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Only the Korg DW 6000 gives you the power of digital sound with the simplicity of analog control /m-'-A/’/m' muvw KORG DW 6000 6000 Features of the DW 6000 Digital Waveform Synthesizer include . . . • 6 voice twin oscillators • 64 programmes • Improved Digital Access Control • 34 high-resolution parameters • Noise Generator • Stereo Chorus • Two 6 stage Envelope Generators • 24 Db/octave filters • Programmable Key Assign mode • Joystick for Pitch Bend, Vibrato, Filter Modulation • Portamento • Full MIDI implementation and access via computer The DW 6000 6-Voice Digital Programmable Synthesizer is a new kind of digitalbased synth. Korg’s latest keyboard'uses new technology to put digital sounds and capabilities in the most “musician-friendly” format possible, and at a low cost as well. The advanced-design oscillators in the DW 6000 use a new technology called Digital Waveform Generating System or DWGS to create sounds and waveforms which are simply - not possible with analog technology. These totally digital oscillators are based on a combination of “Sampling Resynthesis” and “Additive Synthesis” technologies. The DW 6000 gives the player two separate DWGS oscillators in each of its six voices. Each oscillator has eight different complex waveforms which are stored in 256,000 bits of internal, memory. Since the waveforms are based on actual samples of acoustic sounds, they capture all the complex nuances and harmonics which were previously available only from the high-powered, and high-priced, sampling keyboards. ' The sounds include a wide range of percussive pianistic sounds such as the “processed” Rhodes™ piano heard on so many contemporary records, along with acoustic piano, sax, bell, violin, electric bass and harmonically enhanced sawtooth and pulse waveforms. The sampled sounds are stored in permanent ROM (Read Only Memory), and are retrieved by selecting one of the eight waveforms. Since there are two oscillators in each voice, each with its own level control, you can combine two entirely different waveforms in varying proportions. The built-in Noise Generator also has its own level control for an even greater range of timbres and textures. “User friendliness” was a major consideration in the design of the DW 6000, so Korg , engineers took the DWGS system and added VCFs, VCAs and Korg’s advanced six , parameter Digital Envelope Generators. All these are functions which every synthesist . understands and relates to. Now the power and acceptability of analog synthesis is perfectly combined with the accuracy and ' unique qualities of digital sounds to give you a range of tonalities which neither digital nor analog technologies alone can recreate. • Synthesizer players will have no problems understanding the programming of the DW i 6000. Korg’s Digital Access Control (DAC) system has now been made even more efficient which the inclusion of a Data Edit slider along with the precise control of Up and Down buttons. To program a sound, the player starts by selecting one of the eight DGWS waveforms for each oscillator. Then the VCF and /Envelope Generator sections are programmed just like a normal analog synthesizer. Performance parameters such as Key Assign Mode, Polyphonic Portamento rate, Pitch Bend depth and VCF Sweep are also programmable. , The sounds and features of this remarkable, revolutionary instrument will impress even ardent fans of advanced digital synthesizers, and the low price of the DW 6000 will impress everybody, especially the musician on a budget. And, these days, who isn’t on a ; budget? KORG Exclusively Distributed by ' CUSTOM MUSIC BOX 4331, AUCKLAND