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<ibhan.726520822@husc.harvard.edu> Ishir Bhan writes:

>Right now, I have a Korg Wavestation EX hooked up to my Mac, but I'm
looking to expand my setup.  There are two main things that I want: new
synthy sounds, non-emulative, with the analog richness.  Something with
portamento.  Also, a wide range of drum sounds, especially "big" sounds
with lots of reverb, but others as well.  I like artificial sounding
drums, but it's most important that I have realistic sounds.  I also don't
want to spend too much (definately under $1000 - close to $500 if
possible).  Anyone have any suggestions?
>

I have a good suggestion.  Go buy the Korg O1/W.

I could have suggested the EMU Proteus 1/2, or the Yamaha TG77, or
the Roland JV880 but I wont.  Simply because you already have 
the Korg WS EX.  

You owe it to yourself to own the Korg 01/W.  This unit will make a terrific 
compliment to your Wavestation.

The Wavestations' strong point lies in generating dynamically changing
textures that evolve and rotate with time as you hold a note, asides
from its incredible programming power.  This power of producing
changing waveforms make the WS sounds so interesting and unique and
sets is apart from the rest of the pack.  Also this unit like
all typical Korg products is extremely quit and the internal effects
are squeaky clean.

Only a Korg 01/W will be able to compliment your setup.  Sorry, even
the older M1 or T series will not help.  I say this from personal
experience.  After buying the WS EX, I had to basically upgrade
all my MIDI gear.  I sold the old M1 and got the O1/W FD.
Street prices on an O1/W is around $1400.  I am afraid I dont
think you will find anything suitable under $1000 to go with the WS.

The O1/W has some of the best samples of all current keyboards.
They sound specially great when you layer them over WS sounds.
The O1/W samples provide the depth, while the WS sounds give the
ever changing characteristics. 

The two internal effects processor on the O1/W sound even better 
than those on the WS.  You also have a hugh library of preprogrammed
sounds from third party programmers.   

I checked out all the current models before buying the O1/W FD.
I am confident I chose the right partner for my WS.

Try layering the 'Screamer' patch on your WS with the 'Lead Stab 1'
patch on an O1/W. Even your guitarist buddy will appreciate this!

You can try some other exotic layerings as well
 
             WaveStation Performance    O1/W Program
             =======================    =================
             Bowed Strings              String Pad
             Rain Cheffs                Gospel Organ
             New Sparkle                CX-3
             Octave Strings             Bow Bow Bass
             

The possibilities are endless.
The O1/W has a rich palette of nonemulative synth sounds *and* 
realistic deep fat analog sounds.  The drum sounds are pretty wild.
Let me know if you want to know more about the O1/W.

Good Luck!

Tapas Das
tdas@esri.com