We have previously featured several of Ian Dixon’s videos, which showcase his great sound design work for the Korg modwave and wavestate synthesizers.
His latest video captures a livestream, recorded yesterday, that demonstrates how to use Korg’s Sample Builder to import WAV files, set up looping, and configure key zones. Then it looks at syncing samples to the synth and working with them in the synth engine.
The process works similarly for all versions of the synths, including mk1, mk2 and native versions.
Watch the video and share your thoughts on this in the comments!
Sound designer and synthesist Ian Dixon has shared a free sound library for the Korg Wavestate synthesizer.
The Korg Wavestate is a powerful and flexible synthesizer, but is best known for creating digital wave sequence sounds, which feature prominently in the synth’s preset sounds.
Dixon’s sound library demonstrates that the Wavestate can also do classic analog sounds. The free collection features patches based on the classic sounds of Solina, Mellotron, Elka, Roland, and ARP keyboards. It includes iconic sounds of Pink Floyd (“Shine On You Crazy Diamond”), Vangelis, and others.
Vintage Analog Strings is compatible with the Korg Wavestate, Wavestate mkII, Wavestate Rack, and Wavestate Native.
In the video, Dixon demos each of the sounds, and also shares some of the sound design secrets of his patches.
Topics covered:
00:00 Introduction
01:03 2600 Strings and CP80
01:56 Analog Perform
03:40 Res Strings
04:24 2600 Res Synth
04:49 2600 Strings
05:30 Dual Strings
06:22 Bass Section
06:40 Band Pass Strings
07:25 Chord Strings
08:02 CS80 Strings
08:51 Elka sounds
10:19 JP Sq Pad
10:36 JP Strings
11:00 JX Strings
11:50 Mellotron Strings
12:19 PWM Strings
12:57 Phased Solina Strings
13:42 Prog Tron
15:10 PWM Strings
15:29 Quadra String Ensemble
15:44 Seq Strings
16:20 Shine On Strings and Lead
16:57 Solina Strings
17:16 String Dance
17:26 TD Style
18:33 Trident Strings
18:52 Vangelis Strings
19:28 VP-330 Human Voice
19:40 VP-330 Strings
19:54 Warm Strings
Vintage Analog Strings is available now as a free download.
