![]() ![]() The new Wavestate builds upon Korg Wavestation’s legacy. Both share some similarities, such as shape, appearance and some basic functions but they both approach synthesis differently. Let’s take a look. Today we are going to have a look at 2 powerful machines in Korg’s digital synthesis lineup, the Korg Wavestate and the Korg Opsix. Korg has produced a lot of revolutionary electronic musical technology since their Disc Rotary Electric Auto Rhythm Machine, Donca Metic DA-20 in 1962 and continues to release relevant workstations, synthesisers and drum machines to this day. None more so than the digital synthesisers Korg is currently producing. If you’ve always wanted a JD-800 but don’t have the money, studio space, or patience to clean up 30 years worth of melted epoxy, the official software version is the clear alternative.Although there is still quite an appetite for analogue synthesisers, there are a lot of new digital synthesisers that have been impressing us in the last few years. Of course, Roland has updated the synth for the 21st century, with additional presets augmenting the 64 originals plus expanded polyphony. Or you could avoid the hassle altogether and get Roland’s official soft synth version.Īvailable as part of a Roland Cloud subscription or for sale, and also as a model expansion for the Zenology instrument, the software JD-800 has all of what made the original so prized by dance music producers: the same Linear Arithmetic sample-based synthesis architecture with 108 waves that you can layer into four tones, the TVF digital filter, TVA and TVF envelopes, and original two-stage effects section. If you do buy one, make sure it doesn’t suffer from the dreaded red glue issue, cheap epoxy that’s since melted and gummed up the keyboard. The JD-800 was expensive in 1991 and it’s still expensive today, with units in good condition selling upwards of $2000.
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