The Iridium MK2 desktop looks much like the MK1 except for the color and a new Flavor knob, but inside it is a new board with more flash and RAM storage.
That unlocks some pretty interesting new features, including four timbres instead of two, a round-robin feature, a new Wave Points synthesis engine, and an innovative per-key parameter-lock mode. Waldorf is also offering an upgrade path for users of the first-generation synths. They need to be sent in and the process isn’t cheap, but at least there’s an upgrade path if you want.
In this video, I take a look at what the second-generation Iridiums can do so you can judge whether it’s worth the upgrade. I also cover a few new features introduced for all Iridiums in firmware version 4.0 and discuss the pros and cons versus the competition:
0:00 Intro
1:30 Overview
2:20 “Oscillators”
3:30 Filters
4:00 Routing & FX
4:20 Modulation
4:45 Workflow
5:30 Build & IO
6:20 4 Timbres (MK2)
6:50 Round robin (MK2)
8:05 Seeds (MK2)
9:50 Parts seed
10:45 Wave seed
11:45 FM seed
12:35 RM seed
13:10 Dirt seed
13:30 Lucky
15:00 Note locks (MK2)
17:50 Drum synth?
19:30 Flavor (MK2)
20:20 4.0 features
20:40 Mutator
22:45 Poly Arp
24:15 Pros & cons
27:10 Outro