If you ever find yourself on a lonely planet under a green sky, wishing for some blissed out ambient vibes...you'll be glad you stufffed a Modwave in your rucksack. Excellent stuff
first I saw loopop's review and thought the synth sounded too modern for me. but then I saw this and am amazed at how much vintage you get out of it. awesome!
Thanks - yeah to me it can feel super vintage, as well as also sounding like the kinds of things you get out of sampling voices and making tones, but without any of the faff and pain of actually working with samplers. A dream!!
My Modwave is truly my favorite synth of all time. I have owned close to a couple dozen synths in my life, and the Modwave blows me away every time I turn it on. Time just flies by when I’m on it. Currently, I have a Kronos, a Wavestate, a Hydrasynth, three plugin synths on my computer, and the Modwave, which outshines them all. Fun to play, easy to navigate, and just a beautiful instrument. I wish they made a 61 key version. My only limitation on this beast.
@ I have since upgraded to a Hydrasynth Deluxe, and now prefer it to the Modwave, though I still have the Modwave; it still is my second favorite. I think subsequent OS updates on the Hydra, along with my now doubled polyphony, as well as bi-timbral, now bring the Hydra closer to the Modwave.They are both excellent; for me, it depends on the application. Two years later, for me, Hydra is a lot more enjoyable to program, and I find it more predictable. I still do a lot of fiddle guessing on the Modwave, which is a blast…I just can’t necessarily keep things as “tight” with it. They are both still excellent, in my book. My early preference for the Modwave came from the fact that Korg has overall been my favorite for many years.
@@symbiat0 They seem quite similar to me. But I’ve not been paying close attention. They’re coming faster than Dave Smith Instruments / Sequential these days!
Korg is on a roll downhill, I'm afraid. Opsix, Wavestate, Modwave - it's all just a take on old ideas, nice synths for sure, but nothing exceptional. ASM or Modal give you desktop and great aftertouch keybed versions of their synths, while Korg pushes those crippled 37 keys that feel so cheap. That's it. No other options. Korg's politics sucks, but they still have fans. That is the only amazing thing here.
@@BlisterHiker That's a little harsh I think: true they are not big leaps like say the PolyBrute's morphing and mod matrix, but the last few Korgs have all had small unique features. I would like to have seen desktop versions of the modwave or opsix though (for which there would be no keyboard issues). Not sure what you mean by "politics", I thought only Behringer suffered with that :-)
@@symbiat0 I would like to see desktop versions too, but I'm afraid we can only dream about it. It's been a while since last time Korg had thought about different needs of the users (minilogue xd keyboard and desktop versions). Wavestate SE, for example, was announced a year ago or so and still nothing on the market, but that Dogboy who made the original comment is telling me Korg is on amazing roll... What roll? Releasing synths with cheap keybeds with no aftertouch? Are you kidding me? I have 15 yo E-mu controller with AT I bought for less than a $100 and it's so much fun with my Wavestation SR! :-) Sorry, but these days they simply suck and it's not only my opinion.
Awesome video, love the sounds and sequences you have created here, one of the best (if not the best) Modwave videos I have seen! Awaiting mine, already have and love Wavestate, fantastic synths...
I just purchased my Modwave today. Super excited about it. This will make 4 pieces of analogue equipment. I have a Roland AX Edge Keytar, Korg Minilogue, and Dr 202 drum machine. My Korg Modwave is now in shipping process!
Nice vid! You got a like out of it. Just watched one video where the guy never touched anything but the mod knobs. There's so much more to the modwave than just the quick-bang-for-the-buck mod knobs. You clearly have a good understanding of how synthesis works. Thanks for posting....with comments.
Thanks!! Yeah I didn’t get much time to actually set up the mod knobs as you would do in “proper” preset design. But as someone else said well, this is a synth for a rainy sunday afternoon.
Korg has always been worth your dolla!Seriously. I wish you’d do an acid jam on an electribe...of sorts :) even a monotribe through a pedal can be so so fun I want all this Korg synths
I do find synths rob my time doing sight reading and currently learning a new instrument. That said, waiting a year should determine if Korg introduce a desktop Modwave, which I much prefer. Best of the bunch demo, so thanks Mylar.
