We say...
Waldorf's most affordable synth yet! Protein is an amazing entry point into the world of wavetable synthesis and takes full advantage of Waldorf's decades of expertise.
Manufacturer's description
Protein is an affordable and compact 8 voice polyphonic Wavetable synthesiser based on the original Microwave 1 ASIC oscillators combined with modern features of Iridium heritage like the sophisticated arpeggiator, step sequencer, chord mode, effects and more.
Protein links back to the very beginnings of Waldorfs instrument makings but interprets the original ideas in a contemporary and surprising way. It is a powerhouse packed into a compact and portable form factor with an easy-to-use and hands-on interface.
A multitude of knobs invites for creative sound explorations and happy accidents. And under the surface lives another word of even more sound aspects to tweak than you see on its front-plate. You may never want to go that deep, but there is a world one day you might want to explore.
While being affordable, Protein can carry you away into new and surprising worlds of sound. With its portable form factor you can take Protein with you everywhere you go and be creative whenever you feel so.
The 8 voices can be organised in up to 4 layers allowing for complex sonic layered arrangements, surprising round robin modes, or simply split by MIDI channels for poly timbral operation. With the Load Layer feature new sonic arrangements can be created in seconds by simply re-combining existing layers from the whole preset collection.
An eight slot modulation matrix per layer gives a multitude of modulation capabilities to shape your sound. Capable of poly-aftertouch modulation your musical expression will rendered in manifold ways.
A mysterious “Flavour” knob adds an extra layer of organic behaviour from tiny micro-fluctuations up to sweet disturbances to keep your digital sound lively.
We recreated to original gritty and beautifully 8-bit quantised and aliased sound of the Microwave 1 ASIC oscillators running at 250 kHz sample rate like the original. You will experience the wonderful digital vintage sound with all its cute and tasty artefacts especially in the lower octaves and higher ones.
Protein comes with over 100 factory presets of huge variety and is capable to store up to 250 presets. With the 4 layer concept you can mix and match from the existing library and create new combinations with the easy to use „Load Layer“ feature. Build rich and surprising sonic complexity from simple parts within seconds.
There was never a more affordable and easy entry into sonic world classic Waldorf Wavetable synthesis. Let Protein be your starting point to explore and being carried away. Start the music now.
Oscillators
- Two oscillators based on unique Waldorf Microwave ASIC chip.
- Internally running with 250 kHz sampling rate to match original ASIC sampling rate.
- Modelling of digital-to-analog converters for each voice (DAC).
- Unique digital noise generator based on ASIC technology.
Wavetables
- All original wavetables of Microwave 1 based on the original coding and bit-identical to original.
- Including algorithmic and speech wavetables.
- Beautiful recreation of 8-bit quantisation and aliasing.
- Full waveform catalogue of original Microwave.
Filter
- Faithful modelling of CEM analogue filters.
- Adjustable de-calibration of cutoff and resonance to model detuned hardware.
- Cutoff and resonance modulations.
Modulation
- 3 Envelopes
- 2 LFOs with tempo sync and sample & hold
- 8 slot modulation matrix
- Poly-aftertouch capable
Effects
- Two effect slots
- Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Drive, EQ, Compressor, Tremolo
Performance features
- Advanced Arpeggiator
- Step-sequencer with up to 32 steps
- Chord & Scale modes
Voices
- 8 voice polyphony
- 4 timbral layers
- Stacked, round robin and MIDI-split layer-modes.
- Mono & Legato modesPatches
- Over 100 factory patches
- Capacity of 250 patch memory slots
- Category filter for patch list
- Import- and export of patches via MIDI Sysex
Connections
- Stereo Audio Out with 6.35 mm jacks with optional mono and TRS stereo connections
- Headphones mini TRS output
- DIN MIDI IN & Out, mini-TRS Type A (two adapters to DIN MIDI sockets included)
- USB Type C for power supply and USB MIDI connection
- Firmware updates via USB
What’s In the Box?
- Waldorf Protein Synthesizer
- Two MIDI adapters: mini TRS to DIN sockets
- USB C to C cable
- Printed Quick Start Guide
- Dimensions: 252 mm wide by 170 mm depth by 48 mm height (including controls)
- Weight: 0.9 kg
- Power Supply via USB (not in the box)
How much is my shipping?
Shipping costs are calculated automatically at checkout. Simply add items to your cart and proceed to the checkout page, where you'll see the available shipping options and their prices. VAT at the applicable rate for your country will also be displayed at checkout.
European Union orders:
- Standard shipping is free on orders over €100. Express shipping is available on orders over €100, and free on orders over €400.
Poland orders:
- Standard shipping is free on orders over 250 PLN. Express shipping is free on orders over 500 PLN.
What about local taxes?
By default prices on the site include sales tax at 20%. The precise sales tax rate for your country will be calculated at checkout.
