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@@digbydt Whoa, hold on there ... FREE shipping mate. Don't knock that..... ( yep, havin' a 🤣). Seen quite a few now new, secondhand on Fleabay going for c.£450 if you are genuinely interested.
@@digbydt yep i just bought one brand new for 550 and i am looking forward to this beast looks like roland are gonna be going out of business if the best they can do is jupiter xm and x their gone had a play round with one and its just not very good and its a flop it has some of the worst preset i have ever heard on a synth but korg have smashed it with the wavestate
This is truly a postmodern synth. It has that many options I feel like I'm standing in a room with an infinite amount of doorways, and I have no idea which way to feckin go! I just spent my first two hours on it. Started an Init Performance and I got lost...two hours later I looked my clock and I swear id lost a feckin hour to time dilation! The Wavestate is a black hole man! I saw God! lol Cheers
@Genevieve Hennacy An infinite amount of paths. An infinite amount of interpretations with none being true. I hate post-modernism by the way. I believe you most certainly can find truth, and with out it, we wonder aimlessly amongst a quagmire of choices and existential shit. But the rough analogy fits this synth just fine. I recently got the Modwave. It too, is a nose dive into seemingly endless possibility. I love them both ;)
@Genevieve Hennacy LOL You ask for a definition of Post Modernism. I give you a definition. You say that's wrong and then neglect to enlighten us all on what the "actual" definition is. Well done...you understand post modernism perfectly... *Critique everything and supply no truth* A++ Genevieve...thank you for supplying a great example of a useless new wave religion. By the way, if you have the fortitude to answer the question...I'd love to hear *your* definition of Post Modernism. You never know, you might impart knowledge...rather than just telling everyone they're wrong - any fool can do that, wouldn't you agree?
@@soacker25 Gday from Australia. Yes, I like Peterson. I dont mind listening to Slavoj Zizek and Noam Chomsky either. All three are critics of the "Post Modern religion", and any critic of a nihilistic mind virus like Post Modernism is a hero of mine. ;)
Thanks a million, I was working from home and I had it on in the background . I play keyboard myself and i know the feeling of randomly going through the sounds. Then a sounds begs itself to be played a certain way and being the slave to beautiful and interesting sounds we are we oblige. Thank you from Cork , Ireland.
Watched the whole thing! I've been captivated by this synth since it was announced. It feels like the weird artifact of an alternate future where analog never came back. It seems like it can sound like almost anything but also sound entirely unlike anything else. I can't wait to spend time with it.
"This is a cardinal sin of EDM right here...." There's going to be a lot of people getting busy with the kick drum. It sounds fantastic of course - the possibilities someone can go with an instrument like this are amazing. If you put the work in.
"How did you make your recent amazing ambient albume?" "I was holding a C major chord on a Korg Wavestate and let it evolve for 40 minutes." :-) It's feels like when the Roland D50 was released in 1987... 18:21
@@ptkelly80 I see...good luck mate! By the way, did you know that Thomann sells programming units with pots for the Roland D family, they cost around 3oo Euro.www.thomann.de/se/dtronics_dt_01.htm The D50 was my first synth when it came out, bought as new, it was a miracle, hehe. Hope one day I can afford the Wavestate for lazy ambient album making. :-))
boo. boo on you. "How much programming went into the design of the patch that you ran with just that c major chord?" "About a month." "Holy shit. Sounds awesome."
This beast is like a gift from the synth gods that allows you to fly above the entire map and explore. I thought I wanted a minilogue but now i kind of want them both lol. Great video!
This is really nicely done, Bo! The electric guitars, mallets, and pianos especially stood out to me, and the generative-sounding one-chord sequences, but the whole demo is great.
THIS is exactly the kind of digital Synthesizer i have been waiting for. Always wanted to have something like the Korg Wavestation but actually being able to USE it and create some sounds on it. It seems Korg really pays proper tribute to the Wavestation with this 30th anniversary Successor that is the Wavestate.
I really wasn't going to buy any more synths for a while but this one has really got me sold as a great addition to my studio as it's giving me ideas of what I would do with it just by watching you use it. Great video Bo
Thanks so much Bo. This synth sounds wonderful. I own a Wavestation SR, the plugin and iOS version, but I was sold on this synth immediately just like the XD. Korg is doing great things. I can’t wait to see what is announced on the 10th. Thanks again for the great videos.
Finally Korg has read the mines of synth heads ,this is what Ive been looking for a long time and Im sure this thing (beautifull thing) will be on the top tyre for some time .Love your vids keep up the good work
I definitely watched the entire video. Absolutely stunning!! My Wavestate is supposed to be here in about 2 weeks. Heavy delays as you'd expect with everything going on right now. I've never been as excited about a synthesizer as I am this one. This my 30th synth addition to my studio. It'll fit in very nicely. I hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy. Keep up the great videos. Excellent job!
Worth the wait for the fully featured 61 key version, correct. No point at all in such small keybeds. Either go fully software, module or full size workstation with wide octave and after touch. 37 is bleh.
