KORG DW 8000 - A few patches

[@matzel2001]

Great vintage synth. The Patch at 1:34 sounds like a Roland D-50, really awesome!

[@TorBruheim]

The sounds are still (2019) very usable. Many of the sounds can be compared to the dx7 except the piano sounds. The brass sounds are exceptionally good. And so are the glass sounds.

[@jeroenfigee]

Some great playing, beautyful chords, yumyum! I once owned the ex-800 and the poly800. I think in memory of them I'm gonna buy a DW, based on your vid and 1 other that I saw on youtube. It sounds really great and love the lay-out too :-) Thank u 4 posting!

[@roboticrealm]

Thanks for the comment! Yes, in a few of my songs I've used the typical famous bass patch from the DX7. I don't know what the patch is called but it's used on a lot of great songs from the 80's (Kenny Loggins - Danger zone, Howard Jones - What is love etc.). I also own a Poly 61. Love that synth! A lot of people says the Poly 61 sounds low fi and I've never understood that. I think it's great.

[@paphundekel1926]

Great demo, great synth. I love mine. It can sounds like Prophet 5, DX7 or PPG if you want to.

[@germanshepherdlover2613]

I've had two of these, great machines ;)

[@roboticrealm]

Thanks! I'm no fan either of guys just fiddling with knobs on synths and showing of different filters etc. I want to hear a synth in action, in context so to speak, so you can hear what it could be useful for. AnalogAudio1 has made two great demos of the DW 8000 though. He made me by my unit.

[@danalexpiano]

6:59 really nice brass

[@roboticrealm]

Looking forward to your demo. Just love the MJ Moog sound. I read somewhere that they used two minimoogs for the sound on Thriller...

[@roboticrealm]

Thank you very much! Nice of you to say so! My DW is in quite good condition yes, though actually the phones jack is totally broken.

[@MiguelNeiglick]

I really enjoyed your demo. Nice playing and also very skillful use of that "not so easy to use" pitch stick. After seeing your demo I cannot make any excuses after I buy a DW-8000. I used to own the EX-8000 and I always loved the combination of the digital waveforms with that juicy analog filter. There is something very special about the DW-8000 / EX-8000's filters. It's crazy that hybrid synths DW-8000, ESQ-1/SQ-80 and K3 are still so affordable. I try to get all of them while they are still affordable. For some weird reasons synths digital osc's + analog filters interest me more than purely analog synths.

[@roboticrealm]

+MiguelNeiglick The DW is indeed very nice. It is certainly very good at bell-ish sounds and other weird spacy stuff where you make good use of the excellent onboard delay fx. However, IMHO it cannot do bass, brass and lead sounds as good as the MKS-80 or the JX-8P.

[@MiguelNeiglick]

Funny that you mention the MKS-80 as I just sold mine (rev4) just a few months ago. I guess I had some strange urge to get rid of all of my rack synths as I prefer to have keyboard versions. I always thought that MKS-80 was a very nice synth for bass sounds. It's a very special synth because it can sound like it's a half analog and half fm synth. When I had the MKS-70 (which is basically two JX-8P's in a rack) I always thought it was better for strings and pads because it's envelopes were on the slow side and the filter was soft. For me it was the best Roland analog polysynth when it comes to making those sort of sounds (yeah, I really mean it.. to me it even beat JP-8 for strings and pads). BTW, Some of the favorite sounds I made with the EX-8000 were bass and lead sounds. Probably wouldn't work on every genre but for my kind of music and for my taste it was perfect. managed to get some good bass and lead sounds from the EX8k. I usually produce oldschool psytrance and for me that filter works really well for that kind of music. Really underrated synth IMO.

[@Bobbotov]

I still own one. It was a really great synth. I am all soft synths now but I keep this for nostalgia.

[@roboticrealm]

Yes, the JX8P is a favourite of mine also. I use the JX8P on almost all my songs. Love the fantasticly warm pads and the fantastic brass sounds it makes. The Final Countdown patch (also used on So What - I was lucky and Taylor Dayne - Tell it to my heart) sounds awesome with a bit of reverb!

[@RyanBHamilton]

Love this video!!!!! Thanks!!!!

[@fender1000100]

Yes the JX8P is wonderful. It hasnt got the bite and sonic range of the DX7. But what it does well, it does as good as it gets. And its brass and strings are second to none.

[@fender1000100]

If I ever buy another synth, it will be a midied POLY61. Ive loved its sound for years. After the DX7 and ROLAND JX8P. Its my next favourite synth. But I champion the DX7. Because even after 30 years it so mis-understood. And even underrated. Everyone knows what it does well. I want to show what it does well that few know.

[@synthartist69]

Great demo... thank you!

[@reneotten2288]

Sounds fantastic!!!!