Cracking sounds as always. You find the character of the synths you're demoing really well. Had a slight bout of GAS (obviously) but I just bought a Microfreak with its own wavetable oscillators so I'll have some fun trying to get to the same places, albeit with outboard effects
It's strange to me that Korg reference the DW6000 / 8000 with this because those aren't really wavetable synthesizers. They have digital oscillators with selectable waveforms other than the standard saw / square / triangle, etc., but you can't smoothly sweep between the waveforms or modulate the waveform in a way that would be expected on a true wavetable synth like the PPG Wave.
Agreed, DW's were not wavetable synths. I guess Korg couldnt mention PPG now the brand has a strong owner :-) This one has 64 waves in each wavetable, 32 voices until it runs out of processing power and note steals. There is a lot of alternatives Argon, Waldorfs, BBG Wave etc. A pro version with 5 octaves and AT would be more appealing given all the modulations. Great video !
I don't think smooth morphing defines wavetables. It's just what we expect from a wavetable synth these days. You can have a wavetable without the smooth morphing between waves. The Polyend Medusa has a few wavetables like this. So did the SSSR Labs Kotelnikov Eurorack module. The DW8000 could technically have been a wavetable synth...just with a very small number of waves that didn't morph.
@@WIsammy123 I consider a “wavetable synth” to be, at a minimum, capable of scanning through a complex wavetable with dozens and dozens of timbres per table. A single cycle waveform ala Virus or Evolver......they called them wavetables at the time, but no......not at all. A single cycle waveform is just a digital oscillator waveform, like a standard waveform.....but not standard. Many of these “wavetable” synths from the early 00’s pull this same crap. Oh look, a sine wave with some little squiggles in it. Luckily, Waldorf showed back up in 2007 and reminded everyone what wavetable synthesis can do.
I recently read Jexus (sounds for synths) review on the Modwave and here I see you living it, just having fun and being amazed by the change of a sound while changing only a few parameters - while other people can't enjoy this deep synths as they compare it to the mammoth vintage Wavetable synths with analog filters. That's really not comparable and me too would be glad about a better build quality and a better voice seperation, a better punch... but this synth is unparalleled in the domain of wavetable synths - a vast area for sound designers. There is so much to enjoy. ❤ I loved to see your true and authentic enthusiasm. Keep it up, that's where the joy lives. Deep within us and not on the outside, while we are comparing audio quality. When we enter this domain, we can't hear the actual thing any more; we just put a veil over it.
@@mylarmelodies Mine is coming tomorrow hopefully. I have to experiment with wavetable import. I also got the Blofeld, which can get close to a PPG. It's incredible to have all those options, without spending thousands of dollars these days. This is a fact, I gladly accept that their filters (and VCA) are digital.
@@mylarmelodies cool. I'm looking forward for this already. I always liked synth which combined synthesis and samples, like the d-50 of the Kawai K4. I heard excellent patches from the Modwave, which integrated well programed samples. That's a great addition and enriched options a lot. Have a nice evening. Cheers.
@@jarelrodriguez8763 That may be so, but from what I've seen I think the Modwave has an interface I could understand far more easily. In the end, I think that's what will sway me :)
@@jarelrodriguez8763 Interesting... perhaps I've not been paying enough attention to that. You've made me want to go back and re-watch all the reviews - of both machines!
im really curious what kind of samples are in it. im between this one and the wavestate and i really like the selection of pianos, strings, etc. i wonder if modwave has the same.
Very interested in this, but damn it, Korg...could you please put these in a proper keyboard with after touch? That or cut the keyboard off and make a table top / rack unit? Also, this is way, way, way beyond what the DW8000 was. They were totally static. It would be nice if they modeled the filter off that, though. I assume the digital waves from the DW are in there somewhere...
That's embargooooo - So a few folks have been sent these to do videos and the way it works is you respect the date they ask you to go live, hence you get a bunch at once!!
Thanks!! Yeah it’s just how it works, like waiting for a bus - and it’s fairer on those who make content to share the fresh interest of an audience rather than putting your heart and soul into a video for something that people feel they’ve seen, so don’t actually watch!