Yes, definitely watched from beginning to end. What a fantastic synth, it really is the next step in the evolution of the Wavestation! Very true to its roots, but with more to offer.
@@Jason75913Virus is sounding very dated But the Yamaha MODX6 Destroys all off them!! Hydrasynth is ok but Chinese made and since the Covid 19 the Chinese should not be supported! Boycott them....
Enjoyed it all the way to the end. I’m really excited that digital is coming back. My 2 favorite companies right now are Korg and Novation, and they’re both killing it. I would love to see more videos showcasing the ambient side of it. Great job, as always.
The grin I had on my face listening to this made my ear muscles ache. So much depth . I owned an original years ago , it was my go to pad/atmosphere machine. This thing is synth is next level 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾. Thanks Bo
Yes, listened to the whole video. So glad I did not blow my wad, on one of the other new synths that have come out lately. This is a must have for me now, and your demo just sealed the deal. Thanks for doing what you do, and wishing the best to you, in the new year.
I guess you have Boutique and vintage things? Romplers that can layer sounds have been around for a long time now, and they have gotten better this century. Wavestate only has 4 layers, rather limited for a modern, fully editable rompler, but makes up for it with 16 sequencing lanes for modulating those 4 layers as much as you want, even cycling through waveforms.
Yep, only really a need for one decent master keyboard in any studio really, everything should really come with both a non and keyboard version nowadays. Just not enough room in my studio anymore. I mean, how difficult is it just to remove the keyboard and pitch bend/ mod wheels and change the enclosure slightly to make a desktop version? Obviously, making a rack version is quite a bit more work than that...
LCMessinger Me too - the Hydrasynth sounds great and has a beautifully laid out UI, but the complex layered sequenced looping sounds of the Wavestate are way different than any of the synths I already have...
I watched the whole thing. These presets are great but I can't wait to hear what people do from scratch. This is DEFINITELY a synth that people are going to make some original stuff with.
its waverom mixed through a 4 channel mixer controlled by loopers or modulator , yor tied to the waverom so its paintng by numbers wich elements you mix , hardly NEW sounds innit??
@@kellymerrill5294 yeah, can't load samples, just add effects, tweak pitch, pitch EG, filters, filter EG, amp, amp EG, and LFOs, and per oscillator in each layer, you're stuck with Korg samples, multisamples, and Korg sawtooths, squares, etc., along with 16 sequencing lanes for modulation and a short loop sequencer for MIDI notes, very weak overall, almost as bad as analogue synths, nothing compared to omnisphere and NI and U-HE synths with a DAW
hey buddy I made it all the way to the end! I agree, glorious. I've been thinking for years that they needed to revisit the wavestation engine, wave sequencing. Really impressed. Haven't figured out yet whether or not they're allowing user sample import but clearly there's so so so much it can do even if that's not an option
No user sample import yet, but in one video of NAMM the representative of Korg said that there was spare space of about one gigabyte built in, which suggested that Korg may upgrade the firmware in the future to allow for user sample import!
Been looking for something multitimbral and interesting to go with my digitone and add to the already amazing sounds that can produce and here it is. Well done Korg you read my mind. Amazing demo Bo:)
Bo, just wanted to say thanks for making this. Sometimes review videos don’t give enough of an idea of what a synth is capable of sonically. You have great taste in sounds, so keep em coming!
Please give us an ARGON 8/WAVESTATE/HYDRASYNTH comparison video. Been tearing my hair out trying to decide between argon and hydra and now KORG comes along and muddies the water!!!!
If you love sleeping cats that do not bother you, choose the WS. If you look for a angry barking dog that scares you, go for the Argon8.(to be honest, at first sight, I was disappointed by some of the dull A8 presets. After some playing around, there is a nasty synth engine under the black A8 hood !) I personally prefer a (decent) synth (engine) that goes BANG right inda face, than a zillion possibilities and samples that are so-so) But the Wavestate is definitely not a bad synth.
I think this is Korg's genius evolution of the motion control of the Minilogue. The next step in modulation control by an innovative next generation of their old synthesizer. Morphing has been around for a long time, but this is the first morphing device with added sequencing (Synth) that I could pay cash for. Also the expansion of short sequencing added to the sound in various lengths of steps creates one sound with many changing facets, just as we are using today with drums and polyrhythms.
I’ve got a room full of synths and yet I love this. Just need more time to use them all. Great demo Bo. This and the Roland Jupiter XM are front and centre currently, but this Wavestate has some beautiful texture.
Great video! Yes, I watched the whole thing. :) The Wavestate sounds really nice and I like the musical choices you made in how you put the video together.
Nice tour thru the sounds. Has the soul of the Wavestation and a bit of Kronos DNA. Very nice for Prog or New Age. Nice selection for the video. My face lit up when you used the Ski Jam patch. I’m so glad that came over from the original. One of my favorites. Jan Hammer used that in the “Beyond The Minds Eye” CGI video.
