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Waldorf Protein Synthesizer Offers 8-Voices Of Wavetable Synthesis + Mysterious ‘Flavour Knob’

27 Nov, 2025 Synthesizers/Keyboard Synthesizers & Modular Synthesizers

Waldorf Music has introduced the Protein, an inexpensive, compact 8-voice polyphonic wavetable synthesizer, based on the original Microwave 1 ASIC oscillators and combined with modern features of Iridium heritage, including the arpeggiator, a step sequencer, chord mode, effects and more.

“The Protein goes back to the very beginnings of Waldorf’s instrument making,” they say, “interpreting the original ideas in a contemporary and innovating way.”

Features:

Protein’s 8 voices can be organized in up to 4 layers, allowing for complex sonic layered arrangements, round-robin modes, or split by MIDI channels for poly timbral operation.
With the Load Layer feature new sonic arrangements can be created in seconds by simply recombining existing layers from the extensive preset collection.
It comes with 150 factory presets of huge variety and can store up to 250 user presets. Using the 4-layer concept, users can mix and match from the existing library and create new combinations with the Load Layer feature.
Each layer features an eight-slot modulation matrix, offering a multitude of modulation possibilities for shaping sound.
The Protein also supports polyphonic aftertouch modulation.
A “Flavour knob” adds an extra layer of organic behavior, from tiny micro-fluctuations up to “sweet disturbances” to keep digital sound lively.
Waldorf Music recreated the original gritty 8-bit quantized and aliased sound of the Microwave 1 ASIC oscillators, running at 250 kHz sample rate, just like the original.

Waldorf Protein Deep Dive Video:

The Waldorf Protein is available now, with an intro price of € 329.00 (normally 379.00).