Your demo tracks are just AWESOME! You are really the 80's man :) Great sound production, as always.
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks man, I appreciate it! :)
@platinumdust22524 жыл бұрын
@@EspenKraft Yes, genuinely loving this track. And all the funky graphics/post production! ❤️
@atomkraftstudios3 жыл бұрын
Technically the 90's in this instance, but the eighties never died for me :)
@AndersEngerJensen4 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! There is something special with the sound from an early 90S KORG. Just loving it! Glad to see the display turned out good. Was worried about all the soldering that had to be done. 😎🤩
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! You'll definitely love this one later. Great to have a new bright and BLUE display! ;-)
@NPrescott4 жыл бұрын
@@EspenKraft I didnt think that was the factory screen! It looks absolutely perfect! :D
@Johnnyk9994 жыл бұрын
@@EspenKraft So you replaced the display with a brighter, non-factory type? My A/D (bought used when about 2yrs old)) still has the original display. Sometime ago I bought a new backlight for it, but have yet to install it.
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
@@Johnnyk999 Yes, it's a custom made display. Anders Jensen bought it and he put it in there, but I removed some components like the inverter (for the old one) so it will be quiet in the future. The original one was dimmed out so something else had to replace it. ;-)
@AndyWhitmore3 жыл бұрын
Are these synths easy to repair. I have a broken on in UK
@miskelproducts414 жыл бұрын
Espen, I LOVE your videos!! I have always believed that people discard synths WAY too soon! The lack of creativity and musical ability tempt musicians to buy new gear thinking that it will make them sound better and we all know that it does not! Watching your videos confirm my suspicions that gear that was made 30 years ago is still relevant today, sound-wise!
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks! I appreciate your comments. :)
@Daring2Win4 жыл бұрын
The motion pads are why I have 2 of these for stacking. An incredible synth.
@Daring2Win3 ай бұрын
@DorisDay-lw4xs Hey, I no longer have these, as the app/VST render them obsolete, but, YES, I jave the Wavestate, Opsix, & Modwave in VST form... OMG! They are incredible & definitely superior to the original Wavestation IMO, but, the WS still fits very well into my rig.
@gula_rata4 жыл бұрын
Got my Wavestation A/D with updated blue LCD a few years ago when nobody was interested or cared about Vector Synthesis, so got it very cheap. For vintage digital fans it's a must have, next to Yamaha TG77.
@autumnbrushtail2 жыл бұрын
I know things were different when you made this comment, but I'm going to pass on the TG77. The last one I saw was £1000 on Reverb. On the other hand, the SY99 is like £400-800 soooooo
@mu_zines4 жыл бұрын
Nice to see my old patches getting a workout! ;) The WS is a great synth, and despite the common misconception that it's hard to program (it's not, the interface is great, and the actual synthesis features are fairly simple), can still sound surprising, particularly if you avoid the cliches. The Waverex is really cool - back in the day there was the Frontal Lobe/PCM Channel and the Zadok SAM-1 that did this, but they were quite obscure and pricey boxes. Also - if you don't have it, the best PCM card set for the WS by far is the Synth/Timeslice set, which has some great patches and waveforms on it. It was more or less in permanent residence in my WS since I got it... Looking forward to see some more on how the Waverex works and what it sounds like running your own samples through the WS! Great stuff!
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Awesome Ben, I find many of your patches demonstrate the WS perfectly! I never found the WS very hard to program either, everything is quite logical. I'll finish up my video about the WaveRex soon! :-) Cheers
@infindebula4 жыл бұрын
Back in the mid-1990s I ran the Wavestation mailing list for a few years. We had an amazing community back in those days. If you are the Ben I think you are, you did the patch compilations. Those were great days, and I’m glad to see you still talking about the WS.