[@thebreathalyzer]

Awesome sounds, you "play the sound" very well. Very important. I'm an awful keyboard player myself, but still have one of these I purchased new. Handy when you need a midi controller or to plunk out some chords, etc. Love the fat bass around 5:25.

[@roboticrealm]

Thanks! Yes, to able to play is as important as the sound itself or even more important. A mediochre instrument in the hands of a real musician can sound awesome, but an awesome instrument in the hands of someone who can't play is often a waste, well, at least most of the time. Still my playing in this video is not at all that good in my opionon, but it's ok I guess. The bass sound I programmed myself by listening and watching to this video: /watch?v=uVu0Jf1gJGk and trying to get the sound that was on there.

[@fender1000100]

Al nayfisch da soul. Its all POLY 61 and 808. And its a killer. especially that bass.

[@fender1000100]

Nice work. I had a Korg poly61. Once and that could put out some great electro basses and spacey sounds. I noticed you said you turn to alot of other synths for bass. And I know you own a DX7. You should be turning there. Hopefully my next few demos will help you realize that.

[@urshauser1725]

Great demo thanks... and really good stuff on your webside (sometimes:-) reminds me of th 80ies:-)

[@roboticrealm]

Interesting track. Not really my cup of tea but I recognize the Poly 61 sound and it sounds really nice. I had my brother help me install midi from CHD Electroservis in my Poly 61.

[@kiko1935]

I saw an EX8000 for not that much and I don't didn't nab it! Kicking myself

[@roboticrealm]

I'm not entirely sure. I don't remember. I think it's a patch I found on the web and maybe I tweaked it a little bit. It's not something I've programmed from scratch though, that much I know.

[@paultrappett3487]

Any chance of a copy of the patch details for the sound at 1:35. It's similar to one I lost. Regards

[@user-mq7nc6wp1u]

Excellent video and great sounds. You say you found most of the patches on the web could you give link(s) to the site(s) you found the patches on? Or maybe create a zip file to download the patches you have?

[@roboticrealm]

I don't know really but the lead sound I play at 3:00 is quite a typical DW 8000 lead.

[@6Mega6Man6]

Great demo. All the other ones I see on here are just people fucking around with the sounds instead of trying to actually play things on it

[@jaggass]

Sounds like a cross between a D-50 and a DX7.

[@demerit5]

Good call.

[@fender1000100]

Check out the bass in my next two demos Lukas, they will show the DX7 can do more than that famous electric bass patch. Including great techno basses. And even a great moog like bass that sounds very close to the one used in MJs Thriller. Whitney Houstons Wanna dance with someone. The DX7 is a killer bass synth. I have to show this soon. Theres nothing lo-fi about the poly61. If I could get one with midi id buy it. Listen to the legendary electro track.

[@josephpetersen2734]

what was the patch that started at 2:56

[@roboticrealm]

If you mean what it is called then I have no idea. Most of the patches you hear I've collected from the web. I think I went through all Bryan Ressler patches and maybe some other patches from the internet and stored the ones I liked on my synth. Then I've modified or programmed a few of them myself. But that was perhaps two or three years ago so I don't remember at all what the patch is called. I suggest you go through all "Bryan Ressler - Korg DW-8000 Patches - Pallium" yourself and then you'll probably find it.

[@josephpetersen2734]

ok thanks

[@manymystics]

That patch at 0:42 is unreal! If you can recall, was that a Brian Ressler patch or something you programmed yourself?

[@roboticrealm]

This patch is also in my other video where you can download all the sounds: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaiXiGiid7ukbrM I don't know if I programmed it or if it was from Brian Ressler. My guess is it's one of his.

[@miyapop721]

hi i have this, and its new. I wanna play but no sounds comes out :( please help me!!

[@roboticrealm]

I'm not sure I can help. You have connected the line outs to a speaker or a mixer I presume? The headphone out on my synth doesn't work for example so...Have you opened the synth and checked under the hood to see if perhaps the cables are done for and needs some soldering?...You should probably get a technician to help you. If you don't know a technician try and go to the nearest music store where you live and get them to help you. By the way, what you mean by "it's new"?

[@roboticrealm]

Check out this page and see if it helps: www.pallium.com/bryan/dw8000.php

[@roboticrealm]

From what I can tell when checking the web common problems with this synth seems to be leaking battery or that you need to replace your battery...so maybe you should check that out.

[@miyapop721]

thank you so much

[@squirrelvalhalla9386]

@@roboticrealm If your internal battery is dead... the patches will be so scrambled, you may not get any sound out of it. Replace the battery (requires soldering), change the midi setting to receive 'all' data, and load in a sysex with new presets.

[@gruponemesis]

im assuming it has built in reverb and chorus?

[@derekbaker3279]

An excellent digital delay for sure. Not sure about the other effects you mentioned. I don't think it has reverb or chorus.

