Year/Release Date: June 30, 2026
Version: 2.0.1
Developer: Waldorf
Developer’s Website: https://waldorfmusic.com/microwave/
Format: VSTi, VSTi3, AAX
Bit Depth: 64-bit
Tablet: Included
System Requirements: Windows 7+
- 155.5 MB
Description:
The Legend Returns
Microwave defined hybrid synthesis at its finest with its unique interpretation of waveform synthesis combined with analog filters. Now Waldorf Music brings this magical instrument back to digital workstations worldwide with the release of the Microwave 1 plug-in.
Overview:
What’s new in version 2? New sound and performance features
❯ Expanded polyphony with additional voice maps (8 → 32 voices) while preserving microtiming and variations.
❯ New playback modes, including Round Robin and Random Robin.
❯ Polyphonic arpeggiator for each instrument part.
❯ Global arpeggiator with round-robin options.
❯ Creative delay effect with filter, tremolo, diffusion, and pitch shift.
❯ Updated preset browser with favorites, search, and direct loading of instrument parts.
❯ Multi-level undo/redo for parameter editing.
❯ Simultaneous editing of multiple instrument parts.
❯ New presets from mixer, engineer, and producer Chuck Zwicky.
Version 2.0.1 rc1:
Presets:
– Updated Chuck Zwicky’s factory sounds for wheels.
Preset Browser:
– New “More Sounds…” button for accessing additional sound sets in the Waldorf store.
Effects:
– New on/off switches for delay and diffuse (reverb), allowing each to be bypassed independently. Both are disabled by default; existing presets using these effects retain their sound. When re-enabled, their buffers are cleared, so legacy echoes or reverb tails are not carried over.
Bug Fixes:
– Effect and arpeggiator settings are now loaded with the preset, rather than being carried over from a previously played sound. (Enable “Save Effect Settings” or “Save Arp Settings” in the browser if you want to preserve the current settings despite all preset changes.)
Performance:
– Reduced CPU usage in multi-mode mode, especially when using more than one voice card; only the voices actually in use are now processed.
