Korg DW-8000 Review & Guide by Yateveo

Published on Feb 24, 2015 Yateveo

Note these are from 2015.

Playlist:
Korg DW-8000 Review & Guide - Pt.1: Introduction
Korg DW-8000 Review & Guide - Pt.2: Ctrlr Editing
Korg DW-8000 Review & Guide - Pt.3: Oscillators
Korg DW-8000 Review & Guide - Pt.4: Envelopes
Korg DW-8000 Review & Guide - Pt.5: Filter
Korg DW-8000 Review & Guide - Pt.6: Modulation
Korg DW-8000 Review & Guide - Pt.7: Digital Delay
Korg DW-8000 Review & Guide - Pt.8: Aftertouch
Korg DW-8000 Review & Guide - Pt.9: Patch Management
Korg DW-8000 Review & Guide - Pt.10: DAW Integration

KORG DW-8000 Synthesizer 1985 | HD DEMO | PATCHES

Published on Jul 22, 2013 AnalogAudio1·113 videos

"(c) 2013 by AnalogAudio1

You can buy these patches - read the description for further details.

Synthesizer demo of the vintage synthesizer Korg DW-8000 from 1985.
In this movie I play some of my own sounds - no additional effects or eq were used.

The Korg DW-8000 is a expanded version of the DW-6000. It is 8 voice polyphonic, has digital waveforms and analog resonant filters. Velocity sensitive keyboard. It has a built in digital delay and a really good arpeggiator, which can be synced via MIDI.
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THE SOUND PROGRAMS IN THIS MOVIE:

Do you own a Korg DW-8000 or EX-8000 and want to get those fantastic sounds for your synth?

The brandnew "ANALOGAUDIO1 DW-8000 PATCH BANK" costs 12,99 Euros and includes 64 great patches - warm analog pads, hybrid pads, percussive sounds, leads, fat basses, and sequencer sounds (in one word: all you hear in the video and some more).

As an experienced synth player and composer I created these patches for professional use. This patchbank gets the most out of your Korg DW-8000. Also included is a patch list (PDF), to find the right sounds quickly. The sounds are not available anywhere else.

The patchbank will work with a DW-8000 or EX-8000, but NOT with the DW-6000. For the DW-6000 I created a different patch bank.

After payment through PayPal you will get the patchbank as a sound file (wav) for the tape interface of your DW-8000 and a patchlist via email.

If you want to buy the "ANALOGAUDIO1 DW-8000 PATCHBANK", send me a message through YouTube (and check your spam folder, I answer quickly).

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I also offer ANALOGAUDIO1 patchbanks for the following synths:

KORG POLY-800 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6bG8P...
KORG POLY-800 II http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPrp8a...
KORG POLY-61 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R0bva...
KORG POLYSIX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc0uMD...
KORG DW-6000 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOoF7T...
ROLAND JUNO-60 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaTLk6...
ROLAND JUNO-106 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdsucH..."

Korg DW-8000 w ANGEL CITY MOD

via this auction

"info about the angel city mod:
One aftermarket add-on, the Angel City mod, was available for the DW-8000. No longer being sold by Angel City but still available by Musitronics for € 78. This is exactly the same upgrade and are even using the original Angel City install document (complete with "Angel City" copyright throughout).

The product description reads:

KORG DW/EX 8000 Systemexpansion

This expansion offers completely new features for your DW/EX 8000 Synthesizer. The most remarkable are:

Splitting and Doubling Sounds Local off function Key Transpose, Random MG Waveform and Compare function Two MIDI Send- and Receive channels Compare and MIDI Program Change for all 128 Sounds Our new operating system expands the function of your DW/EX 8000 dramatically. Create completely new sounds using the new splitting and doubling features. Use the Local ON/Off function to control one ore more external sound modules with one part of your keyboard while playing your DW/EX 8000 with the other one. Since the DW/EX 8000 now has two MIDI Send- and Receive channels, this expansion offers a two part MIDI multi mode. The voice allocation is done dynamically.

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Vintage Synth Tape Cassettes

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Cool bit of synth history.

