Still not a big fan of such designs. But the synth engine and the price tag look appealing. Will need to check this out in a store
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Why does ‘affordable’ always result in a display for ants…?
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Was really hoping for a Drum Machine
I’ve got an M already so this is probably a pass for me.
It looks fun at a great price point with matrix and polyAT, I’ll definitely check audio demos out of curiosity.
This should welcome many to the Waldorf Family 
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Waldorf finally understands the affordable Synth game. They forgot it for so many years.
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Looks like I’m the one to blame for the false hopes about the 27th — sorry about that. But as I mentioned, Rolf Wöhrmann (ceo of Waldorf) did say in a podcast that they’ve been working on a drum machine for about a year now. So something is definitely coming, just not on the 27th.
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I wonder if the Protein will include the additional ‘filters’ that the all-digital MW2/XT/XTK had, like waveshapers, FM, etc. Plus the many math functions in the mod matrix, and the option to disable WT interpolation for grunginess.
I had the MW 1 Rev B (CEM 3387), MW2, and XTK, and for harsh tones, the later all-digital models were unbeatable, similar to modern FM synths. Deeper sub-bass too. Though most people seem to prefer the MW1 for emulating Prophet tones, I preferred the digital mayhem from the later all-digital models. Very special synths.
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All good 
I dream of many drum machines that will never appear
Waldorf Wave Drum
Nord Drum 4
MachineDrum 3
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If this thing has the sound and can produce the deep subs or harmonics of the MW1 or ideally closer to a PPG it’s worth it to me. Despite the name. Maybe.
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The robot from Logan’s Run, nice! What a great movie.
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Microwave?
Smol dorf.
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Ha ha, clever. I remember disassembling my XTK and there was funny text inside the case warning about doing that. The text was a very long line that ended in a spiral. Interesting company.
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‘Fish, plankton, sea greens and protein from the sea’. 
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you mean Wave Attack
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This looks lovely. The M has been a dream synth for me - the sound is to die for - but I am pretty much all in the box these days, and haven’t been able to justify the price or the real-estate. This might be cheap and small enough for me to make an exception!
I wonder if it’s a slimmed down version of the wavetable engine in the Iridium? And if it is, does that mean we can expect a series of these little boxes, one for VA, another for granular, FM etc?