MATRIXSYNTH: Korg DW6000 SN 005992 w/ Robin Whittle Analog Filter Bank Input Mod


Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Korg DW6000 SN 005992 w/ Robin Whittle Analog Filter Bank Input Mod

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via the seller: "DW6000 wavetable synth with wonderful real analog filters. This unit was modified by Robin Whittle (Devilfish 303 creator) to have audio input into all 6 filters and VCAs at once (Audio input replaces the useless Damper input on the back). Font panel controls were added for input volume and a kill switch for external input. I have used this for processing drums and vocals and the 6 stacked filters sound stunning. Turn down the oscillators and you can use the onboard LFOs and envelopes to shape the filters and VCAs. The NJM2069 Korg filter chips are now being remade into stand alone filter units because they sound so good, you get 6 stacked ones here!

The DW6000 has a very unique and warm sound. The wavetables are multisampled across octaves to reduce aliasing and with the analog filters the range of sounds is huge! I have a DW8000 and actually prefer the 6000's chorus to the 8000's awful delay. It blows the Poly 800 out of the water and with an external editor every parameter can be realtime controlled.

Functionally this is perfect but the front panel is a little warn around the data slider. See pictures. The parameter buttons work fine on this unit but as with all DW's they can wear out over time and double bounce. I haven't noticed that with this one."


1 comment:

  1. Anyone have any info on doing this mod? I like my DW6000 as it is actually, however an input into the stacked filters could sound interesting,.

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