In 1985, KORG’s DW-8000 combined digital wavetables with rich analog filters to give users sounds which were impossible to create with analog oscillators. It’s still a cult favorite today.
modwave builds on the DW legacy and transforms it into a modern monster synth, featuring incredibly deep wavetable oscillators, gorgeous filters, wildly flexible modulation, unmatched polyphony, comprehensive pattern sequencing, and immediately satisfying hands-on control to deliver unique, powerful, and easily customizable sounds and phrases.
modwave also introduces two unique new tools for creating dynamic motion: Kaoss Physics and Motion Sequencing 2.0. Kaoss Physics combines an x/y Kaoss pad with modulatable game physics to create a responsive, interactive controller that is—besides being powerful— a lot of fun to explore. Motion Sequencing 2.0 brings the organic, continuously evolving patterns of the wavestate’s Wave Sequencing 2.0 into the world of motion sequencing, including multiple lanes and real-time recording to help you create complex and evolving phrases that other step sequencers cannot.
Like Wave Sequencing 2.0 (wavestate) and altered FM (opsix), modwave’s evolved wavetable synthesis delivers its own brand of completely unique sounds and a knob-per-function layout that makes customizing those sounds fast and easy. There are hundreds of preset sounds empowered by this new architecture, organized by front-panel category buttons, and all instantly customizable via the four Mod Knobs. modwave’s distinctive wavetable timbres start with aggressive basses & leads, and lush ambient pads which will add a new dimension to your tracks. But that is just the beginning.
Those who want to dig deeper will find an endless source of discovery; with the modwave’s unique synth architecture, you’ll be finding new things for a long, long time. Save as many of your sounds as you like; there’s room for thousands more. You can also load your own samples, import wavetables in standard formats, and create your own wavetables using the free WaveEdit software.
The new modwave mkII provides an astonishing 60 voices of polyphony – almost double the original modwave’s 32, and an unprecedented number for a wavetable synth at any price. Responding to user requests, we’ve updated all LFOs with options for free running, delayed start, and retriggering. We’ve also added a pre/post switch for reverb sends, new modulation sources, and more.
Features
- 37 Standard velocity-sensitive keys
- Polyphony: 60 stereo voices
- KAOSS Physics function
- Motion sequencing 2.0
- A/B Blend function
- Layer function
- Arpeggiator
- 13 Morph types
- Kaoss Physics combines an X/Y Kaoss pad with modellable computer game physics
- Two wavetable oscillators and a sub-oscillator/noise generator per program with one of 12 filter types (including MS-20 and Polysix multi-filters)
- Flexible modulation system, 4 controllable envelopes, 5 LFOs, 2 modulation processors, 2 note scalings and multi-line motion sequences
- 4 GB user memory, internal effects
- Pitch and modulation wheel
- 4x Mod controller
- OLED display
- Editor/librarian software for sound editiing and preset management on a macOS or Windows computer
- 2 Line outputs: 6.3 mm jack
- Stereo headphone output: 6.3 mm jack
- MIDI input and output, USB
- Mute pedal input: 6.3 mm jack
- Connection for external power supply
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 565 x 92 x 338 mm
- Weight: 2.9 kg
For more info visit the manufacturer’s website – Korg Modwave MkII
