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Waldorf Microwave 1 - Upgrade to Version 2A Legend Returns 35 years ago we released our 1st instrument, the Microwave Its vibrate and distinctive sound transported the early wavetable sounds of the 80s into the rising electronic dance music of the following decade. Massive bass lines, enigmatic wavetable modulations, brutal attacks and pads smooth as silk have inspired generations of musicians. The Microwave defined hybrid synthesis at its best with its unique interpretation of wavetable
A Legend Returns
35 years ago we released our 1st instrument, the Microwave... Its vibrate and distinctive sound transported the early wavetable sounds of the 80s into the rising electronic dance music of the following decade. Massive bass lines, enigmatic wavetable modulations, brutal attacks and pads smooth as silk have inspired generations of musicians. The Microwave defined hybrid synthesis at its best with its unique interpretation of wavetable synthesis combined with analogue filters. Now we bring this magical instrument back to your digital workstation: Microwave 1 Plug-in.
Massive bass lines, enigmatic wavetable modulations, brutal attacks and pads smooth as silk have inspired generations of musicians. The Microwave defined hybrid synthesis at its best with its unique interpretation of wavetable synthesis combined with analogue filters. The Waldorf Microwave 1 Plug-in was painstakingly recreated from the original hardware with all its distinctive features and singularities. This multi-year project was a labour of love. Waldorf analysed and modelled the original instruments down to the finest sonic details of every aspect of the hardware. Its unique sound was based on proprietary digital and analogue designs long before the following generations of DSP-based instruments were conceived.
Only the 1st generation of the Microwave and also the Waldorf Wave were based on a custom developed integrated circuit called the Waldorf ASIC. In combination with the legendary Curtis filter chips and a very unique 68k CPU based controller software the ASIC defined a very special flavour of wavetable sound unparalleled to none. No one else than the inventor of Wavetable Synthesis of the eighties, Wolfgang Palm, helped to design this unique chip. Waldorf took a huge effort to analyze and recreate this integrated circuit within the plug-in.
Digital Section (ASIC)
- Internally running with 250 kHz sampling rate to match original ASIC sampling rate
- Modeling of digital-to-analog converters for each voice (DAC)
- Two oscillators based on same wavetable per multi instrument
- Unique digital noise generator based on ASIC technology
- Digital mixer of oscillators and noise based on original ASIC including overflow bug
- Faithful recreation of non-interpolated pitch generation
Wavetables
- All original wavetables of Microwave 1 based on the original coding and bit-identical to original
- Including algorithmic and speech wavetables
- Faithful recreation of 8-bit quantization and aliasing
- Easy to use wavetable editor based on internal control tables
- Full waveform catalogue of original instrument can be accessed
- User waveform editor
Filter
- Faithful modeling of revision A and B analogue filters
- Voice individual calibration of cutoff and resonance to model detuned hardware
- Cutoff and resonance modulations
- Frequency response graphic animated by live modulations
Amplifier
- Modeling of voltage controlled analogue amplifiers and panning section
- Faithful recreation of control voltage DACs including stepping effects
Modulators
- Recreation of unique envelope and LFO timings based of original 68k code
- Modeling of beautiful micro variations in timings due to limitations of the original hardware
- Filter envelope with ADSR and additional delay parameter
- Volume envelope with ADSR
- All filter and volume envelope timings and levels can be modulated
- Unique 8 stage wave envelope with variable key-off point and looping
- Wave envelope levels and timings can be modulated
- Attack-Decay envelope for LFO1 with additional delay
- 2 LFOs with various waveforms, symmetry and humanize parameters
- LFOs can be phase shifted to each other
- LFO1 with global option, rate & level modulation
Non-Standard Tunings
- 4 user tunings can be individually edited
- Will be stored into user presets
Multi-Mode
- Up to 8 instruments which can be layered and split or any combination of both
- Split by key zone and velocity range
- Multi instrument mixer with volume, panning, detuning, transpose and many more parameters
- Individual tuning per instrument possible
- Huge catalogue of all original multi sounds
Polyphony
- 8 voice polyphony like the original hardware
