A little research and it seems that they can be authorized from another computer.

http://www.korgforums.com...6a5efb2b9c213ad755978a

I have had both the real Wavestation and the software version and believe me the software sounds incredible and there is NO difference. I have a real M1 right now but would not hesitate to ditch it for the plugin. With the M1 plugin you also get every PCM card that Korg released for the M1 which is quite a thing to have.

I have heard also that Korg made some subtle refinements in the software versions that are not in the hardware. One reviewer actually said he thought the software sounded a little nicer and I would not doubt it either.

I think Korg are possibly the best people to model their own hardware. The analog synths are meant to sound amazing also.

It is easy to authorise any of their plugins and once you have done it you don't have to be on line ever again for them to work. A while back I had a C drive issue and had to replace it. I used Acronis to make a clone of my C drive in real time and it worked perfectly. The Wavestation plugin was the only thing that knew that I had done it though and needed to be re authorised but that was painless as well and it has been working ever since.

Between Ol Pal and Jeff, I'm really having a tough time to resist buying the Wavestation. ;)

As I mentioned recently in the CH, a friend from back home recently sent me music to work on and the tracks made using Korg plugs definitely stood out nicely. 

From personal experience, I can only speak of their Mono/Poly so far, but it became an instant favorite.

Rain you will not be sorry investing in Wavestation. And please don't think it is only good for spaced out complex evolving textures. It is full of bread and butter patches that also sound incredible. 

But I must admit Wavestation is one hell of a synth and really there is not much out there that can do what it does. I fell in serious love when I first heard the hardware. Like the M1 you get all the RAM cards and all the internal memories that were around at the time. You can work the joystick and record all its moves too and play them back. That is when things start to get interesting.

Do me a favour when you get it Rain go to Rom 11 and select sound 1 'Deep Atmosphere' you will fall over when you hear it!

I do a lot of complex ambient stuff and really it is an essential synth for that. But there are tons of normal sounds in it too. It also works as a stand alone very nicely so you can just audition patches and have fun with playing with it that way too.

I owned the M1 LE version and was always intrigued with it. I was on the line about updating but based on the recommendations I sprung for the entire legacy collection for $99. Less than $15 each is a steal!

Downloading now...

Thanks for the heads up Rain.

Kind regards,
Rick

:) 

Thanks, Jeff. I most certainly will. I'm just trying to wait after tonight's session, but I may not be able to wait that long.

I picked up the whole collection as soon as I saw the news on Twitter. Got the $99 M1 Le upgrade deal as well. Can't beat that. 

So far its all working smoothly in X2a x64.  Wavestation and Mono/Poly are especially yummy. 

BTW - first post! Long time lurker, long time cake/sonar user. 

ok.. I guess someone here will know

the bundle with the keyboard.. does it have to be used to use the legacy bundle??  much like EMU's special version of something checks for emu hardware.
reason why, 
legacy bundle off korg site = £130 *ROUGHLY*

legacy bundle from UK shop = £139 *WITH keyboard* ... if they are only charging £9 for a 5 octave keyboard.. I'd rather go with that.

I don't know, but I'd like it if someone had an answer to that. We're moving soon and since we're finally settling down, I can finally consider a bigger midi keyboard. a 61 keys to replace my old 49 would be awesome.

Something tells me that it's the unrestricted version of the software - simply because I imagine that there would be an upgrade option, like for the M1 LE owners.
It's already quite amazing how affordable Korg make this software. I've seen synths that were pretty average by comparison sell for 2 or 3 times as much.


BTW - Jeff and Ol Pal - couldn't resist. Just ordered the darn thing during my first break. Downloading as I speak. :)

Dick Martini



BTW - first post! Long time lurker, long time cake/sonar user. 

Welcome to these boards from a fellow (expatriate) Canadian.