Korg DW-8000 - some demos

Happy New Year

[@DontActSmartBud]

Love this synth. Had to sell my first one but I grabbed another as soon as I could!! One of my favourite bands used this synth in the 1980s Dream Theatre!!

[@northerntao]

Great sounds - I have an EX-8000 and think it's a classic. Underrated.

[@phillipwood5900]

I had a DW8000 way back in the day. It was one of my favorites of all the classic synths ive owed and ive pretty much had them all. I even was able to create a first class electric piano sound on it.

[@hubaswift7640]

The DW-8000 has quite a recognizable sound, great unison basses too. I really like mine!

[@theVHSvlog]

Beautiful. I love this synth

[@MaxThompsonMusic]

Very nice demo! (Of course, most of your demos [since I have not watched all of them] are very good.) Thank you, and Happy New Year!

[@JillSaphic]

super!!! I played a DW-8000 a year ago, it was in the "synth room" of a studio i was working. After the first chord I pulled up a stool and played through the presets for awhile, couldn't believe just how big the sound was on most of the patches. Didn't have PWM, but I was thoroughly impressed. Thank you for the video Paolo!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thank *you for watching, Jill!

[@readventurekids]

Happy new year! I wil be closely following your channel in 2018.

[@tigromastertigromaster184]

This synth is not just playing, it sings. And it sounds different from time to time!!!

[@AndruJorj]

This is a nice synth. Some really intriguing sounds here. Nice and warm tone.

[@ZeroPiMusic]

Great demo as always! Got a DW-8000 a few weeks ago and we're going to use it live!

[@ariegroen2025]

Happy New Year to you too, Paolo

[@thelifeproductions1]

This is such a great synth!

[@zosxavius]

I definitely recognize a few of those presets. I never heard one of these before. I like this a lot.

[@R---66---R]

Warm...as always. Every KORG is warm.

[@stevebuchan6642]

synth sitar is amazing. need more of that. also, happy new year :D

[@masonsmusiclibrary2632]

Oh man this is awesome!

[@irishmusico]

My first synthesizer. Brings back memories.

[@Timecop1983]

Great demo! Love mine a lot!

[@beatlesguyEM]

Shit now I have to get one

[@richardwalley2862]

That thing is going to go up in price like craaazzzzyyy in the next couple years

[@papelmidi5154]

The harp sections could fit perfectly on the startup screen of a Final Fantasy game.

[@blacksabbathou]

Great sounds ! Makes me want to wake up my DW-6000 :-)

[@gullyfoyle6354]

I'm totally stunned about the sound quality of "Voice III"!! seems directly taken from a more modern synth or from a sampler...geez. Cheerio Paolo.

[@GennaroGiugliano]

Ottimo synth,buon anno ragazzi e buon lavoro.

[@this_connor_guy]

I used to want one of these when I started getting into synths, but never got one. Hearing it now, it still seems like a good synth to get.

[@smithmtodd]

I used to own 2 of these keyboards; love the DW-8000

[@dirkkeersmaekers4343]

And now we have a new DW.The Modwave.

[@5argetech56]

I have the KORG SYMPHONY orchestra module + Groovy Piano Rom card. The chorus and strings patches sound really good even by today's standards.

[@xnonsuchx]

I remember plugging headphones into a DW-8000 and it being the first time I didn't hear the slightest hint of noise/hiss from a keyboard until played. I still look for them occasionally on eBay...both for a fully working one and a cheap busted one I could harvest they keyboard from for a DSS-1 I have w/ a damaged keyboard (I think they're the same).

[@atcfisherman]

Great synth

[@SynthgodXXX]

Awesome!! Great demo of the DW-8000!!! A+++++++++++++++++++

[@pekkagronfors7304]

My Korg MS2000 has the same DWGS (Digital Waveform Generator System) used on the Korg DW-8000 synthesizer.

[@dayglo98]

Pekka Grönfors I have both but I wouldn't sell my DW8000 because of that. It's recognisable but not exactly the same.

[@pekkagronfors7304]

Fred, you can sell your DW8000 to me ;-) I'm searching for one.

