Easy Programming pt 1 - Ambient Orchestral // Korg Wavestate Tutorial

[@kalpeshkpanchal]

This is one of the best tutorials I have seen to program the WS. So easy to understand and you have explained it so well. It looks easy and I can do it without watching it again. Great job and thanks for a great tutorial.

[@twltch]

Thanks. I just got my wavestate and programming has been a real challenge. I’ve never owned a synth before and feel as though I am in over my head. This is the best video I’ve found on creating a performance from scratch more or less.

[@TheRealG2024]

I just got mine toon stick with it. Its gets easier. Just focus , keep distractions to a minimum and have a plan in your mind

[@Stadsjaap]

Hi. I was going to say a Wavestate for a first synth is... ah... let's say "very optimistic". 😂 How did you get on with it?

[@Stadsjaap]

Ahhh, this is perfectly paced, with a good balance between explaining the rather arcane UI and being rewarded with the rather pleasant sonic output. Thanks Ron!

[@lshel001]

Nailed it in literally 3 minutes..., I've found the wavestate to be a challenge, so thank you.

[@metaspherz]

For musicians who love pads this is a no-brainer addition to their gear. I hope that Korg keeps supporting it and that it will get even better. I don't care if they add aftertouch but I want more a 61 key version -- even a 49 key like my Deepmind 12 would be nice -- so that I can better use the split keyboard function to greater advantage. But it's also amazing and a joy to experiment with as it is! It's the first synth that I'm considering getting again to play off of each other.

[@winddealer1]

Hi Ron, you put a great deal of effort into this for us. Thank you for all the thought you put into it. Great job editing both the audio and video. The orchestral sample focus is a great idea. Looks like there is a huge amount of inspiration in the Wavestate. I'd like to get one at some point. Thanks again.

[@laurencevanhelsuwe3052]

The Wavestate is going to become a classic to compete with just a handful of other classic synths. It is fantastic. It is superb. Its architecture is so incredibly well thought out. Yes, you need to understand it to create sounds that you already have in your mind, but even if you're no good at understanding its architecture, there's the Randomize feature. Keep hitting that randomize and you'll harvest unique patches within minutes. Add to this no-brainer approach the fact that new patches can be saved without any bank/slot limitations, and you've got a machine that will keep surprising and enchanting for years to come.

[@TheRealG2024]

Just got my wavestate. This is what I needed to see in action!

[@MiguelFlores-bp9sn]

Greetings from Orange California..👍....Thanks for your invaluable insights..!!!!..I'm going to make patches to play..!!!

[@tituspatch3653]

Great. You make it so much easier. Keep uploading please

[@jacco1967]

This is such an amazing upgrade from the old Wavestation. Got it last week and these types of sounds are getting me into another world. Loved the tutorial btw 🙂😄

[@InvertedPopesMusic]

Waiting for the arrival of my Wavestate so great to see this and hear what it can do. Thank you.

[@RonCavagnaro]

It's awesome! I need to learn it more, you will have to learn a pretty different user interface but it's worth learning and programming as shown! I hope to make more tutorials in the future

[@bleizdu4213]

Very good demo to learn how to use the wavestate

[@scottt2383]

Thanks Ron for directing me from the FB group. This series will help. Liked, commented, and subscribed!

[@RonCavagnaro]

Thanks Scott! I still haven't learned anything past making ambient pads, it's so endless I never really have wanted to try anything else yet :)

[@powermix24]

Thank you for this! keep em coming extremely useful for us who are new to this synth.

[@RonCavagnaro]

I am also new:)

[@apolysus]

Wow, thank you so much for this. I know I'm echoing many others here, but as someone new to synths who got in way over his head with the wavestate, it's tutorials like this that give me hope at tackling it little by little. Thank you so much for the effort and time spent making this, and the practice and joy it's inspired. Got a sub from me, peace and love!

[@RonCavagnaro]

Thank you!

[@vereyafrequency]

getting mine in two days! excited! thanks for the easy tutorial! hope more to come. Im thinking of locking myself in a cabin somehwere this summer with my wavestate, hashish and notebook.

[@sumchi3690]

Can I come ... Don’t worry I’ll bring my own😊I mean both...🙃

[@jammer777]

Just got my Wavestate and this was really helpful. Thanks!

[@trinkssven2221]

Hey mate, thank you for showing me how it works. I really like the concept of this synth. It's easy to create nice sounds especially big evolving pads. I will order one soon.

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

Great tutorial, really enjoyed that 😊👍

[@RonCavagnaro]

OMG! Did you know there's a part two? Click here to watch it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWeckKSbYtWBeLc

[@bryangunsher4665]

Great tutorial Ron!!

