DW-8000

Korg DW-8000

Released: 1985

MSRP: Y199,000 ($1295US)

Synopsis:

DW-6000 with 2x wavetable, more polyphony, auto-bend, velocity and aftertouch sensitivity, swapping chorus for digital delay. Architecture Class: Rompler.

Ebay Description:

The Korg DW-8000 is a pressure and velocity sensitive 61 key (8 voice, monotimbral) dual oscillator synthesizer, featuring 16 waveforms (8 bit, 64kB) and noise, 24dB resonant low pass analog filter, dedicated filter and amplifier ABDSSR envelopes, LFO, digital delay, stereo outputs, arpeggiator, auto-bend, portamento, and MIDI. The 64 user editable presets can be saved via MIDI SysEx.

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
61 keys	W:998mm D:338mm H:101mm	10.9kg	no	stereo	MIDI:In/Out/Thru tape	MIDI	MIDI	portamento program+ sustain	AC (IEC C9 to NEMA 1-15P) 31W

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
DW-8000 EX-8000	None	64	MIDI tape	MIDI	parameter based	dual LED displays

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
no	8	2	[DO1+DO2+noise]->VCF->VCA

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
digital delay (2-512ms, 10Hz max LFO)	no	aftertouch MIDI-CC7 VCA-EG	yes

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
up/down\|assignable with latch	MIDI	no	N/A	N/A	joystick MIDI-Bend MIDI-CC1	pedal MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure	Chord Memory	External Control	External Sustain	Key Scaling	Velocity Curves
yes	no	MIDI	pedal MIDI	yes	1

Sample

Stereo	Sample Depth	Sample Rate	Sample RAM	Sample ROM	Sample Points	Sample Trigger	Sample Loop	Sample Edit
N/A	8 bit	N/A	N/A	64kB	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
DO1	digital	16 (brass/string clarinet acoustic-piano electric-piano electric-piano-hard clavi organ brass saxophone violin acoustic-guitar distorted-guitar electric-bass digital-bass bell organ/whistle)	4' 8' 16'	no	no	auto-bend joystick MG MIDI-Bend portamento	no
DO2	digital	16 (brass/string clarinet acoustic-piano electric-piano electric-piano-hard clavi organ brass saxophone violin acoustic-guitar distorted-guitar electric-bass digital-bass bell organ/whistle)	4' 8' 16'	no	no	auto-bend joystick MG MIDI-Bend portamento	no
Noise	analog	noise:white	-	no	no	no	no

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
VCF	analog	2069	yes	24dB low pass	aftertouch VCF-EG joystick key MG MIDI-CC2	no	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
VCF-EG	break sustain	attack decay slope release	no	yes	no	velocity	no
VCA-EG	break sustain	attack decay slope release	no	no	no	velocity	no

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
MG	triangle saw:up saw:down square	yes	no	no	no	aftertouch:osc joystick MIDI-CC1	no

Rompler Models

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