Do you ship to my country?
We ship to all EU member states from our warehouse in Warsaw, Poland. Add an item to your cart and enter your country and postcode to see the available shipping options and prices for your location. If you have any questions about shipping to your country, drop us an email at info@signalsounds.eu and we'll be happy to help.
Shipping methods
All EU orders are shipped via UPS. We offer two service levels:
- UPS Standard – our default shipping option. Delivery times vary by country (see estimated delivery times below).
- UPS Express Saver – next business day delivery to most EU destinations.
Each product page shows the estimated delivery time for your location, so you'll always know what to expect before you order.
Estimated delivery times (Standard shipping)
The times below are estimates in working days from dispatch, based on UPS Standard service. Express Saver delivers by the next business day to most destinations.
| Country | Estimated delivery (working days) |
|---|---|
| Austria | 2–3 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 4–5 |
| Croatia | 2–4 |
| Cyprus | 10 |
| Czechia | 2–3 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Estonia | 2–3 |
| Finland | 3–5 |
| France | 2–4 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Greece | 5–7 |
| Hungary | 2–3 |
| Ireland | 4–6 |
| Italy | 3–5 |
| Latvia | 2–3 |
| Lithuania | 1–2 |
| Luxembourg | 2 |
| Malta | 5–7 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Poland | 1–2 |
| Portugal | 4–5 |
| Romania | 3–4 |
| Slovakia | 2–3 |
| Slovenia | 2–3 |
| Spain | 4 |
| Sweden | 3–5 |
These times are estimates and are not guaranteed. Delivery may occasionally take a little longer due to customs processing, local conditions, or carrier delays.
Dispatch times
Orders placed before 15:00 CET (Central European Time) on a working day are normally dispatched the same day. Orders placed after 15:00 CET, or on weekends and public holidays, will be dispatched on the next working day.
If you have an urgent order, please email us at info@signalsounds.eu before placing your order and we'll do our best to accommodate you.
Pre-orders
If a product is listed as a pre-order, it means we've ordered it from the supplier but it's not physically in stock yet. The product listing will include an estimated shipping date based on the best information we have from the supplier, but do bear in mind this is subject to change and is not a guaranteed date.
If you place an order containing a mixture of in-stock and pre-order items, we'll normally hold off on shipping anything until the pre-order item(s) have arrived, rather than splitting it into multiple shipments. If you need the in-stock items sooner, we'd recommend placing separate orders. As always, please get in touch at info@signalsounds.eu if you have questions.
Product Overview
We say...
Waldorf's most affordable synth yet! Protein is an amazing entry point into the world of wavetable synthesis and takes full advantage of Waldorf's decades of expertise.
Manufacturer's description
Protein is an affordable and compact 8 voice polyphonic Wavetable synthesiser based on the original Microwave 1 ASIC oscillators combined with modern features of Iridium heritage like the sophisticated arpeggiator, step sequencer, chord mode, effects and more.
Protein links back to the very beginnings of Waldorfs instrument makings but interprets the original ideas in a contemporary and surprising way. It is a powerhouse packed into a compact and portable form factor with an easy-to-use and hands-on interface.
A multitude of knobs invites for creative sound explorations and happy accidents. And under the surface lives another word of even more sound aspects to tweak than you see on its front-plate. You may never want to go that deep, but there is a world one day you might want to explore.
While being affordable, Protein can carry you away into new and surprising worlds of sound. With its portable form factor you can take Protein with you everywhere you go and be creative whenever you feel so.
The 8 voices can be organised in up to 4 layers allowing for complex sonic layered arrangements, surprising round robin modes, or simply split by MIDI channels for poly timbral operation. With the Load Layer feature new sonic arrangements can be created in seconds by simply re-combining existing layers from the whole preset collection.
An eight slot modulation matrix per layer gives a multitude of modulation capabilities to shape your sound. Capable of poly-aftertouch modulation your musical expression will rendered in manifold ways.
A mysterious “Flavour” knob adds an extra layer of organic behaviour from tiny micro-fluctuations up to sweet disturbances to keep your digital sound lively.
We recreated to original gritty and beautifully 8-bit quantised and aliased sound of the Microwave 1 ASIC oscillators running at 250 kHz sample rate like the original. You will experience the wonderful digital vintage sound with all its cute and tasty artefacts especially in the lower octaves and higher ones.
Protein comes with over 100 factory presets of huge variety and is capable to store up to 250 presets. With the 4 layer concept you can mix and match from the existing library and create new combinations with the easy to use „Load Layer“ feature. Build rich and surprising sonic complexity from simple parts within seconds.
There was never a more affordable and easy entry into sonic world classic Waldorf Wavetable synthesis. Let Protein be your starting point to explore and being carried away. Start the music now.
Oscillators
- Two oscillators based on unique Waldorf Microwave ASIC chip.
