Can I use M1 PCM Cards with the Wavestation?
For the Wavestation, Wavestation EX, and Wavestation A/D, the answer is yes – with some caveats, as detailed below. For the Wavestation SR, the answer is no; the SR uses the newer 01/W PCM card format instead. The PCM playback chip used in the Wavestation treated PCM slightly differently than its predecessor (the chip used in the M1 and T-series). The chip’s interpolation technique requires that there be 2 samples after the end of the loop, which the M1’s PCM chip did not – so M1 cards don’t have those extra samples. When an M1 PCM card is inserted into the Wavestation or Wavestation A/D, the loops are adjusted forward by 2 samples. For some sounds, this will work; for others, it will not. It depends upon the particular sample data being played – specifically, how closely the two samples atthe end of the loop match the two just before the loop start.
