
Add in the Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels and the unique Vector Joystick, and you’ll always have multiple dimensions of real-time expression. Use the knobs on the fly and also save the results as new sounds. Eight programmable Mod Knobs let you get the most of every sound and venture into unexpected sonic territories. Dedicated front-panel controls put all of the basics-including filter, envelopes, LFOs and effects-at your fingertips. Plus, the wavestate is loaded with knobs and controls that invite you to explore. The wavestate synth’s compact form-factor, with 37 full-size keys, fits nicely onto any stage, studio or desktop setup. The four onboard arpeggiators can also interact with wave sequences for even more possibilities. The result is more spontaneous, ever-changing sounds that respond to your control. A sample may be matched with a different duration, pitch, shape, gate length and step sequence values every time it plays. Individual steps can be randomly skipped, with a modulatable probability from 0–100%. Lanes can also randomize the step order every time they play, with real-time control over the range of included steps. Every time the sequence moves forward, the Lanes combine to create the output. Each of the Lanes can have a different number of steps and their own start, end and loop points. The KORG wavestate also incorporates “Lanes.” Individual Lanes include shapes, gate times and step sequencer values. Instead of just repeating, this allows each to be manipulated independently and evolve in organic, unexpected ways. The wavestate’s radically re-imagined Wave Sequencing 2.0 splits apart the timing, the sequence of samples and the melody. While this created ear-catching patterns, the sequence repeated the same way, over and over. With Wave Sequencing on the original Wavestation, each step of a wave sequence had a duration, a sample and a pitch.


The KORG wavestate wave sequencing synthesizer is now available at Guitar Center.
