PPG Wave 2.VWaldorf 8 Operation ManualSelecting and Playing ProgramsA PPG Wave 2.V Sound Bank consist of 128 Sound Programs. The PPG Wave 2.V co-mes with several preset Sound Banks, created by renowned sound designers. The origi-nal factory presets of the PPG Wave 2.3 synthesizer are also included.A Program consists of a complete set of parameters for one of the eight channels, avai-lable in the PPG Wave 2.V.You can load complete banks or single programs. For information on loading, pleaseread the corresponding manual section of your host application.To select a Sound Program from a Bank, please proceed as follows: Click on the Program name in the PPG Wave 2.V display and hold down the mousebutton. This brings up a pop-up menu with all Program names of the current Bank. Select the desired Sound Program by clicking on a menu entry.Storing Banks and ProgramsIn the PPG Wave 2.V, you can save both single Sound Programs or a complete SoundBank. An exception is the AudioUnit version of the PPG Wave 2.V on the Macintosh.There you can only save complete Sound Banks.You can save complete banks or single programs. For information on saving, pleaseread the corresponding manual section of your host application.When you save your song or project file, the following information is saved with it: The number of PPG Wave 2.V modules used in the Song Which Banks and Programs were used Even the changed settings of edited Programs are stored However, if you wish to use the edited version of a program in another song, thenyou must save it manually before.Importing VST or AudioUnit Presets into the corresponding plug-in format (Macin-tosh only)VST and AudioUnit use different formats to save the plug-in data. If you had created aprogram in a VST host and want to use it in an AudioUnit host (or vice versa), pleaseproceed as follows: Save the program in the original host as a single Preset or Program. In VST hosts,those files typically have the suffix „fxp“, in AudioUnit hosts they are called „aupre-set“. Quit that host and start the other host that supports the corresponding plug-in for-mat. Open an instance of the plug-in. Shift+Click on the Program button. Select the file to import from the Open dialog. Confirm the selection with OK.The Preset or Program is loaded and can be played as usual.