Northern Lights - Korg Wavestate

December is upon us. Here's a live Wavestate jam inspired by the northern lights, crunchy snow and frosty weather this month brings to Norway. The jam is recorded in one take and uses one custom 4-layer patch with arpeggiators, a pad and a solo layer.
The Wavestate patch used in this jam is part of an upcoming soundbank for the Wavestate. My two other soundbanks can be found here:
waveformer.gum...
I'm using the Wavestate's decimator (bit crusher) effect on both the arpeggiator and the pad. The resulting sound reminds me of cracking ice, crunchy snow and wind blowing across snowy mountain plateaus. The reverb has a lot of high end and I take out almost all the lows to prevent the bass from becoming too muddy.
Wavestate performance mod knobs:
Knob 1: Layer A (arp melody) Octave
Knob 2: Layer B (arp bass) Octave
Knob 3: Layer C (solo) Octave
Knob 4: Layer D (pad) Octave
Knob 5: Layer A (arp melody) Amp Level
Knob 6: Layer B (arp bass) Amp Level
Knob 7: Layer C (solo) Amp Level
Knob 8: Layer D (pad) Amp Level
ModWheel controls the sample for the solo instrument in Layer C
Joystick X controls Layer A (arp melody) Phaser Effect Mix and Layer D (pad) Decimator Effect Sample Rate
Joystick Y controls Layer A Delay Effect Mix and Layer D (pad) Decimator Effect Bit Depth and Filter Cutoff
The audio is recorded to SD card on a Zoom R16 recorder/mixer and normalized in Audacity. Video is recorded on a Canon EOS M50 mk2 with the included EF-M 15-45mm lens. Audio and video is synchronized in DaVinci Resolve 18 (free version).
Gear used:
Korg Wavestate - bit.ly/3QMyK5u
Zoom R16 audio mixer and recorder - bit.ly/3AmssV1
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[@research-and-development]

Excellent! I own your first soundbank and have learned much about the Wavestate from tweaking the performances. Your work is outstanding and very much appreciated. Thank you...😎

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Great performance, excellent sound programming. It also shows what an amazing synth this is…

[@DJ-Lazy-Lodger]

couldnt ask for more;-)

[@alessandromassari6951]

Can't wait for next soundbank... Bought previous two... best ever !!!

[@thekitchensynth]

😊….just great…thank you

[@halcyonwinds1970]

I really love the sounds you created here. It’s inspiring me to try making something similar. I never can, because I get lost on a side quest five minutes in every time, but it gives me a great goal. Your sound packs are incredible and continue to keep me interested in the wavestate.

[@mkpatashnik]

Wow, what a beginning!

[@andrewgarley1400]

I saw Tangerine Dream when I was 17, love what you are doing, next few weeks, I am getting a Wavestate

[@Waveformer]

Cool! Have fun :-)

[@jochenreich683]

Fantastisch!🙏👍👏🤗🎹🔊🎵🎶

[@ronaldpieket4257]

Amazing programming.

[@michaelortonphoto]

Once again, wow !!!

[@sonickitchen]

This is ace. It was your other sets that convinced me to buy a Wavestate and this doesn't disappoint either. Thanks.🤓

[@pthomas36]

Whenever your next patch bank comes out, I'll be buying it for sure. Love your work.

[@denispolic2404]

Nice and smooth, well this Wavestate is a nice sounding machine, my thumbs are up!!!

[@mark35mi]

Love it. Great work as always. Will be a great addition to your 3d release.

[@LinkFMMik]

Brilliant once again. I am so looking forward to getting your 3rd sound set for my Wavestate. I use the first two in almost everything that I do.

[@TimestreamII]

Brilliant, utterly brilliant! Love those sounds.

[@zmilenium]

Depesche Mode sound great 👍

[@michaelwadlow4280]

Fair play ..enjoyed that immensely 👍❤

[@SynthoidSounds]

Excellent sound demo performance. I've been to most of your videos, was a major factor in convincing me to get a WaveState. Now I just have to learn how to actually use this (gasp) . . . no doubt I'll be revisiting your videos (and patches) as I embark on this journey.

