Jan 05, 2016 synth veteran richard geere demos the korg dw 6000. M1, dw8000, cz3000, bsii, orbit, rx11,r50, tr8, w30, mc50555 points 1 year ago here is a bunch of patch banks to load through the tape input, sysex. Korg dw8000 patches here are a whole bunch of patches for the korg dw8000. New sounds available in system exclusive, midi file formats or wav files for easy loading into your synth. Korg released the dw8000 and ex8000 rackmount version in 1985 along with its little brother dw6000. Project 72 korg dw6000 wave memory expansion hackaday. It is a polyphonic synthesizer 6 voice hybrid, using an original technology. This is the to tape output that can simply be played back from your computer into the from tape input on the synth.
Korg dw8000 synthesizer patches jim atwood in japan. Unfortunately these digital waveforms lead to aliasing and. The dw 8000 is a digital analog hybride and the first synth from korg to use sampled waveforms as the sound source. If you do not know the note names, you can refer to the diagram below. The filter is incredibly rich and unique, and as far as i know, this specific filter architecture hasnt been used in non dw synthesizers. It uses 8 sampled wave forms as a sound source, along with analog filters and envelopes. Most seem to be the stock patches, and a few seem to have been edited at some point before i got this old digitalanalog hybrid synthesizer. All sounds in this video come from the korg dw6000, exept the drums ni maschine.
The korg dw 6000 is often presented as the big brother of poly800, but apart from the look, he finally little in common. Duplication of contents of owners manuals andor product literature in part or in whole without the permission of the company for the purposes of. Replacement keys with the exception of the top c note, all keys from octave to octave are identical, and all black keys are identical. Dw6000 pcr300 sysex file 2nd one vlari from beyond the valley of the lols on 20100107. Page 3 korg features of the dw6000 more dynamic 7programnnable key assign nnode flexible controi, lets witli modes adbssr so you parameter envelope unison polyphonic gener digital lect dw6000 mono one each can use as a ators per versatile voice, vcf, phonic. Here are a whole bunch of patches for the korg dw 8000.
The korg dw 8000 synthesizer was an eightvoice polyphonic hybrid digitalanalog synthesizer 61note keyboard instrument released in 1985. I purchased my korg new and was always better at programming than playing it. And this is certainly a sterling example of that group. Although korg improved on the features in the dw8000 which came out a little while later, this synthesizer has the capability of creating some of the great sounds that made so many songs unforgettable like who are you by the who. Ultimately, the waveform selection is a plus and gives the synth a really unique characteristic that is just simply not available on any synths other than its little brother, the dw 6000.
You can loadsaveedit single voicespatchesbankseffects in computer and transfer. Dw 6000 has been superseded by his bigger brother, dw 8000 which featured more waveforms 16 instead of 8, more voices 8 instead of 6, digital effects section well, i think that the dw 6000 s analog chorus is way better than dw 8000s digital delay, but you know, back then cmon its digital dude, and digital is better. It featured 8 digitally sampled waveforms, an all analog resonant filter and 6voice polyphony of 2 per voice that could be stacked for a large monophonic sound. Dw 6000 pcr300 sysex file 2nd one vlari from beyond the valley of the lols on 20100107. Parameters can be altered in real time via a single programmable slider. This patch collection on cassette will help you to reload the factory sounds on your korg poly61. Korg dw6000 programmable digital waveform synthesizer polyphony. This is a dump of the 64 patches in the dw6000 that i just got. Dance, rock, alternative, pop, orchestra, band, pianos, rhodespiano, electric and acoustic instruments, solo, strings. The dw6000 lfo rate steps at about 10ms until the lower quarter of the range, when it starts jumping to reach 0. Korg s first digitally controlled analog synth hybrid.
Dw6000 has been superseded by his bigger brother, dw8000 which featured more waveforms 16 instead of 8, more voices 8 instead of 6, digital effects section well, i think that the dw6000s analog chorus is way better than dw8000s digital delay, but you know, back then cmon. Dw6000 61 keys keyboard version slimmeddown version with less waveforms and some minor differences. Korg released the dw6000 in 1984 as their followup to their popular poly 800 synth. Over the years ive had many email exchanges with people trying to get their dw8000s to work again, many of whom used my dw8000 battery replacement howto to replace their memory backup battery. Mar 14, 20 i previously create a korg ms2000 layout and now just finished a korg dw8000 layout which controls all of the parameters quite easily.
Over the years ive had many email exchanges with people trying to get their dw 8000s to work again, many of whom used my dw 8000 battery replacement howto to replace their memory backup battery. The esq1 is really easy to program and has tons of options, the k3 has the best tone of the cheaper hybrids, the filter is the same found on the polysix, monopoly and emu emulator. It took me a short while to learn how to set the parameters, but. The dw 8000 was korg s second digitally controlled analog hybrid synthesizer released in 1985. An attempt to reverse engineer and modify korg dw6000s firmware in order to. View and download korg dw6000 service manual online. Korg dw 8000 patches here are a whole bunch of patches for the korg dw 8000. The dw 8000 is an eight note polyphonic hybrid digitalanalog synthesizer instrument. View and download korg dw 6000 service manual online. They came from a bunch of old patchblock files i had sitting around from the korg proedit for dw 8000 patch editor macintosh, circa 1987, which i wrote and korg sold back in the day. For around the same price you should be able to pick up a kawai k3 or ensoiniq esq1, both have a similar architecture to the dw s but are, imo, better synths. The korg dw 6000 is a six note polyphonic hybrid synthesizer with two singlecycle digital waveform oscillators and one analogue lowpass filter per voice. Aug 02, 2009 the korg dw 8000 synthesizer was released in 1985, along with its cheaper stable mate, the korg dw 6000 synthesizer. Awesome fat basses, lovely warm sounding, pulsing strings, and hard, nasal leads.
