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Hello... I just joined the list!

I recently re-acquired a DW-6000 and am looking for any updated information on this under-valued synth.

I had my first one back in the late 80s and loved it as a simple poly-synth with an aggressive soloing style. When I "upgraded" to the DW-8000 I was pretty impressed for all of the obvious reasons, but I ended up missing the smoother portamento of the 6000 and hated the klunky keyboard of the 8000. Digital delay, aftertouch, and auto-bend are all very cool, but I didn't love it and eventually got rid of it.

So now I have a "new" DW-6000, which is actually in pretty rough shape at the moment because the case was broken near the power supply vents in shipping.

While it works perfectly, I also made the mistake of cleaning the plastic case, which is now much cleaner, but the finish sustained damage from the solvent I used. I should have known better, but I was planning on repainting it. Perhaps a nice glossy blue that matches the blue labeling? Or purple?

Anyway, I'm looking for a few things and hope that some of you can help:

1. DW-6000 DIY stories. The DW-8000 with switchable ROMS is cool. I want to burn my own waveform ROMS for the 6000. Has anyone repainted their DW synth?

2. DW-6000 patches in SYSEX format. I found the factory patches and will load them tomorrow. Unfortunately, my battery is dead, but I've already found the replacement information for that.

Thanks! -pc