wavedrum-mini

name	wavedrum-mini
description	Korg WAVEDRUM Mini — dynamic percussion synthesizer with onboard sounds, effects, rhythm patterns, and looper
category	instruments

WAVEDRUM Mini Skill

Korg WAVEDRUM Mini is a dynamic percussion synthesizer with a clip-triggered pickup, onboard sounds, effects, rhythm patterns, and phrase overdubbing.

Device Overview

Spec	Detail
Trigger	Built-in contact microphone (clip sensor)
Sounds	100+ built-in sounds (acoustic/electronic drums, percussion)
Effects	25 effect types (reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, etc.)
Rhythm Patterns	100+ built-in patterns
Looper	Phrase overdubbing
Audio	3.5mm stereo in/out
Power	AC adapter or batteries

Sound Categories

Category	Description
Acoustic	Realistic acoustic drum/percussion sounds
Electronic	Synthesized drum sounds
Percussion	World percussion, shakers, etc.
Extra	Unique/experimental sounds

Effects

Hold EFX to enter effect select. Use data dial to choose.

The WAVEDRUM Mini has 10 effect types (0-9). Each effect has a type parameter (for reverb type selection) and three adjustable parameters.

Type	Name	P1-Name	P1-Range	P2-Name	P2-Range	P3-Name	P3-Range
0	Reverb	Type (0-10): 0=Off, 1=Slap, 2=Spring1, 3=Spring2, 4=Plate, 5=Garage, 6=Chamber, 7=Canyon, 8=Room, 9=Studio, 10=Hall	0-10	Mix (Dry/Wet balance)	0-99	Depth (Reverb duration)	0-99
1	Multi Tap Delay	Mode: 0=Conventional echo, 1=ta ta ta (rest), 2=ta (rest) ta ta, 3=ta ta (rest) ta, 4=ta ta ta ta	0-4	Time (Delay time)	0-99	Feedback (Feedback amount)	0-99
2	Delay + Reverb	Time (Delay time)	0-99	Feedback (Delay feedback)	0-99	Mix (Reverb mix amount)	0-99
3	Reverb + Phaser	Mix (Reverb amount)	0-99	Depth (Phaser depth)	0-99	Speed (Phaser speed)	0-99
4	Reverb + Flanger	Mix (Reverb amount)	0-99	Depth (Flanger depth)	0-99	Speed (Flanger speed)	0-99
5	Pitch Shifter	Pitch (Semitone steps)	0-48	Tracking (Tracking characteristics)	0-99	Delay Time	0-99
6	Random Step Filter	Speed	0-99	Depth (Modulation depth)	0-99	Resonance	0-99
7	Sweep Modulation Delay + Flanger	Time (Sweep time)	0-99	Type: 0=Sweep down, 1=Sweep up	0-1	Mix (Flanger mix)	0-99
8	Tube OD + Flanger	Drive (Distortion/boost)	0-99	Speed (Flanger speed)	0-99	Mix (Flanger mix)	0-99
9	Random Step Filter + Delay	Speed (Random step filter speed)	0-99	Depth (Modulation depth)	0-99	Time (Delay time)	0-99

Rhythm Patterns

• 100+ preset patterns across genres
• Auto BPM detect or manual tap
• Play along with patterns as backing tracks
• Pattern categories: Rock, Jazz, Latin, Electro, etc.

Overdubbing (Looper)

1. Select a sound
2. Press REC to start recording
3. Play phrases
4. Press REC again to stop
5. Subsequent REC presses = overdub

Quick Reference

Action	Control
Select sound	DATA DIAL (while playing or stopped)
Effect on/off	EFX button
Select effect	Hold EFX + DATA DIAL
Pattern on/off	PATTERN button
Select pattern	Hold PATTERN + DATA DIAL
Record/overdub	REC button
Tap tempo	TAP button
Output to headphones	3.5mm headphone out

Linux Integration

# WAVEDRUM Mini = audio in/out only (no MIDI on this model)
# Connect to sound card line in

# Route audio
jack_connect system:capture_1 wavedrum:input_1
jack_connect wavedrum:output_1 system:playback_1

References

• Manual: ~/Downloads/current_music_docs/WAVEDRUM_Mini_OM_EFGJ2.pdf
• Shared Korg program data (all products): korg-programs.md — load via skill_view(name='hermes-music-sampling', file_path='references/korg-programs.md')