The Waldorf STVC is a string synthesizer with 49-key vocoder in a sturdy metal housing. The delivery includes a 44cm long gooseneck microphone with LED.

The string section starts with an oscillator bank based on octave splitters, followed by a complex mixer, an equalizer and an ensemble effect, just like the classic string machines of the 70s. A single control goes through registrations for violin, viola, cello, brass, organ, choir and more.

The solo section is a 16-part synthesizer that complements the string sounds. Here, too, a single controller drives through many useful settings. Solo is a companion of the strings, but it is powerful enough to play the leading role occasionally.

The vocoder replaces the equalizer of the string section with a filter bank that models the vocal tract based on the entered language. The fully polyphonic oscillator bank is used as a carrier signal and can therefore produce very intelligible speech or vocals. The formants can be modified so that the perceived gender changes. The adjustable jitter makes the voice rough or hoarse, even whispering. The solo section can be played by the vocoder or parallel to it.

Features:

• String Synthesizer with Vocoder

• Comes with a high-quality gooseneck microphone, which is plugged directly into the front panel

• String section with oscillator bank, complex mixer, equaliser and enselmble effect

• Solo section is 16-part synthesizer

• Freeze button

• Tweak function allows targeted intervention in details of sound generation

• Animate effect is a modulation of the String or Vocoder Registration

• Phaser Effect

• Hall effect with adjustable room size

Hardware:

• Sturdy metal housing

• Keyboard with 49 keys, aftertouch and velocity

• Keyboard Transpose in +/- 24 semitones

• Pitch bend and modulation wheel

• 128x64 pixel OLED

• 10 potentiometers, 1 encoder, 9 illuminated buttons, 5 switches

• 44cm gooseneck microphone with LED

Connections:

• MIDI in/out

• USB/Power

• 6.3 mm sustain pedal input

• 6.3 mm Expression/Ext. signal

• 3.5 mm headphone output

• 6.3 mm Line out Left/Stereo

• 6.3 mm Line out Right/Mono

• XLR microphone jack on front panel

Sound generation:

• Full Polyphine String Section

• Continuous Morphing of the String Registration

• 16-part polyphonic solo section

• Continuous Morphing of the Solo Tones

• Tremolo for Solo

• 126 programmable sounds in 3 banks

• Tweak for modulation and targeted sound design

Vocoders:

• 250 Filter belts

• Excellent speech intelligibility

• Formant Modification

• Freeze Mode

• Full polyphonic Carrier

• Optional jitter of the string carrier

• Continuous morphing of the registration

Effects:

• Animate Effect for modulation of registration

• Ensemble/Chorus Effect for Strings and Vocoders

• Phaser effect for strings and vocoders

• Reverb Effect

• All effects can be used simultaneously