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   About Wolfgang Palm
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There is much information about me and my synthesizers from the 70s and 80s on the web. Here I would like to give some background information from my point of view.

Anyway we start off with the standard Info:

Wolfgang Palm was the founder and owner of Palm Products Germany (PPG), and the inventor and creator of various pioneering technical designs for analog and digital synthesizers.

He is widely acknowledged as the father of digital synthesis, and as a trendsetter in the use of computer technology in the making of electronic music.

Palm's interest in synthesis technology began as a keyboardist in various local bands in his hometown of Hamburg, Germany. His namesake corporation began operating as early as 1975, manufacturing modular synthesizers in small amounts for electronica act Tangerine Dream.

Palm is arguably most famous for the invention of wavetable synthesis, a concept which he developed in the late 1970's when he created his Minimoog-like synthesizer - the 1020 - featuring DCO's instead of the VCO's his 1002 and all other analog synthesizers of that time were using - and the 360 Wavecomputer that would later become the renowned PPG Wave series.

Palm's design was the impetus for the creation of the highly successful PPG Wave synthesizer, which was used by numerous bands throughout the 1980's and beyond.

Today, nearly every digital synthesizer is in some way based on the concept of wavetable synthesis.


Why did I create this site now, 25 years after PPG?
First of all I am not the communicative type. I had a lot of work to get done which I found more important than giving statements or interviews. I also always found it very interesting to find information about me on the web without ever having pushed any buttons myself.

In the last few years, after I had let off some steam on the area of synthesis, the thought of writing down my story had already come to my mind once or twice.

The last step for this to happen came from my stepson Bjørn Eilertson, who wanted to make me a digital presence for getting in touch with old acquaintances as a surprise. So he had started to build me this myspace page.


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baumbach

baumbach



Dec 11 2009 7:42 AM

Hallo Wolfgang,

das ist mir eine Ehre und Freude dich hier zu treffen.

Deine PPG's haben mich schon vor 25 Jahren alles andere vergessen lassen...
kratze all mein Geld zusammen um einen 1002, 360A und 2.3 mein eigen zu nennen...alles dahin aber bin nachwievor von diesen Geräten fasziniert!


Liebe Grüße aus Österreich

Richard


...guck mal in meine Fotoalben "long time ago" ;-)
Einhard

Einhard



Dec 9 2009 11:31 PM

Merci pour l'amitié musicale.
Kevin Rowe

Kevin Rowe



Dec 9 2009 9:31 AM

hey, just stopping by to say hi - hope you're doing well.

I've got my new single Feel Good on my page at the moment, as well as a couple of new live videos. I'm unsigned and independent and if you get a minute, I'd love to know what you think of my songs.

I'm possible on the brink of some reasonably big news within 3 month... here's hoping!

Just spreading some love your way - Thanks and enjoy the Christmas season! PS: the song Feel Good, should make you feel good! :o)
Kevin

Bea Scheidt

Bea Scheidt



Dec 9 2009 8:59 AM

Hallo Wolfgang,

bin offen für alle Stilrichtungen.

LG Bea
synth45

synth45



Dec 7 2009 6:47 PM


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Stefan Bayer

Stefan Bayer



Dec 7 2009 2:19 PM

Hallo Wolfgang,

sind sehr interessante Sounds auf Deiner Seite! Ganz im Speziellen die Stimmen! Gute Inspiration für mich!

Viele Grüße, Stefan.

PS: Danke für die kleine "Nachhilfe". 
Five Arms Red

Five Arms Red



Dec 7 2009 8:51 AM

Lieber Wolfgang,
ein verspätetes Dankeschön für deinen netten
Kommentar ! Haben uns sehr darüber gefreut .
War uns bisher leider nicht vergönnt mit
´nem PPG zu arbeiten, aber vielleicht klappt´s ja
noch.
Eine schöne Woche
Five Arms Red

Claus-Robert Kruse

Claus-Robert Kruse



Dec 6 2009 7:31 AM

hi mein lieber....
tja....guenterstrasse....oben ...unterm dach....
aufregende zeiten....
sonic carrier....1ter programmierberer syth worldwide....
das hatte was....

beste grüße

bob  :-))

JOSE IGNACIO QUEVEDO & SIGNAL PROCESSING GURU.

JOSE IGNACIO QUEVEDO & SIGNAL PROCESSING GURU.



Dec 6 2009 12:24 AM

Hi Wolfgang,,,
a lot of thanks for your comentary about my compositions:

Asking:

Its the signal processing what interested you about my sound or someting else?, ussually im electroacoustic composer but this is my first attempt as electronic (indie) composer.