Oberheim Matrix 12 Xpander Sounds


Oberheim Matrix-6 1,000 Factory Patches "From Around the World"

Angel City Korg DW 8000 "vols. 1a & 1, no Dolby" & "Volume ii"

Deep Magic "Magic 800" 1.0 DW-8000 Presets

1986 Livewire Audio Korg DW-8000 Data Tape "All"

1986 Livewire Audio Korg DW-8000 Data Tape "Sets 1, 2 & 3"

sound approach Korg DW-8000 patches

Korg DW-8000 EX-8000 Preload Programs

1986 Synthesoft Products "Voice Package for the DW-8000"

Fender Rhodes Chroma Polaris Vol 1 Factory Patches

"Patch Program Data for JUNO-60"

Moog Memorymoog Factory Program REV B

Yamaha "The DX Zone" DX7 FM Programming Instructions

Yamaha "DX Performance Demonstration FM Digital Keyboards DX7 and DX9 Performances by Gary Leuenberger and Don Lewis

Sound Source Unlimited Yamaha TX81Z "Designer Series"

Sound Source Unlimited Yamaha TX81Z "R&B DANCE 1.0"

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KORG DW 6000 HQ DEMO - SYNTHESIZER 1985

YouTube Uploaded by AnalogAudio1 on Mar 15, 2011

"The KORG DW-6000 "digital waveform synthesizer" came out 1985. DW stands for "digital waveform". Few months later, Korg presented an updated version, the DW-8000.

The KORG DW-6000 has 6 notes polyphony, 8 waveforms (including sawtooth, but no pulse or square, which is a pity), and superb 24db analog filters - one for every voice (unlike the Poly-800). There is also a chorus, which can be switched on or off. It has an UNISONO mode, which helps you to get fat basses. 2 envelope generators (ADBSSR). MIDI interface, SysEx abilities. Tape interface to load/store soundbanks.

The basic sound of the DW-6000 is somewhere between Poly-800 MK1 and DW-8000. To my ears it sounds more like a Poly-800.
You can produce some decent sounds with the DW-6000 - which you can't exactly duplicate on a DW-8000.

In this clip I played the DW-6000 dry, without any external effects.
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THE SOUND PROGRAMS IN THIS MOVIE:

Do you have a DW-6000 and want to play with the powerful sounds you are hearing here? I will send you the "ANALOGAUDIO1 DW-6000 PATCH BANK" (64 sounds) via email for 12,99 Euros (through PayPal).
You will get a MP3 with sound data for the tape interface of your DW-6000. (How the tape interface works, is described in the manual of the DW-6000, which you can download for free somewhere in the internet).

The bank contains lush analog pads, great retro sounds, fat basses, sequencer sounds and funky leads (in one word: all you are hearing in this video and some more).

These sounds are mainly suited for electronica, techno pop, disco, dance, trance and classic electronic music (Jarre, Vangelis, etc..).

As an experienced synth player / programmer I programmed these special sounds carefully - these sounds are not available anywhere else!

The soundbank will not work with the DW-8000 / EX-8000.

If you are interested, please drop me a mail.
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DEUTSCH: zu den Sounds im Video:

Wollt ihr euren DW-6000 mit den hier gehörten, phatten Analogsounds aufwerten? Für 12,99 Euro (über PayPal oder Überweisung) bekommt ihr die "ANALOGAUDIO1 DW-6000 PATCHBANK" mit 64 first class Sounds - als MP3 via eMail. Diese MP3 wird durch das TAPE INTERFACE des DW-6000 eingespielt.

Die "ANALOG AUDIO 1" Soundcollection verhilft den verstaubten DW-6000 zum neuen Glanz - mit organischen, rohen Bässen, funky Leads, warmen Analog-Pads, Sequencer-Sounds, fetten Retro-Sounds (also alles was man im Video hört und ein paar mehr). Also eine Art Frischzellenkur.

Als DW-6000 Kenner habe ich die Soundbank mit viel Liebe zum Detail programmiert. Diese zeitlosen Klänge unterstreichen den analogen Charakter des DW-6000. Sie eignen sich für Electronica, Electropop, klassische EM oder für andere Styles, wo echt analoge Power gefragt ist. Diese Sounds sind übrigens nirgendwo anders erhältlich. 12,99 Euro, die wirklich gut "hörbar" investiert sind... auch fühlbar.

PS: Die Sounds funktionieren nur mit dem DW-6000, also nicht mit DW-8000/EX-8000.

Bei Interesse schickt mir bitte eine Mail."