Since my first poly synth was the Poly 6 and moved up to DW6000 and the M1 Korg for life baby. Great sounds and warmth that trademark Korg sound love it on my wish list.
narupol27 True! I’ve had it for 10 days and haven’t made a beat yet 😅...just been trying to get a feel for it and playing with sounds for hours at a time lol
Thank you for this. I was trying to listen to another sound demo, but the guy making the video was spending 30 seconds to a minute on each sample. It was more about him showing off it leet keyboard techniques. This is how it should be done.
Bloody hell. Amazing machine. So much potential in a really nice sized package and pretty amazing price point. Didn't think I wanted a wavetable synth ........... and then Korg.
Dang Bo, I’ve been looking for a while to get the right synth for myself , this sounds fantastic! I’m leaning on this one. Great sounds! Great job Bo 😊
Thanks for this! It’s kept me entertained while I await delivery of my Wavestate! Can’t wait to get into it myself... best wishes and stay safe in these wild times! :)
Finally I sold my beloved Wavestation EX, centrepiece of my studio for 20 years. Partially because this Wavestate came along but also the software version of the original Wavestation is so good. I can play all my EX sounds on the plug in and the Wavestate joystick works seamlessly.
The sounds go from from amazing to canned rompler really quickly. I love the concepts behind the sequencing, which clearly has a lot of performance potential.
Unreal that Korg have released the VST version of this, such a bargain, plus Opsix has been released as a VST also, we just need the Kronos in VST now I'd be happy :)
True, but it's not the same using hardware and VST. And you don't need computer and turn it on, including occasional instabilities or crashes with multipurpose OS.
This instrument was designed initially by the software team at Korg USA -- and the keyboard was built around that software by the other talented folks @ Korg. This is great because you can have the hardware or the software and get the same wonderful experience with no remorse. Nothing beats the feel of keys and knobs IMHO, but if I got the VST because I didn't have space for hardware I would still be just as happy. ;)
Thanks for the thumbs up heart LOL. Just ordered TWO blue Donner digital-delay pedals to run it through. Nice n small, 3 little dials, and 7 types of delay from the central dial, and very cheap for what they are. Cannot wait !
This is a pretty amazing synthesizer very sounds rich with lots of layers of sound! as always I love to watch your reviews and demos on this kind of stuff!
Like someone else said, it sounds great, and it does, but the sounds are so ‘wavestate’ that they are the cliches of the future. I personally adore it, as a 90s synth boy who started on a Korg 01/w this is my kind of synth. Icy, glacial pad sounds, overblown motion patches. Beautiful.
I think these presets are really showing off that icy side, but based on the Cuckoo video it looks like this is easily capable of making all types of traditional analog style sounds.
Crolodon the question is, why would I use this to make traditional sounds and not the stupid amount of analog traditional synths I have? If I get this, I’m playing to its strengths.
@@danpreston564 Well Dan as someone who also owns plenty of analog synths I can agree with you, but not everyone does and there are many people just getting into synths. If you don't own analog synths, this can be used for that type of sound. My comment was just meant to say that it seems like a versatile instrument.
@@crolodon8024 also, if used for performing, a Wavestate, like a workstation keyboard, is far more practical than hauling along a battalion of analogue synths, to an extent, not sure if it really is as potent as Krome EX, but seems to sound as good from demo vids
watched the whole thing, not super into the presets, but that goes for most synths. Would love to see you make a patch with 4 basic wave shapes, using traditional features like the filters and lfo's but flexing it's ability to run the 4 sequencers, maybe some polymetric examples. trying and make sounds people with eurorack would make. Thanks Bo
From a french music store, I just found out that among the sound designers John Bowen, John "Skippy" Lehmkuhl (Plugin Guru), and Peter "Ski" Schwartz, there's also a Belgian musician that created patches for the Wavestate. His artist name is Airwave and he's recently released an album collecting 20 years of his greatest music. Apparently he has been successfully making this kind of music since 1992, around the time the Wavestation became more and more popular. So he's been at this for nearly 30 years, amazing!
@@pixelwash9707 Just type 'trance Airwave' to find some of his music. His real name is Laurent Véronnez. I recognize his style from some of the Korg Legacy presets too. Especially the Legacy Cell sounds are very well crafted!
Personally, I bought 2 Ocean's 11 because I can see where this going to take; I'm also on my third-watch of this video amongst others and simply hearing it from my phone evokes the depthness of sound and reverberation!! 😇😇😇🎹😎😎😎
I was thinking, this particular synth has a positive effect...it forces you to actually record something, just a ten minutes track with a few accords...and then you want to do compose and play some more over it, throw in a synth or guitar solo, then lay down a simple drum and bass track and it's done.
aka when you spend a month on a sound instead of 5 minutes for a generic bassline in ableton with Predator, etc. Vector synthesis is a sound designer's wet dream and Korg were the ones that perfected it.
Let me share a little secret with you guys; something that we lose in our childhood as we're growing up is 'filling in the gaps' with our imagination - - It's what makes scary movies 'scary', then only silly as we get older; never let yourself dull down so much by not filling the gaps YOURSELVES - - Learn to make music in your minds; then filling in the GAPS WITH YOUR INSTRUMENTS!! 😇😇😇🎹😎😎😎
What a great pice of gear. I always loved what KORG did since my first synth, the DSS1 - which I still own. If the Wavestate only came with a proper 61 keybed...
