Wavestate has 37 full size keys.
So reaching for notes is no issue.
You mix up with MiniLogue and MonoLogue or something.
Only thing I miss is a expression pedal input to have handsfree.
Other than that more that thrilled over Wavestate.
But expression is supported from a master keyboard for those doing live gigs.
And to help newcomers in particular and full help page on each performance would be really good, hope for a firmware upgrade on this. There are so many things of modulations in the factory performances - what knobs do what - joustick do this etc so just a page giving hint of main things there. Easy to miss.
TIP! Look through modulations of a performance you load and there is a universe of things there how you make the sounding notes alter behavior. Speed knob do this, Shape knob do that etc. The performance transform into many more things than as just loaded.
If you don't want to build sequences, just load single multisample in one part and you got a synth with 4 layered sounds. Hundreds of those.
Or combine as you please sequenced stuff. There are presets for every level - set list of 64 performances on buttons, as many as you please loading conveniently on 16 button in 4 banks.
Performance as mentioned, up to 4 layers of programs. Joystick can control not only balance on layers, you can even turn that off, but just modulations on each layer if you want. Then 8 knobs for the same thing on performance level.
Each layer contain a program preset altered as you please, just as starting point. When saving Performance these changes are there. Unlit the performance button and 8 knobs are for each layer if you want to tweak things on this level - like live.
A program is either a single multisample and the normal synth stuff on that, like envelopes and filters and 4xlfo's and effects. Or a wavesequence preset(about 1000 factory there) instead of single multisample, with the same synth things on top.
A wavesequence is a lane, timing, sample, pitch, gate, shape and stepseq. And there are presets on this level too, for things you reuse. Each lane is up to 64 steps.
Then you can create hundreds of modulations between anything you can think of.
Just a single performance you load with the joystick and 8 mod knobs and everything else on panel for the active layer - is like 100 synths. What kind of bubbling iterations you want going on or swirling sounds with increased intensity. With a knob you alter anything like suddenly only step 8-12 is played in one of the lanes, sample or other, making an interesting evolution of what is going on.
I looked at some clever things that were made with other synths and cross modulations with selfgenerating patches - that were really cool.
But Wavestate is in a division of it's own regarding this. The depth is silly deep really - and so much easier to accomplish with wavesequencing, believe it or not.
I feel all comfy with working on the unit with everything there. Some scream for editor - but just having the unit on my lap in a comfy chair is really good. They did a real good job to work on unit as it is IMO.
But to like it your mindset must be prepared it takes a while to master, but there is so much to pick and choose from right away that you have fun doing that learning curve too. Anybody used to make their own synth presets will quickly feel at home. And new ideas emerge - what if I would....