@mu_zines4 жыл бұрын
@@infindebula Yep, it was a fun community, for sure! When I first got on the Internet in '93, there was precisely *one* bank of Wavestation patches online, and there was a culture of keeping your own patches private. By sharing my own patches, and encouraging others to share theirs, and the whole Patch Archive thing, we built up a nice little library for WS owners, that's still useful today. I know that model was taken up by other synth communities as well. Fun times, those early days!
@MrStrat014 жыл бұрын
This machine was and still is amazing !!! All the Pads are marvellous !!! It was far away the others when released !!!
@sergejiwachnenko86794 жыл бұрын
Hi, Espen! I 'm not a musician and I don 't really know how to play music. I play rarely and only for my own pleasure when I 'm alone at home. But almost every time after your video, I run to my keys, full of ideas and inspiration, and play.. also I play. also I play! I like what you re doing. Thanks to you! 👍😊 (Sorry for my English. it is Google translator)
@madness8556 Жыл бұрын
Great demo as always. I remember playing a DX7S in a store in 1988 and it had the most playable nylon string guitar sound that I've ever heard from an instrument that doesn't rely on samples. None of the other DX instruments had that guitar program in memory. Keep up the great work.
@EspenKraft Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@peterkadarmusic97283 жыл бұрын
Man I could totally go for more Wavestation video tutorials. This was great, Espen; thank you!
@EspenKraft3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! No more Wavestation videos from me though. ;-)
@harmonicres4 жыл бұрын
The pads on the WS have always been a strong point very lush, ethereal and even rival some of the gear today. Ozric Tentacles a UK space rock band used the synth for over a decade as well as....Steve Roach. Nice demo always tops Espen!
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! :)
@skameron8314 жыл бұрын
Ozric kicks ass! So much cool synth work going on in their albums
@cortical13 жыл бұрын
This is geat! Somehow I'm just seeing and hearing this now. Love the demo tune. Man, that WS A/D sounds like a million bucks!
@EspenKraft3 жыл бұрын
Use it so much back when it was new. ;-)
@phillindablank3 жыл бұрын
Hey Espen, I love your studio setup and your music. The korg wavestation reminds me of the music you find in the Donkey Kong Country series of video games, I grew up with that game among many others and it sounds just as beautiful today :)
@KeisariEurobeat4 жыл бұрын
That demo is insane! Especially the Vocoder part sent shivers. You should definitely feel proud of yourself, damn talented! Stay safe!
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for saying! )
@frankweidhaas53763 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video and I totally agree. I owned the Korg Wavestation in 1993 and this synth was a awesome fun machine 😊
@EspenKraft3 жыл бұрын
Cheers! :D
@gcoudert4 жыл бұрын
I had a Wavestation SR for years, which I actually programmed. I now have a Korg Kronos, which has the WS waveforms and wave sequencing as well as vector synthsis. The limitation is the 2-osc Program structure so you need two of them in a Combi to re-create WS patches. On the WSSR, I remember creating lush pads using wave sequences consisting of the same waveform at varying volumes crossfading into one another. Great synth.
@johnnydekock4 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff as usual Espen. I have the original wavestation keyboard. Love it. Love the blue screen on yours. You have such vast knowledge of these beautiful synths.
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
The keyboard "monolith" design is classic and no matter version the Wavestation sounds great. Thanks Man! :)
@RiczWest4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing. Fascinating history - I did not know that Yamaha owned Korg once! Loved all the menu diving and your favourite sounds - Well Done! 😀
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks! :)
@danleuca1780 Жыл бұрын
Amazing, as always... I have the iPad Wavestation, and used to have an SR in 1996... then another one in late 2000, but sold them... probably get the AD soon...
@allanjazzera76304 жыл бұрын
I like how you make some of us feel justified in our ancient purchases, with misty-eyed nostalgia. Confirmation bias in bucketloads. :)
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
I have no shame when it comes to nostalgia... ;-)
@gjc820714 жыл бұрын
Have you seen/heard the new Korg Wavestate?