I got a wavestate already but the sounds both generate is just so fun and cool. Would prefer a rack mount version. If I was going to buy another synth then I would get this and be done with hardware. Like so much other hardware just doesn't stand out compared to software so I won't bother turning them on. This Korg range just really stands out. That and my Waldorf rocket for arps and subs and done. Also I wish MIDI inputs worked better with wavestate. I'm guessing this will be similar. From a DAW or MIDI keyboard it won't play many step sequences and samples or the tempo needs to be changed on the synth (no matter the MIDI clock). Playing multiple layers with different MIDI channels can be fun though with some fiddling around.
Definitely wasn’t consciously aiming to recreate anything except the spirit of Boards of Canada but Soulwax are ace, maybe that was subconscious on my part
I'm leaning toward the Modwave (from the Wavestate)...it feels more organic than the arp:ed samples on the Wavestate...wish I could test them at home. Thanks for the demo.
It’s about portability and Korg. Ring able to pick price and sell as many units as possible. I personally love this synth and will be buying but yes I’d love to see a 61 key version or atleast a desktop version.
@@mylarmelodies The DW8000 is much more basic and decidedly '80s. It only has single-cycle waveforms so it's wavetable in only the most basic sense. There's no scanning, for example. I love mine though. It doesn't really sound like anything else.
I enjoy mine because it is a little different than the average bit, seems to be ready to do double duty. Meaty, tweaky, snappy and full figured. But light on calories! Funny how it makes an audio set fill out so nice.
@@julianhigginson5946 Why won't Korg do it themselves? Plus we're talking of cutting off cheap keys with bendy joints that eventually break and leave you without keys, like on the Mininova and JD-Xi.
Need , no. Both specialise in evolving texture sounds, wavestate does much better job at creating more complex , mix filling sounds, this one is better at more precisely controlling the timber of the sound because of FM which wavestate lacks. My personal opinion is that if you are not a fan of FM , personally I am not because of hard is to work with and how metallic and digital it can sound out of the box, wavestate is a superior choice. But to be fair wavestate is far more complex synth because of its multiple wavesequence lanes. Essential both are hard to use at full potential synths , it really depends what workflow you prefer. Both can make amazing sounds. Both are extremely powerful synth. I dont have this synth, but I do have waldorf blofeld which is again wavetable + fm. I own wavestate for a couple of days and I am already completely shocked how powerful this synth is.
It’s a really hard one to compare as there is quite a bit of crossover, it gets a bit like comparing wines - both delicious and just in differently flavoured ways! This is 100% a situation where I would recommend getting to a shop to play with both at some point and decide what speaks to you more. FWIW I’m delighted to have both.
@@mylarmelodies yeah for sure.. from the demo i think the korg one is a bit more on the lush side while with the hydra is like most wavetables a bit harsh but better suited to my industrial taste ::) thankx
@@bobkob5868 don't forget the poly aftertouch available on the Hydra. Even the budget Explorer version. Although this responds to external channel aftertouch I think. Its actually a pity korg didn't add AT to all these mini synths to offset the limited small keyboards which certainly helps on my Explorer. Would have been worth a bit extra money. But I suppose one could always add something more.... Anyway Modwave sounds great AT or not.
Having a Wavestate and considering the same filters and effects, as well as the samples inside both synths I’m quite debated about buying a Modwave. Question, are there nice bread and butter presets? More suited for synthpop/dance? Or they are mostly complex ambient kind of sounds?
I actually didn’t spend any time at all on the factory presets so can’t tell you (but I’m sure there are videos going thru them?). Absolutely no question that you can use this to make pretty much any “classic subtractive” synth sound you could want really. Obviously it can then also do weird complex ambient that a classic subtractive couldn’t.
If you ever find yourself on a lonely planet under a green sky, wishing for some blissed out ambient vibes...you'll be glad you stufffed a Modwave in your rucksack. Excellent stuff
LOl you Americans use this German Word now?
I appreciate your take on this synth. And your voice is soothing...gives off ASMR vibes which I appreciate too!
first I saw loopop's review and thought the synth sounded too modern for me. but then I saw this and am amazed at how much vintage you get out of it. awesome!
Thanks - yeah to me it can feel super vintage, as well as also sounding like the kinds of things you get out of sampling voices and making tones, but without any of the faff and pain of actually working with samplers. A dream!!
