The soul of the Microwave is reborn in the Waldorf Protein

Discover the Waldorf Protein, an authentic wavetable digital synthesizer that accurately recreates the sound of the iconic Microwave 1 using the same original ASIC chip and its distinctive lo-fi character. With modeled CEM filters, modern effects, advanced modulation, and MPE compatibility, it is a compact and powerful synthesizer designed for sound designers, electronic producers, and lovers of classic wavetable.

What makes the Waldorf Protein special?

The Waldorf Protein stands out for capturing the exact essence of the Microwave 1, from its original wavetables to the behavior of the DACs, aliasing, and characteristic digital texture. To this, it adds a modern workflow with built-in effects, deep modulation, and MPE compatibility that allows you to interpret and sculpt sound with unprecedented expressiveness in such a compact synthesizer.

It is ideal for aggressive basses, granular pads, evolving sounds, and classic 80s and 90s digital timbres modernized for the current workflow.

Key features

• Oscillators based on the original ASIC chip of the Microwave 1
• Bit-identical wavetables with authentic 8-bit aliasing and quantization
• Modeled CEM filters with additional Dirty modes (noise, crackle, click, geiger, bursts)
• 8 voices, 4 timbre layers with stack, split, and round-robin modes
• Advanced modulation: 3 envelopes, 2 LFOs, 8-slot matrix
• Polyphonic aftertouch and full MPE support
• Arpeggiator + step sequencer (up to 32 steps)
• 2 effects slots: reverb, delay, chorus, phaser, flanger, drive, EQ, compressor, tremolo
• Connectivity: 6.35 mm stereo jack output, mini-jack headphones, MIDI DIN (adapters included), and USB-C
• Compact format: 252 × 170 × 48 mm | 0.9 kg | USB-C powered