Korg DW-8000 NEW patch bank 2022 | 64 Glossy/Lo-Fi/Hybrid patches

video upload by Espen Kraft

"A brand new 2022 patch bank for the Korg DW-8000/EX-8000 and the plugin FB-7999.
My previous bank has proven to be a huge success and I build upon that bank with more texture and complementary patches. Some Lo-Fi, some glossy, but all of them highly usable and ready to work in your music and productions. Patch bank is is a sysex format and it' a full bank of 64 patches.

Find the patches here:
https://sound7.co.uk/products/dw-8000...
https://sound7.co.uk/products/dw-8000...
https://thepatchbay.io/product/korg-d...

In the demo I've used some external reverb when the text overlay say so. It's the Valhalla VintageVerb. All delays are coming from the patches themselves, and the digital delay of the Korg DW-8000 itself, which was the big selling point back in the day.

If you're wondering how to get the patches over to the DW-8000 you can watch my tutorial video:

Korg DW-8000 Midi Sysex TUTORIAL

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Playing the Korg DW-8000 - Carlo Mezzanotte

video upload by carlomezz

"A jam with the Korg DW-8000, an hybrid synth with great-sounding digital oscillators and excellent analog filters that sound full and warm. With complex envelopes and a built-in digital delay (a rarity for its time), the DW-8000 is a wonderful pad/ambient machine, but equally great at bass and leads as well.
This time, only about half of the patches are my own; the other half are tweaked presets and sounds from a third-party bank.
The last of the historical analog Korg machines, the DW-8000 was released at the peak of the digital explosion, when Yamaha FM synths and the early affordable samplers were the buzzwords of the day. But this synth, in contrast, definitely excel at warm, analog-style textures.
I couldn't resist adding a very slight bit of generic reverb; however, the large majority of ambient effect in the video comes from the built-in delay.

Il Korg DW-8000 è un synth ibrido con ottimi oscillatori digitali e eccellenti filtri analogici che suonano caldi e pieni. Con inviluppi complessi e un digital delay integrato (una rarità per i suoi tempi), il DW-8000 è uno strumento superbo per pad e ambient, ma ideale anche per bassi e lead.
Questa volta, soltanto metà circa dei suoni sono di mia programmazione; l'altra metà è composta di presets modificati e suoni di un banco esterno.
Ultimo degli analogici storici della Korg, il DW-8000 esce all'apice della rivoluzione digitale, quando si parlava solo di strumenti in FM Yamaha e dei primi campionatori relativamente a buon mercato. Ma in contrasto, questo synth ha il suo punto di forza nelle calde tessiture analogiche.
Non ho resistito ad aggiungere un leggerissimo tocco di riverbero generico; ma comunque la grande maggioranza dell'effetto d'ambiente che ascoltate nel video proviene dal delay integrato."

Korg DW 8000. Hybryd digital analog synthesizer. a.d. 1985-1987. Programs no: 71 - 88

video upload by Old Korg MaCross

"Korg DW 8000. Programs no: 71 - 88
71: Key - Sfx, 72: Perkusion - Sfx, 73: Ocean - Wave -Sfx, 74: Pad - Sfx, 75: Keyboard Sfx, 76: Perkusion - Sfx, 77: Perkusion Wave - Sfx, 78: Perkusion - Tom Tom - Sfx, 81: Organ, 82: Organele, 83: Organ, 84: Organ, 85: Organ, 86. Organ old, 87. Koto, 88. Synthkey.
* Please visit the channel: Martin Cross - autor.
* I invite to the channel: Martin Cross podróże.
Korg DW 8000. Programy, barwy, brzmienia, dźwięki numery: 71 - 88
71: Key - Sfx, 72: Perkusion - Sfx, 73: Ocean - Wave -Sfx, 74: Pad - Sfx, 75: Keyboard Sfx, 76: Perkusion - Sfx, 77: Perkusion Wave - Sfx, 78: Perkusion - Tom Tom - Sfx, 81: Organ, 82: Organele, 83: Organ, 84: Organ, 85: Organ, 86. Organ old, 87. Koto, 88. Synthkey.
* Zapraszam na kanał: Martin Cross - autor.
* Zapraszam na kanał: Martin Cross - podróże."

Update:

Korg DW 8000. Programs. (No Talking!)

video upload by Old Korg MaCross

No thumbnail for whatever reason - hit play and the video should start.

