Waldorf Kyra

Kyra is a powerful, hardware virtual analog synthesizer capable of creating a wide range of contemporary sounds for live and studio musicians.

Kyra Specifications

Sound engine

Virtual analog synthesis.
128 voices.
8 parts.
All sound features can be used simultaneously for each part.
 

Oscillators per voice

two Wave osc with 4096 waveforms.
two Pulse osc.
two Saw osc.
two Noise osc.
two Sub osc with several waveforms.
Hard Sync.
Hypersaw Mode.
Oscillator FM and Ring mod.
Oscillators are in two groups for better overview.
 

Effects

9 simultaneously available effects.
3 band EQ, Formant Filter, Input limiter, Distortion module, Delay module, 6 stage phaser, Chorus flanger, Stereo reverb, Output limiter.
 

Modulators

3 envelope generators (EG).
3 LFOs with 128 shapes each.
6-slot Mod Matrix with multiple destinations per slot.
 

Filters

12/24db/octave with LP/BP/HP available. Two filters per voice and true stereo signal path available in Dual Mode.
 

Extras

26 patch banks (A to Z) with 128 slots each.
128 Multi configurations.
Arpeggiator with 128 preset patterns.
Octave/key transpose.
Dual Mode: layers the same sound two times (which can be detuned against each other) .
and provides true stereo signal path, Dual Filters and stereo LFOs.
 

Hardware

Sturdy full metal case.
256x64 pixel OLED.
Kensington lock receptacle.
 

Connections

USB 2.0 for MIDI and audio.
5-pin DIN MIDI In/Out/Thru.
4 stereo, balanced, analog audio outputs plus stereo headphone output.
 

Audio interface

Kyra can be used as an audio interface to stream a single stereo stream from your computer.
Kyra can stream its 8 parts individually to your computer via USB in stereo at 24bit/96KHz (48KHz option).
USB MIDI and Audio 2.0 class complient - can be used with Mac OS and Windows (windows with supplied driver).