KORG DW-8000 Synthesizer 1985 | NEW PATCHES | HD DEMO

[@AnalogAudio1]

Do you want these patches (sounds) for your DW-8000 or EX-8000? You can buy these patches, read the video description for details.

[@pablochoren8230]

Is there a chance to buy them as sysex files? My DW8000 has the tape input broken

[@AnalogAudio1]

@@pablochoren8230 No, sorry.

[@MotiveUnknown]

@ 1.05: Alphaville - Forever Young. wow! nails that tone too

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

This arpeggiated sound at 3:00 is really unique and GREAT!

[@MPHORROCKS]

Sounds amazing! Great work! :)

[@hawktoof8290]

These patches show exactly why it's still a relevant synth, i love them. Respect for programming them all 🙌

[@AnalogAudio1]

thanks! :-)

[@jeffevansmusic]

I have just got this bank and I must say they are absolutely breathtakingly beautiful analog patches. I have bought a few DW8000 banks recently and been happy with them too, but this bank is exceptional I must say. One of the finest analog sounds banks I have heard in a while. This synth can sound amazingly analog and because of its analog filter, it sounds even more convincing. Its fat and a floor shaker for sure. These patches bring out the best in its analog sounds. Some interesting digital waveform choices have been made though creating some very unusual and interesting sounding analog pads etc..

[@Timecop1983]

Congratulations, you just sold me a Korg DW-8000! Going to look at one this weekend, saw one for sale today. Expect an email soon! ;) Love your Alpha Juno and 106 patches and this sounds promising too!!

[@seanephram]

dude, can't wait to hear it!

[@AnalogAudio1]

thanks :-)

[@dayglo98]

Timecop1983 ! Love your stuff, did you end up getting a DW8000 and if so, do you have any songs you can link where you used it ?

[@chrishooper68]

I had one of these from '89 to'02. I Loved that darn thing!

[@anoniconoclast2030]

He has a great ear for synths.

[@oroszistvan2639]

2:45-nél Ivan - Fotonovella bass sound :)

[@JimAtwood]

Great video! I love this synth. I have two DW8000's already and use them often. I also have the JX-8P and this doesn't sound like it at all unlike how the other poster feels. Nice patches! I'll likely pick them up shortly. Thanks!!

[@VTOLKits]

I love the warm analog filters and the good patches...

[@AnalogAudio1]

+VTOLKits thanks! :-)

[@SirMillz]

All these sound absolutely gorgeous, you really know how to get onto a machine and get the best sound out of it. You should make a patch set for the Minilogue!!

[@theklangcollage4113]

Thanks for that demo! Big thumbs up not only to the sound, but also to your playing skills. I am not a big fan of arpeggiators, but maybe I just never managed to play them in such a musically meaningfully way. The same is for the use of that pitch/mod stick. Usually I prefer the classic wheels, but I expect to receive my DW8000 very soon. Will check out on how I will be able to handle that.

[@rabscots910]

I love the warm synth sounds - the rising and falling chord or just increasing in volume. As at the beginning of : Being Boring. by petshopboys. always my favourite part of any track. Analogue is warmer I think.

[@gjc82071]

Another great demo by AnalogAudio1. AnalogAudio1, RetroSound & Jexus make the best, analog synth demos. The DW8000 is a great synth. I am happy to finally own a DW8000, after wanting one for 27 years. I'm definitely interested in obtaining some of these great patches. I will make an email inquiry.

[@AnalogAudio1]

thank you :-)

[@garysmith8455]

GREAT SOUNDING patches there Analog Audio!! Lots of hard work into that I'm sure... Slovenec... You are correct! In 1982, I bought a brand new Polysix and used it professionally in my rock band. Soon after, I needed to upgrade, so picked up a new DW-8000 (which was next generation over the DW-6000). At the same time, I bought the DSS-1 because I needed a sampler in the band. (Funny, we had to creat the setlist around the load times for that floppy drive :O) Anyway, Today, STILL have both here in the keyboard studio. Alas......Two Polysix's sit out in the garage in need of repairs. Currently own and use professionally TWO Korg Kronos.. an X-73 and a Kronos 2 - 73 Musically fun times.... ; -)

[@nightboattrax3125]

I WILL buy a DW8000 this this spring! - Its decided.

