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The Korg Wavestation is a vector synthesis synthesizer first produced in the early 1990s and later re-released as a software synthesizer in 2004. Its primary innovation was Wave Sequencing, a method of multi-timbral sound generation in which different PCM waveform data are played successively, resulting in continuously evolving sounds. The Wavestation's "Advanced Vector Synthesis" sound architecture resembled early vector synths such as the Sequential Circuits Prophet VS. Designed as a "pure" synthesizer rather than a music workstation, it lacked an on-board song sequencer, yet the Wavestation, unlike any synthesizer prior to its release, was capable of generating complex, lush timbres and rhythmic sequences that sounded like a complete soundtrack by pressing only one key. Keyboard Magazine readers gave the Wavestation its "Hardware Innovation of the Year" award, and in 1995 Keyboard listed it as one of the "20 Instruments that Shook the World." The Wavestation lineup consisted of four models: the Wavestation and Wavestation EX keyboards, and the Wavestation A/D and Wavestation SR rackmount sound modules.

multi-timbral vector synthesis wavestation

References

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  2. "II. K1/K1m Sound Sources". Kawai K1 / K1m Owner's Manual. Kawai Musical Instruments. 1988. p. 13. http://www.manualslib.com/manual/892480/Kawai-K1.html?page=13#manual. "The K1/J1m allows you to combine up to four different Sources, each with its own frequency, waveform, and envelope. / ... A Single patch on the K1/J1m consists of up to four Sources drawn from the 52 PCM waveforms and 204 VM waveforms available — a total of 256 — with a separate frequency and envelope for each." 
  3. Paul, Wiffen (June 1998). "Synth School: Part 8: Wave Sequencing To Z-Plane Synthesis". Sound On Sound. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun98/articles/synthschool.html.  - see heading "Crossfade to Wave Sequencing"
  4. Korg Wavestation Player's Guide & (1990), p. 5, § 1.7. What is a Wave Sequence http://www.manualslib.com/manual/888443/Korg-Wavestation.html?page=13#manual
  5. Korg Wavestation Player's Guide & (1990), p. 54, § 9.1. Introduction to Wave Sequencing http://www.manualslib.com/manual/888443/Korg-Wavestation.html?page=62#manual
  6. Korg Wavestation Player's Guide & (1990), p. 55, § 9.1. Introduction to Wave Sequencing http://www.manualslib.com/manual/888443/Korg-Wavestation.html?page=63#manual
  7. Korg Wavestation Player's Guide & (1990), p. 52, § 8.8. Vector Synthesis http://www.manualslib.com/manual/888443/Korg-Wavestation.html?page=60#manual
  8. Korg Wavestation Player's Guide & (1990), p. 3, § 1.4. What is a Performance? http://www.manualslib.com/manual/888443/Korg-Wavestation.html?page=11#manual
  9. Korg Wavestation Player's Guide & (1990), p. 4, § 1.5. What is a Performance? http://www.manualslib.com/manual/888443/Korg-Wavestation.html?page=12#manual
  10. Korg Wavestation Reference Guide & (1990), p. 77, § Multimode Setup http://www.cyborgstudio.com/synthmp3s/korg/wavestation/manual/wavestationreferenceguide.pdf#page=80
  11. Reid, Gordon (November 2002). "40 Years Of Gear - The History Of Korg: Part 2". Sound On Sound. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Nov02/articles/korganniversary2.asp.  - see heading "1990" & "Milestone—The Wavestation Family"
  12. Nick Rothwell's Wavestation EX page http://www.cassiel.com/space/Gearhead/Korg+Wavestation+EX
  13. Walker, Martin (June 2002). "Hands-on advice for getting the best from Korg's Wavestation series of synths". Sound On Sound. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun02/articles/wavestationtips.asp.  — see "Choosing Modes"
  14. Korg Wavestation Player's Guide & (1990), p. 60, § 10.2. Specifications and Options http://www.manualslib.com/manual/888443/Korg-Wavestation.html?page=68#manual
  15. Dan Phillips' Wavestation FAQ see Wavestation Compare-O-Matic http://www.danphillips.com/wavestation/ws_faq.htm#compare_o_matic
  16. Korg Legacy Collection Digital Edition Specifications see Wavestation v1.6 Software Synthesizer http://www.korg.com/gear/specs.asp?A_PROD_NO=KLC1D
  17. Korg Legacy Collection Wavestation User's Guide. pp. 5, 7–8, 12–13, 25–28. 
  18. Wavestation Sound Listings, Ben Hall's Wavestation site http://www.seriously-productions.freeserve.co.uk/wavestation/Wavestat.htm
  19. "15th Annual Keyboard Readers Poll Awards". Keyboard Magazine: 33. January 1991.  (see also clipped page on Jungleib Archives. 1991. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222447/http://www.seersystems.com/jungleib/archive/1991/91%2001%20keyboard%20awards.jpg. )
  20. Pettitt, Jeniece (2018-03-24). "Meet the man who created Apple's most iconic sounds: Sosumi, the camera click and the start-up chord". CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/24/jim-reekes-the-apple-sound-designer-who-created-sosumi.html. 
  21. Korg Legacy Collection Wavestation ReadMe file. 
  22. hollowsun.com's Wavestation article http://hollowsun.com/donations/wavestation/index.html
  23. Reid, Gordon (November 2002). "40 Years Of Gear - The History Of Korg: Part 2". Sound On Sound. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Nov02/articles/korganniversary2.asp.  - see heading "1989"
  24. Meyer, Chris (1991). "The Birth of the Prophet VS". VS WaveWrangler User Guide. Interval Music Systems. 
  25. Nick Rothwell's Wavestation A/D page, excerpt from Joe Bryan's e-mail to Nick Rothwell, see Epilogue. http://www.cassiel.com/space/Gearhead/Korg+Wavestation+AD
  26. White, Paul (February 1997). "The Sound of the X-Files". Sound On Sound. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/feb97/xfiles.html. 
  27. Whitwell, Tom (26 May 2005) "Tiny Music Makers: Pt 4: The Mac Startup Sound", Music Thing http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2005/05/tiny-music-makers-pt-4-mac-startup.html
  28. Anderton, Craig (August 2004). "Korg Legacy Collection Review". Keyboard Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060509233738/http://www.keyboardmag.com/story.asp?storyCode=4525. 
  29. KORG iWavestation, http://www.korg.com/us/products/software/korg_iwavestation/ 
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