	    Yet More of my Korg Wavestation Performances!
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(10/01/96)
        
BENS_WS5.SYX is a raw sysex format file containing some more of my 
Wavestation sounds to add to your collections. There are 25 
performances in this library, and all should work on any WS (ie the 
WS, EX, A/D and SR). The  SoundDiver format library version of this 
bank is called BENS_WS5.LIB, and the midifile format version is 
BENS_WS5.MID.

They are addressed to RAM2, and should be transmitted to a WS on Midi 
channel 1.

Hopefully I will put on the net most of the patches I make (not enough 
people do this, for mostly understandable reasons). If anyone has any 
nice WS patches they want to bung in my direction, please do!

You are free to use these patches in any way you please, upload them 
anywhere etc etc. Please keep this text file with the bank. If you use 
these or any of my other patches on any commercial recordings, it'd be 
nice if you could drop me a line and tell me, or better still, send me 
a free copy... :)

  - Ben Hall

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RAM-02 00 'Angels Dreams *'

	This is a nice 'heavenly' pad that evolves into an angelic 
	choir. Dreamy.

RAM-02 01 'Susan 2       *'

	This is an edit of 'Susan' found in my previous bank. This one 
	has a much softer envelope and hence is smoother and more laid 
	back. Velocity gives semi-random waves that sound nice when 
	playing repeated phrases on quavers and semiquavers (or 
	eighths and sixteenths if you're American... :)

RAM-02 02 'Razortouch    *'

	This is another techno-ey kind of sound. Velocity modulates 
	the filter/resonance. The joystick A-C gives some nice tonal 
	changes.

RAM-02 03 'Tek-scream    *'

	Another one-note wave sequence, play and hold on note in the 
	lower-middle of the keyboard. Velocity affects both volume and 
	how much reverb is applied. Then while holding the wave 
	sequence, play with the mod wheel, which adds 
	distortion/resonance. Sync it to MIDI you techno freaks, just 
	add a 909 and hot-water, and simmer for 7 minutes... :)

RAM-02 04 'Mc.Solo WS    *'

	Simple solo sound. Aftertouch and the mod-wheel adds vibrato, 
	and the joystick gives tonal variation that can sound nice 
	while playing (use subtley).

RAM-02 05 'Techno-Mono   *'

	There are numerous sounds in this one. Basically, it's a 
	standard techo mono-bass sound. The mod wheel selects from a 
	number of different basic waves, which each give a different 
	sound, and the joystick Y-axis modulates the resonance 
	(weee-ow-www...)

RAM-02 06 'Arkusphere    *'

	One for the atmosphere collection, this is quite a complicated 
	performance using multiple wave sequences. Hold a note down, 
	and loads of stuff happens. The mod wheel gives a nice 
	flanger, and aftertouch affects one element (a resonant drone) 
	by doing a two-octave slide down. Some elements change pitch 
	up and down the keyboard, and others are at fixed pitch.

RAM-02 07 'Fast Arpeg    *'

	Play arpeggios with this one bouncing off the echoes.

RAM-02 08 '404-Mono      *'

	Another mono-techno bass. The mod wheel affects the filter 
	(put it near the top of it's range, turn the volume up and you 
	can get some lovely sub-bass basses!).

RAM-02 09 '99 Red Basses *'

	Someone on the mailing list asked for a synth bass sound like 
	the one on the old '99 Red Balloons' single, so I had a go. 
	This is the result. It's basically a thick analog-style bass.

RAM-02 10 'Plain Pad     *'

	Just as the name implies.

RAM-02 11 'Krafty Pad    *'

	I like this, it's a sort of analog/digi pad, with a slight 
	Kraftwerk kind of feel. Aftertouch swells things up a bit.

RAM-02 12 'Moving Mallet *'

	I like this too. It's a kind of analog marimba sound, in 
	fifths, with subtle timbre changes while you are playing. 
	It's actually very similar to a sound on some John Carpenter 
	horror-film soundtracks, notably 'Halloween 3', where it plays 
	16'ths at the bottom end of the keyboard. Couple this with my 
	'J.Carpenter' sound from BENS_WS3 and you have an instant 
	soundtrack... :)

RAM-02 13 'Jupiter Dreams*'

	A really nice analog pad, which has some kind of 
	oscillator-drifting/phasing qualities. Velocity affects the 
	filter (low velocities=bright, high velocities=warmer). 
	Aftertouch and the mod wheel brings in a random sample-hold 
	type filter modulation, which used subtley can sound almost 
	wavesequence like. I programmed it last night, and used it to 
	make a new track today...