[@oldschoolebm666]

You won't regret it. I just bought my second one after I sold the 1st one 10 years ago... And oh boy. I Like it better then my prophet 08. Sounds way fatter, much better filter. Amazing delay. A secret weapon

[@thebreathalyzer]

As an original DW8000 owner, I can testify this is an excellent collection of sounds. I've gone through all the different factory banks (the DW and EX) and some of the others out there. To get a collection as good as these, you would need to go through several banks and pull together the best patches and then tweak them to your musical tastes. Great collection of sounds that demonstrates what the DW is capable of!

[@AnalogAudio1]

I am pleased that you like it. Just to be clear, I created all these patches from scratch. No collections of other people's patches or tweaked presets here

[@thebreathalyzer]

I wasn't suggesting anything, just saying you have a lot of great sounds in one place and what it would take to achieve what you accomplished.

[@DouglasHurdGymnast]

Terrific patches :)

[@VictorSchelsinger]

7:08 - 7:27 Absolutely beautiful! This part of the demo is too short! Is it possible to extend a bit? Reminds me of the soundtracks in the game Bejewelled! This is truly an amazing instrument.

[@ElektroNoiser]

I remember this sound, my first synth was a DW-6000 very similar sound, but no have arpeggiator. ;-) thanks for share!

[@DavidAllen-zu9ss]

2.33 and 5.33 sounds so mid 80s ...great

[@gcoudert]

The DW8000 was my 4th synth. I had a love/hate relationship with that synth. It always sounded great in isolation but I could never get it to blend in with my other instruments. It certainly has character.

[@MinimalWave1982]

Is it me, or does this really sound like a fat poly analog synth ! It can do classic analog sounds and its also capable of doing mid fm style sounds

[@samjones714]

you´re right, imo. the DW8000 is one of the most underestimated synths ever, If I could choose between this and say a Juno 106 I would choose the DW8000 in a heartbeat

[@0e0]

The filter resonance just crazy wet. It's the only synth I regret selling

[@0e0]

it will never be as cheap as i got it for the first time. (I sold it for like 3 times as much) I think i would rather have the rackmount version (which typically sells for a lot..but space is an issue for me now)

[@0e0]

I also built a mutable instruments "ambika" which gets me to the same territory.... the Korg's filters a bit special though..super wet.

[@amonster8mymother]

It's an 8-voice.

[@damondrobinson3313]

I'm really surprised that nobody has picked up on the 8000's delay that is creating this special 3D sound which adds so much more to the sound. The SDD series of delays shares the same technology . I think the Poly 800 Mk II includes the same delay as well.

[@AnalogAudio1]

no, the SDD-3000 sounds different and has different capabilities. The SDD-3000 is a flexible and professional delay. The built in DW delay is a kind of "add on", the Poly-800 II delay is even more scaled down.

[@ThePalle44]

I had this synth twice, sold one but bought another later 😂 Did both the analog and other 80s sound great. To bad I didn't saved my data tapes..

[@gcoudert]

I had one from 1988 to 1992. This thing produced the most wonderful lead sounds in Unison mode. i never liked the feel of the keyboard though.

[@charliedronkers]

forever young

[@popcycles]

2:44 I swear I heard that patch on an old italo disco song!

[@scottlarson1548]

When I was looking for my first poly keyboard in 1985, I remember considering this but I also remember that it was too expensive for me. Does anyone remember what the retain price was?

[@AnalogAudio1]

anyway it was considerable less than a DX7...

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Just got one today. Took me right back to age 10.

[@mistertentpole]

I remember using the cassette. Loading patches.

[@AnalogAudio1]

yeah, oldschool stuff :-) today the signal comes from a mp3 or wav file

[@АлексйУваровъ]

Must-have gear.

[@anoniconoclast2030]

Somebody please update the waveforms! It would make this synth a beast. Update the low parameter resolution as well.

[@homemmoita]

Just amazing!!! My Dw8000 is out for maintenance and I hope it'll come back just as new... If everything goes right with it, I'll buy your patches!

[@amonster8mymother]

There are some good patches and some typical ones. Challenging to get new sounds out of this one. :)

[@theaudioeng]

😎 Mii character generation soundtrack, off Wii game console at the end 😷👍🎹🎶

[@hawktoof8290]

Come for the unison, stay for both the lushness AND grittiness - and filter. I did this entire track with a DW8000, except for the percussion: soundcloud.com/hawktoof/hawktoof-sparks

[@oldschoolebm666]

This synth is a secret weapon. Sounds so damn warm. Amazing delay. Great unison. I like it better then my prophet 08. Sounds better. If the DW8000 had knobs, it would be worth as much as junos 60s.