- Dynamic assignment of the voices to the multi instruments
Presets
- All factory single and multi presets included
- 5 additional original sound sets
- 2 new sound sets from contemporary sound designers
- Can import original .mid and .syx files with preset dumps including user tables and wavetables
- User presets store all additional data like user wavetables and tuning & velocity tables
Hardware Control
- Plug-in can be used to control original hard in single mode via MIDI interface
- Control optionally in live mode where each control is transferred automatically
Extras
- Configurable spectrum analyzer
- Resizable graphical user interface
What's new in Version 2.0
- Additional voice cards (increasing original polyphony from 8 to 32 while keeping micro timing and variations)
- Multi modes like Round Robin and Random Robin
- Polyphonic Arpeggiator for each instrument part
- Global Arpeggiator including round robin modes
- Creative delay effect including diffusion and pitch shifting
- A completely redesigned preset browser with favourites and direct instrument part loading (also in v1.3.0)
- Multi-level Undo / Redo for parameter editing (also in v1.3.0)
- Simultaneous editing of multiple instrument parts (also in v1.3.0)
- New presets from renowned mixer, engineer and producer Chuck Zwicky (also in v1.3.0)
Features
- Rebuilt digital noise, with all its wonderful artifacts
- In addition to user wavetables, also user waveforms can be created
- All the original wavetables are available with their control structures and the full original waveform catalogue
- Modelled old-school digital-to-analogue converters of the original hardware with their non-linearities
- Additional randomization modes make wavetable editing fun and sonically surprising
- Quick layering of single sounds to create the most complex and exciting sonic structures
- Graphical representations of the wavetables, envelopes and filter response curves
- Sophisticated functions, such as tuning and velocity tables, have been implemented and can be modified within the UI
- Ultra high sampling rate of 250 kHz, regardless of the DAW sampling rate
- Recreated digital waveforms have been bit-by-bit compared with the original to be 100% identical
- Artificial detuning and recalibration of the analogue components included
- GUI reveals many aspects of the synthesis engine which were hidden in the original hardware
- The user can now easily edit existing wavetables and create new ones
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★★★★★ 4
Comfortable, affordable, and great for small spaces!
Color: Light Purple, Color: Light Purple
I had previously left a review of two stars, but have since deleted that review after I've owned the chair for a few weeks now. Initially, I stated the chair was uncomfortable and not cushioned at all. But this issue quickly resolved after sitting it for a longer time, it seems the cushion molds to you. So it may be uncomfortable the first few times sitting on it, but it eventually softens. The cushion is now soft yet sturdy. You don't sink in too much, but it's comfortable for sitting for long periods of time. I personally enjoy the mesh back as well, it supports my lower back and doesn't cause back pain. Normally I have to use a cushion of my own to support my lower back for most chairs, but this one actually supports me in a way that doesn't require an extra cushion - so that's really nice.
The chair is fairly on the smaller end, which is perfect for low desks or tight spaces, which is exactly what I wanted. The height can be adjusted, but even at the highest setting, it is still fairly low. Keep that in mind - it may not be super comfortable for those over 6 ft. The arms flip up which makes storing it under a low desk very easy. The cushion is thick and very accurate to the picture. I love that it is lightweight and doesn't make much noise when rolling the chair. It also feels very sturdy. Some of the reviews say it feels flimsy, and I don't know if some are just assembling it incorrectly, because for me this thing is very strong and holds up quite nicely under my weight.
Overall, this is exactly what I wanted for my personal living space. A chair that's not too bulky, but comfortable enough to sit in for long hours. It functions as advertised for this purpose.
One final thing -- the color selection is gorgeous. I bought the light purple color and it fits my setup nicely! Color was accurate to the picture, and looks very cute and adorable in my space.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Exteremly comfortable
Color: Dark Black
Reasonably priced, very comfortable l, easy assembly
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Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Surprisingly amazing chair!
