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."

Synesthexia - more sounds of the Elka Synthex

YouTube Uploaded by wavebox2011 on Mar 15, 2011

"Some more sound experiments on the Elka Synthex, just for fun. As in "Synthenoxe part 1.0", all sounds except for the drums have been created on the Synthex. No Hammond Organs or Minimoogs have been harmed. :)

The video is just experimental, cuts and bits from public domain and creative commons footage. And better than a black screen, I guess.

Enjoy!"

Alma redemptoris mater

YouTube Uploaded by spinach0pizza on Mar 15, 2011

"This is Alma redemptoris mater, composed by Orlande de Lassus (1532 - 1594) and performed by Richard Galbraith on a modular analog synthesizer (by Synthesizers.com), with a Grove Audio PM Resonator. Visualization is Magnetosphere.
Better audio quality here: http://soundcloud.com/spinach-pizza/alma-redemptoris-mater-orlande"

ARP 2600 No.6

YouTube Uploaded by vcf4012 on Mar 15, 2011

"ARP 2600 running sequence through Devilfish (TB-303) and MOOG 3 Band EQ"

Sony CX700V on Kessler Pocket Dolly Test 2

YouTube Uploaded by JohnLRice on Mar 15, 2011

"Just another test of some new equipment FWIW."

Processing Sound From Japan Earthquake

YouTube Uploaded by BrianWilliamGreen on Mar 15, 2011

"For all the info about this go here, http://seeyouinsleep.com/blog/2011/3/16/earthquake-music.html"

"So i decided to be part of this little ablum via the monome fourms to help with getting donations for the victiams in Japan. The album is being put together by remixing Micah Frank's sound work processesing earthquake seismic data which is translated into sound synthesis parameters via USGA xml feed."

Earthquakes off the east coast of Honshu, Japan - Friday March 11, 2011 by Micah Frank

The above by Micah Frank was featured on PBS.org here.

"What would an earthquake sound like if we could hear it?

Micah Frank, a sound programmer from Brooklyn, has attempted to answer that question by producing aural interpretations of the seismic activity from Japan’s earthquake. Frank is the founder of the Tectonic Project, which aggregates earthquake data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and turns it into sound sculptures in real time. These soundscapes paint a chilling aural portrait of disasters like the one in Japan.

'I listen to some of these, and they are really sort of haunting,' Frank said in an interview Friday."

You might remember Micah Frank from his recent release TECTONIC previously featured here.

M4L Tutorial #10 Adding FM and sin waves to synth : Max for Ableton Live

YouTube Uploaded by learnMax on Mar 15, 2011

"complete series: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6CE63AB005E84E10 [below]

Tonight we add FM (and do a little debugging) on our synth"

BeatLove -You Can Feel

YouTube Uploaded by realpadsound on Mar 6, 2011

"http://beatlove.bandcamp.com/"

RIP Mr. Tsutomu Katoh - Founder of KORG

A letter via Seiki Kato, President of KORG Inc.

"Dear Sirs and Madams,

I would like to inform you that our founder and chairman Mr. Tsutomu Katoh passed away early this morning (March 15, 2011) after a long fight with cancer.

Since he founded Korg Inc. in 1963, Mr. Katoh has led our company with great talent, vision and leadership. He was loved and respected by all the employees, all Korg family members and made a huge contribution to the lives of countless musicians around the world.

Plans for a memorial service will follow very soon.

I would appreciate your prayers for him and hope he can rest peacefully now.

Sincerely,

Seiki Kato
President
Korg Inc."

Tsutomu Katoh and the History of Korg

Another hero lost; one of the first to define the world of synthesis as we know it. The gifts he gave us will always be remembered and will inspire new synth enthusiasts and musicians for decades to come. Tsutomu Katoh-san, you will be missed. Thank you for everything you gave us.

Via Wikipedia: "Founded in 1962 in Japan by Tsutomu Kato and Tadashi Osanai, Korg was originally known as Keio Gijutsu Kenkyujo Ltd." and later "Keio Electronic Laboratories (京王技術研究所^?) because its fledgling offices were located near the Keio train line in Tokyo and Keio can be formed by combining the first letters of Kato and Osanai. Before founding the company, Kato ran a nightclub. Osanai, a Tokyo University graduate and noted accordionist, regularly performed at Kato's club accompanied by a Wurlitzer Sideman rhythm machine. Unsatisfied with the rhythm machine, Osanai convinced Kato to finance his efforts to build a better one..." And indeed they did.

This sad news in via Amos of Moog Music and Michelle Moog-Koussa of the Bob Moog Foundation.

Update: some condolences and pics on the KORG Forum here.

Some video of the legacy of instruments he brought us with a rare interview in Part 1 (previously posted):

'The Vintage Synth - Volume 3: Korg' 1-11

YouTube via baward — November 24, 2009 —

"Rare, Japanese-language video from some time in the 1990's, taking the viewer on an odyssey through Korg's many instruments, from Korg's synthesizer museum at its Tokyo headquarters.

Two other videos were produced in this series, 'The Vintage Synth - Volume 1: Moog and 'The Vintage Synth - Volume 2: Roland'"

Part 1: "This clip features an interview with Korg's co-founder Tsutomu Kato and footage of the rare DA-20 Doncamatic drum machine (1963) and an early appearance of Korg's famous 'Traveler' filter control - on an organ! (late 1960's.) More to follow."

Part 2: "This clip features the Korgue organ from 1968, as well as Korg's first synthesizer, the Mini Korg 700 from 1973 (here shown in its expanded 2 oscillator version, 1974's Mini Korg 700S.)"

Part 3: "This clip features the Synthesizer 800DV (1974), Synthesizer 770 (1975), and the PE-1000 (1976)."

Part 4: "This clip features the polyphonic, patchable, part-modular and extremely rare PS-3300 (1978)."

Part 5: "This clip features part one of the MS series (1978-79), focussing on the wall-mounted 'education' MS-20 as well as some other early analogue products."

Part 6: "This clip features the MS-20 and MS-50 synthesizers, VC-10 vocoder and SQ-10 analog sequencer (1978-79) in more detail."

Part 7: "This clip features the Delta strings synthesizer, Trident polyphonic synthesizer, and BX-3 analogue organ (1980-81)."

Part 8: "This clip features the first part of an in-depth look at the Polysix synthesizer from 1981."

Part 9: "This clip features the second part of the Polysix synthesizer feature and the one on the Mono/Poly."

Part 10: "This clip features the Poly-800II and the DW-8000 (1985)"

Part 11: "Computer-control of MS instruments (or is it the 05R module?) with 700S, original Korg Wavedrum, as well series conclusion."

Dune Electrophonic Edtion

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