Vapourwave Artists are gonna love this puppy
My Modwave is truly my favorite synth of all time. I have owned close to a couple dozen synths in my life, and the Modwave blows me away every time I turn it on. Time just flies by when I’m on it. Currently, I have a Kronos, a Wavestate, a Hydrasynth, three plugin synths on my computer, and the Modwave, which outshines them all. Fun to play, easy to navigate, and just a beautiful instrument. I wish they made a 61 key version. My only limitation on this beast.
Hello AMB - would be great if you could offer a user comparison between these synths - cheers
@@martinlord982 I just saw this. I don't do YT videos, but would be happy to discuss my own comparison with you if you like. Thanks.
@@amb13nt59 id love to hear your thoughts on Hydrasynth vs Modwave
@ I have since upgraded to a Hydrasynth Deluxe, and now prefer it to the Modwave, though I still have the Modwave; it still is my second favorite. I think subsequent OS updates on the Hydra, along with my now doubled polyphony, as well as bi-timbral, now bring the Hydra closer to the Modwave.They are both excellent; for me, it depends on the application. Two years later, for me, Hydra is a lot more enjoyable to program, and I find it more predictable. I still do a lot of fiddle guessing on the Modwave, which is a blast…I just can’t necessarily keep things as “tight” with it. They are both still excellent, in my book. My early preference for the Modwave came from the fact that Korg has overall been my favorite for many years.
I’m losing track of all the amazing Korg synths. They’re on a roll. An amazing roll! 👍
Too many choices !
@@symbiat0 They seem quite similar to me. But I’ve not been paying close attention. They’re coming faster than Dave Smith Instruments / Sequential these days!
Korg is on a roll downhill, I'm afraid. Opsix, Wavestate, Modwave - it's all just a take on old ideas, nice synths for sure, but nothing exceptional.
ASM or Modal give you desktop and great aftertouch keybed versions of their synths, while Korg pushes those crippled 37 keys that feel so cheap. That's it. No other options.
Korg's politics sucks, but they still have fans. That is the only amazing thing here.
@@BlisterHiker That's a little harsh I think: true they are not big leaps like say the PolyBrute's morphing and mod matrix, but the last few Korgs have all had small unique features. I would like to have seen desktop versions of the modwave or opsix though (for which there would be no keyboard issues). Not sure what you mean by "politics", I thought only Behringer suffered with that :-)
@@symbiat0 I would like to see desktop versions too, but I'm afraid we can only dream about it. It's been a while since last time Korg had thought about different needs of the users (minilogue xd keyboard and desktop versions). Wavestate SE, for example, was announced a year ago or so and still nothing on the market, but that Dogboy who made the original comment is telling me Korg is on amazing roll... What roll? Releasing synths with cheap keybeds with no aftertouch? Are you kidding me? I have 15 yo E-mu controller with AT I bought for less than a $100 and it's so much fun with my Wavestation SR! :-) Sorry, but these days they simply suck and it's not only my opinion.
Awesome video, love the sounds and sequences you have created here, one of the best (if not the best) Modwave videos I have seen! Awaiting mine, already have and love Wavestate, fantastic synths...
Strong contender for synth of year… Hope it gets released soon!
God it sounds so goooood
Your OpSix video was good too. Would it be tough to choose between them ?
Man, every sound is so beautifull! Sound even better than my Polybrute.. i don't know man 🤣🤣 can't wait autumn😁
@@symbiat0 very very different synths
That's what matters, already sold out on sweetwater
Hey RMR, fancy meeting you out here in the wild! What are your thoughts on the wavestate?
Really beautiful sounds and moods near the end of the video! Cool patches all over, as well.
I just purchased my Modwave today. Super excited about it. This will make 4 pieces of analogue equipment. I have a Roland AX Edge Keytar, Korg Minilogue, and Dr 202 drum machine. My Korg Modwave is now in shipping process!
I've gotta say it looks like Korg is putting together a very very attractive instrument here.
I was not expecting incredible SAW 2 vibes from master Stromcat. Very nice indeed
I loved getting soothing energy from these sounds!
Definitely buying myself this synth for this coming Xmas.
