I'd almost given up on Korg. I owned multiple volcas, then the minilogue, and then the prologue. My favorite was the minilogue, but there were more things that I wanted out of a synth. I purchased the opsix earlier this year and it has earned a permanent home in my studio. I've been so in love with it. Last night I bought the modwave. I'm excited to get to learn it. I love that I can get decent virtual analog sounds from both as an added bonus. Their sequencers are awesome to play with other gear as well. Great work Korg! keep the updates coming! would love to have some more filter models?!🤞🤞
I have all three and use them regularly. Each has their own angle or approach on synthesis. I use Wavestate for laying the groundwork, Modwave for building waves and Opsix for accents, bass and highlights. Great trio of synthesizers! Sometimes I MIDI them all together and play them at once. A lot of beautiful and unique sounds come out of these little synths.
I know this isn't on topic, but I'm very impressed at Natalie's professional reading of the technical copy. It's tough to shoot videos like this where you're talking by yourself to the camera, describing pretty niche synth architecture in very long overwrought sentences, and making it sound natural and conversational. Kudos.
@@Whityfisks how is that patronising? If anything it’s the opposite, since it recognises the real challenges rather than making up some reason to expect her to fail.
@@Whityfisks yes! Any presenter would find it hard to make a spec sheet sound engaging, regardless of gender. Many male presenters in other videos sound flat and dull, clearly just waiting to get to the demos. Natalie kept it fresh and engaging the whole way through. She’s a very skilled presenter and that’s also why she appears on Reverb videos. It’s not patronising at all to recognise someone’s skill.
@@BTATSband Korg sold a version for their Grandstage Piano which I got used for an ok price. Then ebay started spamming me ads for the original Sequenz one for a better price :!
@Ottom:8 the cost of a screen ain't nothing. In fact, that's what my complaint was. The MPC TOUCH came out with a screen like almost 10 years ago. You got other analog gear like elektron or even the deepmind that have screens with bunches of information and animations. Those are less cost and more versatile. For 750, the trade off would be at least an external monitor option for tablets like the triton extreme did to make up the difference. Something beyond a patch editor librarian app, but an actual extension interface if they can't fit at least a 50^2 character display these days.
That would be an absolute powerhouse of a synth. You could do such an amazing amount of things with 8 operators! I really wish the opsix had built in after touch, too! I’d prefer 61 keys!!
I don't think the opsix was a success for them. I have one on the way and I'm probably replacing my MODX with it as I want immediate FM patch creation and the MODX isn't that.
12 operator would even be nice. Imagine using one key preset and layer them with a pad or synth preset playing them at once. Thats one missing. To be able to blend two preset at once.
Got myself an Opsix recently and although I was skeptical at first, I’ve gotten some really cool sounds out of it. Also been using it to emulate old video game sounds from snes, genesis, and pc (which used fm synth chips). And I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface
I appreciate the comparisons, having gone through this very "debate" between the WaveState, and the ModWave. Both have features I really want, but being limited to just one, went for the WaveState. Being able to create my own unique sample clips and load them into the synth is what pushed me toward the WS, though I would like the modulation features of MW. Having both of these combined could be the "next" product . . . Of course, I can't help but appreciate Natalie's pink hair and strawberry earrings! Update - Just got the MW, now have both MW & WS, this is definitely the combo to have.
Glad Korg came out with a modern 6-operator alternative to the DX-7. Interested in trying the ModWave and WaveState too. Glad they have knobs to minimize menu-diving.
Just have the Modwave and for me it is a great Wavetable synth, that goes well with my other wavetable synth: the Waldorf Blofeld. The Modwave, when you think differently...can yield some stunning results!
Would be really great if you at Korg could move the timing up to the global level on the WaveState. Sucks to not be able to change a patch without losing the time.
i know youve heard it 10000 times by now but imagine if they were all without keyboards.. then we could buy em all and not have to worry about desk room ;)
Modules don't have the immediacy. I have some modules but prefer keyboards, you can just switch on and play without booting up a DAW to route the keyboard though to the module.
Korg, you guys could do something similar to Modal Electronics & their Argon/Cobalt line. They have a module, a 3-octave & a bigger 5-octave for each unit. That way there is something for everyone. I personally HATE mini & slim keys (like on the minilogues) & I do not like the hassle of modules, setting up MIDI chains & MIDI thru, etc. I would love for at least a 4-octave, updated version of these units. I could understand the minilogue series have 3-octaves, as it entices people to move up to the bigger 4-octave prologue. BUT, these units are their own thing. There isn't really a reason to not have them in a larger, more playable size (4-octave or bigger), along with a module form for others than have a bigger master keyboard. Soundwise, all of them sound great. a 4-5 octave Fatar OP6 / OP8 with aftertouch & multi-filters....oh man!
@korg please could you explain why these 3 synths' vst are so exciting (one can immediately understand and visualise how the synth has been thought to run), while librarian interfaces are just loosing user in a total mess of parameters? I bought theses synths after having tried VSTs, but I am really confused not to be able to synchronise them with hardware. please update librairians with the same interface as VSTs 🙏
I bought Wavestate after watching a million videos on youtube about this trio. oh man I can't get up for hours. out of these three I think Wavestate is the killer of them all.
