Korg Wavestate Demo: A Universe of Sound

Hey Folks.
I've got the synthesizer that I have been planning to buy for a long time. This is the Korg Wavestate, a synthesizer which is the revival of the legendary Korg Wavestation. It basically sequences waveforms in order to create sounds. Mainly it specializes in lush, ambient soundscapes, evolving pads, multi-layered performances and sequences, and unique interpretations of various instruments such as basses, electric pianos and mallets.
The beautiful thing with this machine is that you can simply press and hold on one key and let it do the rest, while turning the knobs and having fun. It is as simple as that to use, however if you wanna dig into it you are not going to find the end of the possibilities, it's just limitless. It is indeed difficult to create your own programs or wave sequences from scratch at first, however it comes with a ton of presets that you can modify to your own liking.
It includes a vast range of filters including the original MS20 and Polysix filters. FX section is huge and powerful, and you have got DSP effects built-in such as the compressor, various types of EQs, reverbs, delays, mod FX like chorus and phaser, special mod FX and so on.
This is a great synthesizer that I had lots of fun with. It is very ideal for creating those 80s and 90s lush sounds with the highest resolution of today's technology, but also is very powerful in terms creating highly dense, thick and rich soundscapes with top notch quality waveforms.
I hope you enjoy this demo and be sure to subscribe if you would like to see more gear demos and music.

[@jjrusy7438]

My tip for any new wavestate owners who are totally intimidated by the concepts and complexity. You can start just playing with multisamples which makes it more like a regular synth, ie 'no sequence lanes'. Once you get used to the feel of a simple one channel(layer) patch, you can move to copying single channels(layers) from patches to see how they did their lanes and make new patches using up to 4 channels all copied out of other patches(performance is the whole patch). You can also stack and mute channels to work it like a drum machine or change sounds within the patch like a mixer

[@tarikkeskin]

Wow crazy stuff dude! Thanks for the insights!

[@thegreat1548]

​@@tarikkeskinis it better than the minifreak ?

[@tarikkeskin]

Yes of course it is better!@@thegreat1548

[@thegreat1548]

@@tarikkeskin what about the Arturia KeyLab mk2? I'm trying to decide between the three. Thanks

[@tarikkeskin]

that's a midi controller, a different thing, it doesn't have sounds unless you connect it to a computer@@thegreat1548

[@alexsmart5452]

I got the Korg O1-W Pro and the Wave Station after working nights at an AM/PM and saving for over 8 months. That only paid for about 40% of the total cost. The rest I put on my very first Credit Card. I was 19years old. It was GREAT!!! I was very proud of myself. Two months later the Northridge earthquake hit and I lost them both..they actually got stolen. We werent allowed to go back into the damaged area my apartment was at, so there werent people or cops in the area.. my amps, guitar, and all my pedals were also taken. The only thing they didnt take was my GSD puppy(which would have devastated me) , but it looked like they had tried.

[@glenc3249]

I only just remember hearing about that. There is no way on Earth would I have left my baby (Yasimba), no matter how dangerous it was! I hope he lived a long good happy life mate! Cops are just shite now..... even over here..

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

The Wavestate is a never ending source of pure fun to play.😁 Play On 🎵🎹🎶

[@sevenseconds5492]

Thanks Tarik. Finally someone who knows how to use it in a musical way.

[@tarikkeskin]

Thanks for your kind words Seven! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@robertshamansky1912]

Korg really hit a homerun with this synth. This video could have been longer too! Thanks!!

[@timdanyo898]

A cinematic soundtrack making machine..

[@KelsterVonShredster]

Great video. The first time heard a video of this unit I fell in love, picking up a used one tomorrow. Can't wait!

[@tarikkeskin]

Thanks buddy! @KelsterVonShredster

[@sanczykleopoldo]

😀I have enjoyed it a lot. Excellent demonstration of the WAVESTATE. I am subscribed with anticipation of listening to some new demos of equipment and music. Best regards from Argentina

[@tarikkeskin]

Hey Leopoldo! Thanks for your kind words and the sub! New videos are coming real soon! Greetings from Turkey!

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

Nice demo. I've had mine for a couple of years now, and the only issue I've had with it was updating the firmware. If you're buying a new one make sure it's loaded with at least version 2.0.1. Anything earlier than that is a real chore to update. Other than that, it's one unique and wonderful machine, as illustrated here. 😎

[@tarikkeskin]

Thanks Patrick!

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

@@tarikkeskin You're welcome Tarik. It might have been better if you had listed the presets you used in order of use in the description section. Maybe next time? 🤔

[@tarikkeskin]

@@patrickfitzgerald2861 Oh that's a really cool idea! In fact I will do that for this video also if I have the time, thanks for the tip!!!

