If you can find a Yamaha SY22 or SY35, they make dandy wavestation controllers as their vector joysticks map to the same midi cc numbers. This isn’t an accident as Yamaha / Korg / post-Sequential were all under the same umbrella.
Hey Donny, did you get my pizza? No Don Paulo. Whats the matte with chu? Go bring me my pizza, and tell Carlo to bring me back my synth. If he don’t bring me back my synth theres gonna be some problems.
It looks like no one mentioned that the chief designer behind the Wavestation and Vector Synthesis was Dave Smith... ala Dave Smith Instruments (DSI) now Sequential (once was Sequential Circuits).
One of the best and most innovative synths ever. I have the iPad app version of it and totally love it. The wavesequencing is an amazing concept, the only synth these days that kind revamped this idea is the Yamaha Mod-x which I consider a worthy sucessor to this concept. The wavestation is simply inspiring for creating soundtracks.
That Sicilian Theme is fantastic. Makes me want to go down my local music shop to purchase one immediately. I think I'll make him an offer he can't refuse ... 🙄
@@aristotlekumpis7095 oh thats cool, could be a useful thing to run samples through. I guess the AD then is the one to go for. I see both locally for the same price.
The Brass sound of The Wave Police reminds me of some parts in Genesis We can't dance, especially on Fading Lights. It's not quite the same but the sound character is defintely in there.
It can be used as a replacement...but the correct patch is on another keyboard, the Ensoniq VFX. But when I play that song I bring up another brass patch instead.
Nice demo, thanks for sharing! Saw one of these modules for sale, although I have iWavestation on iOS too. Need to revisit some of these classic synths! Seems great for textures to include in ambient tracks.
You must have set them really LOUD, because I was wearing headphones listening to this video too. I'm highly sensitive to sounds and volume, but even I was just about ok with this one. I know someone who asks me to put his headphones on to listen to things, but I immediately turn the volume down because he has his music so loud, that everyone in the room ten feet away can hear it crystal clear. He then turns the volume back up when I put his phones back on my head, because apparently it is too low to enjoy how I have it.
I had a Beringher Model D. Wasn't as into it as i thought I'd be So I traded it for the Korg Wavestation SR. Im totally convinced that i made the right choice. Its magnificent synth.
@@AnalogFlava Yes, it was very hard for me to program. I do admit that was fairly early in my synth journey probably more proficient at it now. However I'm not a sound designer type guy I like presets with high amount of flexibility and tweak ability. It's not for the undedicated novice. The UNo synth first generation seems to be more approachable
I still have my 30 years old WaveStation SR sitting in front of me, but have not used it for songs for 25 years. What a shame, the machine is such a beast! Thanks for reminding me.
I used my Korg Z1's XY touch pad to control the vector joystick function on the Wavestation SR through midi controllers 16 and 17. I must say that ZZ Lead was one of the best keyboard based rock guitar sounds that I've ever played... Right up there with Rude Guitar in the Ensoniq TS10 and TS12.
Thanks for reminding me about the WaveStation, Paulo. Like somebody else in the discussion, I have the iOS version of this, and your video reminded me to drag it back out. I discovered that the soft-synth version of this actually can play nicely with the Roli Seaboard (Block - I don’t have the full size version, only the USB/Bluetooth-only mini version) if the settings of both are adjusted. The WaveStation interacts nicely with after touch, but I still need to set up the mapping of the SeaBoard’s CCs to the vector stick. If you ever get a chance to borrow a SeaBoard, you should check it out as a controller for the W/S. Cheers!
1 Finger L>S.O sounds like a 91 hardcore tune at the beginning, just can't put my finger on it! Nice job all around though! Thing sounds phat, warm and full!
I wonder if you have used the iWavestation, the IOS app. It has some amazing sounds and even though I used to have the actual synth in the past, the app was the one that truly showed me how to program patches in the Wavestation.