Color: Pink, Color: Pink
tl;dr: If you need a chair that has the features of this one, then this one is a winner! Hits above its weight class for sure.
My wife is 5’. She’s small. For whatever reason she ended up with a chair made for big people, like 6+ feet and up to 500lbs type of a chair. She’d often even sleep on it and chill on it. The chair was big enough to fit 2 of her to be honest. It was an expensive chair that I won at some raffle and didn’t like myself. Over the years it ripped (got a cover for it) and even started to get lopsided (from the sleeping) and finally a spring broke (hence the pillow on it in the pictures)
She obviously lives pink. I also wanted to get a chair where she could work and not end ip asleep on. Not like we have a couch or a bed for that 😂.
This chair is very obviously smaller than her previous chair, it’s also significantly cheaper in price and build, it’s also not as durable feeling or stable, and it’s just not as padded. Yet somehow it’s an amazing chair that we both like better than her previous chair???
Like it’s crazy that this chair somehow works better in so many ways. Her desk is modified to be shorter than normal desks (again, she small lol) and her previous chair was just too big. The wheels are also like SUPER smooth, like you can run a chair race easily with it. It rolls over her rug and tucks into her desk (which is in our bedroom) easily. The amount of space this has save us when the chair isn’t being used is a lot. Previous chair was much bigger and didn’t tuck in at all.
The color is nice and the padding is plenty for a small and much lighter than 500lbs woman. I’m 6 feet and 200 lbs and the chair is nice for me as well. My chair is bigger and more secure in the backing, which is similar to this one. The lowest tension setting on my chair is still too high for her to lean back on my chair. This chair has a lower tension minimum and she can easily lean back freely, as well as keep enough tension to work without sagging.
This chair is surprisingly outstanding! I’m sure my wife will destroy it quicker than the last one, but it’s so cheap that even if it only lasts 1-3 years, I’ll happily buy it ones or twice more 🤷🏽♀️. Maybe by then they’ll invent a comfortable titanium chair that’s affordable that she won’t destroy 😂.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
★★★★★ 3
Mid.
Color: Light Purple
The chair is fine, and reasonably easy to put together. However, I've been using it for a little over a year and a half, and it's already falling apart. Random parts of it have fallen off, which is fine because it was still functional. But now the most frustrating part is that the wheels continue to pop off, and while the first attempts to pop them back on worked, they will not stay on now. This is obviously greatly impacting the stability, and I will need to purchase a replacement soon. For this price and lack of long-term durability, I would not buy again.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Alexa messed me up, but the company of the chair made it right!
Color: Light Purple, Color: Light Purple
I wanted something small with arms that moved out of the way when I wanted to slide my chair all the way into my desk for more space. This fit the bill. I loved the color blue and I had that in my cart for a bit. One day Alexa mentioned that an item that was in my cart was on sale. It was the chair. I let it be ordered. When it came it didn't exactly look blue to me. But I kept putting it together thinking maybe it was the lighting in the room I was assembling it in. I brought it to my craft room and lo and behold it is light purple. I looked at my order and sure enough it said light purple. Boo! I looked in my saved cart and the chair was gone. So I accepted it for an error. The next day I checked to see if I could return it. Thought I could, till I read that I would have to pay to return it. So I wrote the seller to tell them to ignore the return. And that was that. Till a couple days later I get an email from the seller asking if I would like a full refund or a replacement at no cost. I was like heck yeah send me the blue one. I was thrilled and I wanted to thank the seller for doing this without the return of the other chair. But I could not find a place to do that now. So here is where I will thank you. Thank you so much for doing this for me. You guys are AWESOME!. I love the chair and I love the blue color. I find it very comfortable, lite, easy to adjust, the size works great for me, and for the price the quality fits my needs. I do hope it lasts me for quite some time. Thanks again!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2026