[@andrewgarley1400]

I had to do that, was not fun, all up-to-date now

[@johnsmith-nd9yo]

I wish I could get mine to upgrade - its a joke/nightmare of a synth. I hate this synth with a passion.

[@jjrusy7438]

Take wavestate to the next level by adding an external keyboard or footboard that is set outside the range of the wavestate's keyboard. You can do the "1-note drum" elsewhere or add a bass sequence while you do chords&leads on wavestate. Lol 7m26sec. That patch. You can take 4 copies of that sequence channel and make a new patch. If you set one channel's range outside the others, it won't sync when you play outside the other's range, but sync's inside. That gets crazy. I am thinking about cutting the case and removing the garbage keyboard. I'm with everyone else who thinks these are endless fun. The deepest synth I ever tangled with.

[@matthewcolosus]

Great demo Tarik - thank you for sharing.

[@tarikkeskin]

Thanks Mat!

[@NicolasMelis]

Sounds great 🎹

[@buraktokgoz41]

kendi presetleri ile alet evet tatmin ediyor ancak dışardan yüklenecek patch ler ile tam anlamıyla uçuşa geçiyor kendine hayran bırakıyor... fazlasıyla tatmin edici....

[@mh22xv]

Hope Korg release the SE soon

[@2kshortgod554]

Just ordered min gonna use it with my Mac one and fl studio 🎉

[@tarikkeskin]

Nice to hear that, I'm sure this machine will give you tons of inspiration!

[@2kshortgod554]

@@tarikkeskin definitely broo I love the sounds

[@MatzumiMusic]

Madness! The reincarnation of the legendary Korg Wavestation. Small machine but gigantic sound. This is exactly to my taste. Should I add to my "Korg family".

[@EarJuice]

Love muh wavestate. Also Sleepscapes for generative ambient songs made with a wavestate n other stuff.

[@arkiteuthis3747]

Hey man great vid! Seems that there were times when you adjusted the vector joystick when it wasn't active. To turn it on and off, you hold down shift and press the 'vector' button in the envelope section. Again, great demo, and I hope you like your wavestate as much as I like mine!

[@tarikkeskin]

Ohh man thanks so much for the tip! And your kind words! I really love this machine, it is so high quality and versatile.

[@sokoleski]

i enjoyed this.... thanks

[@ashleyrenee4824]

❤❤

[@oldsoulcreations]

You making then wavestate sound good!!!!!

[@tarikkeskin]

Thanks oldsoul!

[@mikaela543]

Great video...now all I need to to do is convince the wife I need one to save humanity.

[@theaudioeng]

…. Or you could lie in fact.

[@1rolandpyoung]

😮😮😢😢🎉😂😢

[@theaudioeng]

@@1rolandpyoung 😀🤣

[@Jason75913]

🤣🤣

[@HappyQuailsLC]

You can buy it on time ( monthly payments)

[@MikeUIibarri]

IF you are able, pick up the Modwave along with this beast.

[@tarikkeskin]

Wow, will check it out, thanks!

[@mike.thomas]

I find it hard to come to a solid opinion on this synth. Without a doubt it demos very well and I find myself attracted toit. However, I find myself worrying about it just being a “modern chord organ”. If it’s difficult to program sequences, and you just use the built-ins, what is the point? If you do decide to dive and and program sequences, I kind of feel like you’d be better composing your tunes with a few synths and a sequencer made for sequencing, rather than hunt and peck in a tiny window or run an app to do it 🤷🏻‍♂️. I’m not hard on this opinion - I feel like I must be missing something. Maybe a failure of imagination on my part. I fear I’d get it, and play with it now and then (because it definitely looks fun), but not really use it productively.

[@ShawnBrandon888]

What about making a complete song , can you seam less switch patterns?

[@tarikkeskin]

Yes you can, you can name your presets like Song1_xxxx Song1 yyyy and so on, then you can go to your next preset seamlessly.

[@masaizamuya4477]

Excellent demo from you... Thanks very much 🙏🏽 Could you please tell me if it has many ethnic world instruments ...like ouds, bouzoukis, flutes... etc.. I can hear the tabla and sitar.. Korg pa 700 oriental contains a good variety of these instruments... I know the tech info says it's got 1000+ samples... But nobody has demonstrated those sounds...

[@tarikkeskin]

Thanks for your kind words! Yes it actually contains lots of ethnic world instruments ranging from percussions to woodwinds and all sorts of stuff. They are presented in lots of performance patches also. You can even find a greater variety of ethnic sounds in the program patches, and of course many samples are there as multisamples.

[@Thantas]

Since you are a source of inspiration and always answer my questions rapidly, I would like to pose you one more! I own wavestate native on my mac. Which midi controller or any device do you think could make me have more hands on wavestate's interface?? I was looking at arturia's beatstep, or mini lab MkII. What's your opinion and suggestion?