That is a bloody lovely synthesizer
Nice vid! You got a like out of it. Just watched one video where the guy never touched anything but the mod knobs. There's so much more to the modwave than just the quick-bang-for-the-buck mod knobs. You clearly have a good understanding of how synthesis works. Thanks for posting....with comments.
Thanks!! Yeah I didn’t get much time to actually set up the mod knobs as you would do in “proper” preset design. But as someone else said well, this is a synth for a rainy sunday afternoon.
Is there a way to get/purchase these patches you've made?
Korg has always been worth your dolla!Seriously.
I wish you’d do an acid jam on an electribe...of sorts :) even a monotribe through a pedal can be so so fun
I want all this Korg synths
Wavetable synthesis is the best!
Perfect synth for. a drizzly afternoon. Great!
I do find synths rob my time doing sight reading and currently learning a new instrument. That said, waiting a year should determine if Korg introduce a desktop Modwave, which I much prefer. Best of the bunch demo, so thanks Mylar.
This was the video that convinced me to buy a modwave.
Cracking sounds as always. You find the character of the synths you're demoing really well. Had a slight bout of GAS (obviously) but I just bought a Microfreak with its own wavetable oscillators so I'll have some fun trying to get to the same places, albeit with outboard effects
Hah thanks Matt - yeah that’s such a great synth too, you can explore a lot of similar territory for sure 👍
Holy crap man. That opening
It's strange to me that Korg reference the DW6000 / 8000 with this because those aren't really wavetable synthesizers. They have digital oscillators with selectable waveforms other than the standard saw / square / triangle, etc., but you can't smoothly sweep between the waveforms or modulate the waveform in a way that would be expected on a true wavetable synth like the PPG Wave.
Agreed, DW's were not wavetable synths. I guess Korg couldnt mention PPG now the brand has a strong owner :-) This one has 64 waves in each wavetable, 32 voices until it runs out of processing power and note steals. There is a lot of alternatives Argon, Waldorfs, BBG Wave etc. A pro version with 5 octaves and AT would be more appealing given all the modulations. Great video !
I don't think smooth morphing defines wavetables. It's just what we expect from a wavetable synth these days. You can have a wavetable without the smooth morphing between waves. The Polyend Medusa has a few wavetables like this. So did the SSSR Labs Kotelnikov Eurorack module. The DW8000 could technically have been a wavetable synth...just with a very small number of waves that didn't morph.
Agreed. As a former DW8000 owner I can happily say this thing can do just so much more. 35 years of technological improvements show!
@@amsynths Just have to control it with a Hydrasynth. Hehe.
@@WIsammy123 I consider a “wavetable synth” to be, at a minimum, capable of scanning through a complex wavetable with dozens and dozens of timbres per table. A single cycle waveform ala Virus or Evolver......they called them wavetables at the time, but no......not at all. A single cycle waveform is just a digital oscillator waveform, like a standard waveform.....but not standard. Many of these “wavetable” synths from the early 00’s pull this same crap. Oh look, a sine wave with some little squiggles in it. Luckily, Waldorf showed back up in 2007 and reminded everyone what wavetable synthesis can do.
This + Strymon BigSky = Bye-bye mother Earth
pretty much any digital synth + Big Sky can send you on an interstellar journey
Awesome Comment 🤣🤣😉
That's my current setup
Can I like this more than once? Thank you, fantastic.
Great sounds on this synth. Some are over complicated but most sound great. Interesting vid, thanks.
wow these patches are great! is there a tutorial for that ghost patch? and the boardsclarinet patch?
The redruth sounds so damn lovely!!!! I could feel like slowly getting into a warm bath on a freezing night.. except the bath is that patch 😯😯❤❤❤🛀🛀
I recently read Jexus (sounds for synths) review on the Modwave and here I see you living it, just having fun and being amazed by the change of a sound while changing only a few parameters - while other people can't enjoy this deep synths as they compare it to the mammoth vintage Wavetable synths with analog filters.
That's really not comparable and me too would be glad about a better build quality and a better voice seperation, a better punch... but this synth is unparalleled in the domain of wavetable synths - a vast area for sound designers. There is so much to enjoy.
❤ I loved to see your true and authentic enthusiasm. Keep it up, that's where the joy lives. Deep within us and not on the outside, while we are comparing audio quality. When we enter this domain, we can't hear the actual thing any more; we just put a veil over it.
