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

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:
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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 of that here:
• Korg DW-8000 Midi Syse...
Patch names:
11 - Old strings
12 - Rampy Lead
13 - Ambi
14 - Bad Romance
15 - Solid Sweep Bass (unison)
16 - prA
17 - Computer Love
18 - Velocity Pad
21 - Unsion Bass
22 - April Bells
23 - Muted Majesty
24 - Eerie
25 - Theme Detune
26 - X
27 - Spooky Pad
28 - Space
31 - Legend
32 - D-Fifty
33 - Glassy Strings
34 - Sinister Echo
35 - Mainframe
36 - Pop Bass (Unison)
37 - Hybrid Bass (Unison)
38 - Chorus Bass
41 - Rain Bells
42 - Wobbly Bell
43 - Exoglide
44 - Ekko
45 - TG Ambient Arp #1
46 - TG Ambient Arp #2
47 - TG Ambient Arp #3
48 - Resolead
51 - TP Bells
52 - Ramp Pad
53 - Reso Drive
54 - Glitter Bells
55 - Hybrid Pad
56 - Axl
57 - Marimba
58 - Slapsynth
61 - Sweepy Pad
62 - Dreamy Ramp
63 - Phasey Strings
64 - Tangerine Piano
65 - Hybrid Piano
66 - Shannon
67 - Simple Bass
68 - Muted Pad
71 - PPG #3
72 - PPG #2
73 - PPG #1
74 - LP Bells
75 - Wonky Pad
76 - Amb Res Bells
77 - Amb Hollow Sleepy
78 - Amb Piano
81 - TH Bass
82 - Mirror
83 - Hold Delay
84 - Ray
85 - Super Res
86 - Fairy Bells (Hold)
87 - Koto
88 - Alpha Pad

[@imaldon1]

I remember getting my DW-8000 on Christmas 1986. Cool keyboard and even after over 3 decades, it has potential. Great job Espen! 👍🎹

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks!

[@soundseven2514]

Excellent sounds Espen. It's a privilege to be supporting you. 👍

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks man! :)

[@_greenleader]

One of the best synths ever

[@theaudioeng]

+1 there Green Leader! Had DW for ages, loved the sound but too many keyboard synths so chopped in for the rack, still got. 😀👍🎵🎹🍻

[@johnafrides7128]

That you for this great demo of your new patches. I am an original owner of a dw8000 bought back in 1985. Unfortunately not used for more years than I want to admit. I turned it on about a year ago and to my surprise, the original internal battery was still working! Over the years I’ve also purchased the mex8000 memory module and the Retroaktiv dw8p. Now I’m looking forward to retirement this year and putting it all together again! Will definitely purchase your patches very soon. It’s nice to know that people like you still appreciate and support such a great vintage instrument which is very underrated yet quite rare in great condition. Keep up the great job!

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers!

[@Bin909able]

My 8000 is long gone, but this brings me back to how good it actually was...

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers!

[@LukaRay]

Just like the 1st patch bank that you made for the DW-8000 you did an amazing job once again with this 2nd bank! The DW-8000 can sound so warm and analog, yet it can be a cool digital sounding synth aswell! The PPG patches specifically really sounded amazing to my ears. Great video as always Espen!

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks Luka!

[@cortical1]

These sound great, as always! I'll snag them for my EX-8000. Cheers, Espen.

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks my friend! :)

[@ridleykemp5789]

Already loaded in my MEX8000, and off anything, they sound better than on the video. Well worth the price.

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks for the support Ridley! :)

[@jeffevansmusic]

Thanks Espen for this great new bank! I got the first volume and loved it. And this bank is also great too. I am just loving the fact people are programming sounds for these amazing older synths and the sounds that are coming out are fresh and exciting. Highly recommended for anyone who is lucky enough to have one of these synths. The price is is very small considering the huge number of hours I know you have put into it.

[@bobjoe7508]

Congrats for crossing over the 80k subscriber mark! These patches sound great, and always fun to see your new patches for these old synths.

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks!

[@NicolasMelis]

sounds great as always!🎹

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers!

[@westbethkid]

Fantastic! I loved your first DW8000 patch set--getting this one too. Great work!

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks! :)

[@Ambientnauts]

These sounds phenomenal

[@jimcurtis9052]

Those sounds dude!..... you have an innate gift of creating such a lovely vibe with them. Thank you. 🙏😎

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! :)

[@CussaOnara]

Lovely. So nostalgic, yet very new.

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers!

[@magicknight8412]

Superb patches, they sound great !

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers!

[@kaivincenzigginemeth2789]

I can't help it but it will always be my favourite Synth .💥

[@ZoeSummers1701A]

Mainframe is so freaking cool & fun! Amazing job!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks Zoe :)

[@DavidLee0227]

Wonderful! I also have the Retroaktiv DW8P. What a game changer for this synth! Worth every penny.

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers!

[@mysterio77690]

Very nice patches!!!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks!

[@PaulBoos]

Beautiful set of patches... I especially love that arpeggiator pattern as well as the lovely Tangerine Piano patch...

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks Paul!

