Please see tall dog Kickstarter for aluminium module case where no sawing is required. Housing for OP6, Wavestate, Modwave.
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Nice project ! Canât wait to see first unit made !
I sold my hardware Wavestate and went to the native plug-in- I hope they update the plugin as well and make it MPE- If any synth is begging for MPE its this one!
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I think this is about what I expected; the MKii of the 37 key was a surprise, but it makes sense given the old innards were getting difficult to source.
A metal-framed 5 octave board with AT is what a lot of people asked for and this is it, and Korg being Korg didnât change the panel which kept costs low. $2200 for a 4 5 octave board and carry case is a pretty good deal.
Is it a deal I want? Well, I donât know. Programming this thing from the front panel was⌠perhaps not my favorite thing. OTOH the platform is pretty neat and the capability for some real poly rhythms and changing timing lane steps in milliseconds is pretty cool. I guess a tablet running windows and the editor placed on the synth could solve some of those problems, which I guess one could do for a couple hundred bucks.
If they released an iOS version of the editor that would be pretty cool and might tip the scales for me.
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Keeping my Wavestate mkI. It was around 500⏠new and this mkII is like 850âŹ. Not worth the upgrade. If I need more polyphony I just switch to Wavestate Native.
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If the big keyboard version would have cv out I´d be interested.
Many of us are dabbling in Eurorack and we donât have much space for more than 1 keyboard.
So any keyboard should be able to be used as a master keyboard for eurorack.
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A reminder about the existence of MIDI to CV.
OK it is extra cost and external, but there are many options and features available, plus it can work with any MIDI.
Not permission to take thread off-topic.
This is by far my biggest complaint about the WS. I donât know why the screen size on my A4 seems just fine, but on the WS, it just doesnât work. Too many options per screen maybe? I love what the WS can do (so I donât sell it), yet it sits in my closet because it is such a drag to use. Bummer. Iâd have paid an extra $300 for a module version with a larger screen. As others have said, using the VST version of WS opens it up to its amazing potential.
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For that there is the Wavestate Editor ( this is different thing from the Wavestate Native VST ), that reflects more complete status of the machine, though apparently according to Loopop, it has a little lag in some circumstances.
Wavestate Native does some control from the hardware, but it is not completely implemented. ( Again according to Loopop. )
Detail :
But agreeing a larger built-in screen would have been good with this, especially at the price.
ADDED : A screen so small that they had to hand design there own fonts for it. According to Dan Phillips, see video i posted.
Coming soon for those seeking inexpensive hardware : Excellent prices on used Wavestate Version Ones. They are not a lot different from the Version Two. Weâll see how low used prices go as people upgrade to the V2 or SE.
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Iâve wanted a WS for awhile but this thread makes me think I should just use the plug-in.
Iâm thinking the wasteland on the upper left would be the spot for the dedicated extra screen.
ADDED : I said dedicated, which means a barebones Windows tablet sort of thing, with touch screen would work. Twelve inch diagonal screen should fit. Under $500.
Consider the difference in price between the VST alone, and the cost for the VST if you already own the hardware. Then find a Wavestate Mark One on-sale. That brings the extra cost for the hardware, way down. Of course it you donât want hardware at all, then that is a different question.
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Tentatively watching prices on the mk1âŚ
You saw this jdaddyaz, but for others, i posted this deal on the HW Deals thread.
Youâre right too jdaz, the price new should get below $550 USD shipping free.
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I must say, in HW synths, there is almost nothing like it for this type of synthesis and generative music tools. Even competing with software synths, youâd be challenged to beat it.
Competitors ?
( I thought of the Waldorf Iridium / Quantum, which has more options for synthesis, but no where near the generative capabilities. Perhaps more discussion of this below. )
Now if this sort of sound doesnât interest you ⌠thatâs another deal.
The added storage and voices on the SE is very attractive too. ( If you have the money. ) Doing your own sounds with this and learning all the methods and tricks, is certainly a challenge and would require a significant time commitment before you could use this fully, but that kind of goes with the territory doesnât it.
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Waiting patiently for prices to drop on mk1⌠
EventuallyâŚ
You said it. I have the SW and the amount of flexibility takes getting use to. Itâs one of those, âdo just about anything you can think ofâ, synths.
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Im surprised theyâve done a mk2 considering the mk1âs weâre discounted so heavily and they released the vst.
Is there actually demand for a mk2 ? Especially as the difference isnât much
Also confused that there is a mk2 and an SE
Iâd have called it mk2 kb or something.