Korg DW8000, Mono/Poly, MS-20...

--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "jimb0jimb0" <dotsonj@...> wrote:
>
> OK so i started out life as a trombone player....
> 
> My DW8000 sits atop my roland RD-150    ,  88 keys but no organ 
voice
> so I use my DW8000 mostly for the organ ish # 28  patch & for a fat 
> split bass 
> 
> the korg boots up on default 11 patch   from there how do I plug in 
a
> programmed patch?   what is the very first step  does the very first
> line DCO 1 mean   what is that  where is that   Can you save your
> patch  or do you have to punch all those lines?    
> 
> NO clue     jd
>

JD,
First, I suggest you visit the "Files" section and download (maybe 
even print) a copy of the DW8Kmanuel.pdf .  If you read the section 
on "Creating Sounds" you'll realize you are about to open up a new 
world that's been sitting in front of you this whole time and never 
knew it.  The sounds you can get from this old synth are remarkable.  
Understand this is 20+ year old technology and not quite as easy as 
looking on an LCD screen for "strings" or "harmonica" but programing 
is not difficult.  What might be difficult is saving that very cool 
sound that you discover.  There are programs available on e-bay and 
other sources (including one in the files section) that allow you to 
save through MIDI to your PC. If this is not do-able, you might want 
to resort to the old tape drive method (again, see the manual). I 
have a pdf copy of the manual if you have trouble downloading but 
it's about 15 Gig. Good luck. I hope you find your way.

RA