I have both an EX-800 and an EX-8000, and they definitely sound
different. I only reletively recently got hold of the EX-8000, so
I've really only been flicking through presets so far, but I'd
characterise it as sounding more 'digital' than the EX-800. It's much
better for plucked-type sounds, and is capable of some nice basses
too. It also scores over the EX-800 in having a unison mode, where
all 16 oscillators are stacked, for monster monophonic sounds, which
is cool. The EX-800 can be very warm-sounding, and definitely has a
unique sonic signature, but has one major cost-saving quirk you
should probably be aware of. Though it is polyponic (4 notes, with
both oscillators going), it only has one filter. I actually really
like the way this sounds, but some might find it limiting. Installing
the Hawk-800 mod opens up lots of different possibilities, so that
might be a reason to go for the EX-800, too.
a|x
On 22 Jan 2009, at 02:33, zoinky420 wrote:
> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "Frank O' The Mountain"
> <fmmusic@...> wrote:
>>
>> I'm thinking about getting a Korg. What would you get, a Poly 800 or
> a
>> DW-8000(really a rack one EX-8000? Are they very similar in sound? Is
>> the DW-8000 the flagship of the Poly 800, or are they two different
>> sounding beasts?
>> Thanks,
>> Frank
>>
>
> They're different models not related to each other. Poly 800 came
> before DW-8000. They both sound really good. The Poly 800 is good
> because it is a widely programmable DCO-based synth with an analog
> filter. The DW-8000 uses samples of simple waveforms to emulate
> analog
> synthesis, and has 16 waveforms to choose from. DW-8000's envelope
> modulator is a VCA, and it's filter is a VCF, however. DW-8000 also
> has
> a nice digital chorus/delay which the DW-6000 doesn't have
> (although it
> has a rather old A/D and D/A stage on either side of it which
> compromises the sound). DW-8000 also has a MIDI clock-syncable
> arpeggiator and nifty sample&hold LFO.
>
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