to cover entire keyboard range
• Flexible wave-sampling length
• Imports Serum™ wavetables
SEQUENCER
Performs both Note and Parameter Sequencing
• 4 parts per sequence
• 24 sequences per preset
• Up to 32 measures per sequence
• Variable quantization resolution per sequence (32nd, 16th, 8th, quarter, half, whole note, or quantization off), that is settable in real time
• Variable swing
ARPEGGIATOR
1 Arp per Multi-part
• Up, down, up/down, and assign modes
• Variable range (1, 2, or 3 octaves)
MOD MATRIX
16-slot Modulation Matrix Per Multi-Part
• 16 slot modulation matrix with 27 mod sources and 114 mod destinations
• 12 additional fixed-source mod paths
• Modulation assignment buttons enable quick and easy modulation routing
• Mod Matrix runs at audio rates
• Sequencer can record and play mod parameter changes in real time
CONTROLS
• 77 knobs and 39 buttons enable deep, comprehensive editing with minimal menu diving • Pitch and Mod Wheels
• Full-sized, five-octave, semi-weighted, premium Fatar keyboard with velocity and aftertouch
PROGRAMS
• 500 factory programs. User rewritable
IN/OUT
• 4 Stereo outputs (2x 1/4″ phone jack per part)
• Headphone out (stereo 1/4″ phone jack)
• MIDI In, MIDI Out, and MIDI Thru
• USB port for bidirectional MIDI communication
• Audio Input for creating user wavetables from external audio source (1/4″ phone jack)
• Audio Input can also route audio through the filters, output chain, and effects
• Sustain/footswitch input
• Volume pedal input
• Expression pedal input
POWER
• 1 universal IEC AC power inlet for internal power supply
• Operates worldwide on voltages between 100-240v, 50-60 Hz, 65 watts maximum power consumption
Dimensions
• Shipping Box Dimensions: 44 x 20 x 13 inches, 35 lbs
• Synth Dimensions: 38.5 x 14.25 x 5 inches, 27 lbs
