Wavetable Synthesis Like You’ve Never Heard Before - Daniel Fisher

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  • Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
  • Shop Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave advanced wavetable synthesizer 👉 sweetwater.sjv.io/3rdWave
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    Since the end of the PPG era, synthesists the world over have waited with bated breath for a worthy heir to take up the gauntlet of wavetable synthesis. After nearly 40 years, Groove Synthesis arrives with the 3rd Wave synthesizer to completely reimagine how we interface with sound via wavetable synthesis. Don’t just take our word for it: let our resident synthesist Daniel Fisher take you on a no-talking, aural odyssey as he pulls the synth from the stone. Take a listen!
    After you watch, check out Sweetwater.com today for all your music instrument and pro audio needs! 👉 sweetwater.sjv.io/shop
    0:00 - Daniel Fisher - 3rd Wave Improvisations
    0:25 - 26 Minutes of Live 3rd Wave Performances
    26:14 - Thanks for Watching!
    #Sweetwater #GrooveSynthesis #3rdWave #DanielFisherSweetwater #DanielFisher #Wavetable #Synthesizer

КОМЕНТАРІ • 135

  • @sweetwater
    @sweetwater  Рік тому +6

    What sort of details would you like to see out of a deep dive into the 3rd Wave synth? Let us know in the comments, and be sure to pick up your own cutting-edge wavetable synthesizer 👉 sweetwater.sjv.io/3rdWave

    • @G6304
      @G6304 Рік тому +1

      Well, my list is long, but for me the modulation matrix is my top interest, plus the creation of new wavetables, integration of the modulation matrix with the onboard effects, pad creation, leads, other worldly type sounds, and ofcourse foldback waveform synthesis.

  • @G6304
    @G6304 Рік тому +12

    This synth sounds amazingly glorious, not sure there's anything else like it in existence at the moment, Groove Synthesis has created a total masterpiece !

    • @starchedshirt13
      @starchedshirt13 Рік тому +4

      Thank you, Ace. We appreciate that very much. We poured out hearts and souls into the 3rd Wave and this kind of praise from synth folks like yourself means everything to us.

  • @CuriousDroid
    @CuriousDroid Рік тому +5

    This demo was better than some complete albums and the sounds this thing makes is extraordinary. Although some have said that the effects are OK and that external ones are better the way Daniel was playing them, as well as the synth really did make this shine. The best demo of this synth and its capabilities I have heard so far by a long way.

  • @johnpaulpatton9786
    @johnpaulpatton9786 Рік тому +5

    The blue looks especially good against the movie theater carpet! Daniel (The Demo King) Fisher strikes again!

  • @anthonyalexander7246
    @anthonyalexander7246 9 місяців тому +3

    Daniel, you still the man.

  • @audiblevideo
    @audiblevideo Рік тому +5

    I love this video just for Dan's playing

  • @dirkkeersmaekers4343
    @dirkkeersmaekers4343 Рік тому +5

    Glad to hear that not all sounds are PPG like.🤸

  • @neilloughran4437
    @neilloughran4437 Рік тому +8

    Love this... sounded like a 1980s TD soundtrack in places! Fabulous sounding synth.

  • @kre8a361
    @kre8a361 Місяць тому +1

    Amazing sounds with sense, motion and the drift of emotional sweeping sound scapes 🤖

  • @GertBoers
    @GertBoers Рік тому +4

    That smile in the end says it all!

  • @gosesalvadori8204
    @gosesalvadori8204 Рік тому +5

    we need a deep dive of this

  • @foxglove9
    @foxglove9 Рік тому +6

    almost 30 minutes of Daniel jamming and no talking? I'm in! Although I enjoy him talking as well, he always has good tips to share.

  • @Robguitarjarvis
    @Robguitarjarvis 10 місяців тому +2

    Can’t think of many people better than mr D Fisher to demo a synth that’s pretty certain to become legendary in future. Wow !

  • @kvmoore1
    @kvmoore1 Рік тому +9

    I've played the Oberheim OB-X8 and had my heart set on getting one. However, this 3rd Wave sounds phenomenal and has so much more to offer for the same amount of money as the OB-X8. It's amazing versatile and sounds unlike anything I currently own. With that said, one of the patches Daniel played in this video sounded so emotional I really felt it deep down. That is a reaction I don't always get from a synth. Daniel's excellent playing really shows some of the potential of this amazing synth and that's just scratching the surface of what this powerful beast can do.
    I think this synth is well worth it's asking price and I really hope to own one someday. I'd honestly choose this over the OB-X8 considering the other synths I already own if I had to choose between the two.

