Waldorf M is bringing back classic Microwave and Microwave II tone generation as a new-generation classic hybrid eight/sixteen-voice polyphonic wavetable synthesizer in a desktop-friendly form factor. An analogue Ladder type 24 dB/Oct LPF (an improved version of the SSI 2144) provides resonance and analogue saturation features. Each voice is routed through a true stereo analogue VCA with panning option.

M desktop synthesizer features a wide range of unique sounds and it has a total of 16 banks with 128 memory slots each. The included sound presets – 1024 in total (divided into 8 banks of 128 sounds) also include all of the classic Microwave sound sets, such as MW1 Factory Sound Set, MW1 Soundpool 1-5, the fat-sounding Analogue and Bassco, as well as PPG Wave 2.3 sounds converted for the original Microwave. Moreover, it also features freshly-programmed sounds utilising M’s new features — from true hard Sync to the ARP and MIDI-syncable global LFO.

Two LFOs are generating a periodic waveform with adjustable frequency Rate and Shape that can be used for modulation purposes, are also always at hand. However, unlike other Waldorf synthesizers, there is no classic modulation matrix in M.