@@AnalogFlava €300 is the top end of a Wavestation SR in 'excellent' condition. I'm using the Reverb Price Guide. OK, so mine has the 'Synth Design' pair of cards, but I don't think they're particularly rare. It's in a _very_ nice condition, though.
Tony Banks of Genesis used to use the Wavestation at the time. He used a Wavestation SR for a couple of specific pad sounds, particularly on 'No Son Of Mine' and 'Hold On My Heart' from the We Can't Dance album. You can see Tony playing the Wavestation keyboard in this video: th-cam.com/video/Nbxuoq5EUls/w-d-xo.html
Are all these sounds generated wholly & solely from the SR ? For the ones with drums in the background, do those sounds HAVE to have the drums or are you playing a sequenced song behind the sample? or do they have a step sequencer as a part of the sound? I love these sounds ... but then I've always loved KORG .... Regards ... love your playing too, really adds atmosphere when synths are in the hands of those who know how to wield them ... Joe
Joe, yes, all these demos are wholly & solely from the WaveStation, including the ones with the drums/percussion. The WaveStation series was one of the first that started these types of sound patches (wavesequences)
Just my two cents. Grab a Wavestation SR before the prices go through the roof. I really don’t see the value in the Wavestation A/D, unless you are using it to process external instruments through its effects, using the vocoder and need a larger display. The SR is far superior because it has more of almost everything. Great bang for the buck. I own the Wavestation iOS and 2 Wavestation SR racks. i’m pretty much set for life with this set up.
@@SynthManiaDotComThanks for the reply Paolo! I am going to pick up a wavestationSR this weekend. I tried the original wavestate a year ago, and I didn’t connect with it. It may have been the plasticky construction of it. I am sure the SE would sound much better - 😜
I'm a complete novice here, Hound me if you want thats okay I can take it BUT my question is could you hook a midi keyboard up to the wavestation SR? Say something like the Arturia Keystep? Anyone have any thoughts?
Yes you can Aerwyna. ☺ That's what Paolo did in this video. ☺ BTW, this YT channel is dedicated to synthesizers, not guitars, so there ain't nothing in the way of Hound Dogs here! 😉😆😅😂😆
Ciao, spumaz, MIDI Out dal piano al MIDI In della Wavestation per controllare il sint dai tasti del piano. Se hai un'interfaccia audio/MIDI e due-tre cavi MIDI, e se il tuo piano ha il MIDI Thru, puoi anche fare controllo "totale", ossia puoi sia mandare controlli MIDI alla Wavestation, che farli mandare fuori dalla Wavestation. Quindi puoi registrare la macchina su computer / DAW
Grazie mille! Ho provato ed è tutto ok! Non ho interfacce e non ho nemmeno il midi thru. Ho intenzione di mixare il grand piano con alcuni pads della Wavestation registrando il segnale su pc con Audacity nella scheda audio; ora che ho un piccolo mixer Yamaha mg06x vorrei riuscire a fare questa cosa, mancano solo i cavi! Un saluto da Venezia!
Slow Pad sounds amazing.
5:54 instantly takes me back to Prodigy's "Another Dimension".
If you can find a Yamaha SY22 or SY35, they make dandy wavestation controllers as their vector joysticks map to the same midi cc numbers. This isn’t an accident as Yamaha / Korg / post-Sequential were all under the same umbrella.
It's just a shame that the keys on the SY22 are so fragile. I've had to replace a handful on more than one occasion.
@@SticktheFigure And also their velocity was limited to around 100 instead of the maximum 127.
Is this the same for the TG33 module?
8:50
Don Paulo the godfather of synths
I'm gonna play you a melody you can't refuse......... :)
Hey Donny, did you get my pizza? No Don Paulo. Whats the matte with chu? Go bring me my pizza, and tell Carlo to bring me back my synth. If he don’t bring me back my synth theres gonna be some problems.
Dude...my favourite digital synth ever after the Synclavier!!!
And The Wave Police is such a badass patch.
Such beautifully crafted presets. Its an amazing synth
It looks like no one mentioned that the chief designer behind the Wavestation and Vector Synthesis was Dave Smith... ala Dave Smith Instruments (DSI) now Sequential (once was Sequential Circuits).