[@makarocket]

i'm simply blown away by this performance, i just bought this synth and see the possibilities are epic. Thank you for your inspiration and skill, much for me to learn about this music tool 🙂 I'm so impressed i just went and bought your two first sound banks thank you from this newbie :-)

[@rodneilson5831]

Fantastic

[@gregs4163]

Awesome! Take my money, I want the new soundbank now! 😃👍

[@gabrielsudholt1870]

Excellent

[@LADINI_BERLIN]

Spimply Great ! 🏅

[@hollsound]

Brilliant! 🤩

[@chrisj5547]

Great tune! Maybe my new favorite by you :)

[@pawespychaa4786]

Nice performance

[@fischek]

excellent sounds

[@Waveformer]

Thank you for listening 😊

[@scottneumeister4851]

@@Waveformer when can we expect the full set? Not to rush you or anything...perfection takes time! 😉

[@docentececchinatoemanuele3781]

great!

[@dogsmusictherapy]

Bravo

[@kiwi9722]

...wow!!!

[@dazboot2000]

Hi I have all your sound packs and would definitely purchase any future packs. You certainly know how to make the Wavestate Talk amazing control.

[@philfazer]

Superbe 👍

[@claudedanis5712]

Oui superbe 10!10

[@Waveformer]

@@claudedanis5712 merci 🤗

[@claudedanis5712]

@@Waveformer Alex what is the starting patch ? Tks

[@thomasronkin1586]

Can't wait to buy your new sound bank. I have both of your previous ones on two paired Wavestates bouncing off each other. Can you tell us when the new sound bank will be available? Thanks!

[@ageezz]

An absolute masterclass - wont hear anything as good as this anywhere else. Shame the Wavestate does not have separate outs - that would be the only way to improve on this production.

[@frankwolter850]

😀👍

[@mkpatashnik]

Beautiful! I really like this one! Uh, now I am tempted to buy this synth. :) But, I know how much time and work you have invested in this synth and your music. I am just saying it is not everything about the synth. :) Bravo!

[@moonturn]

Чувак, ты крут!!!

[@leonaRt7470]

Make a tutorial & breakdown of this particular track please please

[@efyrialoto6354]

good job WAVEFORMER ! when will a new soundset that you can buy?

[@philippelebraud6032]

Berlin school... I would like to try it..😍😍

[@Waveformer]

@synthseeker has some great tutorials over on his channel :-)

[@philippelebraud6032]

@@Waveformer I've already the two first packages... waiting for this one..

[@derekcook3166]

Another fantastic one. When are you releasing this bank?

[@adrimathlener8008]

Dreaming off into oblivion........

[@Gainn]

Unless I've totally missed it - I really wish there was a way to set send levels for the master reverb per layer.

[@Waveformer]

That’s not possible, unfortunately. But using the PC/Mac editor, you have access to lots of reverb parameters, including pre-fx EQ and bass-split-cutoff (don’t remember the exact parameter name). You can use these to give the bass less reverb, making the mix less muddy.

[@Gainn]

@@Waveformer Will pester Korg to see if they'll add it. 😅 Seems like a logical step to add flexibility.

[@AlekseiDroganov]

How you program your performances, from Wavestate or from PC application? It is wonderful work. Thank you

[@GizzyDillespee]

He definitely started before the PC application, so there's proof it's been done. I'm curious which he prefers at this point, too, as far as his process to program the "set-up" for these performances and his patch banks.

[@AlekseiDroganov]

@@GizzyDillespee 👍🙏

[@Waveformer]

I use mostly the hardware Wavestate for creating performances, but I keep the PC editor open most of the time. The detailed effect parameters are only available from the PC editor, so you really want to use the editor for that. The effects are great! I also sometimes use the editor for cut and paste for the wave sequences, and for selecting waveforms. The rest is done on the hardware synth. I’ve used it so much that my muscle memory makes it much faster to program using dedicated controls than using mouse and keyboard.

[@research-and-development]

@@Waveformer I'm just at the beginning stages of creating my own sounds and can't wait to get to that "muscle memory" level.

[@AlekseiDroganov]

@@Waveformer thank you🙏

[@korzins]

Hello.what is that big screen module on your wavestate?

[@Waveformer]

It’s not real, it was added in post production to make it easier for video viewers to see the screen :-).

[@korzins]

@@Waveformer Ah! 🥺… Thanks for the answer. Good day.

[@Eugene-Braack]

Hi, have you finished this sound bank yet?

[@maydaygoingdown5602]

Hi mate, can you tell the name of the pack that this preset is on please on your gumroad page.

[@Waveformer]

It’s volume 3 of the soundbanks for the Wavestate :-)

[@maydaygoingdown5602]

@Waveformer It's OK mate I already purchased it from you last year...I forget what I've got lol....Age that mate:).

[@Waveformer]

@@maydaygoingdown5602 :-D