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Download Waldorf Q Editor & Librarian
Hardware Editor and Librarian for Waldorf Q Rack, Q Keyboard and Q+.
It is time to reconnect – don’t leave the hardware behind
Hardware requirements
– Waldorf Q Keyboard, Q Rack and/or Q+Â
– MIDI Interface with SysEx support
MIDI Clock note
Waldorf Q Editor works the best when you set MIDI Clock to External in the hardware.
Note: Get a good USB to MIDI interface, like ESI MIDIMATE EXÂ to connect your hardware with your DAW
Latest version: 25-08-28 | 2025-Aug-28
User Manual
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Demo Limitations to be aware of:
- Parameters can not be automated from your DAW.
- Parameter MIDI CC Mapping is disabled.
- Parts 2-15 are disabled (if applicable).
- Total Recall is disabled.
- UI Data can not be saved or loaded.
- MIDI CC Mapping Data can not be saved or loaded.
- Librarian Bank Edits can not be saved.
- Librarian "Store Data to Hardware" is disabled.
- Demo can not be registered.
Install and Launch instructions
Download the installer for macOS or Windows.
- Extract the zip file on Windows.
Open the installer executable and run it.
- Select VST2 and VST3 location with Windows installer.
- Read the hardware and DAW configuration guides from our documentation site. Link below.
Optional:
If you have banks you've purchased for the specific product, copy them to:
~/Music/AURA Plugins/(product name)/Patches/Â folder.
- Open the plugin or Standalone application and you can view your banks in the Patch Librarian tab.
- Enjoy and support our continuous development via https://ko-fi.com/auraplugins!
Available plug-in formats
- VST2 (Windows 64-bit | macOS 64-bit *1)
- VST3 (Windows 64-bit | macOS 64-bit *1)
- AAX (Windows 64-bit | macOS 64-bit *1)
- AudioUnit (macOS 64-bit *1)
- Standalone Application (Windows 64-bit | macOS 64-bit *1)
*1) Intel and Apple Silicon support
System requirements
Windows 7 or greater (64 bit)
macOS 10.12 (High Sierra) or greater - Intel and Apple Silicon with or without Rosetta 2
OpenGL 2.1 or newer support on the graphics card chipset, with latest graphics card drivers provided by the card vendor.
Please ensure system and DAW compatibility with the plug-in or standalone application DEMO before committing to purchasing a full license. All purchases are final.
VST3, AAX and Standalone Applications will be available with version 3
VST is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
Recent changes:
[ New ] Enable Automatic Update check from Utilities -> Editor Preferences menu.
[ New ] Enable to use current MIDI ports as defaults when inserting the Editor (plug-in only).
[ New ] Librarian now supports multi selection write and requests to and from hardware.
[ New ] Warning message will appear if program and bank is allocated by any other part previously.
[ New ] Disable Buffer overwrite warnings via Patch Librarian -> Bank Edit -> Librarian Preferences menu.
[ New ] Librarian Search function extended to all file types.
[ New ] Editor now shows a message if Lib Control is on & Librarian is in Multimode and user attempts to click -/+ buttons.
[ New ] Editor now shows a message with instructions, if Librarian data is dragged incorrectly.
[ New ] Logging Enabled HUD now shows Editor transfer statuses.
[ New ] Single, Multi and Pattern data can be requested from UI to Librarian with 'Save Data to Slot' button.
[ New ] Randomizer Settings are now stored in PREFS file.
[ Fixed ] Resolved issue where Enable Multimode button didn't work.
[ Fixed ] Resolved issue where Demo Limitation layer was shown incorrectly.
[ Fixed ] Resolved issue where Category and Search files were not copied properly from lower to upper list.
[ Fixed ] Quick Edit view was stuck on when entering Multimode Mixer view.
[ Fixed ] Quick Mixer Part Focus indicator was stuck on when entering Sequencer tab.
[ Fixed ] Release All Locks button is no longer hidden from the view.
[ Fixed ] Resolved issue where Quick Edit view crashed Editor under certain conditions.
[ Fixed ] Resolved issue where MIDI velocity meters crashed Editor under certain conditions.
[ Improvement ] Ensure all parts are received before requesting multi data in.
[ Improvement ] Librarian 'Save Part to Slot' button renamed to 'Save Data to Slot'.
[ Improvement ] Part change works a bit faster.
[ Improvement ] Loading data via librarian works a bit faster.
[ Other ] User Manual is not yet available. Use tooltips to show function purpose. Most are self-explanatory.
[ Other ] Windows: Our signing certificate expired, so use right click -> open to install.
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Full list of changes: https://docs.auraplugins.com/kb/article/waldorf-q-editor-changelog/
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