Congratuations on your new (used) DW-8000. I have been a proud owner
of this great sounding synth since it first hit the shops early
1986. Yes, you answered your own question, check the write
enable/disable switch and make sure writing is enabled.
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DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "a_deuteronomy" <radam72850@h...>
wrote:
> Background: Played a DW8000 in the local music shop back in the mid
> 80's and stated:"I GOTTA GET ME ONE OF THESE!!!" but the bucks ($$)
> weren't there for a father of four so I put it aside.
>
> Fast Forward to Today: With my youngest graduating college next
week,
> I'm picking up where I left off. Buying what I've always wanted...
> Guitars, Amps, a Hammond (& Leslie, of course), then... I ran
across
> an old DW8K in a 2nd hand music store (enter: Choir, heavenly
music,
> etc.). It was pretty hammered but sounded JUST AS COOL as day 1.
> Found a good one on ebay and it's mine, all mine. Now, let's get to
> the gritty...
>
> I was fortunate enough to print out the DW8K manual ONE DAY before
> divinemasquerade.com bit the dust (what a shame)! I've resurrected
an
> old AT333 PC (Win98SE) and am in the process of trying to get
> aruggeri's software functional (yes, I've heard about the win98
> trouble) but this seems to work somewhat for me... I think. I
say "I
> think" because I'm a MIDI novice. Put me behind the backside of an
A-
> 100 and I'm right at home. With PC's and MIDI... duh????? I get
the
> Live Patch page to work, I don't seem to understand setting up the
> sysex files for a 64 patch download. It says it goes, but I only
> change 1 channel not 64. If I leave that channel and come back, it
> reverts back to the original sound (I guess this is where
> write/enable comes in?). There are some other questions about when
> the MIDI cables are hooked up and doing screwy things with the
> keyboard, but I've taken up enough space. I wouldn't be surprised
to
> hear "Ho.. Hum.. how many times do we have to go over this?" but,
any
> help would be appreciated... even off line.