galanter@ACNS.NWU.EDU (Galanter Galanter) (02/10/90)
Some folks asked that I do some typing...so here it is from the Feb. 1990 Music Trades Magazine. "The WS Wavestation Synthesizer, the first offering from the Korg R&D Group in San Jose, has been unveiled. Announced in April of 1989, the aquisition of the engineering group, comprised mainly of former Sequential Circuits personnel, including founder Dave Smith, has already produced a fruitful relationship. The first new product introduced by the R&D center is the WS unit, which incorporates 32 voice, 16 bit Digital Vector Synthesis. This type of synthesis was originally developed by Sequential Circuits for the Prophet VS synthesizer. Over 500 multi-sampled waveforms and sounds are included and can be linked together into user-programmable Wave Sequences for new and unusual effects. Dual programmable stereo multi-effects, 240 X 64 pixel graphics LCD, and RAM and ROM card ports are all included. There are also joystick and wheel controllers, as well as a 61-key, velocity and pressure sensitive keyboard." Thats all I know, because thats all they printed. The picture of the keyboard is sort of washed out, and it is hard to see any detail, but it looks typical with 2 wheel controllers, and then above the keyboard a front panel with 1 X/Y joystick, a data slider, a large LCD with various buttons, and other buttons and a keypad. The phone number for Music Trades is 201-871-1965...but you have to qualify for a subscription...I don't know what is involved, but my work as a sometime consultant to midi software companies seemed to do it for me... Phil || Philip Galanter, Manager \\ 627 Dartmouth Place // AppleLink: A42 \\ || Advanced Technology Group \\ Evanston IL 60208 // Compuserve: 76474,154 \\ || Northwestern Univ. - ACNS \\ (708)-491-4050 // galanter@acns.nwu.edu \\
METLAY@PITTVMS.BITNET (02/10/90)
What, no disk drive, no sequencer, no drum samples? Geez, it's doomed.
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PS. Courtesy of Nick Rothwell, I just read two reviews in UK rags on the
Waldorf MicroWave. I'm sorry, people, it really does make everything
since (and possibly inculding) the Prophet VS look pretty lame....
And Wine Country will be distributing them!