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

"Glen Stegner" wrote:
>
> Personally, I find the DW waveforms to be nothing that special,
> compared to what's available in tons of free softsynths out there 
> (and it would be easier to 'grab' the waveforms from software than 
> from a hardware synth).

We've come a long way since the early 80s, it's true. However, I 
still have a fondness for those old waveforms, not just the ones in 
the DW series but also the Prophet VS and Kawai K3. 
 
> What I find more interesting is the DW's analog filter, which I 
> would love to run a freestanding VCO module through, if only the 
> DW had an analog input.
> 
> However, I do love taking samples of Prophet 5, OBX, Jupiter 8
> oscillators and running them through my Korg DSS-1 (which is a
> souped-up DW8000 with sampling). 

I used to own a DSS-1 years and years ago. One of my regrets is 
selling it. I didn't really know what I had on my hands. What a neat 
synth.
 
> In fact, you can probably get your hands on the rest of the DW8000
> waveforms by checking out the disk library of the DSS-1, as most or
> all of these waveforms were ported over to that synth, along with
> larger samples.

This is a good suggestion. I've found some DSS-1 disk images. I can 
examine their contents. However, parsing the waveform data from them 
is another matter...