Truly shows the versatility of this fantastic synth. Many other synths have come and gone through my rig over four + decades of my playing. The Pulse 2 which I purchased in 2014 has and will remain a primary instrument for me. GREAT SOUND & ENORMOUS SOUND DESIGN POTENTIAL!
yup, clearly one of the best pulse 2 demos out there, thanks for the careful work. Bought this thing kinda blind out of faith in waldorf. You've assuaged any potential remorse
@@ecthroi Well, he is exaggerating a bit. There is a so called Para8 mode available where it has 8 analogue square wave oscillators I believe. So that’s on top of it’s other more complex oscillators, but afaik you can’t combine them. This gives the Pulse 2 eight note polyphony within the limitations of the square wave oscillators and single analogue filter and such. It’s quite nifty actually, but likely not the reason to buy the Pulse 2 imho. See it like a bonus feature. I don’t own a Pulse 2 to check it out in detail, but I’m really contemplating buying one. Cheers.
@@asynchronicity Ah, is he? That’s a bit mad. Wonder how many of them he means when talking about 10 voices. The price at that point would become staggeringly high. But fun for sure. Cheers
He tenido algunos Moog, y el Waldorf Pulse 2, es una joya para Bajos, Leads, Atmósferas, Polys, y si además uno lo suma al Waldorf Blofeld, es una maravilla. Imbatible!
Fantastic demo! I do like the form factor and its interesting architecture, but I was never really sold on Pulse2. The volume variation, the lack of firmware updates and the terribly underutilised LCD screen (even Korg managed to squeeze in waveform oscilloscope on monologue's tiny display) always had me look away at the end. It's funny how after Waldorf terminated the product a lot of people rushed to the stores to purchase the remaining stock 😄
Actually just bought a Pulse 2 (about when I heard it is discontinued). Very excited to discover its inners. Also have a SE02 which I plan to sell. Whats your thougts on that?
Interesting - I have been thinking of doing the same, but will probably just dedicate more time to programming my SE02 more carefully. I do love Waldorf synths though. Blofeld was my first, but I've added modules, KB37 and most recently Iridium Keyboard. I'm sure you'll have great fun exploring your Pulse 2.
Would you prefer the sound and programming of the Pulse 2 versus something with a simpler interface, like the Roland SE-02? Part of my hesitation with the Pulse 2 is the interface.
Waldorf is one of my favourite synth manufacturers, but I could never really get into this thing. The original Pulse definitely sounds better to me. This "new" one takes the harshness a step too far muh of the time IMO. You did some nice work with a bunch of these sounds, though, I must say.
Hi, Very good. I am puzzled about Pulse 2 as a mono analog synt, is it still worth the move considering concurrency more recent offer in same or even lower price (Dreadbox Typhoon, AudioThingies, even Behringer Neutron with its good bass sound) ? What kind of keybord/sequencer have you used to compensate the lack of internal sequencer ? Any ouside effects, reverb, delay ? Thanks
Truly shows the versatility of this fantastic synth. Many other synths have come and gone through my rig over four + decades of my playing. The Pulse 2 which I purchased in 2014 has and will remain a primary instrument for me. GREAT SOUND & ENORMOUS SOUND DESIGN POTENTIAL!
Great track with great sounds. Best Pulse 2 demo ever.
I was wondering about its versatility, now there I have my answer! Very appreciated demo, thanks :)
Another great demo...the best for the Pulse 2 by far.
yup, clearly one of the best pulse 2 demos out there, thanks for the careful work. Bought this thing kinda blind out of faith in waldorf. You've assuaged any potential remorse
Wow it sounds great!
Fantastic demo. From this it sounds significantly better than how it’s often described. I wonder why many don’t rate it that highly.
many do rate it highly as well
Pulse 2 is the best mono analogue of all times. Have 10 voice poly made out them. KILLING ANYTHING
yo, what? 10 voice poly Pulse 2? pls elaborate & share the glory
@@ecthroi Well, he is exaggerating a bit. There is a so called Para8 mode available where it has 8 analogue square wave oscillators I believe. So that’s on top of it’s other more complex oscillators, but afaik you can’t combine them. This gives the Pulse 2 eight note polyphony within the limitations of the square wave oscillators and single analogue filter and such. It’s quite nifty actually, but likely not the reason to buy the Pulse 2 imho. See it like a bonus feature. I don’t own a Pulse 2 to check it out in detail, but I’m really contemplating buying one. Cheers.
@@skullhqxHe is talking about polychaining multiple Pulse2 units.
@@asynchronicity Ah, is he? That’s a bit mad. Wonder how many of them he means when talking about 10 voices. The price at that point would become staggeringly high. But fun for sure. Cheers
@@skullhqx He means he has ten units polychained. Crazy!
He tenido algunos Moog, y el Waldorf Pulse 2, es una joya para Bajos, Leads, Atmósferas, Polys, y si además uno lo suma al Waldorf Blofeld, es una maravilla. Imbatible!
you take this synth and make it sound good! its definitely how you use it. i find most pulse2 demos sound boring.
very nice patching. appreciate the demo and atmo
Great synth and demo
VERY NICE DEMO!!
Fantastic demo! I do like the form factor and its interesting architecture, but I was never really sold on Pulse2. The volume variation, the lack of firmware updates and the terribly underutilised LCD screen (even Korg managed to squeeze in waveform oscilloscope on monologue's tiny display) always had me look away at the end. It's funny how after Waldorf terminated the product a lot of people rushed to the stores to purchase the remaining stock 😄
Wow, nice.
amazing demo! where did you get the 19" rackmount case for the unit, from?
👍 It was custom made (won’t have it anymore).
Very good performance Panu :) Owned P2 for many years, but sold it :(
Nice use of distortion/overdrive/resonance
Muy inspirador!
11:16 The SID chip if it were a modern Waldorf synth.
very nice demo
yes :) nice sound for game Amiga Formula One Grand Prix (main theme) in 15:00
Actually just bought a Pulse 2 (about when I heard it is discontinued). Very excited to discover its inners. Also have a SE02 which I plan to sell. Whats your thougts on that?
Interesting - I have been thinking of doing the same, but will probably just dedicate more time to programming my SE02 more carefully. I do love Waldorf synths though. Blofeld was my first, but I've added modules, KB37 and most recently Iridium Keyboard. I'm sure you'll have great fun exploring your Pulse 2.
Would you prefer the sound and programming of the Pulse 2 versus something with a simpler interface, like the Roland SE-02? Part of my hesitation with the Pulse 2 is the interface.
great!
Are you going to get an Iridium? Haven't heard anything awesome from it, but I bet you could make it sing!
Thanks! Iridium would be really interesting!
Waldorf is one of my favourite synth manufacturers, but I could never really get into this thing. The original Pulse definitely sounds better to me. This "new" one takes the harshness a step too far muh of the time IMO. You did some nice work with a bunch of these sounds, though, I must say.
Hi,
Very good.
I am puzzled about Pulse 2 as a mono analog synt, is it still worth the move considering concurrency more recent offer in same or even lower price (Dreadbox Typhoon, AudioThingies, even Behringer Neutron with its good bass sound) ?
What kind of keybord/sequencer have you used to compensate the lack of internal sequencer ?
Any ouside effects, reverb, delay ?
Thanks
I used Waldorf Blofeld keyboard and recorded with Sonar. Pulse has also arpeggiator. I used software delay and reverb. Distortion is from Pulse.
@@PanuMSavolainen but do you think its worth buying one nowadays? Or is it a waste of money if you already own Serum and Zebra and such?
@@Barefoot67 I don’t own Serum or Zebra but they should be very good ones.