    • @enricopallazzoofficial
      @enricopallazzoofficial Рік тому +6

      I think i'm with you on this one. My heart was set on the OB-X8 and a Waldorf M. I've started watching videos on this 3rd Wave and i'm really really impressed. It can do wavetable/PPG stuff amazingly but also the VA stuff is on pair with a lot of analog poly.
      I'm pretty sure this will be my 2023 synth purchase. I'm waiting for another 3rd wave video which will be out in a few days and then i'll take my shot.

    • @edgardvera3132
      @edgardvera3132 Рік тому +5

      I was lucky to get one of the very first 3rd Waves in August last year. And at the initial price too.
      I put my pre-order in May ‘22 immediately after learning about these guys and what they had in their hands. Later I bought the OBX8, and I have to say the 3rd Wave is the best “modern” synth in the market. It is much more then a PPG remake attempt.

    • @starchedshirt13
      @starchedshirt13 Рік тому +5

      Thanks for your kind words.We're gratified to hear such praise. It makes it all worth it. We're really just 6 synth geeks at heart and love synths as much as we love making them..

    • @kvmoore1
      @kvmoore1 Рік тому +2

      @Groove Synthesis Mark You're very welcome. Thank you all for bringing such a fantastic product to the market. I highly appreciate the work you do as well as your passion for what you create. I can clearly tell you poured your hearts into the 3rd Wave. The sound of it speaks for itself.

    • @Pacer416
      @Pacer416 Рік тому +3

      Because I'm old, I own all of them. An M, an OBX-8 and a 3rd Wave. The 3rd Wave is the Winner. : ) Much more versatile. A truly breakthrough synth versus the others, which are really solid, but don't offer any where near what the 3rd Wave Offers. Hope this helps. Good Luck!

  • @Fastvoice
    @Fastvoice Рік тому +6

    Brings a lot of PPG Wave vibes - also about the same blue color as these old gems. 😉

  • @krystiankrewniak
    @krystiankrewniak Рік тому +7

    This device is pure magic. But i need my kidneys so I think I'lk stick to listening to it for now😂

  • @GEOSynths
    @GEOSynths Рік тому +10

    Sounds great Daniel, another level in your Hands :)

    • @theaudioeng
      @theaudioeng Рік тому +1

      You got $5k sloshing around in your bank account Jamie, hmmm?? 😉👍🎹🎶

    • @fjfrancois
      @fjfrancois Рік тому

      @@theaudioeng Lol 😂

  • @SwiftDreamer
    @SwiftDreamer Рік тому +6

    Dan is a gem! 💎💎💎

  • @hayleycomet8029
    @hayleycomet8029 Рік тому +4

    Amazing performance 👏

  • @ChrisPBacon3000
    @ChrisPBacon3000 Рік тому +4

    Love it!

  • @CreativeSpiral
    @CreativeSpiral Рік тому +3

    Nice demo! Great sounds.

  • @Jimbo386000
    @Jimbo386000 Рік тому +3

    Damn this sounds great!

  • @SPAZZOID100
    @SPAZZOID100 Рік тому +5

    Love this synth. Not cheap, but those knobs and a brand new company means it will not be cheap.
    It will be mine.

  • @geekmastermind
    @geekmastermind Рік тому +9

    Love all of it, but 24:54 gave me a great big happy. ❤

    • @Chris.Brisson
      @Chris.Brisson Рік тому +7

      Every little thing he plays is magic. 😎

    • @GertBoers
      @GertBoers Рік тому +5

      @@Chris.Brisson Haha, I had the same song in mind.

    • @coyotegeek
      @coyotegeek Рік тому +5

      It's funny, I got the 3rd Wave a few weeks ago, and when I found that patch I immediately played exactly the same line from Message in a Bottle.

    • @lenochod7950
      @lenochod7950 Рік тому

      @@coyotegeek Is this synth worth purchasing if I already own DX5 and Jupiter-8?

    • @coyotegeek
      @coyotegeek Рік тому

      @@lenochod7950 that’s one of those questions with wrong answers only. The 3rd Wave is very deep but sonically quite distinct from the JP8 or DX5. I haven’t played either, so making a comparison is basically impossible. I do own an ISE-NIN and a TX-802, so it’s not impossible to speculate. The 3W is a monster, and is both easier to program than a 6-op Yamaha and deeper than the Roland. And it sounds absolutely fantastic. UA-cam doesn’t do the sound justice.

