Korg WaveState Synth Keyboard

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gumtown

My interest has currently lead me to looking at the Korg Wavestate keyboard/synth, and my search on this Forum leads me to Brockotronics posts.

So may I ask on your thoughts on the Korg Wavestate, it looks like it can do anything except user samples, takes midi in from the SY-1000, and has a pedal input to hold a sound/chord/sequence.

Around these parts there is currently a surge in interest in vintage synth gear, so the time is right to sell off my old Roland D-20, and put the proceeds to a nice new Wavestate.

https://www.korg.com/us/products/synthesizers/wavestate/
Free "GR-55 FloorBoard" editor software from https://sourceforge.net/projects/grfloorboard/

Matteo Barducci

Quote from:  gumtown on August 29, 2021, 02:20:53 AM
Around these parts there is currently a surge in interest in vintage synth gear, so the time is right to sell off my old Roland D-20, and put the proceeds to a nice new Wavestate.

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BROCKSTAR

Quote from:  gumtown on August 29, 2021, 02:20:53 AM
My interest has currently lead me to looking at the Korg Wavestate keyboard/synth, and my search on this Forum leads me to Brockotronics posts.

So may I ask on your thoughts on the Korg Wavestate, it looks like it can do anything except user samples, takes midi in from the SY-1000, and has a pedal input to hold a sound/chord/sequence.

Around these parts there is currently a surge in interest in vintage synth gear, so the time is right to sell off my old Roland D-20, and put the proceeds to a nice new Wavestate.

I actually don't have it anymore. Love the sounds though. Super powerful. Don't like the toy feeling keyboard though. Wish they'd make a rack unit without the keys... I kinda regret letting it go though. I think you'd be happy with it...

gumtown

Quote from:  BROCKSTAR on August 29, 2021, 07:21:04 AM
I actually don't have it anymore. Love the sounds though. Super powerful. Don't like the toy feeling keyboard though. Wish they'd make a rack unit without the keys... I kinda regret letting it go though. I think you'd be happy with it...
I just ordered one this morning, actually two, one for my local buddy here too.
Only a few hours after that, Korg releases Wavestate firmware upgrade version 2.0, which includes 4Gb of User sample loading, and an editor + sample mixer software.
Extra Bonus !!!  8)
Free "GR-55 FloorBoard" editor software from https://sourceforge.net/projects/grfloorboard/

admin

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Quote from:  gumtown on September 02, 2021, 02:13:17 AM
I just ordered one this morning, actually two, one for my local buddy here too.
Only a few hours after that, Korg releases Wavestate firmware upgrade version 2.0, which includes 4Gb of User sample loading, and an editor + sample mixer software.
Extra Bonus !!!  8)
FWIW Marty Cutler was a beta tester and likes the Korg WaveState 

But its not the end all  / be all for MIDI Guitar use, as it does not have " MIDI MONO mode with 6 separate MIDI channels  - as Roland D-05
But appears to have 4 separate MIDI channels  - ideal for MIDI Bass with bending / fretless 

https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=21712.0

Worth reading the D-05 MIDI Implementation 

Roland D-05 Parameter Guide
https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/D-05_ParameterGuide_eng01_W.pdf


specifically page 18

MONO MODE will be useful for MIDi Guitarists   - allows independent string bending, etc.


chrish

The old korg wavestations will do midi mono also and different patches can be assigned to each mono channel. That is if my one brain cell is still working and I'm remembering that correctly.

I still have the rackmount A/D version of the wavestation which has stereo A/D inputs. Those inputs can access the fx section and be one of the waveforms in a patch again, depending on that working brain cell.

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Quote from: chrish on September 02, 2021, 11:50:37 AM
The old korg wavestations will do midi mono also and different patches can be assigned to each mono channel. That is if my one brain cell is still working and I'm remembering that correctly.

I still have the rackmount A/D version of the wavestation which has stereo A/D inputs. Those inputs can access the fx section and be one of the waveforms in a patch again, depending on that working brain cell.

Just need to review the actual MIDI IMPLEMENTATION of Korg WaveState

So far I see Four Layer Voices max



Roland D-05 does 8 voices with 8 MIDI Channels

gumtown

From what I have read into it, the Korg Wavestate can do
: 64 voice polyphonic
: 4 Layers (4 independent synth engines)
: each layer has a 32 step wave sequencer which can be in parallel or series
: each sequencer step can use a different sample
: each layer supports multi-samples/split keyboard
: although the keys don't do aftertouch, Midi in supports aftertouch and MPE


I had not give too much thought to guitar to midi when I ordered it, I am primarily getting it for what it does as a keyboard,
but the firmware update to add user samples has changed that outlook a bit.

The synth engine in this is everything I wished the Roland GR-55 could have done.
Free "GR-55 FloorBoard" editor software from https://sourceforge.net/projects/grfloorboard/

admin

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No MIDI MONO MODE 4 Omni Off, MONO
= No independent String Bending for Guitar to MIDI users




Still a capable box

Compare above with Roland D-05 below

https://www.roland.com/us/support/by_product/d-05/owners_manuals/0edfe67d-48e8-4487-97c7-433a61612d85/

gumtown

This is an interesting watch on the new version 2.0 update, lots of info in a short amount of time.

Free "GR-55 FloorBoard" editor software from https://sourceforge.net/projects/grfloorboard/

thebrushwithin


chrish

The Korg wavestation had a control feature called multi mode setups which could be used to create 16 performances, one per midi channel.

In other words, in mono mode, the wavestation could act like 16 " discrete synthesizers"

Does the wavestate have something similar?

gumtown

Quote from: chrish on September 02, 2021, 09:03:25 PM
The Korg wavestation had a control feature called multi mode setups which could be used to create 16 performances, one per midi channel.

In other words, in mono mode, the wavestation could act like 16 " discrete synthesizers"

Does the wavestate have something similar?

Shall find out when (hopefully) it arrives on Monday.
Free "GR-55 FloorBoard" editor software from https://sourceforge.net/projects/grfloorboard/