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

--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Rinass <st@r...> wrote:
> I´ve also done the Mod for the Poly-800, but imo it doesn´t help 
much to 
> improve the sound. It is a nice feature to be able to increase the 
Reso 
> until the Filter roars, but to be honest: Who uses more than 50% 
Reso 
> for a -useful- sound?

Depends on what music you make - for you it wasn't useful - for 
others yes it is.

It won't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear ;)

> Without effects it sound generally crappy, compared to other Synths 
of 
> this time.

What synths are you comparing it with?  It was very cheap at the time.

> The biggest mistake of the Poly-800 was its "emulated" 
> sawtooth-WF and no PW/PWM-Modulation.

Agreed 100% and no Osc sync and of course - just the one filter but 
then again - it's a budget poly.

You could get a good monosynth at the time but this was about the 
only poly option.

Cheers

Chris