  • @alastairfraser8177
    @alastairfraser8177 Рік тому +2

    Good demo

  • @Chris.Brisson
    @Chris.Brisson Рік тому +7

    It's amazing what sonic potential $5,000 can offer these days.

    • @vaiman7777
      @vaiman7777 Рік тому +2

      Imagine what $10,000 could do?! Future is bright for us

    • @williamshaneblyth
      @williamshaneblyth Рік тому +4

      Not in my hands. Daniels certainly

  • @cameddy4081
    @cameddy4081 Рік тому +2

    Awesome - when is the next shipment scheduled for landing ?

  • @powermix24
    @powermix24 Рік тому +4

    Thanks Mr Fisher. Lovely instrument! Love the tripbute to PPG wave but yea the price is out there but you get a lot for the money. If you want cheaper synths kind alike it, Hydrasynth and Modwave would be contenders.

    • @thedarkestrainbow
      @thedarkestrainbow Рік тому +3

      Hydra’s newest firmware offers bit reduction per oscillator so you can get that gritty 8 bit sound if that’s your fancy.

    • @entropybentwhistle
      @entropybentwhistle Рік тому +1

      @@thedarkestrainbow I havn’t updated mine yet, so that’s an incentive for sure.

  • @phoenixlandingstudio6594
    @phoenixlandingstudio6594 Рік тому +5

    The first 2 seconds I thought Transformers changing into vehicles or robots 😅

  • @obsoletecd-rom
    @obsoletecd-rom Рік тому +5

    An introduction into wavetable synthesis would be nice using this machine. Is the learning curve steep?

  • @jamesdaniels3699
    @jamesdaniels3699 Рік тому +1

    Ever since my stroke almost three years ago, I miss my right hand,no control of my right side.

  • @cronenbergj
    @cronenbergj 9 місяців тому

    How is the VA side of this compared to a Novation Summit for example ? Many pepole are,wondering about just the Analog ish sounds of this.

  • @theaudioeng
    @theaudioeng Рік тому +5

    Amazing sounding new kid on the block Daniel .... but seriously, $5k is a dampener tbh! 😢

  • @steme2007
    @steme2007 Рік тому +3

    Looks and sounds (mostly) great! Thank you for the demo. But why are so many sounds so distorted? Also lots of non-pleasing aliasing at times, especially when several keys are depressed. Is that internal overload in the Synth mixer or external with the preamp from the camera?

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Рік тому +5

      Hi steme 2007. The distortion is on me as I was trying lots of things with the Saturation knob in the filter section.The brief aliasing was external. -_Daniel_

    • @steme2007
      @steme2007 Рік тому +3

      @@sweetwater Thx 4 the quick answer!

  • @outlier5844
    @outlier5844 3 місяці тому

    This is digital so isn't omnisphere the same but through an analogue filter and amp?

  • @teknomanning
    @teknomanning Рік тому +4

    I want ❤

  • @EarlyMist
    @EarlyMist Рік тому +3

    For me...Wavetable only for incredible evolving patches, along with Granular symthesis etc.
    I prefer the traditional methods for basic stuf

    • @fjfrancois
      @fjfrancois Рік тому

      I prefer a Moog or Oberheim classic synth.

  • @phoenixlandingstudio6594
    @phoenixlandingstudio6594 Рік тому +2

    Is this better than the OPsix, Cobolt and Hydrasynth?

    • @powermix24
      @powermix24 Рік тому +4

      Money wise no, But if you can afford it then yes.

    • @GertBoers
      @GertBoers Рік тому

      @Phoenix Landing Studio: I'm curious too. Although, Opsix is a totally different synth (based on FM, instead of wavetable). Maybe you mean the Modwave?
      The Cobalt differs due to the algorithms, but sound wise I'm curious too.
      I guess the Hydrasynth with the new 2.0 firmware comes mighty close, for a fraction of the price, even the Deluxe. And then you even get PolyAT, instead of channelAT (MonoAT)!

    • @entropybentwhistle
      @entropybentwhistle Рік тому +5

      @@GertBoers Probably the most “similar” in wavetable capability from cheapest to most expensive are the Modwave, Sledge (surprise entry, it has Waldorf’s wavetables on board), Hydrasynth, and the Iridium and Quantum(s).

    • @ZenMountain
      @ZenMountain Рік тому +2

      Yes.

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 Рік тому +1

      What does “better” mean?? The opsix is not a wavetable synth. Plus it has very few knobs & made of plastic.

  • @fudurich
    @fudurich Рік тому +2

    what's up with the distorted audio?

