A nice comparison here:
M arrives tomorrow. The Iridium may be next. Had a Quantum a few years ago, and it was too much at the time, especially for $4200. If I can land an Iridium in the US for 2k or less, Iâll go for it.
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Enjoy! M has been so much fun for me, Iâve been sampling the hell out of patches I make on it but also just a great synth to relax and just play.
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I have just bought a new Waldorf M and wanted to updated the firmwares before playing with it.
I have followed the procedure, and the screen came up with âBootloader v1.02â. It didnât start the update as expected.
I donât want to switch off in case it bricks it.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Just as I posted, I now get Card FS mount error 13.
Did you check if that SD card works on the M before updating?
Maybe it just canât read the card and cannot find the firmware file.
On gearspace there is the waldorf M thread where the developer is active and he could help.
Make sure you are updating the DSP first⌠if I remember correctly if you are on one of the earliest firmwares then sometimes you get and error and it will not automatically retry so instead you just have to manually retry until it loads correctly. Sometimes it takes many trys.
I didnât check the card to be fair. I just formatted it on the PC first.
I will have a look for the Gearspace thread, thanks.
Interesting. I tried the Host one first because that was how it was listed on the âHow toâ guide.
Fortunately because it hadnât started I was able to switch it off.
I will investigate further before trying again.
Update: It turned out to be the SD card. Tried a new one and all worked as expected.
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I could be wrong I think what I heard was from a forum post⌠so I would try to do it as the how to says, but yeah if it fails just try again⌠I remember it failing a few times for me the first time I tried to update, normal for whatever reason.
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The waiting list is open for the voice card expansion. 100 to be built on this run, you just have to email Waldorf directly for a spot!
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I emailed them through the support page. Will that work?
It should. I did the same thing right now. Hopefully we get the first batch. 8 more voices on the m is a little more exciting than getting my ps5
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Yes thats were i sent it to, just got a response saying im on the in list and asking which country im in. No idea what the price of the expander is yet lol.
Around âŹ500 for the voice expansion according to a friend of mine.
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Out.
For.
Delivery.
And⌠Iâm stuck at work⌠
Iâm definitely going to have to get on the next round of voice upgrades. (gotta replenish the synth slush fundâŚ)
Iâll have plenty to do in the meantime though.
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Trust me youâll love it
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What Iâm really looking forward to is low bit, low frequency gritty textures.
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Itâs⌠âŚsooooooooo⌠âŚgoooooooooooodddddâŚ
Iâve owned most Waldorf synths, with the exception of the tiny ones (Rocket, etc.), the Wave, and the Microwave 1. This one is already becoming my favorite. I mean, I still LOVE the XT/XTk. However, I just might like this slightly more. 
I havenât said that about any other synth ever. The SSI filters just suit it so well, and Iâve already been digging out the types of sounds that I was hoping to get from it.
I still need a lot more time with it to even get past this initial surface that Iâve scratched, despite it being simplified in some ways. Itâs super quick to get around on too.
I feel bad, I havenât turned up the volume on my Hydra since I got it. Itâs basically an M controller right now. (not to say anything bad about the Hydra, because I still think itâs amazing) but if the M came in a 61 key keyboard with the expansion already in, I would probably ditch everything I have, except the (Digitakt and Grandmother).
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Thats what impressed me about this synth. Even the init patch with simple sine waves just sounds awesome.
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Was curious what you thought of the M now that you have it â your comment confirms my worst fear that itâs as amazing as I imagine it to be. This one is on my âsomedayâŚâ list, might be at the top.
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