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Korg Wavestation EXUp for auction is a Korg Wavestation EX. This was originallya standard WS version which has been upgraded with the utmost precision andcare, along with a brand new LED display upgrade. The original displays werethe old EL panel LCD type, where the backlights were prone to failing and an ACwhine would be a constant source of annoyance which would develop from the ELinverter. This has also been removed at the time of display upgrade as this isnow obsolete with the LED display replacement. The firmware has also beenupdated to the latest OS with brand new chips, along with brand new samplechips. If you are experienced with these machines, you will see that the extrawaveforms and effects are present in the photos to prove this is a genuine EXinstallation. Korg used to sell EX upgrade kits many years ago to owners of thestandard WS who fancied the upgrade, but these are no longer available and somecomponents can prove difficult to source. Brand new vinyl EX stickers havealso been applied to the casing of the synth. All switches have been replacedwith brand new ones, and the pitch bend wheel had been stripped down, cleanedout and rebuilt so this functions just like new. All jacks have been reflowedwith fresh solder as the solder joints tend to crack after years of use. Abrand new internal memory battery has also been installed and patches have beenloaded to the synth.As you can see, this has a few battle scars and blemishes onthe casing of the synth, and one key seems to sit higher than all the others, however,all keys and switches are fully operational. MIDI transmission is fullyfunctional, and jacks are in perfect working order. There is also a scratch onthe inside of the display window. Despite the condition, this has so muchpotential, and could benefit from some TLC, perhaps even a quirky vinyl wrapwould result in cosmetic transformation of this iconic instrument!This is a powerful and fantastic sounding digitalsynthesizer.When Sequential Circuits finally went belly-up, theirresearch and development into vector synthesis was picked up at Korg. This ledto the hugely successful Wavestation Synthesizer which was based onSequential’s ProphetVS. The Wavestation incorporated the2-dimensional vector joystick of the ProphetVS which allowed the user to alterand animate sounds.Korg added to this a second break-through form of synthesis:wave sequencing, by which short segments of sampled audio waveforms could beplayed one after the other and cross-faded into each other for some complex andunusual tones, pads, textures and rhythms. The Wavestation had 2MB of ROM basedsamples at your disposal. Programming is not exactly easy but this greatdigital synth is capable of lush ambient sounds and strange effects. It has theobligatory lowpass filter, though it is non-resonant and digital sounding.Also on-board are some multi-effects which are pretty nice.The Wavestation comes with a fully fur-lined flight casewhich is a bit tatty on the exterior and also suffers with some battle scars,however, with some TLC, would also look great. This could benefit from beingrecovered.I am happy to send this via courier; however, collection isalso welcome from Melksham, Wiltshire or Carterton, Oxford. No returnsaccepted. Please only bid if you intend to buy.
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Category: Musical Instruments:Pro Audio Equipment:Synthesisers and Sound Modules
Location: Melksham