I own a Krog Wavestation EX and programming this thing is like rocket science. I heard that this Krog Wavestate don't have a owners manual. Just open the box and play. I want one!
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Buy one for £722, you're having a laugh aren't you, there's at least half a dozen reputable music dealers selling them for £564 and free delivery
@@digbydt Whoa, hold on there ... FREE shipping mate. Don't knock that..... ( yep, havin' a 🤣). Seen quite a few now new, secondhand on Fleabay going for c.£450 if you are genuinely interested.
@@theaudioeng the price I said is brand new not used.
@@digbydt yep i just bought one brand new for 550 and i am looking forward to this beast looks like roland are gonna be going out of business if the best they can do is jupiter xm and x their gone had a play round with one and its just not very good and its a flop it has some of the worst preset i have ever heard on a synth but korg have smashed it with the wavestate
sorry I don't see any links for wavestate sound librarian
This should come with an Oscar for best film score out of the box.
LOL
It's why I'm getting one. I'm way too slack to work hard at getting all that production done myself!
This is truly a postmodern synth. It has that many options I feel like I'm standing in a room with an infinite amount of doorways, and I have no idea which way to feckin go!
I just spent my first two hours on it. Started an Init Performance and I got lost...two hours later I looked my clock and I swear id lost a feckin hour to time dilation! The Wavestate is a black hole man! I saw God! lol
Cheers
I know that feeling well. I have just 3 mini-synths and I often get lost in the sounds. But that's what I wanted!
@Genevieve Hennacy An infinite amount of paths. An infinite amount of interpretations with none being true. I hate post-modernism by the way. I believe you most certainly can find truth, and with out it, we wonder aimlessly amongst a quagmire of choices and existential shit. But the rough analogy fits this synth just fine. I recently got the Modwave. It too, is a nose dive into seemingly endless possibility. I love them both ;)
@@anthonybrett Very good definition of postmodernism. You probably like Jordan Peterson. I do. Shouts from germany.
@Genevieve Hennacy
LOL
You ask for a definition of Post Modernism.
I give you a definition.
You say that's wrong and then neglect to enlighten us all on what the "actual" definition is.
Well done...you understand post modernism perfectly... *Critique everything and supply no truth*
A++ Genevieve...thank you for supplying a great example of a useless new wave religion.
By the way, if you have the fortitude to answer the question...I'd love to hear *your* definition of Post Modernism.
You never know, you might impart knowledge...rather than just telling everyone they're wrong - any fool can do that, wouldn't you agree?
@@soacker25 Gday from Australia. Yes, I like Peterson. I dont mind listening to Slavoj Zizek and Noam Chomsky either.
All three are critics of the "Post Modern religion", and any critic of a nihilistic mind virus like Post Modernism is a hero of mine. ;)
Man, this synth has a hidden talent for acoustic string sequencing. ❤️
Thanks a million, I was working from home and I had it on in the background . I play keyboard myself and i know the feeling of randomly going through the sounds. Then a sounds begs itself to be played a certain way and being the slave to beautiful and interesting sounds we are we oblige.
Thank you from Cork , Ireland.
Watched the whole thing! I've been captivated by this synth since it was announced. It feels like the weird artifact of an alternate future where analog never came back. It seems like it can sound like almost anything but also sound entirely unlike anything else. I can't wait to spend time with it.
"This is a cardinal sin of EDM right here...." There's going to be a lot of people getting busy with the kick drum. It sounds fantastic of course - the possibilities someone can go with an instrument like this are amazing. If you put the work in.
Was gonna buy a minilogue xd before watching this. Now I need them both 🤩
You took the words right out of my head! Lol
"How did you make your recent amazing ambient albume?"
"I was holding a C major chord on a Korg Wavestate and let it evolve for 40 minutes." :-)
It's feels like when the Roland D50 was released in 1987... 18:21
@@ptkelly80 I see...good luck mate!
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The D50 was my first synth when it came out, bought as new, it was a miracle, hehe.
Hope one day I can afford the Wavestate for lazy ambient album making. :-))
boo. boo on you.
"How much programming went into the design of the patch that you ran with just that c major chord?"
"About a month."
"Holy shit. Sounds awesome."
The D-50 is in omnisphere 2.6. Big synth sounds although it uses a lot of cpu but hey-ho
Usly you find a wave, set your envolopes high.attack, decay, release, sustain.ad few lfos to get woble.
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This beast is like a gift from the synth gods that allows you to fly above the entire map and explore. I thought I wanted a minilogue but now i kind of want them both lol. Great video!
I watch the whole vid. I always wanted a modern remake of the wavestation, and here it is and it's glorious
Of all the new and exciting bits of kit available right now, THIS is the one I really want most of all. Sounds incredible......
