Did you ever figure it out? Ive got the exact same problem.
--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "Ben Markowitz" <benmarkowitz@...> wrote:
>
> Sounds like it's stuck in one of the test modes.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: william stangeland <wksm1979@...>
> Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 03:38:05
> To: <DW8000@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [DW8000] dw-8000 drone problem
>
> just got a korg dw 8000 from ebay for a decent price. seems to be
> fully functional except that any key depressed produces the same note
> and the tune slider has no effect. with arpeggiator on it runs through
> the octaves, but stays on the same note no matter which key is
> pressed. also tried connecting my sequencer to see if it would
> recognize different notes via midi, but it still only plays the same
> note. finally i tried using a midi controller to the same effect, but
> same results. is there anyone familiar with this problem who can give
> me some pointers?
>