RABid Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Ordered mine today. The sequencing tracks are genius. Plan to use it in a DAWless jam setup. Still have a Wavestation SR that has not been turned on for years. I mean really, it is a preset machine and very hard to program. The Wavestate looks to be much, much easier to program. Can't wait to get it. Wish their FM synth (OpSix) had the same multi tembrel and sequencing abilities. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mike Metlay Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 Ordered mine today. The sequencing tracks are genius. Plan to use it in a DAWless jam setup. Still have a Wavestation SR that has not been turned on for years. I mean really, it is a preset machine and very hard to program. The Wavestate looks to be much, much easier to program. Can't wait to get it. Let me know what you think when you actually try to start programming wave sequences. You might want to watch my videos if you haven't yet. Quote Dr. Mike Metlay (PhD in nuclear physics, golly gosh) Musician, Author, Editor, Educator, Impresario, Online Radio Guy, Cut-Rate Polymath, and Kindly Pedant Editor-in-Chief, Bjooks ~ Author of SYNTH GEMS 1 clicky!: more about me ~ my radio station (and my fam) ~ my local tribe ~ my day job ~ my book ~ my music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod S Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Ordered mine today. The sequencing tracks are genius. Plan to use it in a DAWless jam setup. Still have a Wavestation SR that has not been turned on for years. I mean really, it is a preset machine and very hard to program. The Wavestate looks to be much, much easier to program. Can't wait to get it. Wish their FM synth (OpSix) had the same multi tembrel and sequencing abilities. I sold my SR after I saw the iOS Version. Makes more sense when you can see visually what's going on and ended it. Plus accessing patches are much easier. Back on topic- I really hope KORG reconsiders the desktop version. When I saw the XD module I immediately bought it. I like the form factor. Excellent forum. I had a direct shortcut in my desktop to Keyboard Forum and missed out on the here until now. Quote Korg Kronos X73 / ARP Odyssey / Motif ES Rack / Roland D-05 / JP-08 / SE-05 / Jupiter Xm / Novation Mininova / NL2X / Waldorf Pulse II MBP-LOGIC American Deluxe P-Bass, Yamaha RBX760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardware Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Dr. Mike, I would love a link to your WaveState vids. I bought one and hacked off the keys so it could be semi flushed with my K4 Controller. Finally have some gigs coming up that will be more EDM/HipHop instead of (yawn..yawn) the tributes ..again. Quote Magnus C350 + FMR RNP + Realistic Unisphere Mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 That's excellent knob-work. It makes the synth pop visually, of course, but those controls really needed to be more distinct. Its a savvy upgrade. Quote "Let there be dancing in the streets, drinking in the saloons and necking in the parlors! Play, Don!" ~ Groucho Marx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardware Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Thanks, it"s because under dim to bright lighting the colors, associated with sections, are easier to grab as they are soft rubber. Plus I couldn"t go right to filter cutoff or saturation after an LED light blast. My eyes recover quicker with Neon. Even my Controllers use them. Once sections get memorized I can concentrate more on what comes next. DJTT / DJ Tech Tools Quote Magnus C350 + FMR RNP + Realistic Unisphere Mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 2.0 update is out. Loopop's review [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 It now offers sample import! Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 It now offers sample import! but no velocity layers or crossfades, which makes setting loop points more difficult. But it's a big addition indeed. Also a software editor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mike Metlay Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 A software editor? Oh holy crap my prayers have been answered. I might finally be able to finish these Goddamned videos... mike Quote Dr. Mike Metlay (PhD in nuclear physics, golly gosh) Musician, Author, Editor, Educator, Impresario, Online Radio Guy, Cut-Rate Polymath, and Kindly Pedant Editor-in-Chief, Bjooks ~ Author of SYNTH GEMS 1 clicky!: more about me ~ my radio station (and my fam) ~ my local tribe ~ my day job ~ my book ~ my music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mike Metlay Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 Dr. Mike, I would love a link to your WaveState vids. Sorry