This is really nicely done, Bo! The electric guitars, mallets, and pianos especially stood out to me, and the generative-sounding one-chord sequences, but the whole demo is great.
Yeah, I saw it in the music store, and played with it for 15 minutes, and I'm in love. Even just a existing presets are mind blowing and inspiring.
Can't afford the Wavestate, so I'm just sampling this entire video into my Digitakt :)
Modern problems require modern solutions.
LOL:)
ha ha ha....:). too bad none of those samples with be original.
you are legendary now, sir
@@rastokrajco6255 me too
THIS is exactly the kind of digital Synthesizer i have been waiting for. Always wanted to have something like the Korg Wavestation but actually being able to USE it and create some sounds on it. It seems Korg really pays proper tribute to the Wavestation with this 30th anniversary Successor that is the Wavestate.
I really wasn't going to buy any more synths for a while but this one has really got me sold as a great addition to my studio as it's giving me ideas of what I would do with it just by watching you use it. Great video Bo
Nice demo of sounds . It's good to know that it can make very good real world instrument sounds and not just the soundtrack and spacey stuff.
That synth is on my mind lately along with the ARP.....kORG IS KILLING IT
Thanks so much Bo. This synth sounds wonderful. I own a Wavestation SR, the plugin and iOS version, but I was sold on this synth immediately just like the XD. Korg is doing great things. I can’t wait to see what is announced on the 10th. Thanks again for the great videos.
I still own the ages old WaveStation SR as well and now I want this new baby, tell me I am wrong...
Finally Korg has read the mines of synth heads ,this is what Ive been looking for a long time and Im sure this thing (beautifull thing) will be on the top tyre for some time .Love your vids keep up the good work
I definitely watched the entire video. Absolutely stunning!! My Wavestate is supposed to be here in about 2 weeks. Heavy delays as you'd expect with everything going on right now. I've never been as excited about a synthesizer as I am this one. This my 30th synth addition to my studio. It'll fit in very nicely. I hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy. Keep up the great videos. Excellent job!
Scott Mullins it’s worth the wait!!
Worth the wait for the fully featured 61 key version, correct. No point at all in such small keybeds. Either go fully software, module or full size workstation with wide octave and after touch. 37 is bleh.
Congrats Korg's designers team and all the people responsible for this great machine, well done!
that orchestral stuff was a big and awesome surprise
Given it is Wavestation 2.0, no surprise here.
@@Jason75913 But it sounds hi fi enough in this new WaveSt. Doesn’t it?
@@javiceres ???
@@Jason75913 Oh, I thought you were talking about the old expanded WaveStation xD
Dude exactly! I was like wtf???!!
Yes, definitely watched from beginning to end. What a fantastic synth, it really is the next step in the evolution of the Wavestation! Very true to its roots, but with more to offer.
Fantastic sounding synth. I'm in awe of some of these pads and sequences. This might be the new king of the digitals as far as sound design goes.
"king"
Not going to kill the Virus, Blofeld, Hydrasynth, Kronos, Krome EX, Juno-DS, FA-06, MODX, and Fantom
@@Jason75913Virus is sounding very dated But the Yamaha MODX6 Destroys all off them!! Hydrasynth is ok but Chinese made and since the Covid 19 the Chinese should not be supported! Boycott them....
Enjoyed it all the way to the end. I’m really excited that digital is coming back. My 2 favorite companies right now are Korg and Novation, and they’re both killing it. I would love to see more videos showcasing the ambient side of it. Great job, as always.
This machine is growing on me. Feels very 90s, with some of those presets.
The grin I had on my face listening to this made my ear muscles ache. So much depth . I owned an original years ago , it was my go to pad/atmosphere machine.
This thing is synth is next level 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾. Thanks Bo
This is one of the best demos of the Wavestate. Now, hook it up to your Hydrasynth and shine, dear sir. :) And I did get to the end...
The sounds coming from this synthesizer are so dynamic.. definitely caught my attention! Great video Bo.
Yes, listened to the whole video.
So glad I did not blow my wad, on one of the other new synths that have come out lately.
This is a must have for me now, and your demo just sealed the deal.
Thanks for doing what you do, and wishing the best to you, in the new year.
I have Roland synthesizers but, I must admit, I’m really impressed!!
Many layered sounds together seems to be sound of today.
I guess you have Boutique and vintage things?
Romplers that can layer sounds have been around for a long time now, and they have gotten better this century.
Wavestate only has 4 layers, rather limited for a modern, fully editable rompler, but makes up for it with 16 sequencing lanes for modulating those 4 layers as much as you want, even cycling through waveforms.
Would love to see this synth as a sound module. Sounds awesome.
Yep, only really a need for one decent master keyboard in any studio really, everything should really come with both a non and keyboard version nowadays. Just not enough room in my studio anymore. I mean, how difficult is it just to remove the keyboard and pitch bend/ mod wheels and change the enclosure slightly to make a desktop version? Obviously, making a rack version is quite a bit more work than that...
It does have a software version. I’ll probably get that when I upgrade to a new laptop.
