Soundtower Waldorf Q Editor

Soundtower Waldorf Q editor has recently been upgraded to 5.0 to get rid of all of the bug problems when using it on a newer Windows system. The Waldorf Q comes with a huge sound back that is available right at the click of the mouse, even has some good but simple effects that you can edit and use in real time with no lag (now that it has been updated). The new feature to organize your sounds in Sound Tower Waldorf Q is could the “sound Librarian” it makes it very easy to organize everything and have it all in sub categorize or in folders to find easy later on. Setting up Waldorf Q was very easy, there where no issues once the upgrade was released but before the upgrade was released there where a lot of issues. Way too many issues to name.


SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

The software with the 5.0 update works great in its configuration. Waldorf Q is now very stable and works great, there where a lot of bad reviews on it before the update came out but since then I have read nothing but positive stuff about it.


OVERALL OPINION

The Multi Mixer that is built in is a very good mixer, it was actually a surprise because if I remember correctly it wasn’t this good in the original version before the update. It is a 16 channel mixer ( though I wish it did have more channels but 16 is better than 8). A new function of it is also called “sound Genetics” and it’s the ability to edit and change sounds. Its pretty creative what they came up with though, the 5.0 version was a complete turn around from the original . After the original started not acting right, I put this software away for good. Then the update came out and its very good now and a lot more complex. But if you want something more in depth , I wouldn’t purchase this.

Installation is easy on MAC and PC, enter a number to validate the license. Beautiful graphical interface, control is the Q / Qrack or microQ. For Q and Qrack models, only the edition of the sequencer is absent (dommage. ..). The QeditPro can understand the complex architecture of Waldorf and see just ready all the settings of an instrument or Multi. This is where we see the Waldorf Q is an amazing synth power and possibilities.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Editor communicates either DC or in sysex. Thinking about plugging the MIDI in 2 directions.
Be careful, for updating the real-time editor, you must choose either the CC (restricted access settings) or transmission or Sysex (full control), but not both at the same time in the global menu Q. It is a major problem for recording CC in the DAW. In fact you can not ... You have to pass from one mode to another with your Qrack or to update real-time editing, or for recording CC ... C is a bit sucks

I asked directly at SoundTower, there is no update planned or developing a plugSE damage ... yet.

Another remark, updated in real time is not done in the mode "control" of Qeditpro

OVERALL OPINION

There are a lot of publishers for Qrack, I personally chose the QeditPro and I also keep my old SoundDiver. My opinion is that this editor deserve an update to solve this communication problem CC and Sysex. the implementation of the sequencer would be a real + for visibility score for example. There is another bug in the selection of filters, this is not always the right choice that is made.
Otherwise, it is a very good app with a module to build its libraries and save them to a computer and also house algorithm to create new sounds in one click!