From PPGWave@aol.com Sun Oct 30 12:30:31 1994
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 1994 17:46:26 -0400
From: PPGWave@aol.com
To: Analogue@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Re: PPG Wave Vs MicroWave

Here Goes.....
The PPG Wave 2.2 was 8 bit, the Wave 2.3 was 12 bit, and it seems that the
Micro wave is either 16 bit, or higher sampling frequency 12 bit - it's WAY
cleaner.  Some like my associate Chick think that's good.  I'm not so sure.
Both the Wave 2.3 and uWave are 8 voice and 8 way Multitimbral, but the Wave
2.3 is monophonic in multi mode, while the uWave is Dynamically allocated.
The Wave 2.3 has an 8 track sequencer, and an extremely trippy arpeggiator.
 The sequencer allowed you to overdub controller tracks, allowing you to
change the filter and waves on each track as it played.... very flexible.
The Tone generating architecture is extremely similar, with the uWave being
more Midi-smart - implimenting a variety of Midi Controllers as well as
Sysex.  The Wave 2.3 only recieves performance data and some controllers over
midi - it can't transmit or recieve patches or wave data.
The Wave 2.3 when used with a waveterm could play back samples, treating them
as "wavetable 31", and import wavetables.  With version 2.0 of the uWave
software, you can do the same thing... only again, it will be cleaner.
Having worked with both, I'd say that the MicroWave is a truly HOT little
board, BUT, its UI is only average.  The Wave 2.3 is a truly huge and
wonderful beast, but it is very unstable.... (both of mine are in the shop!).
There you go!

Jim Reay

From PPGWave@aol.com Sun Oct 30 12:31:24 1994
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 1994 21:44:00 -0400
From: PPGWave@aol.com
To: Analogue@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: PPG Corrections

>Both the Wave 2.3 and uWave are 8 voice and 8 way 
>Multitimbral, but the Wave
>2.3 is monophonic in multi mode, while the uWave is 
>Dynamically allocated.

Actually - Wave 2.3 is Dynamicly allocated if you're playing a split of
layered mulitimbre.  It's mono if you assign each channel to a midi channel.
 Big difference.

Obsessively yours
Jim