Korg Menu

KORG SYNTHESIZER MENU — Das Moogulatorium… the early Korgs: mini/maxikorg / 800DV / univox: DV, 700, 770, M500/micropreset, etc. VA – virtual analog synthesizer Microkorg / MS2000 (B) DWGS / Poly Series / MonoPoly DW8000 (=EX8000) / DW6000 & DWGS sound system (rom waves) MonoPoly (Mono/Poly) / Polysix Poly61, Poly800 / EX800 Digital Synth by Korg.. DS8 (FM synthesizer) DSS1 sampler / synthesizer WORKSTATIONS and ROM based Synthesizers.. Wavestation (ex,A/D), Trinity / Triton / etc.. MOSS: Prophecy / Z1 / MOSS Board – Oasys (old and new one) MS series…

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REVIEW / TEST Oberheim X-Pander (Xpander)

sorry.. review currently german only.. By M.Irmer / Moogulator Nur um Verwechselungen vorzubeugen, es gibt noch einen anderen (Oberheim) Xpander, den OBXpander, die tastenlose Version des OB-X. Aber schon an den Bildern sieht man, hier geht es um DEN Xpander (nicht Expander), der 1984 gebaut worden ist. Der Xpander ist ein Analoger! Nicht vergessen darf man aber, dass die analogen Baugruppen durch digitale Steuersignale kontrolliert werden. Dazu dient innen ein, heutzutage eher weniger kraftvoller, 8bit Prozessor. Es gibt auch eine Tastaturversion, den Matrix12. Er ist 1985 zum ersten mal aufgetaucht…

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Korg Poly Series, Mono/Poly, DW-Series

ack to / zurück zu: KORG SYNTHESIZER MENU Korg Korg Synth overview.. KORG Analog / Digital Synthesizer Section DWGS synthesizer (dw6000, dw8000) Poly 61 + Poly 800 series 1982/83 Mono/Poly Synthesizer 1981 Polysix Synthesizer 1981 Korg DW8000 & DW6000 english: DW series the DIGITAL WAVEFORM GENERATOR SYNTHESIS – DWGS the EX8000 ist the rack version of the DW8000 – 1985 the DW6000 is a „smaller“ version of the DW8000 – analog filters on both but 6 voices only on the DW6000 it was one of the first, that had FX…

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Oberheim Synthesizer

OBERHEIM SYNTHESIZER Oberheim Synthesizer click image to go.. / Synth DB links Oberheim Oberheim Synth overview.. SEM Module (Synthesizer Expander Module) 2Voice / TVS 1 / two Voice 4Voice / four Voice 8Voice / eight Voice and the early Oberheim digital Sequencer 1974 DB quick access: SEM 2voice 4voice 8voice OB-1 ( OBI / OB-I ) (monophonic) 1978 quick access DB: OB 1 X Series (polyphonic) OB-X OB-SX OB-xa-Series OB-8 quick access DB: OBX OBxa OB8 DSX Sequencer DMX Drumcomputer Stretch DX/DMX Drum Machine (+Prommer) 1979 / 81/83 drum machines…

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Korg MS-Series

KORG Analog Synthesizer Section MS Series – Monophonic „semi modular“ Synthesizer Korg MS20 , Korg MS10, Korg MS50, Korg SQ10, VC10 vocoder KORG SYNTHESIZER – Keio Organs Lab – Keio Lab most PICs : click image to enlarge!! here: this is a Korg SQ10 analogue sequencer (12 steps!) with Korg MS50 synthesizer expander Korg MS20 semi modular synthesizer manual? check this..first pic: the original MS20 and SQ10 sequencer, the ones below are not standard ;) Korg MS10 semi modular synthesizer (scroll down) put together in a Rack for live gigin‘…

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Korg DSS1, DSM1, DS8 Sampler + Synthesizer

back to / zurück zu: KORG SYNTHESIZER MENU KORG Digital Synthesizer Section DSS1 Sampling Synthesizer – DS8 FM Synthesizer DSM Sampler (Rack DSS1) KORG SYNTHESIZER – Keio Organs Lab – Keio Lab most PICs : click image to enlarge!! here: korg DSS1 the first sampler by korg, had 440KB of ram and 48khz sampling rate at 12bit! trust me: this was really a great thing when it was new.. now it is a cool synthesizer based on DCOs that can use 16xmultisamples and a digital delay inside.. a special „draw“…

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Yamaha FM-Synthesizer Generation/s

Yamaha FM synthesizers. for yamaha EX and vector series scroll down.. find editors for your FM synth here find a complete „how to make a bass with FM“ tutorial here / Tutorial für FM Bass Sounds hier.. Yamaha Synth overview.. FM SYNTH GENERATIONS DX-TG-SY-FS-PLG —- the fm synthesis HISTORY @ yamaha -1st generation DX series (80ies, a bit rough sounding 12bit converters): DX1,DX5, TX7, DX9, TX816 / TX216, DX21. FM SYNTHS first generation DX1, DX5 DX7 GS1/2 the gs1 and gs2 started it all with FM synthesis (simple „piano like“…

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Yamaha CS series / the analogue series

Yamaha CS series / the analogue series (CS= control synthesizer) Yamaha analogue Trigger: gate pulse in/out 10V negative to GROUND. btw: there is a „rumour“ around the CS series respond to korg logic Hz/oct. – thats not true. it’s a special exponential characteristics.. you need a special interface to midify it!!.. so: simply play it! there are some special interfaces around .. eg EES in germany did one.. CV in/out: 0,0835 V to 4 V (exponential) Trigger in: Note off 15 V to 3 V / Note on 0 V…

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