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
@@gjc82071 Not played it myself so I can only judge it from pics and audio demos. Not impressed, to groove oriented and not the same presence in the sound as the original. No import of own samples/waves. I can understand why they've made it like that in 2020, but it's not for me. I might feel differently if I get my hands on one myself, but not something I'd buy to test that out. ;-)
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
@sbmphr Pretty much all the features you say you love about it is features that really put me off. I'm not the slightest interested in that. I want my sequences to be much simpler, played by hand, mostly and those new "groove" oriented machines are simply not my cup of tea. ;-)
@muzik8584 жыл бұрын
That ''Mini Lead' and DX Bassline reminds me of 'Fletch'.. Awesome work KRafT-Verk!
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! :)
@astrah982 Жыл бұрын
AAAAH GAAAWD those gated drums are so amazing.
@lqr8243 жыл бұрын
I love the first demo song! I hope you're releasing an album!
@EspenKraft3 жыл бұрын
I might release all the demo songs from my videos, as an album. Maybe. Cheers
@themadsamplist4 жыл бұрын
I have the Wavestation vst for a long time and I use it a lot. I love it's sound. Never touched a hardware Wavestation. It's funny because I instantly recognized what you did with editing.
@lundsweden4 жыл бұрын
The wavestation still rocks! A very deep and versatile synth. I wouldn't mind the AD model.
@peterj.97134 жыл бұрын
I had a Wavestation A/D but sold it some years ago. Beautiful Vocoder sound and great instrument. I regret that i sold it :(
@davetbassbos4 жыл бұрын
Haha, when he started playing the demo I actually started picturing 80's girls with big hair dancing in some strange neon night club scene, very evocative (or I'm sleep deprived, lol)
@claudiostano4 жыл бұрын
Great valuable content! You have talent, experience and passion ! In the YT ''synth community'' you are one of the few guys that has interesting things to tell .
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It's fun for me as well to takes these trips back in time and relive my former life with you. ;-)
@mgsmusic2 жыл бұрын
Sou um músico brasileiro. Uma das coisas que mais me deixam admirado é o poder de compra do dólar. Tudo é muito barato e acessível. Para eu poder comprar um módulo desses aqui no Brasil, tenho que ter o equivalente em dinheiro a pelo menos 3 meses de salário. Já nos USA, com bem menos vocês têm acesso a muito mais produtos. Fico feliz por vocês, de verdade. Eu gostaria que nossa realidade aqui fosse essa mas, devemos lutar com as armas que temos.
@counivers3 жыл бұрын
Just got a Wavestate here - really nice to see how this predecessor works, did not know that it had a vocoder!
@TheDanceluver373 жыл бұрын
Beautiful crystalline pads!
@Raydensheraj Жыл бұрын
The Wavestation remains THE Ambient machine....the clarity and beauty of wave sequencing with moving pads and drones....love it. I have to say...even the Vst synth version sounds incredible...and the comfort of editing on a bigger screen. I bought the Wavestation EX in Germany cheap as can be in the 90ies... because I heard it was used in the production of Goldie's Timeless LP.... don't remember if it's true or not.
@gotyor4 жыл бұрын
I always loved the korg sound. I had lots of korg keyboards in my time including the wavestation ex keyboard, and then sold it and got a wavestation SR
@ErikHawk4 жыл бұрын
I was not aware that the rack A/D has an audio input for vocoding. This is so cool! Another great demo, thanks :-)
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Erik! Not only vocoding, the inputs can be used directly as a wave in the patches, and the A/D can be used as a external stereo processsor too, through the inputs. ;-)
@ErikHawk4 жыл бұрын
@@EspenKraft Amazing!
@spotlight-kyd4 жыл бұрын
That's why it is called A/D (= Analog to Digital)
@ErikHawk4 жыл бұрын
@@spotlight-kyd Stating the obvious, LOL... and I thought it referred to Attention Deficit 😂
@Talia.7774 жыл бұрын
@@ErikHawk 😂😂😂😂
@ProjectOverseer4 жыл бұрын
I owned a Korg Wavestation ... The vector synthesis was brilliant 👍
@frontline20104 жыл бұрын
Front 242 - 1993 (06:21:03:11 Up Evil) and (05:22:09:12 Off) 2 epic CDs!! Weapon of choice to use....WAVESTATION A/D ...nuff said
@gunnarliljas84594 жыл бұрын
I had no idea. Love both albums and I have an A/D, so there you go... Thanks!