Thanks - amen! The modwave really is brilliant, and the ability to add your own WAVs is the icing on the cake
@@mylarmelodies Mine is coming tomorrow hopefully. I have to experiment with wavetable import. I also got the Blofeld, which can get close to a PPG. It's incredible to have all those options, without spending thousands of dollars these days. This is a fact, I gladly accept that their filters (and VCA) are digital.
@@nichttuntun3364 Yep, if it sounds good it is good - plus the samples in the modwave are far more complex/interesting than short wavetables.
@@mylarmelodies cool. I'm looking forward for this already. I always liked synth which combined synthesis and samples, like the d-50 of the Kawai K4. I heard excellent patches from the Modwave, which integrated well programed samples. That's a great addition and enriched options a lot. Have a nice evening. Cheers.
taking them long enough to release the damn desktop module. i need this thing in my life asap. this is the best demo i've heard for the modwave yet.
Whoaaahh what a beast!
Lovely! I have the feels for Feels
Favorite one as well.
This looks very clever indeed. I'm no keys guy, but I'm envious of the tings they do with gear like this. Interesting video.
another great demo /thx. can't await eta. awesome filters for analog and modern sound feeling included. nice buddy for my wavestate and 'logues....
I agree, use a wavestate, hydra, whatever you need too, this one fills a void where you know it belongs.
The feels patch gives the feels for reals. Well done!
Very versatile synth! I reckon if you just had one of these and a DAW you could score an entire low-budget film.
@M Edward Borasky Has anyone done that?
@@macronencer the wavestate is perfect for Film score.. trust me . I got it
@@jarelrodriguez8763 That may be so, but from what I've seen I think the Modwave has an interface I could understand far more easily. In the end, I think that's what will sway me :)
@@macronencer i dont like the modwave all the sounds are the same.. for what ive seen
@@jarelrodriguez8763 Interesting... perhaps I've not been paying enough attention to that. You've made me want to go back and re-watch all the reviews - of both machines!
I really enjoy the pad sounds and Chords here very nice. Thank you for this demonstration.
Not going to lie. I've jammed along to this on the Pro3, and I think their wavetables compliment each other.
What on earth? Please korg, this looks amazing.
Any update on releasing a pack of these patches? I'd pay good money for them!
Good lord there's some beautiful stuff in here o.o
Great vid as always. Littered with passion, laughs and noodling.
Passion, Laughs and Noodling: The Mylar Melodies Story
@@mylarmelodies A new tagline. I expect to hear it in every video now... ;)
Best sound so far of the MW.
6:22 dude that sounds so good! Already have some ideas with that specific sound!
this is really good. thanks for the demo
Beautiful! Is this soundset available for purchase?
im really curious what kind of samples are in it. im between this one and the wavestate and i really like the selection of pianos, strings, etc. i wonder if modwave has the same.
beautiful demo!
Amazing demo! This sounds so good. GAS attack
well done !! that Step Ahh preset, among others, is so gorgeous !!!
Is there some way we can download your custom patches displayed here on our own modwaves ?? 😮
Great sounds and great playing Mylar!
Awesome and that was beautiful at the end
i like this synth a lot, thx for your relaxed demonstration, good video!
Very interested in this, but damn it, Korg...could you please put these in a proper keyboard with after touch? That or cut the keyboard off and make a table top / rack unit?
Also, this is way, way, way beyond what the DW8000 was. They were totally static. It would be nice if they modeled the filter off that, though. I assume the digital waves from the DW are in there somewhere...
is there a way to get these wonderful presets? wow, they nailed the qualities of this synth so well - very inspiring ♥️
1:58 - 2:27 I was totally spacing out looking at the kaoss ball bounce and had to rewatch to hear what you said
Those are some great sounds you're making. Reminds me of Boards of Canada.
4 uploads about Korg Modwave at the exact same time... What in the synchronised synthesised suprise
That's embargooooo - So a few folks have been sent these to do videos and the way it works is you respect the date they ask you to go live, hence you get a bunch at once!!
@@mylarmelodies yours is the only one worth watching though. 🙌
@@McEnroe911 It’s like PolyBrute reviews all over again, I usually end up watching this channel, BoBeats and Loopop to get the full skinny.
