Wavestate SE & MK2 Review // 20 ideas for making the most of this interesting generative synth

Wavestate from Korg has become one of the most interesting generative synths you can buy. In this video I take a look at what’s new in wavestate SE and MK2, and then 20 patch ideas for making the most of this original and innovative synth. ► Get access to exclusive multisampled instruments as well as my In-Complete Book of Electronic Music Ideas, Tips and Tricks, on my Patreon ► Check prices here (affiliate links help the channel regardless of what you buy): ► Perfect Circuit: ► Sweetwater: ► Thomann: My Wavestate videos: ► My original full walkthrough of Wavestate: ► Wavestate 2 and sampling tutorial: Other places I hang out: ► Instagram: ► Tiktok: @loopopmusic ► Facebook: ► Twitter: ► Web: My music: ► Bandcamp: ► Spotify: ► Apple Music: ► Cool Holographic scopes? The scopes I use aren’t real - I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle. TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 2:00 Overview 2:25 Voices 4:10 MK2 vs MK1 4:40 SE vs MK1 and MK2 5:00 Aftertouch 5:30 Other misc new features 6:15 Native vs Editor 10:55 PATCH IDEAS 11:10 Use multiple lane lengths 12:10 Polymetric probabilities 14:20 Lane presets 16:20 Mod presets 16:50 Modulating loop end 18:30 Loop as fills 19:05 Start vs loop 19:30 Step mods 20:20 Finding mods 21:05 Mult mods 21:50 Levels mods 22:00 Note advance 23:00 Note advance on chords 23:30 Scale quantize 24:20 Shapes as per step envelopes 24:40 Shapes as ratchets 24:55 Modulating the phase of shapes 25:40 Shape chaos 26:10 Mod processors 27:10 Hidden mods 27:35 Pros & cons 30:55 Outro Submit review and video ideas here (sorry I don’t offer 1x1 sessions/setup/purchasing advice): ► Ziv (at) NOTE: Occasionally I’ll try out affiliate marketing and include affiliate links. This means that I may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via affiliate links to stores like Amazon, Sweetwater, Thomann and others. The content of this clip is entirely my opinion, and was not paid for or dictated in any way by the company creating the gear. Without addressing the particulars of products shown here as they might be under NDA, gear shown on this channel may be either sent by the manufacturer, on loan for review or bought at a discount.
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