"Korg DW 8000 .Polyphonic hybrid digital analog synthesizer a..d. 1985-1987Programs no: 51 - 68 51: , 52: , 53: , 54: , 55:, 56:, 57: , 58:, 61:, 62:, 63:, 64:, 65:, 66:, 67:, 68:,"

Korg DW-8000 SN 009452 w/ Original DW-8000/EX-8000 Preload Programs Cassette

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"Korg DW 8000 in very good condition. Comes with super rare original Korg DW 8000 cassette with all the original patches and manual. This Korg DW 8000 has also been fitted with a new battery and battery holder, replacing the old infamous hard-wired soldered on battery."

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Korg DW-8000 Sound Design with Patch Base

Published on Jan 2, 2020 Coffeeshopped

"A screencast of using Patch Base on the iPad to design sounds on the Korg DW-8000. Patch Base supports full patch editing and library organization for the Korg DW-8000 and EX-8000, on both Mac and iPad. Find out more here:

Patch Base: https://coffeeshopped.com/patch-base
Korg DW-8000 editor: https://coffeeshopped.com/patch-base/...
Korg EX-8000 editor: https://coffeeshopped.com/patch-base/..."

KORG DW-8000 with Angel City Audio Turbo-DW Expansion

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via this auction

"This is a forgotten underdog from the mid 1980s.

Has a very warm analog sounds think pad Oberheim pads, Moog basses/leads/efx but can easily emulate those PPG/DX7 digital sounds(epianos/bells etc.

The beauty about this particular unit is the RARE Angel City Audio Turbo Upgrade.

The Upgrade allows you to split the synth allowing two different sounds at one time essentially making it Bi-timbral polyphonic. You can also detune and layer sounds!! None of these features are found in the original versions. This was an expensive upgrade back in the day.

Very clean synthesizer no broken keys, chips etc..."

Update: some info on the mod via musitronics.de, translated into Googlish added further below, under the pics.



Update: some info on the mod via musitronics.de, translated into Googlish:

"This expansion opens up entirely new possibilities with your DW / EX 8000 synthesizer. The most important new features are:

Splitting and Doubling Sounds
Local off function
Key Transpose, Random MG Waveform and Compare function
Two MIDI transmit and receive channels
Compare and MIDI Program Change to all 128 sounds
Our new operating system extends the functionality of your DW / EX 8000 by far. Splitting and doubling sounds arise completely new sound possibilities. With the Local ON / OFF function to control a part of the keyboard one or more expanders, while playing with the other part your DW / EX 8000th Since the DW / EX 8000 now has two MIDI transmit and receive channels has, even gives the expansion a 2-fold MIDI Multi mode. The voice allocation is done dynamically.

There are a total of 8 new parameters. Of these, 6 parameters - 18 (Sound B), 27 (Key Transpose), 28 (Detune AB), 36 (split mode), 37 (Split Point) and 38 (Bal AB.) - Are stored for each sound with , Of course, the new parameters with the old sound settings are fully compatible. Each previous sound adjustment may be supplemented by the new parameters. Of course, you can save the new parameters in both the cartridge, as well as in our memory expansion

New features of the DW / EX 8000 Expansion:

Parameter 18: Sound B
Adjustable from 11-88. This parameter specifies which sound to be used as a second sound.

Parameter 27: Key Transpose
With this parameter you can raise the pitch of your DW 8000 by semitones up to one octave.

Parameter 28: Detune AB
Fine tuning between Sound A and Sound B with 7 different settings. This is particularly helpful in Doubling Sounds, which beats between four (!) Oscillators arise.

Parameter 36: Split Mode
This is the most important parameter of the extension. It determines whether the DW 8000 works as far as gesplittetes Keyboard or Doubling Mode. The Local ON / OFF function is hereby realized.

Mode 1: The DW 8000 works as usual
Mode 2: Local OFF Lower Manual. The lower part of the keyboard is turned off, the upper part produces DW 8000 Sounds. However, the MIDI signals of the entire keyboard will be issued.
Mode 3: Local OFF Upper Manual. The upper part of the keyboard is off, the under part produces DW 8000 Sounds. However, MIDI signals are output of the whole keyboard.
Mode 4: DW 8000 Local OFF. There are no longer generates sounds from the keyboard, but also sends MIDI data and received.
Mode 5: Splitting. Here DW works 8000 in splitting mode. The lower part of the keyboard produces sound, which you have selected. The upper part is the sound again, which you have set with parameter 18th
Mode 6: Splitting. Inverted behavior as fashion. 5
Mode 7: Doubling Sounds. There are superimposed Sound A and Sound B. They resound in the lower part of the keyboard to the split point.
Mode 8: Mode 7, however, the instrument sounds from the split point in the upper part of the keyboard.
Parameter 37: Split Point
This parameter allows you to adjust the position of the split point, adjustable to all 61 buttons.