Yes it does sound really good! It sounds GREAT! Thank you for sharing this video with us! A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Was waiting for the Hydrasynth but now I want the Wavestate. great demo, thanks!
LCMessinger Me too - the Hydrasynth sounds great and has a beautifully laid out UI, but the complex layered sequenced looping sounds of the Wavestate are way different than any of the synths I already have...
I scored this, and the Modwave. They go together great! Waiting for the Drumlogue, to round out my Monologue and complete a Korg system.
I watched the whole thing. These presets are great but I can't wait to hear what people do from scratch. This is DEFINITELY a synth that people are going to make some original stuff with.
its waverom mixed through a 4 channel mixer controlled by loopers or modulator , yor tied to the waverom so its paintng by numbers wich elements you mix , hardly NEW sounds innit??
You can’t load your own samples just add effects, it’s a preset machine. Not very powerful
@ Kelly Merrill - In the right hands it is...
@@kellymerrill5294 yeah, can't load samples, just add effects, tweak pitch, pitch EG, filters, filter EG, amp, amp EG, and LFOs, and per oscillator in each layer, you're stuck with Korg samples, multisamples, and Korg sawtooths, squares, etc., along with 16 sequencing lanes for modulation and a short loop sequencer for MIDI notes, very weak overall, almost as bad as analogue synths, nothing compared to omnisphere and NI and U-HE synths with a DAW
@@Jason75913 you can now.
hey buddy I made it all the way to the end! I agree, glorious. I've been thinking for years that they needed to revisit the wavestation engine, wave sequencing. Really impressed. Haven't figured out yet whether or not they're allowing user sample import but clearly there's so so so much it can do even if that's not an option
No user sample import
No user sample import yet, but in one video of NAMM the representative of Korg said that there was spare space of about one gigabyte built in, which suggested that Korg may upgrade the firmware in the future to allow for user sample import!
@@BoBeats they added user sample import recently
Been looking for something multitimbral and interesting to go with my digitone and add to the already amazing sounds that can produce and here it is. Well done Korg you read my mind. Amazing demo Bo:)
Find a used or new Blofeld , very multitimbral and polyphonic , or this wavestate,modwave or opsix 🎉
15:16 beautiful. That sound alone inspires me to want to play it.
Bo, just wanted to say thanks for making this. Sometimes review videos don’t give enough of an idea of what a synth is capable of sonically. You have great taste in sounds, so keep em coming!
Please give us an ARGON 8/WAVESTATE/HYDRASYNTH comparison video. Been tearing my hair out trying to decide between argon and hydra and now KORG comes along and muddies the water!!!!
Argon8 versus Hydrasynth versus Blofeld, all wavetable synths
Wavestate is a rompler
If you love sleeping cats that do not bother you, choose the WS. If you look for a angry barking dog that scares you, go for the Argon8.(to be honest, at first sight, I was disappointed by some of the dull A8 presets. After some playing around, there is a nasty synth engine under the black A8 hood !) I personally prefer a (decent) synth (engine) that goes BANG right inda face, than a zillion possibilities and samples that are so-so) But the Wavestate is definitely not a bad synth.
That sounds amazing! Would be perfect for the kinds of music I'd be most interested in producing.
I think this is Korg's genius evolution of the motion control of the Minilogue. The next step in modulation control by an innovative next generation of their old synthesizer. Morphing has been around for a long time, but this is the first morphing device with added sequencing (Synth) that I could pay cash for. Also the expansion of short sequencing added to the sound in various lengths of steps creates one sound with many changing facets, just as we are using today with drums and polyrhythms.
I’ve got a room full of synths and yet I love this. Just need more time to use them all. Great demo Bo. This and the Roland Jupiter XM are front and centre currently, but this Wavestate has some beautiful texture.
Great video! Yes, I watched the whole thing. :) The Wavestate sounds really nice and I like the musical choices you made in how you put the video together.
This thing should be called "soundtrack machine".
I watched the whole video. Thank you Sir.
Yip, it's full of cinematic sceen scapes and montages
It's got a very cinematic sound.
yikes. you need to go to a different cinema
Made it to the end - I’m gonna play this synth in my Tesla Cybertruck. Thank you Bo!
Justin Saunders , synth available now cybertruck 2.5 yrs away
That's not a vape pen, that's Rogan's peen.
Nice tour thru the sounds. Has the soul of the Wavestation and a bit of Kronos DNA. Very nice for Prog or New Age. Nice selection for the video. My face lit up when you used the Ski Jam patch. I’m so glad that came over from the original. One of my favorites. Jan Hammer used that in the “Beyond The Minds Eye” CGI video.
Since my first poly synth was the Poly 6 and moved up to DW6000 and the M1 Korg for life baby. Great sounds and warmth that trademark Korg sound love it on my wish list.
SO DREAMY! just entered the thomann giveaway to win this after listening to your video WOW! some synth sounds are just out of this world!
Damn when you stopped I was like wait what? I want more! lol
The dark side is you can play around this synth for a month without a new song.