[@roberthbennett]

Thanks very much! Just got a WaveState and absolutely love it but this helped greatly with understanding the interface.

[@RonCavagnaro]

Thank you!

[@akissparaskevopoulos]

Angelic. Thank you so much for doing this

[@sock_park]

Wow, instant Eno “Discreet Music”! Sounds great! Thanks for the vid

[@samuelcopeland]

This was so helpful! Thank you!!

[@Veeroos]

Extremely helpful video, thank you!

[@astroconnectlive1719]

Top man,, thanks best ive seen

[@Arperture]

Good gravy. This is just one layer!

[@TheRealG2024]

Crazee !

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Great demo! 😮

[@percussionboy4357]

Great tutorial. One question: In the 4 steps demo at 5:07, I can see that the steps don’t always move in order (1-2-3-4); sometimes the step lights will show 1-2-1, for example. Why does this happen? (When I look back through the video, it looks like probability for all steps is 100%, so seems like that isn’t what causing steps to play out of order.) What’s going on? Thx.

[@RonCavagnaro]

I think it might be set to a different setting... I haven't worked in getting deep with this thing but I want to do more videos once I do

[@percussionboy4357]

@@RonCavagnaro Thanks.

[@mark35mi]

Brilliant share thank you!

[@New_Zealand_Music]

Thank you so much for providing such easy to understand information. Coming from a world of of old fashioned analog gear this is a real step sideways for me. So apart form things like a rc50 loop-station, not so used to menu diving. I have one on approval, and just trying to figure out if this is a good digital style synth to start with. I like this because once learned, it seems you can do quite a bit with one, sequencing and solo sounds. If you have an opinion, I would love to know. Thank you kindly. A.W

[@RonCavagnaro]

My opinion is that it is incredible, the sounds are worth learning a very simple menu system. It is not immediate, but follow my simple instructions in the videos here and you will have endless possibilities. I barely have touched the surface of the synth and it will be a lifetime synth for me. I have used it a lot on my twitch streams as well if you want to check it feel free to jump around

[@New_Zealand_Music]

@@RonCavagnaro Thank you again, I have added your tutorials and any of your wavestate material to a new playlist. I eagerly await your following adventures. I was considering the Deluge, as its made where I live, but I like keyboards, old fashioned, I guess. Can't believe we have a high level synth creator in little old New Zealand. Great stuff.

[@sumchi3690]

Thanks for this man!

[@amackclassic6737]

Thank you very much.

[@jedisid]

Sounds great!

[@johngoodlass]

Thank you for this tutorial

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Thank you so much for doing these videos. I just got my wavestate yesterday and felt a bit overwhelmed and thinking maybe it's over my Head. But you broke it down and I feel like I can at least try and replicate this as I start to get familiar with this wonderful synth. Are there user spots to save the patch once you make it ? Haven't read the manual yet as there is so much to absorb. Thank you again and I look forward to re watching this when I am in front of the synth. Also I will be watching the rest of your tutorials. Thank you again.

[@RonCavagnaro]

Just press write and follow the instructions how to save. Naming you'll figure it out not too hard. Thanks!

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@RonCavagnaro okay that sounds good. Thanks ! Will you be doing any more tutorials on this synth. I really hope you do! 😊🎶

[@fivebeforechaos3490]

These videos are awesome... one small issue... It's very hard to see what's in your display window, it's not very clear, and far away, even on HD.

[@RonCavagnaro]

Yes sorry about that the keyboard was at a difficult angle not much room in the studio to set it up right. Either way that's why I explained as I was going

[@fivebeforechaos3490]

@@RonCavagnaro No worries! I hope you do some more, with some more advanced wave sequencing. I've learned a lot, just from these four.

[@Curious_Skeptic]

This kit with a simple digital recorder would make for a wonderful little dawless studio. Maybe something like this and a MPC LIVE, or imagine and MPC X and this bad boy! Too many options. I want the nautilus, but I'm not sure the Nautilus will be able to make sounds like this...

[@shadowbanned5164]

Contemplating one of these to go with my Deluge how is the midi integration with the Deluge Ron any tempo issues and such?

[@RonCavagnaro]

No issues

[@olectrix]

,String Ens‘ does not show up under categorys.. Why s that?