One of the best and most innovative synths ever. I have the iPad app version of it and totally love it. The wavesequencing is an amazing concept, the only synth these days that kind revamped this idea is the Yamaha Mod-x which I consider a worthy sucessor to this concept. The wavestation is simply inspiring for creating soundtracks.
Nope, the MODX is no longer the only one, there is the "Wavestate" now :-))
@@deauvillevrienden but is the wavestate a better wavestation or does it differ in quality?
That Sicilian Theme is fantastic. Makes me want to go down my local music shop to purchase one immediately. I think I'll make him an offer he can't refuse ... 🙄
I bought a Wavestation A/D about 6 months ago. It's such a clean sounding synth. One of the best out there.
It's also a phenomenal fx processor and vocoder.
How does the SR compare??
@@AnalogFlava They have a slightly different sound. The A/D has external inputs so you can run audio through the effects.
@@aristotlekumpis7095 oh thats cool, could be a useful thing to run samples through. I guess the AD then is the one to go for. I see both locally for the same price.
I just got an Sr. I love it
You deserve the thumbs-up for playing "Parla più piano" alone.
I loved how you were laying it down with the Life Goes On patch
:^)
Immediately added a Wavestation SR to my gear after watched this video! :)
The Slow Pad at 1:58 is my favorite here. All great sound though! 👍
The Brass sound of The Wave Police reminds me of some parts in Genesis We can't dance, especially on Fading Lights. It's not quite the same but the sound character is defintely in there.
It can be used as a replacement...but the correct patch is on another keyboard, the Ensoniq VFX. But when I play that song I bring up another brass patch instead.
Just bought mine 2 days ago! Can’t wait to play with it :) nice patches
Really cool demo, Paolo, congrats and thanks! :) the "Padrino" theme put a big smile on my face ;)
Thanks, Gully Foyle!
Always helps when you can actually improvise as well as you👍
it now lives in the Korg Kronos too!
Vocal Highlands... love it... I had a Wavestation EX back in the early to mid 90s... that thing was phaat
Nice demo, thanks for sharing! Saw one of these modules for sale, although I have iWavestation on iOS too. Need to revisit some of these classic synths! Seems great for textures to include in ambient tracks.
Sicilian Theme almost brought me to tears!
I just picked up the Korg Wavestation A/D. Thanks for making this video and getting me excited about playing it. Take care, Sam.
I was sitting in my headphones, listening to your speech. Then, my ears suddenly started bleeding. All because of that LOUD guitar at the beginning
that's an iron deficiency , see a doctor
Headphones will cause hearing problems. Stop using them
You must have set them really LOUD, because I was wearing headphones listening to this video too. I'm highly sensitive to sounds and volume, but even I was just about ok with this one. I know someone who asks me to put his headphones on to listen to things, but I immediately turn the volume down because he has his music so loud, that everyone in the room ten feet away can hear it crystal clear. He then turns the volume back up when I put his phones back on my head, because apparently it is too low to enjoy how I have it.
Yes I came expecting some relaxing pads and then that came in.
That's the "Purple Haze" patch from the Wavestation SR.
Sicilian Theme - molto bello!
I had a Beringher Model D. Wasn't as into it as i thought I'd be
So I traded it for the Korg Wavestation SR.
Im totally convinced that i made the right choice. Its magnificent synth.
Cool! Is it hard to program?
@@AnalogFlava Yes, it was very hard for me to program. I do admit that was fairly early in my synth journey probably more proficient at it now. However I'm not a sound designer type guy I like presets with high amount of flexibility and tweak ability.
It's not for the undedicated novice. The UNo synth first generation seems to be more approachable
4:26 So dope.
I still have my 30 years old WaveStation SR sitting in front of me, but have not used it for songs for 25 years. What a shame, the machine is such a beast! Thanks for reminding me.
