Wavesequenced PWM sounds pretty good on the K, esp when decimated to 12kHz and 10 bit. It also has a smattering of pulse widths from classic synths (MG, 2600, OB, Pro5, Poly6, MX12, EXB). The K includes all these single cycle waveforms, plus their inverted forms (Pulse-02%, Pulse-04%, etc).

Kronos forum user Postman (PJP) did the community a huge service by re-creating the original Wavestation patches and performances into Kronos programs and Combis:Īs for simulating PWM on the WS, it should be possible, since waveforms 380-396 are single cycle pulse waves. A Kronos wavesequence only has 64 steps compared to the 255 of the WS, but apparently that's enough.

Vector Synthesis WS-style is also possible. Just in case any Kronos owners were not aware, the K includes all waveforms from the original Wavestation. The hardware interface is, imo, surprisingly elegant for such internal complexities - most people who seem to have trouble with it just didn't really grok the internal architecture, I think, and thus got lost easily. I never had a problem with the standard interface on the WS, I vastly preferred programming sounds directly on the hardware than any other way (though patch management is best done with a computer librarian, SoundDiver was my preferred tool).

Then you get a bunch of real time playable, triggered gate pads that you can play both melodically and rhythmically, and find interesting accented cross-patterns and so on. This plays various rhythm/sequence patterns than aren't directly audible, but gate the compressor (on the main pad sound) in various ways, including single hits. Then on the second FX processor, I'd put a compressor/gate, and key it from another patch that only responds on the bottom keys. Using wave sequences for other purposes than just playing synth waveforms.įor example, I would have a nice, crossfading pad sound, maybe with a load of delay from FX1. Many people tend to use wave sequences in very overt, obvious ways, but subtle can be really nice. Using wavesequences for very slow, subtle, crossfading timbral changes, in pads, for example.

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