Korg DW8000, Mono/Poly, MS-20...

I am trying to get the filter sweep sound out of my poly 800 to use 
in the opening Bass note of Tam Sawyer.
Can you help me with parameter settings?
Thanks
Joe


--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "bugsiwabbit" <Bugsi@m...> wrote:
> --- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "Alexander" <arf_hotdogdeity@y...> 
wrote:
> > I almost bought a poly61, they any good? (i got a poly800 
instead...
> > nice little board. but you gotta play around with it to get 
anything
> > that doesnt sound like a nintendo)
> 
> 
> I got a Poly800 last year and sadly, I just don't like it at all.  
It's in perfect shape, but I have 
> to agree with you, it sounds like a nintendo.  -Actually, I think 
I've heard better sounds 
> from a nintendo.  The synthesis is subtrative filtering, basically 
the same as a DW8000, 
> but you only have two waveforms to start with sawtooth and 
square), and the keyboard 
> isn't velocity or aftertouch sensitive.  -Not that I'm complaining 
about what it is, I mean for 
> its day, it was fine, especially against synths like the Yamaha DX-
100.  
> 
> To me, its greatest weaknesses are:  (1) Lack of any complex 
waveforms.  It just has two.  
> (2) 4 note polyphony.  (3) No velocity sensitivity.  (4) No 
aftertouch sensitivity.
> 
> It has a pretty nice filter sweep, but that's about it.  Without 
velocity or aftertouch, every 
> sound, even interesting ones, starts to sound pretty mechanical 
really fast.  
> 
> It can also run off batteries and has attachment points for a 
guitar strap, which is pretty 
> cool, but you'd still need audio or midi cables to play it live, 
and without velocity or 
> aftertouch, it's not terribly useful as a controller for other 
sound modules.
> 
> I think I'll probably be selling my Poly 800, as its sounds are 
just too simple, especially 
> without any velocity control for expressive dynamics.