@Lux-Voltaire4 жыл бұрын
They used a Wavetstation SR for the albums, but same thing in most respects.
@socialghost13782 жыл бұрын
Love that you're wearing a donkey kong shirt in this one seeing as the composer for the donkey kong country games utilized the wavestaion quite heavily in the music.
@demonwright4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I‘m a WS SR owner of the first hour, learned now that I missed something really special with the inputs of the AD. Just ordered one for 340,- EUR. :-) Best wishes from Munich to Norway
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear man! Cheers back to Munich from Norway! :)
@XavierRadix4 жыл бұрын
Such a fantastic instrument. Korg really did something special with the Wavestation. If I'm honest, I'd say that maybe the Wavestation is in my top 5 favorite synths ever. But I've never played one, neither do I have the plugin. I've always LOVED the sound of it though :). And of course, not to forget the awesome demo song you made for this one! Really did a great job on that! And a great video as always.
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Xavier, it holds a special place in my heart for many reasons and it's fun to finally present it properly! :)
@XavierRadix4 жыл бұрын
@@EspenKraft Because of this video, I had to get the Wavestation VST (which is in on sale for 25$)... After hours of playing with it, I absolutely love it. Such inspiring tones you just don't get with other synths. :)
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Ah, sweet man!
@Johnnyk9994 жыл бұрын
Very nice job on this video. You seem to have a good understanding of the instrument's architecture. Appreciate the straight-forward explanation.
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for saying! :)
@soundisles3 жыл бұрын
That demo song is so good! If only patches like this were on the new Wavestate.
@EspenKraft3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! :D
@johncbeer4 жыл бұрын
These riffs you came up with for this demo are better than a lot of hits back when this came out.
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! :)
@tschak9093 жыл бұрын
Wavestation, so many people used them as pad factories, and in that respect, it worked extremely well...
@koji5054 жыл бұрын
The Wavestation A/D is a great synth. I bought mine a few years back and I love it. The best thing is that replacing the lithium battery is easy, no soldering is required. Now replacing the LCD screen is a different story.
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
It is some work yes.
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Except you have to desolder the high voltage components, that can be tricky if you're not used to soldering smaller componentes.
@audioartisan4 жыл бұрын
Just the fact that there's an actual vector joystick mounted on a synth module makes my day :D
@brucegelman55823 жыл бұрын
Had a wavestation EX for 15 years.Nothing better.
@neurocrash8084 жыл бұрын
Oh I've never heard of the WaveRex card for importing samples into the WS. Thanks for including this important upgrade. Looking forward to its own video.
@professorhamamoto4 жыл бұрын
Thass wild! Please write a well-illustrated book on this important era of prosumer synthesizers.
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Writing books is not worth the time doing it. ;-)
@J._Campbell3 жыл бұрын
14:35 17:28 like these pads. Thank you! Soulful music.
@EspenKraft3 жыл бұрын
Cheers. :)
@deanevo8003 жыл бұрын
What's the name of that patch from 14.34 until 15.18? It's beautiful.
@maxmustardman2984 жыл бұрын
love the second sound example with those big fat chords and the harmonies at the end
@PhilBennett3D4 жыл бұрын
Excellent overview of how sounds are created!
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@chunkhutchinson4 жыл бұрын
Clicked like just for the terminator rendition. All I can hear when Listening to the wave station. Every single 90's Genesis album and lot of parts form mike & the mechanics, begger on a beach of gold. It was featured extensively in that album, and was also Phill Collin favourite synth.
