Tall Dog Electronics has launched a Kickstarter project to fund production of a desktop conversion kit for Korg Wavestate, Opsix & Modwave synthesizers.
The kit replaces the replaces Korg’s plastic keyboard case with a machined aluminum body. The result is a desktop synth that’s about half the height and depth of the original keyboard.
Installation takes about a half hour, and it is reversible, if you decide you want to convert your synth back to having a keyboard.
An overview of the conversion process:
Production of the Desktop Conversion Kit for the Korg Wavestate, Opsix & Modwave synthesizers is being funded via a Kickstarter project, and it is available to backers starting at $164
*Note: All crowdfunded projects can involve risk. See the project website for details.
The trend for official software versions of contemporary hardware synths is one we’re fully onboard with.
Korg has introduced modwave native, a fully-compatible software counterpart to its recently introduced modwave synthesizer keyboard. The Modwave has joined the Opsix and Wavestate as an option for your DAW.
Released in 2021, the Modwave is an all-digital synth that’s loosely based on Korg’s DW-8000, which is something of a cult classic. It offers wavetable oscillators, sumptuous filters, flexible modulation options, effects and hi-spec pattern sequencing.
Modwave Native is fully compatible with the hardware – sounds can be exchanged between the two – and also supports any third-party sound libraries that are designed for the original Modwave (or for the wavestate, for that matter).
Modwave native is available in VST3, AAX, and standalone formats, on both macOS and Windows, as well as AU on macOS. You can seamlessly exchange sounds between hardware and software.
Modwave native is available now for intro price of $149 (regular price $199) Special crossgrade pricing is also available for owners of the modwave keyboard. Find out more and download a demo on the Korg website.
First look video, Adam Lee he gets a first look at what the modwave can do. We are working on a full review – watch this space. Latest foray into wavetable synthesis has landed.
Korg today announced that its Modwave wavetable synthesizer is now available.
Launched at NAMM 2021, the announcement of the Korg modwave promised a “monster synth” that boasts a powerful synthesis engine and some extensive modulation capabilities.
Based on Korg DW-8000, the modwave brings the legacy of that ‘80s cult favourite into the 21st century with the addition of Kaoss Physics and Motion Sequencing 2.0.
First impressions of the modwave are positive, with the advanced wavetable synthesis engine offering up some serious opportunity for variation – 200 wavetables each contain up to 64 waveforms, with the structure allowing for 30+ Modifiers to be used alongside 13 Morph Types for realtime processing.
Combined with the A/B Blend function, that means the modwave is capable of producing over 230 million wavetable variations, even before modulation. The addition of a Kaoss pad as a modulation source, alongside the wavestate Motion Sequencing 2.0, makes for some dazzling creative possibilities.
