Korg WAVESTATEMK2 Digital Wave Sequencing Synthesizer

• Polyphony increased from 64 to 96 voices
• Increased space to import your own samples (from 2 to 4GB)
• Cosmetic makeover (joystick color, mk II logo)
• New Sounds: 15 new Performances and 43 new Programs. All of the existing 246 Performances have been updated. 485 of the existing Programs have been updated (out of a total of 756)

Wave Sequencing 2.0

• Create organically evolving and ear-catching patterns
• Each step of a Wave Sequence has a duration, a sample, and a pitch
• Wave Sequencing 2.0 splits apart the timing, the sequence of samples, and the melody, so that each can be manipulated independently
• Add additional characteristics including shapes, gate times, and step sequencer values
• Each characteristic has a dedicated lane and can have a different number of steps and its own start, end, and loop points
• As sequence movers forward, individual lanes are combined to create the output
• Lanes can also randomize the step order every time they play, with realtime control over the range of included steps
• Individual steps can be randomly skipped, with a modulatable probability from 0 to 100% 
• Four onboard arpeggiators can interact with Wave Sequences for even more possibilities
• Example—A sample may be matched with a different duration, pitch, shape, gate length, and step sequence value every time that it plays. Modulate each lane’s start, end, and loop points separately for every note, using velocity, LFOs, envelopes, Mod Knobs, or other controllers. Each note in a chord can be playing something different

Deep Expression and Four-Program Layering

• All basic controls are at your fingertips with dedicated front-panel controls including filter, envelopes, LFOs, and effects
• Eight programmable Mod Knobs are customized to bring out the most in every sound, often taking them in entirely new directions
• Use the knobs in real-time performance and save the results as new sounds
• Add in the Pitch Bend, Modulation Wheels, and the unique Vector Joystick for multiple dimensions of real-time expression
• Most front-panel knobs, and onscreen parameters can be modulated, including modulation settings for individual wave sequence steps
• Transform modulation signals using quantization, smoothing, curvature, and more
• Layer up to four Programs together in a Performance, each with its own effects and arpeggiator
• Use the vector joystick to mix the individual voices of the four Layers and modulate any other parameter