1:58 reminds me of Jam & Spoon - Odyssey to Anyoona
A synth that is aging beautifully, unlike my, um Roland E86. Thank you for the demo.
I used my Korg Z1's XY touch pad to control the vector joystick function on the Wavestation SR through midi controllers 16 and 17. I must say that ZZ Lead was one of the best keyboard based rock guitar sounds that I've ever played... Right up there with Rude Guitar in the Ensoniq TS10 and TS12.
Great demo I had one in the 90's loved it.
Vector synthesis is magic
05:08 - Wow that distorted Guitar patch is very convincing....
:^)
slowpad is magic
I LOVE the Wavestation!!
Quality piece of equipment....
Thanks for reminding me about the WaveStation, Paulo. Like somebody else in the discussion, I have the iOS version of this, and your video reminded me to drag it back out. I discovered that the soft-synth version of this actually can play nicely with the Roli Seaboard (Block - I don’t have the full size version, only the USB/Bluetooth-only mini version) if the settings of both are adjusted. The WaveStation interacts nicely with after touch, but I still need to set up the mapping of the SeaBoard’s CCs to the vector stick. If you ever get a chance to borrow a SeaBoard, you should check it out as a controller for the W/S. Cheers!
Thank you, yes, I'd love to get a SeaBoard at some point
how did you do this and were you successful with it?
oh that's a great module love it!
The Wave Police nice motive!
Still a worthwhile purchase if you can find one ...
Plenty of good web support too for programming and patches.
Thank you. I have one of these synths i need to play more. You are an inspiration!
Ahhhh! I kind of want this now!
1 Finger L>S.O sounds like a 91 hardcore tune at the beginning, just can't put my finger on it! Nice job all around though! Thing sounds phat, warm and full!
I know, right - I can't remember it either right now
2 years later but I think it’s Midnight by Orbital
Great patch demo! Should anyone be interested these and many other great sounds are also available on Korg Wavestation software.
You mean these are presets from the Wavestation VST? ...got this plugin somewhere
Yep.
@@johnnash6549 Cool, thanks
I wonder if you have used the iWavestation, the IOS app. It has some amazing sounds and even though I used to have the actual synth in the past, the app was the one that truly showed me how to program patches in the Wavestation.
Just won a Wavestation SR on Ebay. Yay! Now I can be Don "when was the last time you invited me into your house to play some Italo" Paolo as well.
How much was it?
@@AnalogFlava Almost €300 including shipping. It came with a pair of cards (the kind that everybody has). I probably paid a little bit too much.
@@SeverityOne still a good price compared to what i see now. Would like one :)
@@AnalogFlava €300 is the top end of a Wavestation SR in 'excellent' condition. I'm using the Reverb Price Guide. OK, so mine has the 'Synth Design' pair of cards, but I don't think they're particularly rare. It's in a _very_ nice condition, though.
Tony Banks of Genesis used to use the Wavestation at the time. He used a Wavestation SR for a couple of specific pad sounds, particularly on 'No Son Of Mine' and 'Hold On My Heart' from the We Can't Dance album. You can see Tony playing the Wavestation keyboard in this video: th-cam.com/video/Nbxuoq5EUls/w-d-xo.html
Wow purple haze solo took the scene!
:^)
Korg Wavestation Early 2000s
Early '90s, actually (source: I was there and remember it well)
@@SynthManiaDotCom Yeah I Made VST Korg Wavestation Legacy Digital Collection Software Better 2004
Hey Paulo, have you ever tried a Yamaha FB-01? if u have one would you consider doing a video on it? :)
Are all these sounds generated wholly & solely from the SR ?
For the ones with drums in the background, do those sounds HAVE to have the drums or are you playing a sequenced song behind the sample?
or do they have a step sequencer as a part of the sound?
I love these sounds ... but then I've always loved KORG
.... Regards ... love your playing too, really adds atmosphere when synths are in the hands of those who know how to wield them
... Joe
Joe, yes, all these demos are wholly & solely from the WaveStation, including the ones with the drums/percussion. The WaveStation series was one of the first that started these types of sound patches (wavesequences)
Can you marry the pitch bend wheel to a pedal so you can continue the left-hand bass while doing that bending solo run during the jazz guitar?
