The PPG Wavecomputer 360 and its successor, the Wave 2, were pure wavetable instruments. Starting with the Wave 2.2, PPG introduced the so-called Transient Sounds – essentially the same what would be called “samples” by the rest of the industry. Since this was at about the same time as the first Fairlight CMI (end of 1979) and the E-mu Emulator (1981) appeared, there wasn’t a widely established terminology yet – so PPG invented their own. So …
Mar 032023