If you wish to load the files contained in this part of the download section, you should click here to visit our legacy forum to obtain the necessary tools and information you need to successfully load these files. Wavestation is underpowered the cpu is too slow which is pain in the butt. Duplication of contents of owners manuals andor product literature in part or in whole without the permission of the company for the purposes of sharing, massproducing, posting online, or personal gain of any kind is prohibited by law. Curious, my first wavestation had the ex upgrade done by the local agent. The huge leap forward originally part of the first korg legacy collection and later the korg legacy collection.
In a patch, different wave sequences can be assigned to each of the four oscillators, thus the wavestation is. As the original manufacturer, korg is uniquely qualified to recreate our vintage digital synthesizers as software instruments. The korg wavestation is a pressure and velocity sensitive 61 key 32 voice, 16 channel multitimbral four oscillator synthesizer, featuring 365 waveforms 16 bit, 2mb, more via card, a 4stage mix envelope vector synthesis, dual stereo effects processors 47 effects, stereo and dual individual outputs, wave sequencer 255 steps, 32 preset. Korg legacy collection originally part of the first korg legacy collection and later the korg legacy collection. The legendary m1 and unique wavestation round out the digital side of the collection.
Waterloo, ontario which produced eight soundbanks for the korg ws. The wavestation was also used by apple to create the startup chime thats been used on every macintosh computer since the old quadra series. Wavestation important note for korg legacy users only. However, they were added on when korg released the ex update in 1991. I highly recommend emagic sounddiver to anyone using macintosh osx or pc. The saving problems mentioned above also apply to midi sysex dumps of single ram banks, the difference is that you can transfer other ram banks.
The next stage in the wavestation hierarchy is the patch, which has one, two. The sr maintains the same advanced vector synthesis. Just a quick video i made of my new korg wavestation. According to korg the all option is intended to dump the contents of one wavestation to another. Korg wavestation and wavestate forum a groundbreaking when it was introduced in 1990 the korg wavestation has garnered something of a cult following and deservedly so. Load a bank of performances, then a completely separate bank of patches ie patches that are used for a different performance bank than the one you just loaded, then a completely seperate bank of wavesequences. Yesterday i got ahold of a wavestation ex in really good shape. So heres some handson advice for getting the best from korgs wavestation series.
Dance, rock, alternative, pop, orchestra, band, pianos, rhodespiano, electric and acoustic instruments, solo, strings, pads, bass, drums kit and percussion, fx. The korg wavestation is a vector synthesis synthesizer first produced in the early 1990s and. The original keyboard is also forwards and backwards compatible with the other models, except that it does not have the last eight effects vocoders etc. Sampled from the world renowned korg wavestation synth, this glorious collection of sampler presets will guarantee to add a sense of movement and passion into your next musical composition. Now with the iwavestation, we advance another step with a graphical user interface that takes advantage of the touch operations that are a characteristic of ios. However, i own a wavestation ex synth and have all of the factory patches for. For me, this 1990s keyboard from korg remains one of a kind. I have never had the sr, but i abed the keyboard version with the vst and they sound exactly the same. It contains two performance banks ram1 and ram2, two patch banks ram1 and ram2, and one wave sequence bank ram1. For the wavestation, wavestation ex, and wavestation ad, the answer is yes with some caveats, as detailed below.
Korgs iwavestation is a software version of its classic wavestation synthesizer. Korg s proprietary cmt component modeling technology method literally models each component of the signal chain within the original synth for unparalleled. The korg wavestation ad was an improved version of the classic wavestation and wavestation ex. Wavestation however, i cant seem to find a pdf version of the owners manual anywhere. The ad version has audio inputs so it can be used as a sound pro. For those unaware, korg now offers the wavestation as a software synth. If you happen to own a korg wavestation ex or korg wavestation ad sooner or later you will face the problem of a dying lcd backlight. As long as the sysex data is entirely contained within a single ram bank, performances, patches, and wave sequences for the wavestation ex, ad, and sr are completely compatible via sysex. Lets put the korg wavestation legacy edition vst software plugin headtohead against my original korg wavestation ex from 1991. How to reload your korg wavestation after battery replacement and all your patches are gone except the basic 50 in rom. The wavestation had 2mb of rom based samples at your disposal.
View online or download korg wavestation players manual, service manual, easy start. Prorec offers nine complete banks for the korg wavestation, with 50 high quality performance, 35 patches, and 32 wavesequences per bank. Wavestation is underpowered the cpu is too slow which is pain in. Korg s lineup of analogdigital masterpieces as software. These are the rom patches, which cannot be overridden. Because of this, korg does not officially recommend the use of m1 cards with the wavestation and wavestation ad if you have an m1 or tseries card lying around, though, you might try it out as above, some samples on a given card will sound ok, some will not. The wavestation was a groundbreaking synth that still sounds modern.