Cool
Lovely, Paulo. Were you playing some Angelo Badalamenti in there?
Nop - just my improvising
Just my two cents. Grab a Wavestation SR before the prices go through the roof. I really don’t see the value in the Wavestation A/D, unless you are using it to process external instruments through its effects, using the vocoder and need a larger display. The SR is far superior because it has more of almost everything. Great bang for the buck. I own the Wavestation iOS and 2 Wavestation SR racks. i’m pretty much set for life with this set up.
"The Wave Police" patch is a instant 90"s Porn theme maker ^^ xD
gotta get a wavestation ad or ex so you got the joystick :)
I used to have the A/D, cool box - eventually plan to get EX keyboard version
Paolo, have you tried the wavestate? Just wondering how the sounds compare against the classic wavestation. Awesome channel!
Yes, I did try it when it came out, it's very good - thanks!
@@SynthManiaDotComThanks for the reply Paolo! I am going to pick up a wavestationSR this weekend. I tried the original wavestate a year ago, and I didn’t connect with it. It may have been the plasticky construction of it. I am sure the SE would sound much better - 😜
Love this synth. Are the expansion cards worth tracking down?
One finger lso sounds like Madonna "Oh Father"
I'm a complete novice here, Hound me if you want thats okay I can take it BUT my question is could you hook a midi keyboard up to the wavestation SR? Say something like the Arturia Keystep? Anyone have any thoughts?
Yes you can Aerwyna. ☺ That's what Paolo did in this video. ☺
BTW, this YT channel is dedicated to synthesizers, not guitars, so there ain't nothing in the way of Hound Dogs here! 😉😆😅😂😆
Hi! Can I ask if you added any effects? I just bought the SR and my 1 Finger L.S.O sounds flat by comparision.
Nop - no FX added.
What Ram bank is the wave police in
X-files!!!
What kind of controller are you using?
M-Audio Axiom 61
oh also can you uplload these patches please :)
These are actually stock
Ciao Paolo, anch'io ho la Wavestation SR, come posso collegarla al mio digital piano? Midi out sulla Wavestation e Midi in sul piano?
Ciao, spumaz, MIDI Out dal piano al MIDI In della Wavestation per controllare il sint dai tasti del piano. Se hai un'interfaccia audio/MIDI e due-tre cavi MIDI, e se il tuo piano ha il MIDI Thru, puoi anche fare controllo "totale", ossia puoi sia mandare controlli MIDI alla Wavestation, che farli mandare fuori dalla Wavestation. Quindi puoi registrare la macchina su computer / DAW
Grazie mille! Ho provato ed è tutto ok! Non ho interfacce e non ho nemmeno il midi thru. Ho intenzione di mixare il grand piano con alcuni pads della Wavestation registrando il segnale su pc con Audacity nella scheda audio; ora che ho un piccolo mixer Yamaha mg06x vorrei riuscire a fare questa cosa, mancano solo i cavi! Un saluto da Venezia!
Mi fa piacere, e cari saluti a te e alla Serenissima!
Are these patches available in VST version?
It's all there sir.
Didn't found due to no search by name function :chtopodelat: @@subwaygaragemusic
You have to dig down really deep.
Russian lullaby 👍😎 9:00
Godfather
how Donkey Kong Country soundtrack was made
😉
where can I get these patches?
They come with the synth
NICE!!! So... What's the name of the controller??
M-Audio Axiom 61
:^)
Slow. Pad was. Just. Lovely. Wave Police. Not so much! Lols.
The purple haze sound is as bad as the strain.....
The Nina Hagen of synthesizers.
Korg Wavestation VST Like A Sounds Very Betters Much! 👍👍👍 >:D
If by "better" you mean flat, thin and 2-dimensional, then yes, you're absolutely right.
The grand fake of synthesizer: Sampling