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Hi:
I just acquired a Wavestation (keyboard WS1 version) and havent even 
checked it out yet. Any thoughts out there on this synth?
What is it good at? Pros/Cons
Rory McDonald
Oldsynths Moderator

Just enjoy it and play/experiment to your heart's content!
I have the Wavestation SR (rack version) and it can produce some very 
interesting & unique sounds unlike almost any other synth.
I never understood why Korg didn't incorporate the Wavestation's technology 
into future keyboards (i.e., they could have done a Wavestation board for 
the Trinity & Triton, as they did with the MOSS and Z1 boards).
- Bill

At 12:49 pm 10/02/2003, you wrote:

>Hi:
>I just acquired a Wavestation (keyboard WS1 version) and havent even
>checked it out yet. Any thoughts out there on this synth?
>What is it good at? Pros/Cons
>Rory McDonald
>Oldsynths Moderator

Hi Rory, Bill and all,

I recently unloaded my Wavestation, but not because I didn't love it. 
(No room, got a Microwave XTK). I really liked the wave sequencing. 
It's quite a bit more powerful than what you'd find on a Microwave. 
You can also choose how quickly the waves morph -- from instantaneous 
to gradual, so you can get evolving pads or gurgling wavetable fun. I 
can't even remember its filter -- must have been forgettable :) The 
aftertouch was going on mine; I had to almost bend my fingers 
backwards to make it respond. 

Editing isn't too fun, but I think you can use Soundiver w/ it. Its 
capabilities are pretty much limited by your imagination. You can do 
faux-granular stuff, vector stuff, whatever. I love the subtlety of 
wave synthesis. You don't even need filters really. 

I hear the A/D module is the one to get, but the WS1 was fine by me.
 
By the way, Korg has wavetables in the new MS2000/ MicroKorg line, 
though they're pretty wimpy. A few nice tables, including 
an "infinite" one (you can do Shepard Tones! Woo hoo!). Can't really 
go enveloping through the tables, though, and no morphing. W/ a few 
changes, the MS2000 could almost be an MS20, SQ10, VC10 and WS in one 
Midi-controlled box. But we can't have everything, I guess. Does 
anyone else like the filter on the MS2000? It got great reviews, but 
aside from the fact that it at least includes more than just LP, it 
sounds crappy to me...

Hope you love the board, Rory!
Scott

 --- In oldsynths@yahoogroups.com, Bill Sautter <sautter@c...> wrote:
> Just enjoy it and play/experiment to your heart's content!
> I have the Wavestation SR (rack version) and it can produce some 
very 
> interesting & unique sounds unlike almost any other synth.
> I never understood why Korg didn't incorporate the Wavestation's 
technology 
> into future keyboards (i.e., they could have done a Wavestation 
board for 
> the Trinity & Triton, as they did with the MOSS and Z1 boards).
> - Bill
> 
> At 12:49 pm 10/02/2003, you wrote:
> >Hi:
> >I just acquired a Wavestation (keyboard WS1 version) and havent 
even

> >checked it out yet. Any thoughts out there on this synth?
> >What is it good at? Pros/Cons
> >Rory McDonald
> >Oldsynths Moderator