[@machiwoomiapoo]

Awesome

[@1_of_4]

Damn that sounded awesome. Are you looking for a squire? Man thanks for the inspiration. Happy New Year to all!

[@aurelionasvw]

Sensacional

[@fabriarone2225]

like maestro

[@skuzad25]

Harp reminds me of my old Omnichord!

[@Gomka99]

Holy guacamole that synth sitar

[@RobynVids]

Gomka could play that all day :p

[@nickguy6820]

Sounds like that are the double-edged sword of Korg synths. They sound amazing, but they're totally impractical. There's no room left for anything else in the context of a song. Fun, though. :-)

[@Nocholas]

Don't you mean synthtar?

[@jippalippa]

Great video! Off topic, but does anybody know which synths were used in the amazing "TANGRAM" track, by Tangerine Dream? Thanks.

[@ben1210]

jippalippa PPG wave is there according to a forum I looked at a while ago. Preset 60 I think? I'm just passing on rumours though, I can't back it up

[@CaliforniaCreedence]

I had one of those in 1986!!

[@MonsieurC64]

Very nice patches ! What are the oscillators settings for the "Harp" sound ?

[@fjfrancois]

I had the module back in '93

[@rickygarcia7400]

I got one of these babys but I wish you could transpose it I play one simi tone lower and it does not transpose like my d50 does I got mine last year I love it.

[@anthonypaloccijr.9243]

Are these patches you got from a tape or a site? I just got a DW in a trade - it rules. Came with the original user manual and tape with factory patches. Also came with a tape that has 6 sets of patches from a company called DEEP MAGIC from nyc 1986. Tried them out. Wild stuff. ✌️

[@demerit5]

Depeche Mode used this a bunch on one album. Can’t remember which one it was.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

As killer a demo as any, Mr. Paolo. Have you got any 2000s-era Korg modeling synthesizers? They are loaded with DE-8000 waveforms. It would be great to hear how they sound in an A/B comparison.

[@merchannel7762]

Please. How do I get Voice III? Are these factory patches or yours?

[@Michael_Smith-Red_No.5]

Great demonstration, as always. I was wondering what additional fx you used for this video. It just sounds so nice.

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thank you, no additional fx, just the built-in DDL (digital delay line)

[@Michael_Smith-Red_No.5]

@@SynthManiaDotCom Wow. It sounds amazing.

[@Synequanon]

Scale noise preset made me think of the beginning of Temples of Syrinx or Distant Early Warning, did Geddy Lee use a DW-8000 in Rush ?

[@derekbaker3279]

No. Rush's "2112" was released in the mid-1970s, and the Korg DW-8000 was built in the mid-1980s.

[@eikcam55]

You inspired me to take my DW8000 out of the case and play it "this year"...It had the Angel City md on there for extra banks.Now I have to remember how to access them-or find the documentation.By any chance do you have "The YES"bank of patches that were supposed ly designed by/for Rick Wakeman around the time of Tormato?(I could be wrong...) I'd love see hear demo bt you.Thanks

[@EgoShredder]

The YES Tormato album came out in 1978, and the Korg DW-8000 in 1986 I think. So do you mean the 1986 patches were based on sounds from 1978? Wow never knew that.

[@MrSonis3]

I think the patches might have been for Big Generator, but I wouldn't know for sure as I have never listened to anything they did past Drama. They're at the bottom of this web page: pallium.com/bryan/dwpatches.php

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Yes, I have the Yes bank, it's quite good but at the end of the day, it's got the same "flavor" of the other banks... the DW-8000's built-in waveforms.

[@leonperu]

Quiero comprar este ejemplar donde lo entro?

[@n0nvalidmoves]

Where I can buy it?

[@majri5000]

Thanks for this. Im new i Just got dw8000 i love it. Do you know where i can find factory patches?

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

I have them at my html website synthmania.com/2010/10/16/korg-dw-8000/

[@majri5000]

@@SynthManiaDotCom Thanks a lot !

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Very welcome

[@RobynVids]

It'd be cool if there was a rack or software version of this synth. I just don't have space for more keyboards..

[@theaudioeng]

Sure there is ... I have it (along with many others no doubt....): EX8000 basically the same engine less board naturally :) Check out YT vids of it.