Funnily enough, the first thing he played reminded me of the first few minutes of this Darkside track: ua-cam.com/video/d8NaWT0WvEE/v-deo.html
Funnily enough, the first thing he played reminded me of he first few minutes of this Darkside track: ua-cam.com/video/d8NaWT0WvEE/v-deo.html
I'm going to use it for my Dark Side Of The Rainbow project.
Dude, I don't have a narcotics personality, but I could grow a beard and not see the sun for a week play'n around with this!
narupol27 True! I’ve had it for 10 days and haven’t made a beat yet 😅...just been trying to get a feel for it and playing with sounds for hours at a time lol
I watched a lot of videos about this synth, but yours is the best to show all the wave possibilities of this KB. Congratulations.
still not really feeling it, but your demo has been by far the best example of possibilities. great work, thank you for sharing!
This video honestly sold me on it.
Jrod Ohio not to me thanks God, every sound sounds metallic and with the same reverb. A bunch of tubular sounding on each preset.
Stellar sounds
This thing is amazing. I've never seen anything like it.
Made it to the end.
It's nice to see Sequential Circuit's work on vector synthesis live on.
Thank you for this. I was trying to listen to another sound demo, but the guy making the video was spending 30 seconds to a minute on each sample. It was more about him showing off it leet keyboard techniques. This is how it should be done.
Just ordered one because of this video.
I am working on a bunch of CyberPunk style songs for a mini-album. I am buying one of these as soon as possible. Thank you for the marvellous video.
Bloody hell. Amazing machine. So much potential in a really nice sized package and pretty amazing price point. Didn't think I wanted a wavetable synth ........... and then Korg.
not wavetable, it's an upgraded wavestation (vintage rompler/workstation)
Watched the whole thing. I want one of these.
Dang Bo, I’ve been looking for a while to get the right synth for myself , this sounds fantastic! I’m leaning on this one. Great sounds! Great job Bo 😊
I know nothing about how to play or compose, just that I love synths, and I gotta admit, I kinda want one.
Fun just to tinker around with
Thanks for this! It’s kept me entertained while I await delivery of my Wavestate! Can’t wait to get into it myself... best wishes and stay safe in these wild times! :)
Finally I sold my beloved Wavestation EX, centrepiece of my studio for 20 years. Partially because this Wavestate came along but also the software version of the original Wavestation is so good. I can play all my EX sounds on the plug in and the Wavestate joystick works seamlessly.
I watched to the end and I just purchased one for myself!
Thinking about pulling the trigger on one as well, so what do you think after 11 months of ownership?
It’s great still haven’t been able to fully learn it
I feel like a magician wearing a headset microphone is about to sell me a self-help blender.
He can do everything... Also beauty pianos, orchestral, voice... Wow...
I thoroughly enjoyed the entire video! Thank you for all you do.
The sounds go from from amazing to canned rompler really quickly. I love the concepts behind the sequencing, which clearly has a lot of performance potential.
Robert Syrett since it contains both brand new waveforms/presets, and the old ones from the 90s. Just pick your flavor.
@@TrinityAngels Do you know if you can.load your own samples?
@@robertsyrett1992 No you can't
@@maquettemusic1623 :( Then it's destined to be unused.
Unreal that Korg have released the VST version of this, such a bargain, plus Opsix has been released as a VST also, we just need the Kronos in VST now I'd be happy :)
True, but it's not the same using hardware and VST. And you don't need computer and turn it on, including occasional instabilities or crashes with multipurpose OS.
This instrument was designed initially by the software team at Korg USA -- and the keyboard was built around that software by the other talented folks @ Korg. This is great because you can have the hardware or the software and get the same wonderful experience with no remorse. Nothing beats the feel of keys and knobs IMHO, but if I got the VST because I didn't have space for hardware I would still be just as happy. ;)
THANK YOU ! I HAVE JUST BOUGHT ONE BECAUSE OF YOUR VIDEO !
Thanks for the thumbs up heart LOL. Just ordered TWO blue Donner digital-delay pedals to run it through. Nice n small, 3 little dials, and 7 types of delay from the central dial, and very cheap for what they are. Cannot wait !
This is a pretty amazing synthesizer very sounds rich with lots of layers of sound! as always I love to watch your reviews and demos on this kind of stuff!
Like someone else said, it sounds great, and it does, but the sounds are so ‘wavestate’ that they are the cliches of the future. I personally adore it, as a 90s synth boy who started on a Korg 01/w this is my kind of synth. Icy, glacial pad sounds, overblown motion patches. Beautiful.
Dan Preston I had the same concern. It’s an unavoidable certainty. Curse of the beat making keyboard. Creativity is the only cure for that.
I think these presets are really showing off that icy side, but based on the Cuckoo video it looks like this is easily capable of making all types of traditional analog style sounds.
Crolodon the question is, why would I use this to make traditional sounds and not the stupid amount of analog traditional synths I have? If I get this, I’m playing to its strengths.
@@danpreston564 Well Dan as someone who also owns plenty of analog synths I can agree with you, but not everyone does and there are many people just getting into synths. If you don't own analog synths, this can be used for that type of sound. My comment was just meant to say that it seems like a versatile instrument.