[@RonCavagnaro]

Choose the correct category to find it

[@indiefilmcomposer]

Considering this synth looking for pads that are based on orchestral and stringed instruments trying the iridium right now and recording samples but this sounds really great is there a way to set up the mod matrix with mod wheel so mod wheel up will increase reverb volume ? Thx 😊

[@RonCavagnaro]

To be honest not sure but I think you can do a lot with the matrix. I haven't taken the time. It's because I get great sounds from just this! Thanks

[@indiefilmcomposer]

@@RonCavagnaro thx I am going to try it and send one back or the other back, that price for sound is a great value, enjoyed your videos

[@michaels5166]

This looks like a rare find, one of those that more than defies it's own price..

[@fivebeforechaos3490]

Are the seconds in the timing lane constant, regardless of BPM?

[@noahtotten]

They are constant, however, I believe they can be paired to BPM somehow... I met an owner who was a lot more experienced than me with the WS who somehow had it quantized to tempo subdivisions

[@sumchi3690]

I was looking at a px, (I actually like the sound of this more)but I think this and an iPad Pro/ app setup is way more versatile and will cover more bases for the same price. Tell me I’m mad then...

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

There is a wavestation app for iPad,lots of cool sounds.

[@sumchi3690]

@@robertmichalscheck3072 thanks , I’ll check it out😊

[@New_Zealand_Music]

Are the release parameters a bit jumpy/sensitive, or could it be the synth I have. As it's similar to encoder slippage, any setting above 10 starts getting very sensitive, hope it's not he board.

[@RonCavagnaro]

Hmm release? I don't think I have any jumpy controls, it is something I haven't noticed. Making sure the screen is showing the release I just turn it to where I want, but it's very wide choice.

[@williamshaneblyth]

Can you copy that whole thing to a different lane?

[@RonCavagnaro]

Probably can, haven't dived in too far yet!

[@williamshaneblyth]

@@RonCavagnaro I'd copy it to another lane then swap samples in other lane using same samples but putting them 1 slot later

[@RonCavagnaro]

@@williamshaneblyth I'm pretty sure I can I will try to look into it for future videos!

[@joonglegamer9898]

I hope you can update this, I've just gotten my new Wavestate and it's upgraded to version 2.1, your tutorial totally lost me at string ensemble, the menu structure is different, I even managed to locate something called String Ensemble 4, but after that I couldn't follow you at all - so much have apparantly changed :/

[@RonCavagnaro]

It had not changed as far as I know, what time in the video do you struggle with?

[@joonglegamer9898]

@@RonCavagnaro 1.49. String ensemle category, doesn't show up at all.

[@RonCavagnaro]

@@joonglegamer9898 what shows up instead

[@RonCavagnaro]

@@joonglegamer9898 string ensemble is not a category. Go to strings category, select ensemble

[@jantuitman]

Hi Ron, I haven’t got a Wavestate yet and I am particularly worried that the samples sound too sampl-y so I wondered how essential the filter and the reverb are to get it somewhat sounding like orchestral sounds? In other words, if one would use the Wavestate without filter and reverb at all can it sound good? Curious about your opinion on that.

[@RonCavagnaro]

It sounds awesome to me. I added reverb and did the filter just to show that it's possible to use. There's so many samples, and to me many sound real enough in a mix with my guitar.

[@jantuitman]

Ron Cavagnaro thanks, reassuring. I might buy this one in the future, because I like instrumental and orchestral sounds a lot. But I am also considering modal argon8 which is quite the opposite of this... a digital synth sound with a narrower range of sounds, but incredibly pure sounding.

[@jamesedinger4956]

If you're wanting it to be an orchestral rompler, you may be disappointed.

[@jantuitman]

James Edinger do you have recommendations for non computer based orchestral romplers? I do like what the Wavestate can do in terms of mixing between samples but I am also interested in getting the broadest set of sounds in hardware form.

[@RonCavagnaro]

@@jantuitman Roland Integra? I personally love wavestate and what it offers for orchestral and everything else!

[@jrf1962]

VIDEO IS TO DARK I CANNOT SEE CLEAR WHAT YOU ARE DOING....

[@RonCavagnaro]

It was a hard angle to record this sorry about that but I do explain every step, if you own it you might be more familiar with it

[@cronenbergj]

This thing would benefit from a Editor...

[@RonCavagnaro]

I have no problems using the interface. It's amazing!

[@Arperture]

Something like the visual editor in iWavestation on iPad would be great.

[@bangmateo7481]

Too manynsteps for me.

[@RonCavagnaro]

It is worth learning, set it and forget it!

[@dmomcilovic9185]

Absolute pig to program, sold mine on after 3 days.

[@RonCavagnaro]

Really? After learning it, seemed pretty easy to program

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

Damn,bad news,heard some good demos on this,but I’m not a techie.