View and download korg wavestation players manual online. Raw sysex file containing the factory preset data for the keyboard version of the korg wavestation. The wavestation sr is a repackaged wavestation designed to provide you with all the wavestation sounds you could ever ask for in a more compact and less expensive midi module. The ex doubled the rom to 4mb by adding 119 new samples most notably piano, drums, and the remaining prophet vs waves, and eight new digital effects. Digital edition the wavestation is now available individually. Demos of ten patches from the korg wavestation sr, streamlined but still very powerful and with lots of banks rack wavestation unit from the. Korg bowed to consumer pressure and added these to the wavestation ex. The pcm playback chip used in the wavestation treated pcm slightly differently than its predecessor the chip used in the m1 and tseries. Korgs wavestation, released in 1990, was one of those. Only thing about it is that it seems to be missing most of the factory patchessounds from it.
Software wavestation 2004 fourteen years after the first wavestation appeared, korg released a softwarebased emulation of the synthesizer which also included all the instrument patches from korgs line of expansion rom cards. Even decades after its release the wavestation can still produce sounds that. Well, composer mark snow notably used a wavestation sr module to score the xfiles. Whats that have to do with the korg wavestation sr. Wavestation electronic keyboard pdf manual download. Korg iwavestation wave sequence synthesizer korg usa. Includes 3 ram sound cards, a 256 memory card, and the korg pre load card. This file was built on the pc but should work on a macintosh. We added the much requested highresolution and scalable interface. Well play some of the trademark evolving pads and wave sequences on the hardware, capture the audio and midi, and then play the same midi data through the korg wavestation vst to hear how it stacks up against. It is a 1unit rackmount tone module that has all the raw power and sounds of the famous wavestationex and ad synths.
Korg korg produced and distributed four different series of rom cards for their ws synths. Since 2004, korgs legacy collection plugins have helped thousands of users to incorporate the unique sounds of some of korgs most coveted synths into their productions and performances. In 2004, the wavestation software synthesizer was released with an improved interface as part of the korg legacy collection. We hope vaporwave isnt still a thing, but we do hope the love of the xfiles carries on for ages. The original wavestation did not include any drum or piano sounds. Load a bank of performances, then a completely separate bank of patches ie patches that are used for a different performance bank than the one you just loaded. Wavestation ex 1991 identical in form to the original wavestation keyboard, korg created the ex in response to player feedback and criticism. The wavestation sr sounds great, but yeah programming is a pain, but there are plenty of rom banks so one could use it as a preset machine. On the one hand, you can go deep and sequence together the samples that make a sound so that you get a shifting, moving timbre to long notes, making the wavestation probably the king of the padmakers. Korg wavstation ex and wavestation ad 8page brochure from 1992. Wavestation virtual clone for pcmac run the wavestation on your computer. The preset sounds include all 1,500 programs, including those from the expansion rom cards, giving the famous wavestation sounds. A single ram bank dump from the ad is 72k and only takes about 20 seconds to transfer over midi. Ive found a good resource for the wavestation here.
Performances, patches, and wave sequences for the wavestation ex, ad, and sr. Korg wavestation ex specifications, pictures, prices, links. Wavestation by korg synth wavetable vst plugin, audio. Korg added to this a second breakthrough form of synthesis. Korgs proprietary cmt component modeling technology method literally models each component of the signal chain within the original synth for unparalleled. Whilst it could manage some passable clavs, brass, organs and with the.
Oberheim has added a patch programming ability to their polyphonic systems. What patch are you using at the beginning of the video, where you have. Since 2004, korg s legacy collection plugins have helped thousands of users to incorporate the unique sounds of some of korg s most coveted synths into their productions and performances. Its additional preset memories include sounds from expansion cards previously released by korg and sound source unlimited. Blank ram card m1, m3r, wavestation, t series 707, ds8, a series, also waldorf microwave mcr03 type we will gladly load this card at no extra charge with the factory presets for the m1 or one of the wavestation banks. Almost hurts to see the wavestation brand end with this ad sharing. It features xlr inputs and its possible to run external signals through the synth fx engine.
A bankrom 365 waveforms for the wavestation a little more normal for the ex, version two of the wavestation, two simultaneous effects ditables and choose from 47 for the normal version and a little more for the version ex, or in parallle series flanger, rverbes. Using capabilities of ws ex series with new wavetables, aftertouch. The iconic macintosh startup sound was generated on a wavestation ex by apple sound designer jim reekes. Korg legacy collection wavestation software synthesizer. Large sound library over 1,900 voices over 70 banks. Sampled from the world renowned korg wavestation synth, this glorious collection of sampler presets will guarantee to add a sense of movement and. Jun 08, 2014 how to reload your korg wavestation after battery replacement and all your patches are gone except the basic 50 in rom. Korg wavestation presets download wavestation samples. Korg s famous ms20, polysix, and monopoly analog synthesizers were reproduced at the circuit level using what would become cmt. With up to three ram banks, each containing patch, performance, and wavesequence data, the total size of a wavestation sysex dump can be up to 207k a huge amount of midi data, and beyond the capabilities of some cheap midi interfaces to send reliably without their buffers overflowing and corrupting some of the data stream. Korg wavestation ex synthesizer how to patch reload after. The korg collection wavestation v2 is an upgrade of the wavestation software from 2004 and has been refined for modern production environments. Korg produced and distributed four different series of rom cards for their ws synths. This one powers up, works over midi, and sounds great, but does need a battery replacement.