@@crolodon8024 also, if used for performing, a Wavestate, like a workstation keyboard, is far more practical than hauling along a battalion of analogue synths, to an extent, not sure if it really is as potent as Krome EX, but seems to sound as good from demo vids
Definitely made it right through, would have been happy to go through all the presets with you....
Ok I've finally made up my mind after weeks of going back and forth. Wavestate it is. Thanks.
As always, another great video. Now I have to buy this one too! Thank you Bo.
watched the whole thing, not super into the presets, but that goes for most synths. Would love to see you make a patch with 4 basic wave shapes, using traditional features like the filters and lfo's but flexing it's ability to run the 4 sequencers, maybe some polymetric examples. trying and make sounds people with eurorack would make. Thanks Bo
Good idea!
Sounds great, I heard some original wavestation patches in there too
From a french music store, I just found out that among the sound designers John Bowen, John "Skippy" Lehmkuhl (Plugin Guru), and Peter "Ski" Schwartz, there's also a Belgian musician that created patches for the Wavestate.
His artist name is Airwave and he's recently released an album collecting 20 years of his greatest music.
Apparently he has been successfully making this kind of music since 1992, around the time the Wavestation became more and more popular. So he's been at this for nearly 30 years, amazing!
Interesting if this is true, thanks for the info...
@@pixelwash9707 Just type 'trance Airwave' to find some of his music. His real name is Laurent Véronnez. I recognize his style from some of the Korg Legacy presets too. Especially the Legacy Cell sounds are very well crafted!
Personally, I bought 2 Ocean's 11 because I can see where this going to take; I'm also on my third-watch of this video amongst others and simply hearing it from my phone evokes the depthness of sound and reverberation!! 😇😇😇🎹😎😎😎
Oh great, now I have 9 synths on my wish list. Time to grow more kidneys I guess...
What are the other ones?
@@edwinbrown9951 ASM Hydrasynth, Behringer Deepmind 12D/Poly D/Odyssey, Jupiter XM, Arturia Microfreak/Matrixbrute (removed), MFB Dominion 1.
@@magicmulder cool. I have my eyes on the Wavestate, Argon8, Hydrasynth, and Deluge. Not going to get all of them, need to choose wisely
How to create an ambient track with a single patch
Haha yes!
I was thinking, this particular synth has a positive effect...it forces you to actually record something, just a ten minutes track with a few accords...and then you want to do compose and play some more over it, throw in a synth or guitar solo, then lay down a simple drum and bass track and it's done.
aka when you spend a month on a sound instead of 5 minutes for a generic bassline in ableton with Predator, etc.
Vector synthesis is a sound designer's wet dream and Korg were the ones that perfected it.
No joke. For example Delerium - Twilight Rituals is actually two slightly tweaked ambient Wavestation patches and some samples here and there
I watched the whole thing (listened). The sounds are really awesome. I'd like to buy one this summer. Cool stuff.
The Wavestate is a future classic
7:30 "why does my heart feel so bad" preset.
Korg are great a presets that give you flashes of famous songs. My Kronos 2 is a treasure trove.
Let me share a little secret with you guys; something that we lose in our childhood as we're growing up is 'filling in the gaps' with our imagination - - It's what makes scary movies 'scary', then only silly as we get older; never let yourself dull down so much by not filling the gaps YOURSELVES - - Learn to make music in your minds; then filling in the GAPS WITH YOUR INSTRUMENTS!! 😇😇😇🎹😎😎😎
Bro. So many bangers for a demo.
What a great pice of gear. I always loved what KORG did since my first synth, the DSS1 - which I still own. If the Wavestate only came with a proper 61 keybed...
I didn't *watch* the whole video, but I did listen to the whole video... on my good headphones, while I got on with household chores :)
I own a Krog Wavestation EX and programming this thing is like rocket science.
I heard that this Krog Wavestate don't have a owners manual.
Just open the box and play.
I want one!
Sounds like some presets on my Kronos
@@johnseaton5202 That Kronos is the master Synthenzier 🎹
I wish they implemented a small touch-strip, I'm weak for those...and my AN1X has it! :-)
Great video. I saw your first video at 2 am and promptly pre-ordered my WaveState that morning. Let's hope I don't have to wait too long to get it!
Hi Bo I always watch your videos in their entirety.
Your efforts are greatly appreciated. I preordered the Wavestate can’t wait.
Mono, fm, semi modular, OP-Z, OP1, pocket operators, micro freak. I have all the synths I’ll ever need..... Korg “ hold on a second!”
Well, it’s official...I’ve definitely met my new wife. Just need to save some money before we can get married!
...and this one will be much less likely to disappoint you.
...and "she" will be loyal to you for many years! :-))
Andreas Larsen u just posted cringe bro
Best of all, she wont argue with you, and you can play with her anytime you want.
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The spaciousness of that verb of the dubstep at 6'27" is awesome. Great FX.
Oh, and watched it all the way through ☺️