@Arachnosoft3 жыл бұрын
"Fading Lights" is indeed a standalone demo for this synth... And yes, many tracks from "Beggar on a Beach of Gold" are totally awesome. "Someone Always Hates Someone" comes into mind first...
@eddiebonsall4 жыл бұрын
Another epic video brother! Your knowledge and skill is truly impressive!
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! :)
@DIPProjectIOFFICIALCHANNEL4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic sound from 80x, super synthwave sounds!!!!
@amonster8mymother4 жыл бұрын
I downloaded the Aquila Rift patchbank and and I was blown away. 👍
@ahmedalshalchi4 жыл бұрын
You know what Mr. Espen Kraft , I should isolate myself with your musical workshop there in these days of COVID-19....
@thebreathalyzer3 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for sharing!!!! I've had the iPad app for some time and rarely used it. There's a lot going on with the interface, maybe that's why. It's a really interesting, deep and fun instrument...and the sound quality is really excellent!
@EspenKraft3 жыл бұрын
Cheers! :D
@nadavmor36453 ай бұрын
elaborate explanation of how to operate this device :-) nice
@thedutchgoonie29894 жыл бұрын
great video again! this was a nice watch and.. a pleasant sound for my ears 🎉🔊🎵😜👍
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! :)
@BVRNERMVSIC11 ай бұрын
One of my favorite synths of all time ! An apt evolution of the M1
@R---66---R4 жыл бұрын
Like every single KORG-product has 'life' in it, created by real sound-lovers, this machine sounds warm and beautiful and the warm pad sounds give me shivers. The Wavestate is a beautiful piece of modern technique, that grabs my heart also, Sir! ;-}
@uvoikimovundutrauerblume33024 жыл бұрын
I sold my wavestation years ago it was a icecold sounding thing .
@R---66---R4 жыл бұрын
@P scope Well, I wasn't communicating to you, than??? ;-} My experience is a 100% other one!
@deauvillevrienden4 жыл бұрын
@@uvoikimovundutrauerblume3302 I always use 1 of my older Korg synths for adding warmth to my recordings :-))
@R---66---R4 жыл бұрын
@Rik Vanhoenacker Zie je, ik wist wel dat ik niet de enige was, haha!
@theMIDImaniac4 жыл бұрын
Thanks again, Espen, for this vid✌🏽 Pulled the trigger today and this week an A/D will arrive and also the WaveReX- card. Sold some small pieces of gear to get this beauty which will shine next to my JD (also promoted by you)
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Congrats! Great setup! :)
@madness8556 Жыл бұрын
What is the WaveRex card?
@venomslair1374 жыл бұрын
That Rack synth is a POWERHOUSE!!!
@danaoldenburg47724 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your video! I love my A/D; had it forever! Such a nice, bright display. Mine (S/N 000547), needs modified...
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Just swap it out if it's become too dim to read.
@roland45074 жыл бұрын
Wow! This Synth still sounds amazing!
@dussie9204 жыл бұрын
I don't like your music very much. It is not my favourite genre. But.....!!!! I am subscribed to your channel for sure, because I like your PASSION for your music and your synthesizers. I learn a lot about how to make tracks and processing. Not to make 80's synth pop, but to use it in other genres of music. I LOVE your enthusiasm and your love for hardware, Atari and the vintage way of making retro music. You know a LOT and I'm happy to learn from the gurus! Thnx Espen! :-)
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Sure, I respect that not everyone neccesarily love the music I make, but if my videos can convey the love I have for the genre I live in, and the decade, and its gear, then I'm very happy regardless. :)
@waverex16914 жыл бұрын
@@EspenKraft at least he's honest :)
@UseYourBrain9303 жыл бұрын
I wish Korg would make a rackable version of the new Wavestate. Until then i'll keep my trusted Wavestation A/D. Great synth!
@madness8556 Жыл бұрын
Don't ever get rid of the Wavestation AD and make the same mistake I did 22 years ago when I stupidly sold mine!