[@tarikkeskin]

Hello there, thanks! Well I don't really recommend anything else, I mean it's interface is intuitive enough I think. I think you can connect it to a sequencer though.

[@davdroneflights9207]

Got anything with drums??

[@djkanyon]

How about the overlapping of the sounds? I tried the VST demo of Wavestate and sounds are not stopping when you hit next note, creating a mess. Is this a problem on hardware version?

[@zolijk3017]

You can turn off the crossfade default or use gate.

[@victordemeester]

Where is the second sample pack from?? The sitar and tabla.. so lovely. Thanks for a great video!

[@tarikkeskin]

Thanks Victor. All sounds come from the Wavestate.

[@victordemeester]

@@tarikkeskin Wow! Thanks so much for the response. I appreciate it!

[@ujinjuvanus]

@@tarikkeskin How can I use wavestate with Logic Pro for programming?

[@tarikkeskin]

@@ujinjuvanus You can connect it via a midi cable I guess? If you mean the programming of the synth then I think you need to download the software from Korg's site but it's more intuitive to do it on the synth I guess.

[@masaizamuya4477]

Great work... I am planning to buy one... Are all these sounds from presets that comes with the machine straight out of the box?

[@tarikkeskin]

Thanks. Yeah they are all straight out of the box, I just used a limiter while exporting the audio. No comps or eqs or whatever.

[@Thantas]

Why did you used the limiter?

[@tarikkeskin]

@@Thantas So that the overall audio is on an even level, so that the listener don't have to adjust the volume all the time.

[@andrestreek3720]

​@@tarikkeskin Can you post the límiter and the parámeters used? This recording sound so good.

[@tarikkeskin]

@@andrestreek3720 Just some basic eqing, dipping around 300hz and boosting the high end, and izotope limiter at almost standard settings. I think there is also a compressor there, it can be Red Compressor or Teletronix I don't remember!

[@su4691]

Slm, Cihaz a Kronos uyumlu ( Türk setleri) yüklenebiliyormu acaba bilginiz varmi ?

[@johnhawkins191]

Are these factory sounds or a sound set ? I’m upset that I think I have to get another key, lol. This instrument is exactly what I’m looking for.

[@tarikkeskin]

Hahah. They are all presets..

[@andreykavalchuk354]

19.04 крутой саунд

[@xorthontech]

Can you "hold" a note with drums in it so you don't have to keep pressing the key to keep it playing? The Modwave has a latch button but I don't see one on the Wavestate.

[@tarikkeskin]

Hey there. It has a latch button (the arpeggiator button pressed while holding shift).

[@mozambique7930]

In the menu screen somewhere there is a hold i just can't remember where. I think in the current patches screen you turn the scroll knob until you get to the hold on/off

[@legniak1]

Is the Mkii worth the upgrade?

[@tarikkeskin]

If you already have the mk1, then I don't think so.

[@kokomanation]

I dont understand why they stopped producing this

[@tarikkeskin]

You mean the wavestation?

[@kokomanation]

@@tarikkeskin the wavestate is not available for sale everywhere

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

@@kokomanation It may not be available everywhere, but it is still being produced.

[@kokomanation]

@@patrickfitzgerald2861 thank you !!!

[@kokomanation]

@@patrickfitzgerald2861 the sounds are really fantastic in this one

[@ginociancio1]

I really like your videos can ask if it is hard to program thanks 👍

[@tarikkeskin]

Thanks! Yes it requires a bit of learning, it's not very hands-on.

[@salvjocorner]

This sound bank it's on sale?

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

They are all presets from the machine.

[@16914]

Are these samples avail?

[@tarikkeskin]

Not yet. Thinkin of making some samples packs tho.

[@Thantas]

@@tarikkeskin please do

[@csabakerekes3848]

Hello, are these factory presets?

[@tarikkeskin]

Yes, all of them. It is quite complicated to program in this machine for me.

[@Jason75913]

​@@tarikkeskin not just you, but everyone else as well 🤣 At least a touchscreen with lots of info like M50 and Krome would have been better, better yet a wide screen with 8-12 encoders just for tweaking settings on the screen.

[@TheArtOfCool]

This synth is great on paper but totally misses the mark for anyone that wants to use it in a mix. It’s just a silly piece of hardware. Performances feature is just plain dumb.

[@tarikkeskin]

I disagree. I released several songs with this thing as the sole synthesizer in them and it sounds great if you know how to mix it.

[@AndrewLeSynt]

i am not impressed

[@ashleyrenee4824]

Why?😊

[@AndrewLeSynt]

@@ashleyrenee4824 I own the KRONOS 2 - 88 Keys ❤️‍🔥🫶🏻😂🙌

[@ujinjuvanus]

No support from korg. Not helping at all. It's total waste of money.