Playing the Conga on the WD-X is what I always dream I want to do on the MPC with enough samples/chops. Sure you can fake it, but it's not quite the same and usually requires for more work and effort than is reasonable. Obviously a sampler will be able to play any sound that this generates, but you'll never be able to get the variances/nuances in the performance that the WD-X can generate.
I really have to say though that this is a hybrid instrument in the truest sense. I've got a few ideas on non conventional ways to excite the snare drum head to see about making exotic sounds. Using your fingers sounds quite different than using drum sticks, mallets, throwing pennies at it, etc. The physical models definitely make all the difference here and you can really hear the difference it makes with the sound that the WD-X generates. Even if you ultimately don't like the sound that much it is just so hands on and inviting that I bet it'll at least get you to crack a smile. If you like percussion or tapping out beats with pens/pencils and pretty much enjoy to use the world around you to just make sound then I dare you to try to put it down after playing with it for a minute.
On paper it doesn't really look like a lot, but the interactions of all these things are were it gets interesting. There is also a pressure sensor in the middle of the snare drum head that can be used to trigger sounds or effectively pitch bend notes.
It also has the capability of play sounds from it's internal ROM bank to help thicken/accentuate or just add another instrument into the mix when you trigger the WD-X. It has microphones/sensors on the rim and snare head that constantly sample the acoustics that are applied to these areas and then generates a sound based off of that. The Wavedrum is a physical modeling instrument for percussion sounds and beyond. What's up fam, picked up a Korg WD-X recently and thought some of ya might be up for some impressions.
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