The SR works in performance mode, or 'Multisets', where you can create custom set-ups for different songs, so that is nice to just hit a set-up, and everything is there for a particular track. The unit contains a couple of editable FX processors with all the usual stuff including a vocoder patch.these FX can be tied into the patches via midi or other forms of control to work dynamically with the patch. You also get some cool industrial sounding pads, with lots of robotic/metallic sounds evolving away. Absolutely lush is the best way to describe some of them. and a mass of gorgeous pads, sweeps & atmospheres. The Wavestation is also a pretty cool standard synth as well, containing a palette of some 650 internal patches, including a few of the usual instrument impressions such as sax, horns etc, a large selection of different pianos, organs, strings and synths etc. Definitely NOT a 'Check out the brilliant Oboe sound' synth! The wave sequences can be clocked to external midi clock, so they can be programmed to evolve or play rhythmic sequences in perfect time with the track. It also uses vector synthesis, so the combination of the two makes for some unusual sounds! The result is some extremely impressive sound effects and atmospheric pads. These parts are then chained together to form staged sequences of evolving sounds.So you can for example create a sequence using drum signating the timing duration between these samples so as you end up with a drum beat plated from a single key press.īut imagine creating a similar sequence, but utilising any of an enormous range of sample waves as the root sources.This method allows you to make rhythmic, or evolving patches.

You can build a sequence, divided into parts, each with a defined timespan. The Wavestation creates Wave Sequences which can be played as evolving mono lines, or poly pads. The Wavestation is one of the rare modern synths that offers something different from the usual samploid synthesis boxes. From that point of view, the synth is certainly a different sound source to the range of mid priced synths which are available, and that's what I wanted, cos most newer synths were leaving me cold.

I had some spare cash, and decided it would be good to have this synthesis available to create some interesting ambient stuff, and to try to get into creating some weird arpeggiated stuff.

Originally, I bought my Wavestation SR because of the wave sequences it offered. Korg Wavestation / SR The Wavestation & Wavestation SR in either guise is an excellent original synth.

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