Think you a kind of recording house for selling it?
Its not mastered so the sound is not totally good.

Richard Sturm

Richard Sturm



Dec 5 2009 10:40 AM

Hallo, Wolfgang.
Danke ebenfalls ;-)
Bin ein großer Fan deiner Arbeit, leider ist ein Orginal PPG für mich bisher immer unereichbar geblieben. Aber ich hatte lange Microwave 1.

Grüße: R.Sturm
Schildkröte

Schildkröte



Dec 4 2009 5:51 PM

Harald Grosskopf

Harald Grosskopf



Dec 3 2009 10:59 PM

Hi Wolfgang,
Danke fürs Kompliment. Schön von Dir zu hören. Die maschinenproduzierte Sequenz hat mich damals wie heute nicht mehr losgelassen. Du warst ja auch ein Weltpionier mit Deinen genialen Erfindungen. Immer auch klanglich als Eigen zu identifizieren.


alles liebe
Harald Grosskopf
Sternenmaschinefrank

Frank Klare



Dec 1 2009 1:47 PM

Hi Wofgang,

danke, hab mich rück-hallo-meldend sehr gefreut! Und nicht nur das, das Sequenzer-Keyboard im Foto weckt wieder alte Erinnerungen, hatte ich auch mal in 80ern.

Ui, hast Du hier renoviert oder war das schon immer so? Jedenfalls zum loslegen wollen einladend, wenn man bei Dir reinkommt, das 2.3/Term B-Bundle

LG
Frank

Stu Goldberg

Stu Goldberg



Dec 1 2009 12:18 PM

Wolfgang,
Thanks for all your brilliant innovations!
Meeting you and playing your instruments is a tremendous inspiration.
Keep it up!
Best,
--Stu
Five Arms Red

Five Arms Red



Dec 1 2009 9:06 AM

Vielen Dank !

Liebe Grüße aus Stuttgart
Five Arms Red
Aspasia P.

Aspasia P.



Nov 30 2009 8:12 PM

hallo Wolfgang,
nichts zu danken gerne !!
ich danke dir ebenfalls für den netten kontakt und das liebe comment.

wünsche dir eine schöne woche.

Aspasia
Madame Spinal-Tribes

Madame Spinal-Tribes



Nov 30 2009 7:10 PM

och, danke, aber letzendlich ist es nur a little hobby  ;)
Stephanie Engels

Stephanie Engels



Nov 30 2009 7:04 PM

Danke Dir! Beste Grüße!
Madame Spinal-Tribes

Madame Spinal-Tribes



Nov 30 2009 6:26 PM

hi und vielen dank


"plex improvisation" gefällt mir sehr gut ;)


wünsche dir einen kreativen abend ;)
waveterm

waveterm



Nov 29 2009 12:34 PM

Hello there !

I have been working a lot the last few months. Work = no play with PPG´s. The spare time has been devoted to the family, the house and a Fairlight CMI IIx that is in need of service.

Hope everything is good with you !

I have a question ( don´t know if I´ve already asked you ) :

There has been talk for many years about a special software for the Waveterm B called OS 1.1. Do you have any info on this ?
VAN

VAN



Nov 24 2009 9:43 PM

Thanks very much
for the add ;)
bead

bead



Nov 24 2009 5:39 PM

Hi Wolfgang,

That is an amazing picture of a PPG modular!

Here's to a true synth master...

bead
Modulation Aurora [DEBUT ALBUM NOW]

Modulation Aurora [DEBUT ALBUM NOW]



Nov 24 2009 10:05 AM

HI!!!
THANX FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP!!!
CHEERS





KAMELIA
Ringhausen

Ringhausen
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Nov 24 2009 5:07 AM

Hi Wolfgang,

....habs noch !!!


 

Sternenmaschinebine

Sabine Klare



Nov 22 2009 11:23 PM

Hallo Wolfgang,

Danke für die Freundschaft.

Ja, da kommen alte Zeiten auf. Die schönen alten Synthesizer.

Bei YouTube und auch hier habe ich vor Kurzem ein neues Video hochgeladen. Was ich vor über 20 Jahren gemacht habe..., da kommen alte Erinnerungen hoch.

Nun für Dich noch eine schöne neue Woche und viel Erfolg auch mit Deiner Musik.

Liebe Grüsse, auch von Frank,

Bine


Sabine Klare - Auf Dem Weg Nach Arkana


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