[@AnalogAudio1]

the Juno-60 definitely has a better basic analog sound, I don't think it's the knobs. But the DW still sounds good.

[@MrJHT49]

There is an adapter you can get with knobs 🤫

[@rachelar]

Knobs are overrated

[@DorozhkinAlexandr]

nice

[@jselfdoubt]

Are you still selling these presets?

[@AnalogAudio1]

of course, read video description

[@ninerlives]

How do you add patches to it?

[@AnalogAudio1]

Via tape interface. Exact loading instructions are included with the patches.

[@jaggass]

It sounds like at least 4 keyboards in 1.

[@sauermusicDE]

9:42 Da fehlen eigentlich nur noch die Stimmen, die sagen: "The president of the United States! ...Guten Abend, meine Damen und Herr'n..." (O.K. - "Okay!").

[@ciaranduignan9946]

Nice patches. I am trying to decide between buying the dw8000 and the jx3p mainly for lo-fi warm pad sounds with a hint of the 80's. As someone that probably owns both would you suggest one over the other?

[@Gazdatronik]

I have both. I use both a lot. I would not part with either. Check out my vids. most all the songs use both. But-if I had to pick one, I'd go dw-8000. Many many other DCO style synths sound like a JX-3P, but nothing(NOTHING) sounds like a DW-8000.

[@ciaranduignan9946]

Gazdatronik I actually ended up getting a dw-8000 in the end and youre right, it sounds great. The only problem is that I have to send it away for repair now as the sound starts to muffle and become distorted after a min or two after I switch it on.

[@techstormster]

What was the problem? Was it anything more than a faulty relay? Like the Casio CZ series are plagued with?

[@ciaranduignan9946]

techstormster The problem went away by itself actually. I guess it was in storage for a long time and needed to be used a bit. Although I still need to get it serviced as there is still a slight hum from it.

[@ChasD]

I know this is from a few years back and you already bought your DW8000, however, my two pennies worth: I have both a DW8000 and a JX-3P. They are very different synths, though there are some cross overs. The 3P is much more traditional analogue sounding, and once you get programming it, it can sound way better than its sterile presets. Better still, upgrade it with the KiwiTechnics KIWI3P upgrade (I did) and it becomes one very powerful and versatile DCO synth. It has the best of the oldschool analogue sound with the potential to do a lot more thanks to its dual oscillators, oscillator sync and also it's able to do PWM (though not with a dedicated PWM controller). It also has a lot of character and flexibility, plus it has the characterful Roland sound. A unique synth that's way more poweful than it first appears. The DW8000 is also a very unique synth. It's more modern sounding than the 3P, better at pads and soundscapes, though not quite as good at sounding as analogue as the Roland. Not that surprising considering it uses digital waveforms compares with the 3P's analogue DCO's. However, the DW's filter is brilliant and much wilder than the 3P's, which adds a lot of flavour to the sound. The 3P's resonance can be increased (it was set very tame from the factory), but the Korg still has the better filter. The DW is capable of much more evolving type sounds thanks to its 16 digital waveforms, though it's not as programmable as the 3P. To sum up, I find them very different synths and not really in the same ball park at all. A JX-8P is closer to the DW8000 than a 3P, as the 8P was well known for its warm pads and more complex sounds. However, for more classic analogue sounds, the 3P excels and beats both the 8P and DW. The DW beats the 3P and 8P for pads and complex sounds. The best solution is to simply buy both a 3P and DW!

[@Stassis]

4:43 and 9:51 very nice!

[@oddboxTopper]

Love the DW8000. Don't compare it to any VST synths! There is an almost spiritual and psychic buzz coming from programming and tweaking these sounds from a real synth. VST's can sound amazing, but there is still a missing factor when you try to emulate these tones. I have lots of VST synths and a few keyboard controllers myself. But nothing compares with the hands on experience of a real hardware synth...

[@hawktoof8290]

Yet THIS synth has driven me very close to using a very practical VST :)

[@monsterjazzlicks]

I love the POLY 61, but WHY does the DW8000 sound so much better please?

[@AnalogAudio1]

monsterjazzlicks well, it has a built in chorus/delay and a 24dB filter instead of 12dB... it's also more variable. But the Poly-61 sounds more analog.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

AnalogAudio1 Thanks, you would NEVER be able to create PIANO or ELEC PIANO tone on the Poly 61 (but you can on the DW series). Joe Zawinul used a DW but never a Poly 61.