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Рік тому +5

      Hi Christopher. That's on me. I was really enjoying the Saturation knob in the Filter section and it doesn't seem to have translated to UA-cam very well. -_Daniel_

  • @danaoldenburg4772
    @danaoldenburg4772 Рік тому +3

    Only $5K!. Put me down for two! Nice sounding synth, though…

  • @anthonyalexander7246
    @anthonyalexander7246 9 місяців тому +1

    Behringer model d,$300, moog model d $6000, that's why they got sold.

    • @entropybentwhistle
      @entropybentwhistle 8 місяців тому +2

      Guess which one will still be up and working in your studio in 30 years.

  • @voodoohex72
    @voodoohex72 Рік тому +1

    not sure if its the synth or the levels on this video but there seems to be digi distortion/clipping all over it.

    • @EarlyMist
      @EarlyMist Рік тому

      In the first parts I agree...

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Рік тому +3

      Yeah, I was showing off the Saturation knob in the filter section.
      I should have said that when I turned the knob.
      -_Daniel_

    • @5etz3r
      @5etz3r Рік тому

      @@sweetwater another video suggests that you get this behavior when you drive the oscillator levels too high, any chance thats it ? I see oscillator 1 is pushed all the way. I don't have any idea myself, but just curious...

  • @m9cao
    @m9cao Рік тому

    the new ppg with 24 poly? but the price was too expensive

  • @Seekthetruth3000
    @Seekthetruth3000 Рік тому

    Is this a better synth than a Korg Wavestate? Thanks.

    • @googlingthevoid
      @googlingthevoid 11 місяців тому

      Yes

    • @entropybentwhistle
      @entropybentwhistle 8 місяців тому

      At minimum it is like having 4 wavestates at the same time due to multi-timbrality.

  • @mh22xv
    @mh22xv Рік тому +3

    Sounds awesome! But man… that color though

    • @drindy5166
      @drindy5166 Рік тому +1

      👊🤣👍

    • @obsoletecd-rom
      @obsoletecd-rom Рік тому +11

      I like it. I’m glad it’s not just another black synth.

    • @LeventeZone
      @LeventeZone Рік тому +5

      Pretty exact replica of the PPG Wave colour and even the panel organisation + replica buttons (shape and colour) + graphics are very PPG Wave.

  • @colinodea2407
    @colinodea2407 Рік тому

    Want it. Will never get it

  • @regmonmusic
    @regmonmusic Рік тому +1

    My only question Daniel is… 3rd Wave or Super 6? 😁

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 Рік тому +2

      Totally different types of synths.

    • @regmonmusic
      @regmonmusic Рік тому +2

      @@SPAZZOID100 Yep

    • @outlier5844
      @outlier5844 3 місяці тому

      @@SPAZZOID100 Aren't they both virtual analogue?

  • @LeventeZone
    @LeventeZone Рік тому +2

    Interesting imitation of PPG Wave visually, and even some patches suggest that it contains those wavetables (or extremely similar) plus downright replicas of PPG Wave patches, too based on those wavetables. However, with current manufacturing methods & component prices, plus the firmware value, how on Earth can this price tag be justified? If we think of beasts like Quantum at high end of price range and then the insanely capable ASM with note aftertouch (thus quite some extra costs there) and Korg wavetable offerings' price at the other (low) end.. Interesting price point, to say the least.

    • @jesuslovestoastyaya
      @jesuslovestoastyaya Рік тому +1

      24 Voices with SSM filters (same filter as Prophet 5, which only has 5 SSM filters)

    • @LeventeZone
      @LeventeZone Рік тому

      @@jesuslovestoastyaya SSM2040 itself even at individual retail price (e.g. RosenSound) is 30 USD... Considering fully digital signal paths + DAC and 24 SSM2040s... hm. As with anything like this, the dominant factor in the pricing equation is not the component & manufacturing price... Marketing-wise it is not an accident that the PPG Wave look is imitated so exactly (psychological legend trigger 1), but also, deservedly famous (but in 2020s dirt cheap) components are used (psychological legend trigger 2) - and so on.

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 Рік тому

      @@LeventeZone So????

    • @LeventeZone
      @LeventeZone Рік тому

      @@SPAZZOID100 So... time will tell... whether it is another overhyped overpriced highly imitative & manipulative gimmick, with obviously a LOT effort put in to trigger particular nostalgia for a particular synth... or something that will endure & offer genuine novelty in the Wolfgang Palm tradition of wavetable synthesis. If you are familiar with product design & marketing philosophy, this and the ASM Hydrasynth are diametrically opposite. Latter lets the features & staggering sound design capabilities speak for themselves, whilst this one is a bit suspiciously self-conscious about what emotional buttons it wants to press... making the latter a priority instead of innovation. If latter is present, many question marks... then merely this video fails to reveal them.

