Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave - I Almost Missed a Shockingly Great Synth!

I thought the 3rd Wave was a mere PPG clone so I ignored it. After seeing a few compelling videos on it, I took a chance on one. After pre-judging it based on presets, I almost returned it. SO glad I gave it another chance - it has blown me away. Don't miss this one!

The Miles Away patch bank that led to all this:
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Table of contents:

00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:07 - Tragically misunderstanding the 3rd Wave
00:04:28 - Features overview
00:06:35 - First surprise: stunningly good ANALOG!
00:07:25 - Analog Filter
00:08:31 - Resonance Compensation
00:09:26 - Compared to analog legends
00:10:20 - Oberheim-style SEM filter
00:11:05 - Arp example
00:11:56 - Stranger Things-style vintage digital
00:13:23 - Stranger Sequence
00:14:32 - PPG style soundscape with effects control
00:16:42 - Beautiful textural ambient soundscape
00:17:52 - Circuit Drift
00:18:33 - “Aeon Split” - massive Moog vibes
00:20:22 - “Instant Score” - another Moog bass/soundscape
00:21:32 - “Grit Arp” - the mod matrix
00:22:36 - Another arp example
00:24:47 - “Super 80s” analog poly synth
00:25:53 - “Bandpass Heaven” - SEM filter example
00:28:25 - Needs a “home’ button
00:28:58 - More filter examples
00:30:15 - “Crisp Chords” - bandpass filter
00:30:39 - Circuit Drift on analog layers
00:32:15 - Access Virus-style arp
00:33:11 - “Heaven Pad” soundscape
00:35:07 - “Victory 2” big analog arp
00:35:54 - “Mau5Plucks”
00:36:55 - “Skyline 84” - PPG meets Roland D-50
00:38:51 - “Heavy Machine” - brace yourself!
00:41:15 - Someone’s going to get hurt…
00:42:55 - Pan spread
00:43:11 - another SEM filter example
00:43:36 - “Operator Bass” - a look at the effects
00:46:40 - “Pop Stabs” - EDM/pop style patch
00:47:55 - Gorgeous stereo arp example
00:49:37 - Interacting with epic PPG-style layers
00:51:04 - Another Circuit Drift example
00:52:11 - If Prince had a 3rd Wave
00:52:34 - bridging the analog-digital divide
00:53:46 - “Fat Fifths” Oberheim-style pad
00:54:39 - “Purple Power” - aftertouch
00:55:39 - Another arp exploration
00:56:25 - STUNNING mono/lead example
00:57:45 - Massive stereo analog brass
00:58:21 - More PPG-style soundscapes
00:59:39 - Ambient arp & wavetable scanning
01:01:38 - One more arp & filter improv
01:04:00 - This is just the beginning…

©2023 Jim Daneker

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