- Internally running with 250 kHz sampling rate to match original ASIC sampling rate.
- Modelling of digital-to-analog converters for each voice (DAC).
- Unique digital noise generator based on ASIC technology.
Wavetables
- All original wavetables of Microwave 1 based on the original coding and bit-identical to original.
- Including algorithmic and speech wavetables.
- Beautiful recreation of 8-bit quantisation and aliasing.
- Full waveform catalogue of original Microwave.
Filter
- Faithful modelling of CEM analogue filters.
- Adjustable de-calibration of cutoff and resonance to model detuned hardware.
- Cutoff and resonance modulations.
Modulation
- 3 Envelopes
- 2 LFOs with tempo sync and sample & hold
- 8 slot modulation matrix
- Poly-aftertouch capable
Effects
- Two effect slots
- Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Drive, EQ, Compressor, Tremolo
Performance features
- Advanced Arpeggiator
- Step-sequencer with up to 32 steps
- Chord & Scale modes
Voices
- 8 voice polyphony
- 4 timbral layers
- Stacked, round robin and MIDI-split layer-modes.
- Mono & Legato modesPatches
- Over 100 factory patches
- Capacity of 250 patch memory slots
- Category filter for patch list
- Import- and export of patches via MIDI Sysex
Connections
- Stereo Audio Out with 6.35 mm jacks with optional mono and TRS stereo connections
- Headphones mini TRS output
- DIN MIDI IN & Out, mini-TRS Type A (two adapters to DIN MIDI sockets included)
- USB Type C for power supply and USB MIDI connection
- Firmware updates via USB
What’s In the Box?
- Waldorf Protein Synthesizer
- Two MIDI adapters: mini TRS to DIN sockets
- USB C to C cable
- Printed Quick Start Guide
Technical Specs
Shipping Details
How much is my shipping?
Shipping costs are calculated automatically at checkout. Simply add items to your cart and proceed to the checkout page, where you'll see the available shipping options and their prices. VAT at the applicable rate for your country will also be displayed at checkout.
European Union orders:
- Standard shipping is free on orders over €100. Express shipping is available on orders over €100, and free on orders over €400.
Poland orders:
- Standard shipping is free on orders over 250 PLN. Express shipping is free on orders over 500 PLN.
What about local taxes?
By default prices on the site include sales tax at 20%. The precise sales tax rate for your country will be calculated at checkout.
Do you ship to my country?
We ship to all EU member states from our warehouse in Warsaw, Poland. Add an item to your cart and enter your country and postcode to see the available shipping options and prices for your location. If you have any questions about shipping to your country, drop us an email at info@signalsounds.eu and we'll be happy to help.
Shipping methods
All EU orders are shipped via UPS. We offer two service levels:
- UPS Standard – our default shipping option. Delivery times vary by country (see estimated delivery times below).
- UPS Express Saver – next business day delivery to most EU destinations.
Each product page shows the estimated delivery time for your location, so you'll always know what to expect before you order.
Estimated delivery times (Standard shipping)
The times below are estimates in working days from dispatch, based on UPS Standard service. Express Saver delivers by the next business day to most destinations.
| Country | Estimated delivery (working days) |
|---|---|
| Austria | 2–3 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 4–5 |
| Croatia | 2–4 |
| Cyprus | 10 |
| Czechia | 2–3 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Estonia | 2–3 |
| Finland | 3–5 |
| France | 2–4 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Greece | 5–7 |
| Hungary | 2–3 |
| Ireland | 4–6 |
| Italy | 3–5 |
| Latvia | 2–3 |
| Lithuania | 1–2 |
| Luxembourg | 2 |
| Malta | 5–7 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Poland | 1–2 |
| Portugal | 4–5 |
| Romania | 3–4 |
| Slovakia | 2–3 |
| Slovenia | 2–3 |
| Spain | 4 |
| Sweden | 3–5 |
These times are estimates and are not guaranteed. Delivery may occasionally take a little longer due to customs processing, local conditions, or carrier delays.
Dispatch times
Orders placed before 15:00 CET (Central European Time) on a working day are normally dispatched the same day. Orders placed after 15:00 CET, or on weekends and public holidays, will be dispatched on the next working day.
If you have an urgent order, please email us at info@signalsounds.eu before placing your order and we'll do our best to accommodate you.
Pre-orders
If a product is listed as a pre-order, it means we've ordered it from the supplier but it's not physically in stock yet. The product listing will include an estimated shipping date based on the best information we have from the supplier, but do bear in mind this is subject to change and is not a guaranteed date.
If you place an order containing a mixture of in-stock and pre-order items, we'll normally hold off on shipping anything until the pre-order item(s) have arrived, rather than splitting it into multiple shipments. If you need the in-stock items sooner, we'd recommend placing separate orders. As always, please get in touch at info@signalsounds.eu if you have questions.