RAM-02 14 'Grebulons!    *'

	At first this seems like another really useless FX noise, but 
	it can actually be quite useful as a little bit of interest 
	over the top of a pad or something in a regular track. Hold a 
	note until it fades out. Aftertouch closes the filter down.

RAM-02 15 'Invaders!     *'

	This is another really useless FX noise! Think 
	'Death-by-being-zapped-by-aliens' and you won't be far wrong.

RAM-02 16 'Distant Sun   *'

	Another one I find really useful, the key to this is the 
	playing style, which means you should hold the sustain pedal 
	down, and play single notes up and down the keyboard (like on 
	the black notes or other pentatonic scales). Don't release the 
	pedal - the notes fade out naturally and the WS will reassign 
	the oscillators - and it's 16-note polyphonic. 
	
	It gives some lovely shimmering pads, and works really well 
	over the top/behind a regular backing track to give a bit of 
	depth. (It's actually very similar to the kind of sounds I 
	used to get out of my CZ-101 in 'ambient' mode, only much 
	better quality).
	
	If you don't hold the sustain pedal, the envelopes give a 
	'backwards' kind of feel, which again can be quite interesting 
	- you'll need to hold each note for a short while otherwise 
	you won't hear much.

RAM-02 17 'Neptune       *'

	This is an abint-ish pad, with a slightly belly attack, and 
	when held it evolves into a string pad in fifths.

RAM-02 18 'Folklore      *'

	Yup, yet another pad (spotted my taste in patches yet?)
	It has a bit of subtle movement in it. You may want to move 
	the joystick towards the 'A' element to acentuate the moving 
	bit.

RAM-02 19 'SickSyncSynth *'

	Analog monosynth. If you hold or trill a note, it kind of 
	timbrally shifts, not unlike the 'Mini-Lead' preset. However, 
	this one doesn't do it using wavesequences, but by syncing the 
	oscillators together and ripping them apart using a deep, slow 
	moving LFO routed to OSC-2's pitch. Nice for lead solos and 
	basses.

RAM-02 20 'Distant Sunset*'

	This is exactly the same as 'Distant Sun' earlier, but now, if 
	you move the mod wheel up, a solo flute comes in over the top, 
	wonderful for swirly flute solos with a big swirly pad 
	background. Again, hold the sustain pedal down permantently 
	(or send a sustain ON command from you sequencer if you don't 
	have a pedal), and liberally solo right acros the whole 
	keyboard range - the pads follow the solo - especially nice 
	when you dive bomb from the top of the keyboard to the 
	bottom, where the pads really swell up. Pitch bend affects 
	only the flute part, and aftertouch gives the flute some 
	vibrato. Nice on headphones.

RAM-02 21 'Reflex 2      *'

	Echoey digital sound. Can be used for arpeggios or pads at a 
	push. Joystick alters timbre.

RAM-02 22 'Dr.Solo       *'

	I started this one to play the 'Dr.Who' theme (Ok, sad, I admi 
	it :) but it got sort of mutated in the process. This is a 
	split, a big deep flangey bass sound at the bottom of the 
	keyboard, and a lighter digi sound over the rest, for slow 
	leads or pads.

RAM-02 23 'Rotorblade    *'

	My real gem of this collection. Play pads around the middle of 
	the keyboard, and you'll hear a swirly digi-pad sound. The 
	mod-wheel fades in some higher-frequency 'jangling', and the 
	pad swirls between the left and right outputs. Now, while 
	holding a chord, tap a key, staccatto, in the bottom octaves, 
	and parts of the pad get accentuated. You can program in 
	rythmic gates in like this using a sequencer, or, by holding 
	the trigger not, you get a straight 16-th note trigger, that 
	will sync-to-midi too.
	
	Tip: whilst playing, go to the EDIT FX2 page, and alternate 
	between 'Gate Thresh' settings of 0 and 1, which affects how 
	much of the sound is heard. When this is switched on the beat 
	(using sysex from a sequencer),	it adds a further level of 
	interest.

RAM-02 24 'Suck My Flange*'

	Bog standard sync-to-midi wave sequence, useable behind a 
	dance track or something.

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Hope you can find a use for 'em. Enjoy!

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