Parameter 38: Balance AB
Determines the balance of the volume between A and B.

Parameter 78: MIDI Mode
Establishing the mapping for the MIDI channels A and B to the sounds A and B for the reception and transmission of MIDI data.

Parameter 88: MIDI Channel B
Works in principle like parameter 84, but for the second MIDI channel B.

The following parameters can be split:
11 OSC 1 OCTAVE, 12 OSC 1 WAVEFORM (1-8) OR (9-12) 14 AUTO BEND SELECT 15 AUTO BEND MODE 16 AUTO BEND TIME, 17 AUTO BEND INTENSITY, 21 OSC 2 OCTAVE, 22 OSC 2 WAVEFORM , (1-8) OR (9-12), 24 INTERVAL, 25 DETUNE, 27 KEY Trnspose, 31 VCF Cutoff, VCF 33 KEYBOARD TRACK, 35 VCF EG INT, 41 VCF ATTACK, DECAY 42 VCF, VCF 43 BREAK POINT, 44 VCF SLOPE, 45 VCF SUSTAIN, 46 VCF RELEASE, 47 VCF VELOCITY SENSE, 51 VCA ATTACK, 52 VCA DECAY, 53 VCA bREAKPOINT, 54 VCA SLOPE, 55 VCA SUSTAIN, 56 VCA RELEASE, 57 VCA VELOCITY SENSE, 66 OSC BEND , 67 VCF BEND, 77 PORTAMENTO TIME, 82 VCF AFTERTOUCH AND 83 VCA AFTERTOUCH

The remaining parameters are always determined by sound A.

Furthermore a random for the MG waveforms available. Finally, we have the DW 8000 is programmed to the last played sound is dialed is switched on again the instrument. The Compare function allows a comparison of the sounds while editing. If simultaneously pressing the PROGRAM button when selecting a sound, so be output via the MIDI interface Program Change messages from 64-127."

"Euphonics 1984" - Yamaha Rs-7000, Prophet 6, DW-8000, Minilogue

Published on Feb 19, 2017

"'Euphonics 1984'

Recorded live on February 14, 2017 using a Yamaha RS-7000 MIDI Sequencer and a room full of synths.
The original insipiration started with the Korg DW-8000 and its smooth sounding filter with a plucky guitar-like patch and two other patches. It made up the earliest parts of this piece. Later the Prophet '08 accompanied with brass pads. The Korg DW-6000 embelished melodies in the 4th part. The Novation BassStation II was responsible for all bass duties. 4 patches were used and a lot of automation was applied to modulate its volumes, filters and other parameters. The Art Tube Channel handled its dynamics with a tiny bit of eq. Later the Sequential Prophet 6 was added filling in various bits including melodic accompaniment and a delicious filtered sweep in the 4th part. The Sequential Prophet 6 had six patch changes and was used throughout the entire arrangement. The Electribe EMX played the vintage drum sounds and was assisted by various percussive noises on the Korg Radias and Roland XV-5080. The drum bus was ran through the Alesis 3630 Compressor. The Korg MS-2000 sang the vocal piece in the 1st part using its VOX oscillator mode and later played a high frequency patch in the final measures. The Korg Minilogue played several melodic parts throughout as well as some FX. The Roland JP-8080 played pads from beginning to end. The Roland Boutique JX-03 accompanied a number of melodic notes in the 1st, 2nd and 4th parts. A Mackie 1604-VLZ3 and a pair of racked line mixers connected everything including a number of compressors and outboard effects. The Art Pro VLA II had a lot to do with the overall sound. The video was shot with a Panasonic Lumix LX7 and was edited in Corel VideoStudio Ultimate x9.


pilot........................................Morgan Orange
conductor...............................Yamaha RS7000 Sequencer