Thanks!! Yeah it’s just how it works, like waiting for a bus - and it’s fairer on those who make content to share the fresh interest of an audience rather than putting your heart and soul into a video for something that people feel they’ve seen, so don’t actually watch!
I gotta ask, what drum and bass have you been listening to lately?
Jungletrain, excessively!! jungletrain.net
I got a wavestate already but the sounds both generate is just so fun and cool. Would prefer a rack mount version. If I was going to buy another synth then I would get this and be done with hardware. Like so much other hardware just doesn't stand out compared to software so I won't bother turning them on. This Korg range just really stands out. That and my Waldorf rocket for arps and subs and done.
Also I wish MIDI inputs worked better with wavestate. I'm guessing this will be similar. From a DAW or MIDI keyboard it won't play many step sequences and samples or the tempo needs to be changed on the synth (no matter the MIDI clock). Playing multiple layers with different MIDI channels can be fun though with some fiddling around.
What? It won't slave to an external clock???
I hope someone sends you a Hydrasynth. I’d love to hear what you make with it and make of it.
th-cam.com/video/oHNegZU0BCo/w-d-xo.html 👀
How complicated is patch creation? Is it possible to do without using the software editor?
I’d say that for me he makes the sounds I most like and if it don’t sound good in his paws 🐾. Then hmmm 🤔
Starting at 14:00 I hear tired eyes by soulwax off of the album from deewee. Love seeing that people love that album
Definitely wasn’t consciously aiming to recreate anything except the spirit of Boards of Canada but Soulwax are ace, maybe that was subconscious on my part
Can’t wait for a free version at pianobook!
I love your channel. I love that synth…buying it!
Beautiful 😍
he talks and plays! good two thumbs up
I'm leaning toward the Modwave (from the Wavestate)...it feels more organic than the arp:ed samples on the Wavestate...wish I could test them at home. Thanks for the demo.
I'm really digging these new Korg synths, but what's up with the 3 octave keyboards?
It's about three more than I'm good for in fairness - but rack it up and hook up your big old keyboard you already have?
@@mylarmelodies that’s exactly what I did with my minilogue xd midi to my D50
>midi enters the chat
U WOT MEHT
It’s about portability and Korg. Ring able to pick price and sell as many units as possible. I personally love this synth and will be buying but yes I’d love to see a 61 key version or atleast a desktop version.
This is gorgeous. I have a DW8000 and it sounds nothing like this. Hence I need them both.
Does it!?! This doesn't help as I thought having this would tick off my need for the DW. Now I need both?! 😫
@@mylarmelodies The DW8000 is much more basic and decidedly '80s. It only has single-cycle waveforms so it's wavetable in only the most basic sense. There's no scanning, for example. I love mine though. It doesn't really sound like anything else.
Ah amazing. Sounds like I’d still love to have one. I’ve never even met anyone who owned one, they seem rare!
Are you Kemek who did that Future Modular track? If so, nice! Used to love that tune.
@@shitpains Yeah, that’s me! Thanks for remembering.
It just oozes Aphex circa 97 to my ears.
Make a desktop version and i'm sold
Your video so good, thanks!
I enjoy mine because it is a little different than the average bit, seems to be ready to do double duty. Meaty, tweaky, snappy and full figured. But light on calories! Funny how it makes an audio set fill out so nice.
Hello. Really impressive review. Could you tell me please how many sounds (patches and samples) on it? Thanks
Incredible. Get drum loop going, use your human voicebox to make up some old TV sample mumbo jumbo and you're essentially The Orb.
Nailed it
assuming korg gives this a fair price, i would DEFINITELY buy a desktop version of this. really not a big fan of less than 49 keys
Just cut keys off. Lol. I’ve seen it done ✅
@@julianhigginson5946 Why won't Korg do it themselves? Plus we're talking of cutting off cheap keys with bendy joints that eventually break and leave you without keys, like on the Mininova and JD-Xi.
Plenty of articles about this, if you Google it.
Not enough people ACTUALLY buy modules. :S They end up losing the company money.
