The heart of Wavestate is its almost overwhelming selection of digital sounds and effects. You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu.

And, unlike a lot of other recent Korg synths, the Wavestate opts for full-sized keys on its 37-key keyboard instead of mini ones. There's the aforementioned joystick, your standard pitch and mod wheels, plus a pile of knobs (25 to be specific) and an arpeggiator. There's a dedicated button labeled with a dice icon, that can 'intelligently' create a whole new sound or just randomize part of it like the filter or effects.Īnd, unlike the original Wavestation (which other than the joystick for blending between the four sound sources was pretty barren), there are plenty of performance focused controls on the Wavestate. Korg is completely embracing randomization as a creative tool too.

Not only that, but many of those parameters can be randomized to create pads that evolve organically without any immediately obvious pattern. The Wavestate picks up the same capability, including the ability to blend between four different complex wave sequences, and give each one unique characteristics and lengths. That allowed it to produce rich cinematic sounds (though with a distinct '90s vibe) with just a single key press. Part of what made the Wavestation so unique was its wave sequencing, in which several samples could be crossfaded together to create evolving timbres. Update your settings here, then reload the page to see it. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.

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