this took so long. I've been dealing with a very, very big project for my best client, and have effectively been off MPN for months now. Here's where the series starts (and you can find links to my Hydrasynth videos too): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSTwY5p_RnWB9I277ZEa3rg mike 1 Quote Dr. Mike Metlay (PhD in nuclear physics, golly gosh) Musician, Author, Editor, Educator, Impresario, Online Radio Guy, Cut-Rate Polymath, and Kindly Pedant Editor-in-Chief, Bjooks ~ Author of SYNTH GEMS 1 clicky!: more about me ~ my radio station (and my fam) ~ my local tribe ~ my day job ~ my book ~ my music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardware Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Thanks. Quote Magnus C350 + FMR RNP + Realistic Unisphere Mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauriziodececco Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 9/6/2021 at 8:32 AM, Dr Mike Metlay said: A software editor? Oh holy crap my prayers have been answered. I might finally be able to finish these Goddamned videos... mike Dr Mike, any early impression on the editor ? I found a youtube video, and it seems to solve the biggest wavestate problem for me (i know myself, i would *never* spend hours on the small screen to program anything more than a blip ...) Maurizio Quote Nord Wave 2, Nord Electro 6D 61,, Rameau upright, Hammond Pro44H Melodica. Too many Arturia, NI and AAS plugins http://www.barbogio.org/ https://barbogio.bandcamp.com/follow_me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauriziodececco Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 And since we are here, i have another question: it is true, you say (write) in the videos, who would want to use a Wavestate just to play simple sample based sound. But on the other side, i do not know any knobby sample based instrument that weight less than 3 kilos, and cost around 550 euros. So yes, i would also make sense (for me) for simpler sound ... so the question is how you find it restricted to sample playing ? Maurizio Quote Nord Wave 2, Nord Electro 6D 61,, Rameau upright, Hammond Pro44H Melodica. Too many Arturia, NI and AAS plugins http://www.barbogio.org/ https://barbogio.bandcamp.com/follow_me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I had a similar question, but I've heard some very good piano and string sounds in demos, so I think its a useful ROMpler in one corner of it. It make sense that Korg would improve the clarity of a revived synth that was born decades back. It begs to be used as a module, especially if your controller can send release velocity and poly AT. The editor is counteracting the three-octave keyboard for me, as well. Its the one serious hardware temptation I have at present. It never really ends. 🤓 Quote "Let there be dancing in the streets, drinking in the saloons and necking in the parlors! Play, Don!" ~ Groucho Marx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mike Metlay Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 Hi guys! Sorry for the very late replies. Work has been killing me here. To answer your questions: the editor has made things easier for me, but it hasn't turned out to be as much of a gamechanger as I thought it would be. At least the process of creating wave sequences isn't a hopeless nightmare any more. At levels above that, the front-panel controls are actually pretty good, and the unit does well in performance as long as you don't mind the fact that its keyboard is essentially worthless. If ever a Korg synth cried out for the minilogue xd treatment, it's this one and its siblings. I have to find time to finish those videos once and for all, but now I have to insert one in the middle talking about the editor and adding user samples. I hope I can kill this series before it kills me... Quote Dr. Mike Metlay (PhD in nuclear physics, golly gosh) Musician, Author, Editor, Educator, Impresario, Online Radio Guy, Cut-Rate Polymath, and Kindly Pedant Editor-in-Chief, Bjooks ~ Author of SYNTH GEMS 1 clicky!: more about me ~ my radio station (and my fam) ~ my local tribe ~ my day job ~ my book ~ my music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midinut Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Referring back to page two where we were in a discussion about a "latching pedal", I ran across a post in one of the Wavestate Facebook groups I belong to where someone had solved the problem with an "over-the-counter" solution. They said they were using a Hosa FSC-501 Latching Foot Switch. I ordered one immediately and it's been sitting beside my Wavestate waiting to get tried. I'm in the middle of a complete studio renovation and it may take a while to get it hoked up to verify, but I thought I'd share anyway! 