@@jriceblue Let me guess, so if they produce modules, they must produce some minimum quantity, and with insufficient buyers, this results in losses?
but some have too many boxes now and another huge rig would sink the bedroom titanic!
It sounds so well! I feel GAS arising...
Can separate filters be applied to different layers?
short:yes
long: multitimbral, each layer can be a separate midi channel. therefore yes.
where did she buy that Yellow Macbook m2? :D
are these sounds available anywhere? they are very beautiful
Thanks! I haven’t done so but it would be nice to at some point when time allows
@@mylarmelodies keep us posted. my kingdom for Super SaxViolin 🎉
Execellenté ! Hoping for the Metropolix video sooonnnnnn :D
Just got a ping that I have to self isolate - so as long as I don’t actually become sick as a dog, weirdly that will help get it done
Fantastic!
So, if you own a wavestate, do you need this one too? Thanks.
Never tried the wavestate, but they’re different flavours from what I can tell for sure
Need , no. Both specialise in evolving texture sounds, wavestate does much better job at creating more complex , mix filling sounds, this one is better at more precisely controlling the timber of the sound because of FM which wavestate lacks. My personal opinion is that if you are not a fan of FM , personally I am not because of hard is to work with and how metallic and digital it can sound out of the box, wavestate is a superior choice. But to be fair wavestate is far more complex synth because of its multiple wavesequence lanes. Essential both are hard to use at full potential synths , it really depends what workflow you prefer. Both can make amazing sounds. Both are extremely powerful synth. I dont have this synth, but I do have waldorf blofeld which is again wavetable + fm. I own wavestate for a couple of days and I am already completely shocked how powerful this synth is.
@@kilonaliosI Thanks a bunch for the info.
how is it compare to the hydrasynth in your opinion?
i was just ready to buy the hydra but now i׳m having some second thoughts..
It’s a really hard one to compare as there is quite a bit of crossover, it gets a bit like comparing wines - both delicious and just in differently flavoured ways! This is 100% a situation where I would recommend getting to a shop to play with both at some point and decide what speaks to you more. FWIW I’m delighted to have both.
@@mylarmelodies yeah for sure.. from the demo i think the korg one is a bit more on the lush side while with the hydra is like most wavetables a bit harsh but better suited to my industrial taste ::) thankx
@@bobkob5868 don't forget the poly aftertouch available on the Hydra. Even the budget Explorer version. Although this responds to external channel aftertouch I think. Its actually a pity korg didn't add AT to all these mini synths to offset the limited small keyboards which certainly helps on my Explorer. Would have been worth a bit extra money. But I suppose one could always add something more.... Anyway Modwave sounds great AT or not.
Having a Wavestate and considering the same filters and effects, as well as the samples inside both synths I’m quite debated about buying a Modwave. Question, are there nice bread and butter presets? More suited for synthpop/dance? Or they are mostly complex ambient kind of sounds?
I actually didn’t spend any time at all on the factory presets so can’t tell you (but I’m sure there are videos going thru them?). Absolutely no question that you can use this to make pretty much any “classic subtractive” synth sound you could want really. Obviously it can then also do weird complex ambient that a classic subtractive couldn’t.
Randomize button on Modwave (and also Wavestate and Opsix) is absolutely wild
Love a randomise button. Notable one: Hydrasynth!
Can you load your own wavetables?
Why do I think of PPG?
will you be selling your sounds in the near future
Maybe one day! Would need to do some more
@@mylarmelodies I'd buy these patches in an instant. I think you have plenty here already!
Sounds paderific, sir. (also if you really want a DW8K I'm considering letting mine go)
Ooh. Thanks - Send me a mail, am DW curious (mylarmelodies@gmail.com)
@@mylarmelodies might be after work hours now - blasted deadlines etc etc.
If fairness I probably won’t be able to even consider such a purchase till I have a functional kitchen in my house, but let’s talk anyway!!
@@mylarmelodies well I'm certainly in no rush either but yes, please make sure your kitchen is serviceable!
...whoTF is thumbs downing this meht?!
Some people just wanna watch the world burn
I'm one of those people but I still thumbsed up
got that BOC vibe in thees patches!
The end is amaizing 🥰🤩🤩🤩
GAS GAS GAS GAAAASSSSSS Wanna buy the TRIPLET synth korg brotherhood