@SonnyGreenwichJr4 жыл бұрын
I still have one... From frosty but surprisingly dry Ireland! ☘️💪🏽👀👍🏽☘️
@TheSawyer107022 жыл бұрын
Espen ! I don't normally comment on videos! Only if I feel it sparks my interests! I've been a fan of yours since 1980, my mum listened to Jean Michel jarre OXYGEN. That's how I started looking for records at my back door records and found one of your albums in the electronic section! Still play it on my Turntable. Anyways you inspired me to buy the korg workstation yesterday it's in the post. I know have a Yamaha TX81Z, Esonique DP4, Korg triton rack. And now the korg workstation A/D. I also have a D-4E and D-4 Electronic Music Mixer. I very much enjoy your content. Thank-you for taking lots of your time sharing your awesome content and the great sounds you produce. Your a diamond Espen... Cheers mate.
@EspenKraft2 жыл бұрын
I was 11 in 1980 and had no music released at that time. So I have no idea who you have mixed up with me, but I appreciate the support of my channel and content here though. :P
@TheSawyer107022 жыл бұрын
Espen, I do apologize! Somehow I associated you with Kraftwork music!!! Lol...Anyways still a fan of yours! Thanks for letting me know...
@genx11444 жыл бұрын
You’ve breathed new life into my Wavestation SR
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Excellent! :)
@donaldfreeman34334 жыл бұрын
Brilliant piece of kit
@thespectator29764 жыл бұрын
Lovley stuff :) i own an Wavestation EX aswell, with 7 cards. Bought it for 100Euro with all the manuals and cards. NEVER getting rid of mine. :) Nice video Espen :)
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! :)
@margussystex4 жыл бұрын
Great video with even greater editing, loved every minute of it!
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Sweet! Thanks :)
@StargateMax4 жыл бұрын
My favorite sounds (later in the video) are: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12... those pads are SO GOOD! :D And you always play so well!
@winduberry4 жыл бұрын
You are so funny. And I mean that in a good way. I could watch your videos forever.
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Aim to please... thanks! ;-)
@akimfielding78663 жыл бұрын
Your demo at 02:05 is my favourite (of all the ones you've made) - I listen to it too often lol
@EspenKraft3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@BlackMan6144 жыл бұрын
OK... you didn't have to do the conversion into today's dollars on what we paid for an A/D new in 1991 - that was cruel. Still have mine. Still love the sound. Still hate editing wave sequences. ;-)
@peterrezba9954 жыл бұрын
I loved my Korg tape echo unit and then my Kord SDD 3000 first digital delay it was unbelievable what I could do with it on the guitar. The SDD 3000 is still a good unit if you can find one in good shape there's a couple fantastic factory presets in the unit
@LADY_JEMIMA_FORTESCUE4 жыл бұрын
I've got one of these in my loft boxed & almost forgotten 🐖💨
@neurocrash8084 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate to be able to find all of the WS pcm card sets including the elusive "Synth and Timeslice" set. With the Waverex, maybe I can make even better sounds. I hope you can demonstrate putting some vintage synth samples in your WS A/D.
@Daring2Win4 жыл бұрын
You should put together a go fund me to reproduce them for purchase. I'm down to contribute.
@oroszistvan26394 жыл бұрын
Thanks Espen, it was a great presentation!
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks! :)
@blakepotter79374 жыл бұрын
Great channel!!!! I had a wave station. Jd-880, ESQ-1, ASR 10, EMU E 4000, SUOERNOVA Pro sx, Kawai XD5, Alesis D4 and a few others.... im so happy to see yours in such great conditions! I dont subscribe to many things but I've certainly added you! Keep it up!
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks! Appreciated :D
@possumridgeentertainment46144 жыл бұрын
Love that Minilead. Tony Banks used it extensively in Fading Lights, though I think he edited the patch to be polyphonic.
