I wish it was the black one with reverse keys, but this is only one they had and they sat on it fo. This is episode 1 of a few videos im going to make demonstrating a bunch of patches i made for it. You can play two sounds at once by splitting the keyboard or layer mode in the v2. Sledge, studiologic s distinctive bright yellow virtual analogue synth, has taken on a new livery with the black edition. I do hope studiologic continue to support the sledge, its a great synth. I recently managed to get a black version and started to make some patches, not with any real intention.
This is the 2nd video of 4 highlighting what the studiologic sledge can do. Reports of patch issues cropping up in studiologic sledge units. Patch horse page with past performances, results, pedigree, photos and videos. If it really is the case studiologic was able to make it easier to edit the synth with less knobs, it sounds like they pulled off a miracle and also that waldorf didnt design the q as good as they could have. You can always swap it for a blofeld later when youve really mastered what the sledge can do. This is a full bank of 64 patches so theres somewhere to start creating patches. Patches was an incredible horse with a penchant for hanging out with his owners, robert and herbert thompson, and always seemed to want to go wherever they went.
If you have never seen patches the horse, then it is about time you did. See this post and this post for details and previous demos of the 2. Many of these are surprisingly useful because, rather than stuff the thing full of monster patches that might sound impressive in a music shop but ultimately prove to be useless in a mix, the programmers have included sensible sounds such as strings, brass, pads, lead sounds, basses and organs alongside the. In addition to the incredible sound engine and the users friendly vintage control panel, the new features further expand the instruments power and versatility.
The original waldorfengined sledge launched in 2012 and, despite being pretty reasonably priced and offering a very solid synth engine, it has largely fallen under the radar. I posted 3 patches to both sledge ii fb groups if you want to see what it can do. Selling your patches directly through our marketplace is easy and allows you to earn synthcoins that you can use to buy musical instruments or other software packages. I programmed a 457preset bank for the studiologic sledge ii, which you can download for free from the link below. Originally posted by fiddlestickz this is a great demo of what its capable of. Does this mean i can free download all the future 2. But while the sledge may be built in italy, its heart pumps german blood because, as the logo in its rear lefthand corner confirms, its powered by waldorf. Luckily i traded a synth for the sledge and didnt think too much of it, if it was no good, then no harm. If you want knobs which is smart for more of a beginner, get the sledge. Studiologic intros sledge black edition synthtopia. The sledge is big, yellow, plastic and adorned with 32 large knobs ready for tweaking the onboard sounds. Its much easier to program and for me the glaring omission of the system 8 aftertouch is a delight with the sledge and the keyed is one of the best ive played on.
Omnisphere synth includes a stunning new hardware library with over 1,600 new patches created by eric persing and the renowned spectrasonics sound development team. It would be easy to lose an afternoon on a sledge just twiddling. Hello, a few weeks ago i was confused to find my studiologic sledge i have the older orange one was making no noise on the initial patch. My disdain for lousy tiny little lcd menus with a million and one unintuitive routings and options kept. The volume relay was working and the screen would show if i modified any parameters via knobs etc, but no actual sound. Also used are some of the hidden parameters, such as other filter types that are in the waldorf blofeld. It doesnt have the sticker on the left side that says its a 2. Studiologic sledge the sledge was always a synth i wanted to try, but there was always something else to get.
This set shows the strength of the powerful synth engine by waldorf. All the patches in the bank use the a combination of the wavetables, modeled waves. Each hardware profile has a corresponding set of sounds in the hardware library which were specially designed using that hardware synth as the. It features the first 64 patches from georges tuts, which i have bastardized to squeeze them on the circuit. I just want to make a few more, then ill be selling them for. Studiologic sledge 2 black edition synthesizer zzounds. Waldorf synth engine inside 3 oscillators per voice, up to presets can be stored. It is an outburst of wild defiant sorrow, and of contempt for all the adversities of the world. How to play anything on a studiologic sledge synthtopia. The black edition also features a semiweighted keyboard with aftertouch, with black and grey keys. In the video above, hall creates a tribute to wendy carlos, using custom patches on the sledge. All those 80s digital sounds can be created right here. Sound design is a huge passion for me, which dates back to the late 80s where i first got interested in. After some weird quirks and set up tweaks, i got down to making some great sounds, which really surprised me.
A deep chesty bawl echoes from rimrock to rimrock, rolls down the mountain, and fades into the far blackness of the night. The keyboard and case are by fatar, while the synthesizer engine is by waldorf. You can select from like a thousand patches, which is great, but you can also go into panel mode and play the sledge like a true analog synth. That, for me, is at the very heart of what makes electronic music fun and rewarding. All the patches in the bank use the a combination of the wavetables, modeled waves and fm, however no samples have been used. Omnisphere download 2020 latest for windows 10, 8, 7. The sledge was always a synth i wanted to try, but there was always something else to get. I apologize for the rather long hiatus ive been on.
You find classic analog sounds, impressive wavetable sounds, spherical pads, cutting leads, technoid phrases and useful poly synth. We loved the feel, and as you may or may not know, studiologic makes a great majority of the keybeds youve probably played, so this one was certainly no slouch. Reports of patch issues cropping up in studiologic sledge. Lots of great patches from the sledge, just highlighting what the studiologic sledge can do. If you search for the george hall sledge tutorials on youtube you will get a sense of the patches that can be made by it. App sound releases spectral basics for studiologic sledge. The studiologic sledge is a virtual analog synthesizer that is a collaboration between waldorf and fatar.
Studiologic is a manufacturer of digital musical instruments such as pianos, synthesizer, home organs and more. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. On the waldorf q kbd, for example, waveshapes are selected by rotary encoder, rather than radio button, so there is an illusion of a large number of knobs the knobfarmwhere in all fairness, many of the qs knob assignments are page2altstyle and. I went through a pretty nasty breakup, and just couldnt bring myself to really do. View online or download studiologic sl880 user manual. Photos of the waldorfengined instrument in its new colours recently emerged on studiologic s facebook page, with the italian company confirming that shipping will commence from next week. This video is meant to give you an idea of the sonic potential of the studiologic sledge ii, using a small sample from almost 1,000. It is digital, and i love the digital coldness of the patches. Studiologic sledge synth patches synth presets geosynths. Studiologic isnt a company in the conventional sense. View entire discussion 19 comments more posts from the synthesizers. I love the fact that the studiologic sledge comes with 66 of the original wavetables found on the revered waldorf ppg wave.