[@gjc82071]

roboticrealm - Are these patches from "Bryan Ressler - Korg DW-8000 Patches - Pallium"?

[@roboticrealm]

Yes, most of them. A few I've programmed or editied myself.

[@roboticrealm]

Someone called Moon_ffin_bat sent me a message about the patches in this demo. However I can't reply 'cause he/she has some kind of lock that prevents me from answering the message, so if you read this I say what I've already told others: Most of the patches you hear in my demo is not my own. If you just google "DW 8000 patches" you'll find almost all of them.

[@speedtribejp]

Do you think Jupiter-4 and DW8000 make a good pair in performance and sound?

[@roboticrealm]

Yes, I should think so. They are very different in both how they sound and how they work. They both excel in different things so I think they complete each other quite ok. Still, I think you would need a few more synths to cover even more ground. The Jupiter 4 is excellent for huge bass sounds, lead sounds and arpeggio stuff but it is a bit limited sonic wise. The DW covers more ground, but is not as fat and analogue sounding, and that can in fact, in some cases, be a good thing. If I were you I would also get a JX-8p and a Juno 60 but that's just me. It all depends on what you're after and what kind of music you're making...

[@speedtribejp]

roboticrealm Thank you for advise. I got DW8000 and Jupiter4 same as in your video. Also the Juno6, but not 8P, instead JX3P and AlphaJuno2. I hope to cover wide range.

[@roboticrealm]

speedtribejp Well, then you certainly have a wide range covered. The 3P is an excellent synth. I borrowed one from a friend two months ago and it sounds awesome. However, since I already have a Juno 60, Alpha, MKS80 and an 8p I wont pursue and buy one because the 3P is far too similar to what I already own. I was a bit surprised that I found that the 3P IMO sounded more like my Juno 60 than my 8P.

[@TheMurrph]

The website is down, where can I still get these patches?

[@tigromastertigromaster184]

Hello!) How did you get the 'choir-like' sound from this synth? Which waveforms you used?

[@roboticrealm]

Otherwise, here are two great links: pallium.com/bryan/dwpatches.php dw8000.com/downloads.html

[@josephpetersen2734]

roboticrealm - what were those chords on the second patch test? thanks

[@roboticrealm]

If you mean from 0:15-0:39 it's: Csus4, Ab/Eb, Eb, Abadd9, Cm/Bb, Bbadd9, Gadd9/B, Cadd9sus4, Cadd9, Em11, A13, A7, Dm9, G13, G9, Db9, Cmaj9 At least that's how we name those chords here in Sweden where I live. I've seen american sheet music where they sometimes call an Aadd9 chord A2. So...anyway.. Hope that helps.

[@josephpetersen2734]

roboticrealm thank you

[@fredpayette5146]

Sweet sounds ! Do you also have a DW-6000 ? I have one but I dont think having a DW-8000 would be superfluous, if I can ever find one :p

[@roboticrealm]

+Fred Payette Yes, I have a DW6000 too, but I think the DW8000 sounds better.

[@johnnydekock]

Awesome demo, were you only using the internal FX?

[@roboticrealm]

Thanks. Yes, only internal FX.

[@moogdome2562]

A rare synth now.Ok, but it lacks sliders and knobs to twiddle. don't like presets so much. Thge start of didi preset synths.great demo.

[@chieftp]

rare? if by rare, you mean they only made 120,000 of them and there are never more than 3 or 4 on craigslist at any given time, then yeah.

[@moogdome2562]

So glad you agree.

[@chieftp]

@@moogdome2562 seeing as how you are unfamiliar with sarcasm, I shall close the register at this point and state that $19.95 is the rental price.

[@moogdome2562]

All I'm saying is, In the Uk they are not that common, I've not seen many for sale. Maybe like you said,There are many. I didn't know that, probaly in the staes yes, but over here,

[@chieftp]

@@moogdome2562 ah, didn't know you were on the other side of the pond mate. yeah, over here in the states, we use them for door stops.

[@WeAreCrozet]

Are these factory patches?

[@roboticrealm]

Like it sais in the discription below the video: "The patches heard in this video are mostly sounds I've found on the web. A few sounds I've programmed myself." So, maybe some of them are, but certainly not all.

[@crnogor]

Most of sound are nice , warm , wery close to OBX , only few is for bin ! As a,player , push y'r self in programing , stop picking sounds from NET ! This Synth has big potential , go into , '' with y'r feets ! Regards !

[@BoyBlueBand]

what is the patch at 14 seconds? Is that something you programmed or is this a factory patch

[@roboticrealm]

Thanks! I don't remember where I found them, what I can remember is that I just googled....But if you give me your email adress I'll send you patches that I've found on the internet as a rar or zip file.

[@surfrider71]

i love this synth! check out my demo i did.