I can’t help but still being confused as to which one I should get. I had the minilogue xd for a brief period of time and took it back to get a Moog Grandmother. Now I wanted to offset that setup with an FM digital synth to replace any need for in the box logic sounds (I prefer hardware). Which one of these is best? I don’t know still, it’s like they made it very difficult so that people would buy more than one and I can’t do that.
@@kennymester I’ve heard that from other folks on RU-vid,too . An official statement from Korg on the future of FM synthesis would be appropriated, though.
That's what my Sweetwater rep told me. That's why Sweetwater and Reverb were blowing them out for $320 a couple of weeks ago. Mine just arrived this morning!
I had all three but finally ended up replacing them with the software "native" versions. It simply makes more sense with the large screen on the computer. Specially for the modwave, where you can inmmediately see what happens to the wavetables as you bring in the morphs and for the wavestate where you can see and edit the sequences on the spot.
Is the sound quality or resolution the same with the hardware and native version? I think the vst would be worse, but if it's the same, it would be awesome
I personally cannot hear any difference whatsoever. I see no reason why the software should sound different, it is the very same code in a different wrapper.
@@thomaskolb8785 ohh i see! nice!! And what does wrapper mean? Also i have nord lead4 and this synth is all digital, but it sounds higher than soft synths (serum, etc) so I thought maybe the digital hardware would sound better.
@@user-zd4qy5zl7ie, The processor inside the modwave, wavestate and opsix is Raspberry Pi, while the processor in your computer is for instance Intel or Ryzer. To let the same payload code execute in both these environments without rewriting everything from scratch, the developers usually surround it by a “wrapper” code that translates processor specific instructions to the current environment. But the actual “modwave” code running as VST is the same as the Raspberry version and sounds identical. There is however no VST version of the Nord Lead 4 code, so Serum etc are completely different.
@@thomaskolb8785omg.. i see ! You're amazing🥹. I think it's a good to buy opsix, modwave’s native version and use it. It's more convenient for me to work with a mouse
In India Korg Pa arrangers series are facing lack of stock... What is the reason? The authority should inform the clients about the delay. Can we buy korg product directly from you?
I converted the modwave and wavestate into modules with custom skins. Imported 4gigs of my fav omnisphere samples into both of them. Waiting for the Radiawave.
Which one is right for me? The one with after touch and a decent key bed...none of them have. If I wanted a toy key bed, I would be shopping at Fisher Price!
I’m new with it. Just bought Opsix. If I wanna use these sounds for my music in Ableton is it the best way to connect it through audio interface and record as samples? Or is there any different way to record sound from Opsix to the computer?
This video makes me think "get all three" is the sensible way forward, particularly if you're doing sound design. Still need to get myself a Modwave...
Korg please I would dream of such a legacy 2.0 new synth inspired my favorite KORG i ever had : The Z1. I BOUGHT THE MODWAVE. Seems realllly promizing. I can think to some connexions with Z1 here and there in the Modwave, but it's obviously not the same DNA. The Z1 was and still remains apart in synths history... I love the approach reinventing already innovative synthesis approaches and pushing them even further, and above all, not forgetting this time the user-friendly argument. A new one based on the unique Z1 multisynthesis, could bring a great color to the already beautiful palette covered by Wavestate, Opsix and Modwave
Excellent and informative video - what a shame the message was diluted by the distracting and annoying use of an off-eyeline B camera. The presenter spent half the time talking to an invisible person on my left. Please don't do this - it's a really bad video production habit and some of us find it so distracting that it's impossible to concentrate on the content.
Why can't you install a high resolution screen.?! They are like 15 dollars my God! They still using tired old boring matrix LCDs. It makes it look so dated the moment you buy it
So … Wavestate has Wave Sequencing … Modwave has Mod Sequencing … and Opsix has, just your typical (step?) Sequencing … ?? 🤔🤷🏻♂️ Mod Sequencing is what the MS2000 had, right … ?
I like both the additive and subtractive synthesis. Hard to say which from the three synths I want most. As a sidenote, the presenter's style seems to me like a bit of "distractive" synthesis :)
I have idea you guys remake the ms2000 or korg Radias controls and same patches on the original and new ones with this body. Lot more waveform and upgraded features. The Microkorg turned 20 years old this year and it about time to retired the korg microkorg. With the upgraded it would be considered to be a vocoder synth. I honestly love the korg microkorg but it one thing I didn't like Is the back and forth with the controls. I honestly don't have the korg ms 2000 but I could imagine it was easy There was alot famous patches from the game Metroid prime on the korg ms 2000 but the korg microkorg Carry over some of them. The new name I will probably give it is the korg ms X
I think - as a producer - Modwave is equivalent to an Access Virus, but cheaper :) More precisely, if you have Modwave, you don't need Virus or any VA synths.
Can any of korg synths be battery charged ? Thanks. Also can I intro sound samples to your synths ? And please supply power need and output. I live remote. Cheers. 👋
