Wavestate with Wavestation SR Set list KORG release

[Acheron]

While I was truly delighted to receive a new Wavestate to pair up with with a Modwave, I still miss the original Wavestation/Wavestation SR performances.

Since there is plenty of room in the Wavestate for the modestly sized Wavestation SR performances and sample tables (what 5-6 Megabytes)?

I would like to see KORG do what ASM has done and release additional sets of performances from time to time.

It would be really appreciative of KORG to release a set of samples/programs/performances as a set list "Wavestation SR" for the Wavestate.

I am certain I am not the only one who would like to see this happen.

[Derek Cook]

The problem with that request is that the Wavestation and Wavestate are quite different implementations of Wave sequencing.

You can of course get the Wavestation in virtual form from Korg, so I have both! I also have the Wave sequencing in Kronos HD-1, which in total gives me a lot of wave sequencing!

I am not sure Korg will release additional banks, as there is a large 3rd party market out there with some amazing creators (that put my meagre Wavestate editing attempts to shame (but I do not have much free time, and am prioritising getting to know other synths first!).

[KEYponderer]

Wavestation and Wavestate do not have the same architecture of a performance.
In the Wavestation, a performance is made of up to 8 patches. Each patch can have up to 4 oscillators with each one being either a wave or wavesequence.
You can find the Wavestation samples (or waves) in a Wavestate or Kronos.
However, you won't be able to replicate Wavestation performances like "copy&paste", especially if a single patch is made of 4 oscillators.

Many performances made for the Wavestation series would not sound the same in Wavestate or Kronos due to the architecture differences.
Of course, a Wavestation performance with up to 4 patches each having a single oscillator could be replicated in Wavestate.
Ski Jam 20 was refactored for Wavestate, but I think this is the only one performance coming from good old Wavestation.

Have more fun with the new capabilities of a Wavestate. Much better filter and modulation options and dynamic sounds thanks to WaveSeq 2.0.

Hope this helps.

[hephiroth]

What others have said here about the architectural differences is absolutely correct. It actually would be much easier to replicate original Wavestation sounds on a Kronos or Nautilus (and I think some of this has been done if you search around).

However, I do think it would be very possible for a “best of” or “inspired by” Wavestation collection on Wavestate, especially since a lot of the sounds on the originals don’t even feature wave sequencing and probably don’t need to be included.

[KEYponderer]

Agreed. For simple Wavestation sounds, it is not impossible to recreate it for the Wavestate. Just a matter energy you put into a tool-based translation.

Some years ago, I looked into rebuilding sounds I created for the Wavestation to use with Kronos. Got stuck with the 2 osc limit since some of my favorite sounds use 4 osc in one or the other patch of a performance.
The 4 layer limit of the Wavestate adds another hurdle, of course.

The exercise to look at performances which could be repurposed for Wavestate is a bit easier on a Wavestation keyboard with it's bigger display than on the SR rack model Acheron owns.

[Acheron]

I decided to buy a Wavestation SR off Reverb.com because I missed the original Wavestation sounds so much. The Wavestate with the joystick is the controller. So now this isn't an issue anymore.