DW8000 • EX8000

256 New Sounds    

Only $25

  Also in WAV File Format

  Sounds load through the Data Cassette Port  

Korg released the DW-8000 and EX-8000 (rackmount version) in 1985 along with it's "little brother" DW-6000. The DW-8000 is a "Digital Analog Hybride" and the first synth from Korg to use sampled waveforms as the sound source. It also included a digital delay effect. A big deal at the time.

The DW series was a natural step up from earlier Poly-800 series. It featured a five octave 61 note keyboard, a 64-note arpeggiator and "DWGS" (Digital Waveform Generator System) synthesis. DWGS synthesis can best be defined as an early sample playback system where short waveforms are stored on the synths hardware chips. The waveforms themselves are made up of the usual pulse, triangle, sine and sawtooth waveforms, but also featured waveforms such as brass sax and piano.

The DW can hold 64 patches in it's memory and included MIDI to allow sysex transfer for storing sounds on your computer or hardware data disks. You could also purchase the MEX-8000, a hardware device which could provide four additional sound banks and boost up the memory to a whopping 256 sounds!

AIFF or WAV files - connect your computer audio output to your DW-8000 cassette interface input and you can load in the sounds the same way you would from the data cassette tape. The files will open in any program that plays AIFF or WAV files.

System exclusive files (.syx) & Midi Files (.mid) - Sounds can be loaded through the Korg's midi port. You need a midi interface or sound card to connect to the synths midi input. We provide the software that lets you load in the new sounds. The sounds are available in both Mac and PC formats.

There are four banks of sounds included in the collection. Each sound bank contains 64 new programs for a total of 256 new sounds.