For the latest contact information, please refer to the korg. I highly recommend emagic sounddiver to anyone using macintosh osx or pc. Everything has been said about the characteristics utilization config rather simple, it manages to sound terrible fast enough when it comes to dive deeper into the beast is a little hard but entirely possible, even for me who am more used to the old analog beasts. Just keep in mind that if you happen to own the original wavestation keyboard without the ex update you will only be able to use vols 1 and 2. A disk set for the korg dss1dsm1 samples taken from a range of classic analog synths including moog, roland, prophet etc. So, i installed midiox, and tried to load the original sound bank from korgs website. It is in very nice condition with a few marks from rack mounting. Prorec offers nine complete banks for the korg wavestation, with 50 high quality performance, 35 patches, and 32 wavesequences per bank. Korg added to this a second breakthrough form of synthesis. Whilst it could manage some passable clavs, brass, organs and with the addition of the ex modul.
Wavestation by korg is a virtual instrument audio plugin. The software provides extensive preset programs and waveforms found on all of the series models. The wavestation software synthesizer provides all 484 waveforms and 55 effects found on the wavestation series including the wavestation sr. Korg wavestation sr rack the patch king has created a large selection of sounds for the wavestation series that will work on all models. Korg wavestation ambient worlds for originalexadvst. Korgs iwavestation is a software version of its classic wavestation synthesizer. Digital edition the wavestation is now available individually.
The wavestation sr is the last hardware synthesizer in the wavestation series and has the greatest technical capabilities of any of the wavestation line and is the only one that is compatible with the 01w expansion cards. If you have questions about the wavestation or any other korg products, please direct them to your national distributors technical support department. Load a bank of performances, then a completely separate bank of patches ie patches that are used for a different performance bank than the one you just loaded, then a completely seperate bank of wavesequences. The kit included the upgraded operating system roms, the additional pcm sample roms, a manual addendum, and a cool ex sticker.
Online activation challenge response latest version changes view all. Wavestation frequently asked questions dan phillips. Korg iwavestation wave sequence synthesizer korg usa. Although korg bowed to consumer pressure and added these to the wavestation ex about eighteen months later, and included them in the subsequent ad and sr rack modules in 1992 and 1993 respectively, the range never sold in huge numbers. The huge leap forward originally part of the first korg legacy collection and later the korg legacy collection. Can the original wavestation be upgraded to a wavestation ex. It has felt like there has been a bit of a rekindled interest in vintage digital synths in recent years heck, even dx7s are going up in value. The wavestation is a synthesizer based on vector synthesis and waveform rom. There arent many contemporary synths that can be called classics, especially digital ones but im going to stick my neck out and state that personally i think that the korg wavestation and in particular the ad version is one of those classic. Duplication of contents of owners manuals andor product literature in part or in whole. Korg wavestation ex specifications, pictures, prices, links. As the original manufacturer, korg is uniquely qualified to recreate our vintage digital synthesizers as software instruments. Kc wavestation korg collection for macwin korg shop.
The korg wavestation ad was an improved version of the classic wavestation and wavestation ex. Patches, and wave sequences for the wavestation ex, ad, and sr are completely compatible via sysex. It features xlr inputs and its possible to run external signals through the synth fx engine. In any case, the ws has marked his time and sounds are still used sparingly and inimitable except with the korg legacy plugin. Korg forums would especially like to thank ben hall for giving us permission ia studios to host a complete copy of all the wavestation files he has collected and hosted on his website over the years. For me, this 1990s keyboard from korg remains one of a kind. Ive looked on the net here and there without much success.
Korg legacy collection wavestation software synthesizer. This video explores some of the many sounds it can produce, from huge cinematic pads to. Wavestation ex 1991 identical in form to the original wavestation keyboard, korg created the ex in response to player feedback and criticism. In 2004, the wavestation software synthesizer was released with an improved interface as part of the korg legacy collection. Yesterday i got ahold of a wavestation ex in really good shape.
Korg legacy collection originally part of the first korg legacy collection and later the korg legacy collection. It functions as a vst plugin, an audio units plugin and an aax plugin. Wavestation by korg synth wavetable vst plugin, audio. Ive found a good resource for the wavestation here. Wavestation virtual clone for pcmac run the wavestation on your computer. Now with the iwavestation, we advance another step with a graphical user interface that takes advantage of the touch operations that are a characteristic of ios.
Only thing about it is that it seems to be missing most of the factory patches sounds from it. The previous owner said he changed the battery in it, so im assuming this is the issue why it had the same patches in rom and ram 1. Dave smith and john bowen worked on it and it can do those super chilled 90s digital synth pads. Making the most of your korg wavestation part one and two a classic in its own lifetime. As long as the sysex data is entirely contained within a single ram bank, performances, patches, and wave sequences for the wavestation ex, ad, and sr are completely compatible via sysex. My custom sounds made with korg wavestation original this unique soudnset contains 50 custom made atmospheric paddronestringevolving sounds for korg wavestation. The wavestation had 2mb of rom based samples at your disposal. A few of the wavestation programming tutorial and tips from the wavestation mailing list and beyond windows editorlibrarians for the wavestation wavestation sr compatibility with o1w and o3w pcm cards. The fashion of the time, you will find it delightfully kitsch or revolutionary for its time, or both. Sep 16, 2017 a partial answer is the korg wavestation ex, it contains the waves from the prophet vs. Wavestation electronic keyboard pdf manual download. Wavestation, wavestation ex, wavestation ad, and wavestation sr. Wavestation however, i cant seem to find a pdf version of the owners manual anywhere.
The battery warning light comes on its a simple replacement. It has a joystick used for morphing through sounds over time and can create some very complex evolving tones. The ex doubled the rom to 4mb by adding 119 new samples most notably piano, drums, and the remaining prophet vs waves, and eight new digital effects. Hi everyone ive got a korg 01wfd and am looking for software that will let me bring my sequences from the korg into a pc where i can see it, make changes to rhythm, note duration etc then send it back into the korg sequencer with the new corrections. View and download korg wavestation players manual online. Because these cautions were based on the laws and societal understandings at the time when each manual was produced, they might not be appropriate for the present time. Feb 25, 2017 for me, this 1990s keyboard from korg remains one of a kind. Korg wavestation revisited inc 25 year old demo vintage.