MIDI Orchestra

melodies................................Korg DW-6000
melodies................................Korg DW-8000
horns & pads.........................Dave Smith Prophet '08
melodies & filter sweeps......Sequential Prophet 6
melodies & fx........................Korg Minilogue
bass.......................................Novation BassStation II
vox .......................................Korg MS2000
noise & percussion...............Korg Radias
arpeggios & padd.................Roland JP-8080

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KORG DW-8000 E audio in mod to Roland JUNO-60

Korg DW-8000 vers. E Published on Feb 3, 2019 synthlegends

"Korg DW-8000 version E, expanded version only made by the German Korg Distributor 1987 with analog In to route external synths to the internal digital delay of the Korg DW-8000. This Version also has 16 additional waveforms and 64 additional patches. You can achieve the second bank of waveforms (on ROM) and patches by pressing an additonal button named "Enter". There you can load and save patches via sysex direct from the computer."

KORG DW-8000 - Ambient Drone Music - w/ Strymon Bigsky & Eventide Timefactor 【SYNTH DEMO】

Published on Sep 2, 2015 synth4ever

"Korg DW-8000 ambient synth demo. Playing ambient drone music on Korg DW 8000 synthesizer + Behringer BCR2000 controller. Korg DW-8000 synth w/ Strymon BigSky reverb + Eventide TimeFactor delay pedals."

KORG DW-8000 - Ambient Drone Music Soundscape - w/ Strymon Bigsky & Eventide Timefactor 【SYNTH DEMO】

Published on Jul 16, 2015 synth4ever

"Korg DW-8000 synth demo. Playing ambient drone music on Korg DW 8000 synthesizer + Behringer BCR2000 controller. Korg DW-8000 synth w/ Strymon BigSky reverb + Eventide TimeFactor delay pedals."

Korg DW-8000 Part 1-SynthesizerWorld

YouTube via Synthesizerworld — February 20, 2010 — Here Part 1 of the Korg DW-8000 demo video,i added only a little reverbeo,no other effects

Korg DW-8000 Part 2-SynthesizerWorld


Korg DW-8000 Part 3-SynthesizerWorld

KORG DW 8000 - Ambient Space Music Soundscape 【SYNTH DEMO】

Published on Jun 23, 2015 synth4ever

"Korg DW-8000 synth demo. Ambient space music soundscape on Korg DW 8000 digital / analog synthesizer + Behringer BCR2000 controller.

Featuring Korg DW 8000 arpeggiator + on-board delay effects. Video footage © Creative Commons authors."

Korg DW8000 and Novation Zero SLMkII

Published on Feb 5, 2016 Sergio Brunetti

"The Korg DW-8000 is a powerful synth. It is hard to program as almost every synth of its era due to just a parameter assignable at once. To solve this problem, I have programmed almost all the parameters of the Korg DW-8000 in the Novation Zero SLMkII. In this way I have direct access to all the parameters and I can change the values of more than a parameter at once. I can create sounds and tones that I hardly could create using just the Korg control panel. The video shows the Novation displaying the names I have assigned to each parameter. In this way I can easily find the sliders, buttons, encoders and pots to be used for every single DW-8000 parameter. The tones are just an example to show how it works and not how it can sound. For details on the Korg DW-8000 parameter list you can see a manual on line. The hand written labels on the Novation are for using in Sibelius Notation Software and are not relative to the Korg synth."

KORG DW-8000 - Ambient Chillout Music - w/ Eventide Timefactor 【SYNTH DEMO】

Published on Aug 14, 2015 synth4ever

"Korg DW-8000 synth demo. Playing ambient chillout music on Korg DW 8000 synthesizer + Behringer BCR2000 controller. Korg DW-8000 ambient synth arpeggiator w/ Eventide TimeFactor delay effects pedal."

KORG DW 8000 HQ DEMO - SYNTHESIZER 1985

YouTube via AnalogAudio1

"The KORG DW-8000 "digital waveform synthesizer" came out 1985 and was the 'deluxe' version of the smaller DW-6000. DW stands for "digital waveform".

The KORG DW-8000 has 8 notes polyphony, 16 waveforms, a velocity sensitive keyboard with programmable aftertouch, auto-bend, an arpeggiator and a digital delay unit. The Digital Delay offers up to 512ms delay, phasing, flanging, chorusing and other time effects.

The DW8000 has been used by Juno Reactor, Depeche Mode, Dream Theater, Joe Zawinul, and Keith Emerson.

In this clip I played the DW-8000 dry, without any external effects."