Other differences include a balanced stereo output (thanks Korg!) and at a price point of £699, it looks like Korg are on to another winner. While the Wavestate has a form-factor familiar to those who've used the minilogue or monologue, the sound couldn't be different with a purely digital and morphing wavetable-style approach, where evolving and other-worldy sounds replace the familiar subtractive synthesis tones of the previous synths. Of course, it's not obligatory to program an ever-evolving patch – there's gigabytes of samples like bells, pianos, guitars and synths which can be used in a traditional way too. On top there are manual modulation controls for Pitch, Sample, Timing etc. Elsewhere there's the usual features you'd expect from a synth of this type like envelopes, LFOs and a filter that can be switched into MS-20, PolySix, and a few other options through the menu. It is much Wavestation rpute for sounds that voluent long time, like a string sound that turns into white noise in seconds, with a small low-line squence kind derrire. So there is a bit of menu diving, but considering the sheer amount of options there are, it would be impossible to fit a knob-per-function. Compared to the older siblings, the WaveState is much easier to program. The synth features an epic 64-voice polyphony – over four layers – with the familiar joystick from the Wavestation letting you morph between layers – up to 14 FX can also be applied at once. Ive had both of the WaveStation/EX keys, and also the A/D. Unlike the classic Korg Wavestation the synth is based on where each parameter looped at the same rate, Wave Sequencing 2.0 allows you to assign independent loop lengths to parameters like Pitch, Sample, Timing, Shape, Gate etc, meaning you avoid that 'looping' feel, for more organic and polyrhythmic modulations. This memory is not a ROM, which means that it should be possible to overwrite it, but there's no suggestion at this point that you will be able to load your own samples into it. The 37-key synth features a new Wave Sequencing 2.0 technology that allows users to morph and shape parameters using the 16-step sequencer. Since the ROM in the original Wavestation extended to just 2MB, this means that, despite exaggerated claims made elsewhere, the Wavestate offers around 2GB of samples. The Digital Edition's 'other' synth is an updated edition of the Wavestation. Korg's new cross-platform, multiple-format Digital Edition contains two synths - one of them being a version of their classic M1 hardware workstation - and one multi-effects plug-in. Korg have announced a new synth called Wavestate. The original Wavestation was the epitome of early-1990s synth technology. The Legacy Digital Edition contains two synths and a multi-effects unit.
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