1 Quote Hardware: Yamaha: MODX7 | Korg: Kronos 88, Wavestate | ASM: Hydrasynth Deluxe | Roland: Jupiter-Xm, Cloud Pro, TD-9K V-Drums | Alesis: StrikePad Pro| Behringer: Crave, Poly D, XR-18, RX1602 | CPS: SpaceStation SSv2 | Controllers: ROLI RISE 49 | Arturia KeyLab Essentials 88, KeyLab 61, MiniLab | M-Audio KeyStation 88 & 49 | Akai EWI USB | Novation LaunchPad Mini, | Guitars & Such: Line 6 Variax, Helix LT, POD X3 Live, Martin Acoustic, DG Strat Copy, LP Sunburst Copy, Natural Tele Copy| Squier Precision 5-String Bass | Mandolin | Banjo | Ukulele Software: Recording: MacBook Pro | Mac Mini | Logic Pro X | Mainstage | Cubase Pro 12 | Ableton Live 11 | Monitors: M-Audio BX8 | Presonus Eris 3.5BT Monitors | Slate Digital VSX Headphones & ML-1 Mic | Behringer XR-18 & RX1602 Mixers | Beyerdynamics DT-770 & DT-240 Arturia: V-Collection 9 | Native Instruments: Komplete 1 Standard | Spectrasonics: Omnisphere 2, Keyscape, Trilian | Korg: Legacy Collection 4 | Roland: Cloud Pro | GForce: Most all of their plugins | u-he: Diva, Hive 2, Repro, Zebra Legacy | AAS: Most of their VSTs | IK Multimedia: SampleTank 4 Max, Sonik Synth, MODO Drums & Bass | Cherry Audio: Most of their VSTs | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Stashed for future reference. I'm one of those who would leap on a module version. I love release velocity, but its not as laudable when the keybed is crapulent. I think I could readily find the sweet spot between the editor's small lacks and tweaking the knobs. I feel mildly allergic to "techno" and its 1200 micro-styles, but I'd enjoy having a source of good rhythms to offset my decrepitude. No one has made a big deal of it, but the ROM in this thing has some truly sweet strings and a pretty creditable AC piano sample to offer. I'm one of those humps who always wants to know how the PIANO is, even if its a clonewheel.🙄 Quote "Let there be dancing in the streets, drinking in the saloons and necking in the parlors! Play, Don!" ~ Groucho Marx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Oh my, looks like more work is in store for this review, now that there is an official plugin version. https://www.korg.com/us/products/software/wavestate_native/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 A classically trained pianist abusing his Wavestate. Sounds like it would if Sun Ra or Cecil Taylor got their hands on one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Well, there's a Wavestate Native now, so its time to go back and pore over Mike's review/tutorials in more detail. I'm pleased to have that level of heads-up display for those lanes. It'll be worth the untold hours of noodling I'll have to do to become at least moderately facile. I haven't been exactly wild for grids since my early TR-707 days, but in this case, the challenge seems tasty. I had no other instrument goals in mind unless a tabletop version appeared. This will be better, keeping it nice and tidy within Logic. I rarely binge any streaming series, but this will make a good stand-in. Quote "Let there be dancing in the streets, drinking in the saloons and necking in the parlors! Play, Don!" ~ Groucho Marx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Was going to ask for help setting up a damper pedal with Wavestate. Then I realized I should not try the damper with sounds that are programmed to decay no matter how long you hold a key down. The next thing I figured out - make sure the damper is plugged in all the way, and check the polarity switch on the pedal. NOTE: This was posted before I checked the OS version, which turned out to be 1.0.5. I used the suggested "Update via USB Boot Mode" to get it to 2.0.0. The updater won't take me to 2.1.0 at the moment - maybe I have to restart the Wavestate agaim Question about browsing Performances by Category, on the hardware Wavestate. Being able to browse by Category is very nice. However, this only seems to work until I've entered a Performance and started messing around with filter knobs, mod knobs, etc. After I'm done with the knob tweaking, I press Program until I get back to the Perform list. Category is set back to All. I have to choose the Category all over again. There's no shortcut around this, is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 I recently got Wavestate Native. What a ridiculously deep synthesizer! Loving it so far. 1 Quote -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 This guy figured out how to use the Sample Lane to set up multiple samples for velocity switching within a single Layer (in Wavestate-speak). Sample Lane will hold up to 64 samples. Note that he mentions some issue with repeats, and the Youtube comment advising the use of gate mode to address the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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