Korg Forums Forum Index Korg Forums
A forum for Korg product users and musicians around the world.
Moderated Independently.
Owned by Irish Acts Recording Studio & hosted by KORG USA
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Looking to learn the Wavestation

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Korg Forums Forum Index -> Korg Virtual Analog Synths (General)
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
ghost whistler



Joined: 03 Jan 2021
Posts: 5

PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 7:36 pm    Post subject: Looking to learn the Wavestation Reply with quote

I'm struggling to learn the vst version. Currently I'm running the demo with a mind to purchase, but parts of this feel inscrutable. I've tried the online manuals, but the legacy collection version is out of date and not very helpful as it just doesn't go in depth enough. Any help appreaciated, thanks
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
voip
Platinum Member


Joined: 27 Nov 2014
Posts: 3758

PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The manuals that come with the VST install are really quite limited in scope. It would be far better to look at the original Wavestation manuals, which can be found here:

https://www.korg.com/us/support/download/product/1/224/

Start with the Player's Guide and Parameter Guide. Ignore the WSEX Owner's Manual, which is really an addendum for the Wavestation EX, so makes little or no sense on its own.

.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
ghost whistler



Joined: 03 Jan 2021
Posts: 5

PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks. I'm really struggling to understand this one
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
voip
Platinum Member


Joined: 27 Nov 2014
Posts: 3758

PostPosted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 5:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Wavestation is not the easiest of VSTs to get to grips with. The same is true of the original hardware keyboard and rack versions. Dissecting a Performance might be helpful in developing a better understanding.

The Performance can be thought of as the top level of the sound module hierarchy. Take the Performance "Ski Jam" as an example. Select it from the Performance Select page of the VST. The Performance Select page should be the default page when the VST is started up. The screen mode (Performance Select) is shown at top left of the screen.

Now click on the Edit button, near top left of the main VST "LCD screen" area, to go into the Performance Edit mode, and the main pane on the VST now shows the 6 occupied Part slots (out of the Wavestation's maximum of 8) that make up the Ski Jam Performance. Each Part is associated with a Patch, having a Patch Name, and each Patch is itself composed of one, two or four Oscillators, comprising Waves, each having Wave Names - more on those later. As each part is selected, its Details e.g. Part Level, Delay, Transpose, are shown at the right of the main screen. The bottom of the Performance Edit screen shows the Key Zones and Velocity Zones for each of the Parts. It can be seen that Parts #1 and 4 are Key Zoned to respond to keys between G-1 and C4, whilst Parts #2 and 3 respond to keys in the range C#4 to G9, effectively splitting the keyboard into two halves, each half generating completely different sounds. The Parts are also assigned Velocity Zones. Parts #1, 2 and 3 respond to all key velocities, of keys played within the Key Zones. Part #4 only responds to high velocity key playing, and Parts #5 and 6 respond only to softer key playing.

Now, in the Performance Edit screen, with Part #1 selected, it is possible to see that this part uses a Patch called Wave Dance. Clicking on the List button brings up a list of the 35 available Patches from each RAM, ROM and CARD source. Any one of these can be selected as the Patch for Part #1, but let's stick to the Wave Dance Patch for now.

Clicking on the PATCH button, selects the Patch Edit MixEnv Pitch screen, which shows that the Wave Dance Patch actualy consists of two Osc or Oscillators which are comprised of Waves, one having the WaveName *Ski Jam, and the other called Airvox. The "*" before the WaveName Ski Jam is used to indicate that this Wave is actually a Wave Sequence, which can be further edited by the user, whilst the Airvox wave is a single evolving Wave sound, with no further editable subdivision.

If the *SkiJam Wave is highlighted, the WAVE SEQ button becomes active. Clicking on this takes you to the WaveSeq Edit page, where each step in the Wave Sequence can be edited. There are a total of 30 steps in this particular Wave Sequence, with mostly abrupt transitions, or crossfades (determined by the XFade parameter) from one step to the next.

Clicking the PATCH button and selecting Osc C, Airvox Wave and then clicking on the AMP button in the lower part of the screen shows the Amplitude envelope for the Airvox wave. It is the shape of this "graph" that largely determines the fading of the Airvox sound early on into playing a key with this particular Performance.

At the right of the screen is shown the Vector parameters screen, where the levels of the Oscillators in a Patch can be varied over time. With a single Osc Patch, no variation is possible, whilst with a 2 Oscillator Patch, the levels can be varied in 4 individually timed steps between Osc A and Osc C. With a 4 Oscillator Patch, the levels can be varied between Osc A, Osc B, Osc C and Osc D, stepwise over time.

Hopefully this brief intro gives a bit of an insight into some of the specific bits of the sound-making architecture that are unique to the Wavestation. Other topics, such as Effects, Filters, Envelopes and LFOs are a bit more generic and, perhaps, a bit easier to deal with.

.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
voip
Platinum Member


Joined: 27 Nov 2014
Posts: 3758

PostPosted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is a follow up to the posting about the recommended Korg manuals. The first part of the Player's Guide refers mostly to things specific to the hardware Workstation e.g. the user interface and controls, so mostly not really relevant to the VST version. The best place to start reading the Player's Guide is probably page 27, section 6, Performance Tour, and all the "Tours" thereafter. If you've had a play with the "Dissecting a Performance" exercise detailed above, everything in the Player's Guide should become a lot clearer, plus many things I skimped over or didn't mention, are explained in more detail in the various sections 6 and onwards. Similarly with the Reference Guide.

.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Korg Forums Forum Index -> Korg Virtual Analog Synths (General) All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group