Installing the Ocean States Bundle entails installing both the samples collection and the presets collection. Installing The Samples Place the downloaded “Ocean State Part 1.korgcompiledbank” and “Ocean State Part 2.korgcompiledbank” files anywhere on your drive. Launch Wavestate Native in standalone or as a plugin within a DAW. In the top right corner click the three vertical dots to enter the options menu. In the options menu, select “User Sample Banks…”. In the dialog that opens, point to the folder where the “Ocean State Part 1.korgcompiledbank” and “Ocean State Part 2.korgcompiledbank” files are located. Installing The Presets Launch Wavestate Native in standalone or as a plugin within a DAW. In the Wavestate top menu, navigate to the Librarian tab. In the top right corner click the three vertical dots to enter the options menu. In the options menu, select “Import…”. In the dialog that opens, select the downloaded “Ocean Swift Ocean State Presets.wsbundle” file. Installing The NKS Presets From inside the downloaded “NKS” folder, copy the “wavestate native” folder exactly as it is to the Native Instruments user content folder. By default, the Native Instruments folder itself is located in the computer’s main documents folder. You may need to rescan the user content in Maschine/KK in order for the presets to appear in the browser.

Korg Wavestate Expansion - Ocean State

Korg Wavestate Expansion - Contents

1924 Carefully Selected Samples
Perfectly looping samples
Expertly crafted sounds: covering every Wavestate engine section
+1600 total Programs, Performances, Wave Sequences, Lanes, and Effects presets - All included
Massive sonic range: Leads, drones, pads, textures, FX, arps, ambiences, and more
Pushing the Korg Wavestate to new heights: Elaborate modulation, layering, and vector synthesis to new depths
Compatible with Wavestate Mk1, Mk2, and Wavestate Native
Full NKS compatibility for Wavestate Native: Inspiring controller mapping, tags and audio previews
3.76GB total

Installation:

Wavestate Native

Installing the Ocean States Bundle entails installing both the samples collection and the presets collection.

Installing The Samples

Place the downloaded “Ocean State Part 1.korgcompiledbank” and “Ocean State Part 2.korgcompiledbank” files anywhere on your drive.
Launch Wavestate Native in standalone or as a plugin within a DAW.
In the top right corner click the three vertical dots to enter the options menu.
In the options menu, select “User Sample Banks…”.
In the dialog that opens, point to the folder where the “Ocean State Part 1.korgcompiledbank” and “Ocean State Part 2.korgcompiledbank” files are located.

Installing The Presets

Launch Wavestate Native in standalone or as a plugin within a DAW.
In the Wavestate top menu, navigate to the Librarian tab.
In the top right corner click the three vertical dots to enter the options menu.
In the options menu, select “Import…”.
In the dialog that opens, select the downloaded “Ocean Swift Ocean State Presets.wsbundle” file.

Installing The NKS Presets

From inside the downloaded “NKS” folder, copy the “wavestate native” folder exactly as it is to the Native Instruments user content folder. By default, the Native Instruments folder itself is located in the computer’s main documents folder. You may need to rescan the user content in Maschine/KK in order for the presets to appear in the browser.

Wavestate Hardware (Mk1, Mk2, Keyboards and racks)

Make sure your Wavestate hardware is up to date. Refer to the manual and to the Korg website if unsure.
If you haven’t already, download both the Wavestate Editor Librarian and the Wavestate Sample Builder from the Korg website: https://www.korg.com/us/support/download/product/0/840/#software

Installing The Samples

Connect your Wavestate hardware to the computer and turn it on.
Launch the Sample Builder application.
In the Sampler Builder operating system top bar navigation menu, select “File”.
In the “File” menu, select “Open Bank…”.
In the dialog that opens, select the downloaded “Ocean State.korgbank”.
If your Wavestate is connected and recognized, the “Send Bank” button on the right side of the Sample Builder application should be clickable.
Click the “Send Bank” button
The transfer will continue, do not turn off the Wavestate or otherwise interrupt the transfer until completion.

Installing The Presets

Connect your Wavestate hardware to the computer and turn it on.
Launch the Wavestate Editor Librarian application.
In the Wavestate Editor Librarian operating system top bar navigation menu, select “Import”.
In the dialog that opens, select the downloaded “Ocean Swift Ocean State Presets.wsbundle” file.
The transfer will continue, do not turn off the Wavestate or otherwise interrupt the transfer until completion.

Over 1900 Carefully Selected Samples

3.76GB of content curated from our finest products

Porphyra Hybrid · Dystopia Diary · Myth Rhythm · Spectral Oscillators Toolkit · And More…

From gritty analog and digital oscillators and tuned textures to deep ambient atmospheres and field recordings through moans, blips, blops, hits, cars, babies, shortwave radio, and much more – ready for instant creativity and inspiration.

At 3.76 GB and 1924 meticulously curated sounds, this samples collection delivers more raw sonic material than the entire factory library of the Korg Wavestate – and every sample is hand-picked for maximum impact.

1600 Total Presets Including

400 Performances (Wavestate and NKS formats)
640 Programs
83 Wave Sequences
277 Wave Sequence Lanes
200 Effects Presets

Crafted to harness the Wavestate’s deepest modulation, vector synthesis, layering, and sequencing potential – covering synths, leads, arpeggios, pads, soundscapes, ambient drones, rhythmic textures, percussions, sound effects, layered scenes and more.

Each performance preset takes full advantage of the Wavestate engine’s unique synthesis architecture – using single-layer multi-samples, multi-layer blends, wave sequencing, and vector synthesis resulting in a detailed, evolving and expressive selection of sounds.

The only limit is your imagination

Huge, accessible sound design toolkit

Beyond the detailed, instantly playable performances, this collection also opens up a universe of building blocks for sound exploration.

Each program, wave sequence, lane, effects preset, and sample functions as a unique piece in the Wavestate’s intricate puzzle – elements that can be swapped, layered, and re-shaped to reveal entirely new sonic pictures.

Whether you’re crafting fresh performances from the ground up or mutating existing ones, these modular components empower you to bend the Wavestate engine to your imagination, turning every tweak into a new creative discovery.

Explore an extensive library of samples, presets and performances

Create a world of sound

Whether you’re layering evolving drones, working on cinematic sound design or compositions, producing music for your next album or live performance.

Ocean State expansion offers an inspiring toolkit for building truly rich and immersive worlds – Sourced from a diverse range of synthesis methods, our own kontakt instruments, preset collections and sample collections, or from legendary software and hardware synths.

This expansion brings an impressive array of content for Korg Wavestate – This is not just another preset pack.

Ocean State is Compatible with Wavestate Mk1, Mk2, and Wavestate Native

Take advantage of this oportunity and push the Korg Wavestate to new heights!

NKS Support

All the performances are also available as NKS presets with extensive tagging, audio previews and our own clean, performance and accessibility minded NKS parameter layout.