The WAVESTATION appeared in 1990, with its "Advanced Vector Synthesis System", which combined and shifted between multiple complex waveforms. It received numerous awards from around the world, including Keyboard Magazine's "Hardware Innovation of the Year." It is still a sought-after and widely used synthesizer. The user can operate a joystick to "mix" or "morph" between four oscillators selected from the large onboard collection of waveforms, or create a Wave Sequence by placing waveforms in a specific order to create rhythmic sequence patterns. This opened up a revolutionary new world of sound to which there is still nothing comparable.
Mapping the Vector Joystick to a hardware controller
1. 2. 3. Launch the Wavestation in stand-alone mode. Click on GLOBAL, located directly below the Performance�s name. Joystick +/- X defaults to CC16, and joystick +/- Y to CC17. These numbers can be reassigned to any CC number within the range between 00 and 95, simply by clicking on the currently assigned CC number.
Touring the Sounds
The Wavestation software synthesizer contains all 484 waveforms, 550 Performance Presets, and 55 effects from the Wavestation SR, which encompassed all the presets from all incarnations of the Wavestation.
1. 2. From the GLOBAL screen (where you mapped the Vector Joystick), click SELECT located directly below the name of the currently selected Performance. From the SELECT screen you can change between RAM and ROM bank Performances by clicking on the name.
Don�t forget to use the Vector Joystick control as you tour these sounds:
RAM 1 RAM 1 0 Ski Jam: 6 Cascade Falls: Classic example of Wave Sequencing Wave Sequencing and don�t forget about the joystick! Wave Sequencing and a Vector Curve
ROM 11 29 Northern Lights:
Vector Curves
Vector Curves are programmable patterns of motion for the Vector Joystick.
1. 2. 3. Select ROM 11 / 29 Northern Lights. Click on EDIT. Click on PATCH. At the right side of the screen you will see an X and Y axis representing the Vector position. Simply mouse click on the plane and redraw the curve in to your own tastes.
