Review: IRIDIUM KEYBOARD vs DESKTOP // Pros, cons and its poly aftertouch explored

In this video, I compare Waldorf’s Iridium Keyboard with the desktop version and explore its polyphonic aftertouch. I go through the performance controls, modulation workflow and connections, with sound-design tips and examples.

Timeline

0:00 Into

0:50 Disclosure jam

1:40 vs Desktop

2:35 4×4 pad matrix

4:00 Poly aftertouch

6:50 Macro buttons

8:05 Play section

8:25 Seq | Arp

8:45 Chord latch

9:25 Latch

10:10 Knobs

11:45 Mod mapping

12:20 Connectivity

13:05 vs Quantum

13:45 Price

14:10 Full tutorial?

14:50 A FEW TIPS

15:10 Templates

17:25 Osc intervals

18:35 FX mods

19:10 MIDI learn

20:00 Pros & cons

23:15 Some sounds

Links and notes from the video description

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Check Iridium Keyboard prices here (affiliate links help the channel regardless of what you buy):

► Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/rn3oNv
► Thomann: https://www.thomann.de/intl/search_dir.html?sw=waldorf%20iridium&offid=1&affid=369
► Perfect Circuit: https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0NKR0VATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Fcatalogsearch%2Fresult%2F%3Fq%3Dwaldorf%2520iridium

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Here's Iridium Desktop tutorial:
► https://youtu.be/5HP-fmyt0y4

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NOTE: Occasionally I’ll try out affiliate marketing and include affiliate links. This means that I may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via affiliate links to stores like Amazon, Sweetwater, Thomann and others. The content of this clip is entirely my opinion, and was not paid for or dictated in any way by the company creating the gear. Without addressing the particulars of products shown here as they might be under NDA, gear shown on this channel may be either sent by the manufacturer, on loan for review or bought at a discount.

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