[@playbookshowme484]

so nice

[@RichKielbasa]

This is excellent. Sad story.. I purchased your prior pack and loaded up and previewed all the patches. However, that same night, I somehow fried my DW-8000 and ended up giving it to my tech. I had decided that I spent too much $$$ on it lately and it was time for the pasture. If I ever get my hands on one again, I'll definitely get this new patch bank. Your patches don't sound like Bells like most other 3rd party DW-8000 patches. Lots of love went into making these for sure. Love your channel Espen!

[@EspenKraft]

Sorry to hear that about your 8000. :/ The patches works for the FB-7999 so you can use that in the meantime. ;-)

[@RichKielbasa]

@@EspenKraft Holy Moly thanks for the tip. I never heard of that before. This is great news. Thanks again!

[@brettwayne8103]

best hybrid!!!! sounds are great!!!

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers!

[@mrz80]

Dang. That was good stuff. You wrung some first rate tones out of that gear.

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers!

[@lauritsemanuel8261]

Just in time to make it into the next Fyr Og Flamme album. Your first bundle was well represented on our first release!

[@EspenKraft]

Awesome!

[@PatrickRosenbalm]

Sounds great Espen!! I've always thought the DW8000 is underrated as a vintage synth. It might have digital waveforms but the rest is an analog signal path. I'm not sure most synth-heads know that. I know we do. ;-)

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks Patrick! I do think most synth heads are aware of this, but the casual vintage interested synth player might not. ;-)

[@theaudioeng]

Brill Espen!! My EX8k will gobble these up too 😎👍🎵🎹🍻

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers! :)

[@theaudioeng]

@@EspenKraft ingen bekymringer!! Or better, ingen årsak!! 😉

[@damion2226]

Great sounds Espen. I'm still learning my DW8000- does it have the room to store both of the patch banks that you've created, or just one? Tak-

[@EspenKraft]

Hi, there's only space for 64 patches in a DW-8000, so just one of my banks will fit at any time. Cheers

[@damion2226]

@@EspenKraft Thank you.

[@2kBofFun]

You could hunt down a MEX8000 to quickly access all. Apparently there are many mint boxed ones in them ebays....

[@ageshero]

What do you think of the fb7999? Id like to see some videos of it comparing to the hardware

[@EspenKraft]

The fb7999 is quite ok. I have it myself.

[@tenalock]

epic! i guess u cannot do ihold delay on my dw 6000 - is it part of teh fx on teh 8000?

[@EspenKraft]

The DW-6000 has an analog chorus, the DW-8000 has a digital delay.

[@tenalock]

@@EspenKraft ok, thx. that delay effect sounds sooo epic!

[@OddsBreaker1554]

I bought your first patch bank a year or so ago and love it, but am curious is there a place where I can get the original sounds back on my DW-8000? Or a place where there is free sounds? Thanks

[@EspenKraft]

That's why we have Google. A quick search will get you there. ;-)

[@AirGuitar]

I have a DW8000 but the keys don't respond every time. It's like there's a loose connection somewhere. Any advice because it's kind of frustrating.

[@EspenKraft]

Open it up and clean all the keyboard contact points. It takes a while though and can be a cumbersome ordeal to pick it apart, but has to be done.

[@axs203]

I wanna get a DW now!

[@chriswareham]

I notice a familiar looking headstock in the background of some of the shots - are you also a fellow bass guitarist?

[@EspenKraft]

Definitely not, even if I can play a little bass if I have to. It's a Fender Strat.

[@chriswareham]

That's what I get for watching on my phone's tiny screen - I thougt it was a Precision!

[@TheLamont2086]

Can I use those packs with my Korg Microsampler???

[@EspenKraft]

No

[@anonymous_friend]

Can I store your two banks alongside the patches I already have in my dw-8000? Do I need to have an expansion or anything extra? Thanks

[@EspenKraft]

You need to have the MEX-8000 memory expander to be able to store more than one bank of 64 patches. Or just run sysex transfers from your computer.

[@anonymous_friend]

@@EspenKraft If I do sysex transfers without an mex-8000, Can I select individual patches to send, or do I have to send entire banks at once? Thanks!

[@EspenKraft]

You can, if you use dedicated library software, transfer one patch at a time, but not how I show in the video. Then it's full banks only. I link to Unisynth in the original DW-8000 video I made and you can do it there.

[@berryj2432]

Quickest instabuy in the world

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers!

[@dezwright3025]

Will this work for the DSS-1

[@EspenKraft]

No chance.

[@jadanoliver6237]

Does these work in Full Bucket FB7999?

[@EspenKraft]

As I clearly state in the video description; yes they do. ;-)

[@jadanoliver6237]

@@EspenKraft kind of had to stop the video because of a distraction. Thank you for your reply.

[@EspenKraft]

No problem. I always expand on my thoughts, technical info and more in my video descriptions. Cheers

[@phillix1]

I was about to ask the same. Thanks

[@azaz6872]

Hi. Can I send you private message somewhere?

[@EspenKraft]

My email address is right here, in the "about" section. I'm on Facebook and Instagram as well.

[@azaz6872]

@@EspenKraft I wrote you on Facebook now