[@mosai6950]

+monsterjazzlicks zawinul used a dw? im getting one now

[@SLOVENEC1972]

+monsterjazzlicks I use to play my high school's Poly61 and programmed the hell out of it. It was the first synth that I used and I got some great sounds out of it, despite being very limited in terms of programmability. The DW8000 is a much more flexible synthesiser with those 16 digital/analog waveforms (revolutionary at the time but Korg simply couldn't market their products in the 1980s up until the M1 came out). The filters are 24db and there are 6 stage EGs for the filters and amp respectively. The Poly 61 had a basic 4 stage ADSR for amp if I remember correctly. The LFO (MG in Korg speak) was also much more flexible with multiple waveforms as opposed to the simple sin wave in the Poly 61. The built in digital delay/chorus/flanger fx added a lot to the overall sound of the instrument and this was also revolutionary for the time. The sound palette available was also much larger with those extra waveforms and I loved my now sold DW8000 for it's hybrid analog/digital sounds. It's EPs, pads and even a couple of the synthesised electric guitars didn't sound bad for the time. I really regret selling mine, although I admittedly sold it for a good profit to somebody who was desperately after one! If you have one, hold on to it! It's a great synth.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

SLOVENEC1972 Thanks a lot. I never actually PLAYED any of the DW synth range. I have thought about buying a POLY 61 if one came along on eBay at a sensible price. But people often complain about the BATTERY design as is is/was prone to LEAKAGE!

[@medwaystudios]

Great patches, think I'll have to buy this. Are those intro sounds (arp and pad) in the first :10 included too?

[@AnalogAudio1]

+Jesse Skeens yes, of course :-)

[@TuomasRauhala]

Hi. Awesome sounds, can u use these patch in Korg Poly-800 MKII too?

[@AnalogAudio1]

+Tuomas Rauhala no, the Poly-800 II is not compatible with the DW-8000.

[@loge79]

these sound mint. please can i just check, when you load these patches will it replace all existing patches or can you pick and choose? thanks :)

[@AnalogAudio1]

you can only load a whole bank with 64 patches. The previous patches will be overwritten, but you can save them beforhand.

[@loge79]

AnalogAudio1 cool, thanks for the quick reply

[@brettlarson4702]

What is the intro music played on? Is that a DW 8000 as well? Sounds amazing :)

[@AnalogAudio1]

Yes, everything you hear comes from the DW-8000

[@rickygarcia7400]

just bought one of these caint wait to get it(:🎹

[@shawnjohn1520]

this is Garth knights synth

[@derekbaker3279]

The demo has a few sections that are silent now, but were not silent when this video was first posted. Did YT remove the audio from the "Forever Young" patch demo (and several other sounds) ? Ridiculous! 😡

[@synthesizerhome2041]

there are no silent regions, the complete audio signal is there...

[@derekbaker3279]

@@synthesizerhome2041 Thank you for that information. That must mean that there were audio problems with the my connection. However, I have not experienced this problem with any other YT video.

[@vaaalsongs4867]

Are you still selling these?

[@AnalogAudio1]

Of course! Read video description for details and contact email.

[@marcusholder495]

May Yahweh bless you thanks

[@fanfanbrasil]

Na minha opiao nesta epoca so o Dx 7 e mais ninguem.

[@InitialD408]

How do you sync the arpeggiator on the DW 8000 thru midi? You got the best synth videos on the web! Thanks

[@AnalogAudio1]

thanks! I never synced the DW's arpeggio, so I can't tell anything about it.

[@InitialD408]

Can I buy your patches for my DW 8000?

[@AnalogAudio1]

superkoda1 of course - I sent you a message...

[@orangecoals]

+superkoda1 -- send midi clock through your daw ---turn on recieve midi clock on the dw8k --- strat your daw from begining of track (doesn't work if you forget that)

[@trumanproudfoot1069]

+superkoda1 I think it's a glitch in the synth itself. Mine has never worked through ext sync, but internal is fine. I've covered all my bases, I am everything but sure it is a fairly common fault on this synths that can occur

[@pabloverdugogonzalez2489]

sonidos nostalgikos.......

[@frankmueller77]

Maybe but I know what he means, the dedicated analog sounds are not as good as from some others of that era, especially the JX. But thats not the point of the instrument. It's supposed to be different.

[@ymotechnopopfan]

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