[@RobynVids]

the audio eng Thank you!! I'll keep my eye out for it ^^

[@theaudioeng]

No worries - though it took me a while to find one on eBay, as you note, most people are after real estate back in their studios, not boards.... good luck, it's great with nice old skool analogue filter!!

[@littlebritain64]

It lacks the arpeggiator, if I am not wrong, but It worths anyway!!

[@dayglo98]

it has the basic up down across multiple octaves but the best thing about this synth's arpeggiator (and I dont see it mentioned often) is that you can play up to 64 notes in sequence and it will play it back. That can also be spanned to other octaves too.

[@dnantis]

Had one and i am regreting i sold it ever since !

[@littlebritain64]

Someone managed to add some extra wave banks modding the synth. But he doesn't want to share the knowledge.... Anyway he gave us some great VST synths in change, if I well remember....

[@nihilvoid4112]

Please do some demos of the Korg DSS-1!

[@rgscopetv6131]

Help me I have this DW 8000 hhow to find a piano voice or sax even strings I can't

[@funkmachine6420]

I had one but don't miss it. It sounds cool but hated programming it

[@jamesflowers874]

Hello, I love your channel and I couldn't find any link to message or contact you. I was requesting to see a demo on the Yamaha RX7 drum machine if you have one....I recently acquired 3 of them from an estate sale and I am looking for inspiration

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Hi, thank you, I don't have the RX7 but already have demos of the RX5, if you do a search on the channel

[@jaggass]

Very D-50 like even though this came out before it.

[@fabriarone2225]

sube melodias italodance 90

[@Mrmre]

poly 800 or Dw-8000? Your fav?

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

PolySix all the way :-D

[@richardwalley2862]

I love this synth but I hate the clacky keys

[@cf5914]

In a weird way, I think the Poly61 has a similar character but is just so much cooler sounding.

[@B1SCOOP]

As Legowelt said Poly61 sounds like it comes straight out VHS.

[@chieftp]

do you know where there's a poly 61 that still functions?

[@cf5914]

To my right as I write this and that is the second Poly61m that I've owned and was 100% functioning...

[@OlegRegis]

1:51 - like intro Rush - 2112

[@axs203]

I wanna get a DW8000. There's something about it......

[@BasedFrequency]

power outlet plugged into another power outlet, not safe bro

[@slammingsamples8855]

It’s fine. And also makes synths sound better!

[@jan_777]

SlammingSamples Really? How?

[@DjZelous]

I doubt it's any danger unless you are really pulling massive amounts of power, plus if anything does go wrong your homes breaker box would click in and trip the breaker. There isn't any danger really

[@slammingsamples8855]

Jan Hauck it was a trick used in the 80’s on synths. Double power board = awesome synth tone. It’s all about the plastic and how it interacts with the power. Look it up.

[@bradleyhove4177]

It's safe as long as there's not a ton of high amperage stuff into them. Most conventional power strips are just three metal beams for the plugs, all wired together in parallel. Source: seen many of them fail and taken cheap power strips apart.

[@maxamills1929]

It seems like a synth that doesn’t know what it wants to be. A pad synth? An experimental fx synth? A punchy lead synth? It certainly seems average at best, and it may have some potential, but the patches surely are strange.

[@schepler2]

808 so you think every synth should have just one sound that it does well? Every synth must be a single-purpose machine? That's like saying the Minimoog is mediocre because it does both basses and leads well!

[@maxamills1929]

Trigger Warning No, I’m not not saying that. Synths aren’t single purpose so to speak, however the the DW800 seems the try too many different things at once, inevitably being mediocre in each category (pad, lead, bass, fx, etc.). I think the DW8000 has great pad sounds, and some punchy brass patches, but it falters in all other capacities.

[@HatredPrime]

This synth has fast cpu, envelopes and lfos it also has aftertouch, you can adres envelopes and filter to pressure sensitivity - so unlike other 80s synths with digital control you can make punchy basslines. There is onboard digital delay with dedicated lfo. This thing is known for its pads. Maybe you want to buy it and didn't want to prices go up after this demo?

[@dayglo98]

808 that's just nonsense. Did you try one yourself? Looked at any 'patches' vid on KZbin? This is a great synth.