  • @REY-KOFF
    @REY-KOFF Рік тому

    Нет смысла платить столько за инструмент у которого звук 16 бит имеет!

  • @connor_flanigan
    @connor_flanigan Рік тому +1

    more interesting than a sawtooth waveform through a low pass filter. but I'm wondering how many of these sounds could be done on synths from the 90s for a few hundred dollars or new synths? and $5,000 for a synth from an unknown manufacturer? not for the average player, that's for sure.

    • @entropybentwhistle
      @entropybentwhistle Рік тому +3

      The brains behind this are from Sequential and other big name instrument companies. They definitely weren’t noobs.

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 Рік тому

      Synths from the 90’s like romplers? No knobs.

  • @amoscosoparedes
    @amoscosoparedes 6 місяців тому

    Wow! 5000usd is too expensive. Just a dream for an aficionado.

  • @anthonyalexander7246
    @anthonyalexander7246 9 місяців тому +1

    One thing behringer has proven is that most of these products are way over priced, $3500, most, new company, insane starting price for a newbie.

    • @anthonyalexander7246
      @anthonyalexander7246 5 місяців тому

      But they sound good, its overpriced, i remember a highend bass maker bragging about all of his expensive cars thanks to price gouging.

    • @ElectroPanPipes
      @ElectroPanPipes 5 місяців тому

      @@anthonyalexander7246 overpriced is used too many times and incorrectly. Behringer would have to produce THIS synth exactly, for $800 for it to be true. There’s a reason they don’t and just copy old schematics. It’s just a silly comparison fan boys like to use these days

  • @mickpowell8391
    @mickpowell8391 Рік тому +22

    Sounds great....but $5000. Seriously. Not happening.

    • @obsoletecd-rom
      @obsoletecd-rom Рік тому +4

      Yeah. 5k seems incredibly high. Wasn’t groove synthesis selling this direct for just under 4K?

    • @entropybentwhistle
      @entropybentwhistle Рік тому +5

      @@obsoletecd-rom Yes. Their wheelout price was $3795. Apparently the retailer deal added $1200. That’s a deal breaker for me.

    • @benbowland
      @benbowland Рік тому +4

      I thought it was 3795? Also, isn’t it weird that it was normal for synths to cost the equivalent of $10,000 back in the day but now if it’s even half that much people lose their minds?

    • @mickpowell8391
      @mickpowell8391 Рік тому +7

      ​@@benbowland I didn't "lose my mind". First, I simply said it is $4995 for a synth from a company with no real track record to warrant that price. Second, it was never "normal" to spend $10k on a synthesizer except in the early days (for the rich few) where they were literally built by hand with hand soldering and assembly. These days, all these synth companies use Fatar key beds or similar and are built in factories with high volume PCB lines.

    • @obsoletecd-rom
      @obsoletecd-rom Рік тому +4

      @@benbowland yeah back then synths we’re utilizing emerging technologies. Hence their insane price tags. Today? I don’t think 5k for this synth is justifiable.

  • @jjrusy7438
    @jjrusy7438 Рік тому

    5 g's . I have a problem with pure digital synths that cost a fortune. At least this sounds great.
    Giant vst's. I will wait for future generations once the firmware is common and processors are more powerful. That moog matriarch on sale is looking really good to me right now. IMO, now is the time for analogs and get by on a hydra or minifreak until the $500 iridium killer shows up. And it will as the algo's and code are developed.

    • @neilloughran4437
      @neilloughran4437 Рік тому

      I reckon it would have to come from Behringer. I own the Iridium keyboard and I can see why it is expensive with the nice hardware, touch screen and being made/developed in EU by a very small company which seems to struggle a bit.. it's one of the best synths I own. I have a Matriarch too... great synth.. some firmware issues too but that's the way in the modern era...

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 Рік тому +1

      This has analog filters.

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 Рік тому +1

      The Matriarch has nothing to do with wavetables.

  • @angelparedes9967
    @angelparedes9967 Рік тому +1

    Why 😢 so much money

  • @anthonyalexander7246
    @anthonyalexander7246 9 місяців тому +3

    Digital oscillators, $5000, yikes, a vst in the box, sounds good but way over priced.