@chriswareham4 жыл бұрын
Sequential's "vector" technology had an interesting history. As well as Korg's wonderful Wavestation series, it was used in several of Yamaha's synths, notably the SY22 and SY35. I own an SY22, and it's a curious beast - great features based on the vector synthesis idea, but quite limited in the way the individual sounds are created.
@cnfuzz4 жыл бұрын
It was all about copyright infringment , yamaha licensed fm and then casio cosmo made fm tone with phasedistortion because they didnt want to get sued, same with sequential vs ripping of ppg wavetables
@seppa3404 жыл бұрын
Nice channel, Espen! Please keep up the great work. I really like your videos and music performance.
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, I appreciate it! :-)
@lukamagicc4 жыл бұрын
What David Wise was inspired by when making the DKC soundtracks. That vocoder is amazing too
@nickwallette62013 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that, but it makes a lot of sense, especially considering Aquatic Ambience and such.
@jensingvordsen4 жыл бұрын
Lovely strings from 15.26 to 16.38!!!!!
@BrooksHanes4 жыл бұрын
It’s so good because the envelopes are unassuming
@hammondeggsmusic4 жыл бұрын
Wow - I guess wavestations were sampled in the 90s for mod/s3m tracker music too - recognized quite a few sounds especially with that first tune!
@johantorneheim13844 жыл бұрын
Nice to see the A/D get some KZbin TLC! Sure it doesn’t sound fat all the time, but it sits so nice in a mix. The WaveRex is loads of fun, both with classic DWGS waves, but I use single cycle or really Speak and Spell stuff for vocoder trash! Or just some Radias VA waveforms for the novelty. All the SQ80 waveforms are easy to get in there too. There’s so much you can do if you have time to experiment! Really looking forward to see how you use the PCM expansion.
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
I will do a video about that soon. It's very fun. :)
@waverex16914 жыл бұрын
Thank you Johan for the nice words! Glad to hear that you use WaveReX so intensively :) Maybe you can share some waveforms with us
@maxmatson15784 жыл бұрын
Phil Western from "download/platEAU/off and gone" was the master of the wavestation!🎹🎧💫😵👌😎👍 rest in peace😔🙏✋✌
@atomkraftstudios3 жыл бұрын
The world's most Atmospheric Stand-alone Vocoder to date.
@ginises834 жыл бұрын
I have the Vst of this Korg Wavestation , very good too
@xaviques4 жыл бұрын
Fredtouch Yes, but very complicated to edit for me, and there’s no tutorials about it
@ginises834 жыл бұрын
Xavi Qués Personally, I find it not complicated and fairly intuitive. What are you blocking on? give an example.
@xaviques4 жыл бұрын
@@ginises83 i don't know if some sequenced parts (like drums) can be turned off, and trigger it like a sampler. And the joystick is assignable to midi cc? Thanks you for your time Fredtouch
@spotlight-kyd4 жыл бұрын
While the VST sounds very close to the original, it strangely fails on some of the factory presets. For example the famous "Mini Lead", which could also be heard in Espen's demo song, does sound noticeably different in the VST. I have Wavestation EX and the VST, so am able to compare. The VST has all the card waveforms and a filter with resonance, so you can do many sounds you can't do on the original.
@ginises834 жыл бұрын
strogon42 Mini lead like solo of Tony Banks ( Genesis ) Fading lights song and Warm strings preset too at the start of the song
@FelixCarcone4 жыл бұрын
Very good production, congrats.
@EspenKraft4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@davidmartin1234 жыл бұрын
The Yamaha influence is evident in the vocabulary used to describe the wavestation A/D architecture (Performance/Parts/Voices), though the sounds are very Korg. I recognize many of these sounds carried forward to Triton and beyond.
@gaspump2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating... push a couple buttons, spin a knob, do it a few more times and this is an exciting thing! Jokes aside I love these old synths and operating one is black magic. Roland more my cup of tea but always nice to see some of the competition.
@dottedrhino3 жыл бұрын
I just bought Collection 3 soft synths from KORG for an incredible price and the Wavestation is part of it! Great! :D