The dw 6000 lfo rate steps at about 10ms until the lower quarter of the range, when it starts jumping to reach 0. The filter is incredibly rich and unique, and as far as i know, this specific filter architecture hasnt been used in nondw synthesizers. Dss1 this is a sampler but with very similar architecture and hardware. As basic material, eight digital wave cycle waveforms were available to the user through a system korg called dwgs for digital waveform generator system. The five octave keyboard was korg s first digitally controlled analog synth hybrid. This was korgs first digitally controlled hybrid synth, released in 1984. They came from a bunch of old patchblock files i had sitting around from the korg proedit for dw8000 patch editor macintosh, circa 1987, which i wrote and korg sold back in the day. Unfollow korg dw 8000 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Sound is digitally generated from the dwgs digital waveform generator system and has been doubled from 8 sampled digital waveforms to 16 simple analog to complex digital waveforms. Korgs first digitally controlled analog synth hybrid.
The five octave keyboard was korgs first digitally controlled analog synth hybrid. The dw8000 is a digital analog hybride and the first synth from korg to use sampled waveforms as the sound source. Products for the korg dw6000, dw8000, ex8000 replacement keys parts. I would like to try emulating a dw 8000 or 6000 best. I got this korg dw6000 to try on some of my original songs. It featured 8 sampled digital waveforms, 6 voice polyphony and a analog resonant filter which was great for producing bass and lead patches. Welshs synthesizer cookbook patches for korg ms20 monopoly poly61 dw 8000. This file contains the all original factory preload programs or patches for the korg dw6000. Duplication of contents of owners manuals andor product literature in part or in whole without the permission of the company for the purposes of sharing, massproducing. The dw6000 was korgs first digitally controlled analog hybrid synthesizer. Korg released the dw 8000 and ex8000 rackmount version in 1985 along with its little brother dw 6000. Korg dw8000 photographs click on thumbnails to enlarge korg dw8000 manual. Find great deals on ebay for korg dw 6000 and korg dw 8000. Korg released the dw 6000 in 1984 as their followup to their popular poly 800 synth.
For around the same price you should be able to pick up a kawai k3 or ensoiniq esq1, both have a similar architecture to the dws but are, imo, better synths. Dw6000 patchdump audio data file, not for human listening. This file contains the all original factory preload programs or patches for the korg dw 6000. Since i have a ton of experience and knowledge about this particular synth, i decided to create a page that collects all the knowledge. In comparison to the dw6000, the dw8000 expanded to 8 notes polyphony, 16 sampled waveforms, a velocity sensitive keyboard with programmable aftertouch, autobend, a simple arpeggiator and a digital delay unit.
Replacement keys and parts for korg dwseries keyboards. The digital delay was an astonishing goody for the time, offering up to 512ms delay, phasing, flanging, chorusing and other time effects. The korg dw8000 synthesizer was an eightvoice polyphonic hybrid digitalanalog synthesizer 61note keyboard instrument released in 1985. Find great deals on ebay for korg dw 8000 and korg dw6000. F0 42 30 04 40 02 20 1f 3f 63 06 20 5b 23 14 72 14 7b 0b 40 3f 3f 1c 1c 49 08 2b 00 20 00 uploader. By the time of its launch korg had already begun a common trend in 80s synthesizer design of using numerical parameter access as with the korg. Unlike the the dw 8000, it does not have test mode.
The definitive resource for all things related to the korg dw8000 synthesizer, and related instruments. It has 8voice polyphony and the the sound is generated by korg s dwgs digital waveform generator system and offers 16 digital basic and complex waveforms that can be split to 8, 4 or 1 huge monophonic voice with the 8 oscillators stacked. Find great deals on ebay for korg dw 6000 and korg dw8000. By the time of its launch korg had already begun a common trend in 1980s synthesizer design. Im a huge fan of underrated, unappreciated keyboards. The dw series was a natural step up from earlier poly.
The korg dw6000 is a six note polyphonic hybrid synthesizer with two singlecycle digital waveform oscillators and one analogue lowpass filter per voice. Overall, im really happy to finally have landed a korg dw8000. This is a dump of the 64 patches in the dw 6000 that i just got. In fact, the korg dw8000 has really good midi implementation and you can really do a lot of programming with it via midi and sysex. Although korg improved on the features in the dw8000 which came out a little while later, this synthesizer has the capability of creating some of the great sounds that made so many songs unforgettable. The dw 6000 was korg s first digitally controlled analog hybrid synthesizer. Since i have a ton of experience and knowledge about this particular synth, i decided to create a page that collects all the knowledge and resources ive got related to this great. This explains how to select any of the sounds stored in the dw8000s memory. That sounds way more simple than using a cpld chip. Page 3 korg features of the dw 6000 more dynamic 7programnnable key assign nnode flexible controi, lets witli modes adbssr so you parameter envelope unison polyphonic gener digital lect dw 6000 mono one each can use as a ators per versatile voice, vcf, phonic. English manual of the korg dw 6000 synthetizer addeddate 20090402 16. Ultimately, the waveform selection is a plus and gives the synth a really unique characteristic that is just simply not available on any synths other than its little brother, the dw6000. I have added a touch of reverb and delay in ableton live to make the sounds come alive. Also available are two sockets for tape recorder interface to facilitate offline patch backup and storage of sounds.
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