I didn’t know the Opsix and Wavestate were built around Raspberry Pi architecture.

While Korg has obviously redesigned the GUI to take advantage of the possibilities in software, they’ve retained the opsix’s characteristic operator mixer. The opsix is Korg’s vision of a modern FM synth and combines classic 6-operator FM, subtractive, semi-modular, analog modeling, wave shaping, and additive synthesis techniques. Korg has also turned the opsix into a plug-in. The Korg wavestate native plug-in comes with a huge sample library (Korg says that it’s “more than a thousand times larger than that of the original Wavestation”), and you can load your own samples using Korg’s Sample Builder application. The synth also offers extensive randomization features. Just like the hardware, the wavestate native lets you choose from MS-20 lowpass or highness filters, a Polysix lowpass and a bunch of other filters.Ī massive modulation engine with up to 4000 destinations per performance keeps things in motion. You can manipulate the timing, wave sequence and pitch on separate lanes, creating complex and evolving soundscapes in the process. It offers the same Wave Sequencing 2.0 sound engine with a maximum polyphony of 64 stereo voices. The wavestate native plug-in is fully compatible with the hardware synthesize.

Korg wavestate desktop