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cagouille
Published on 10/17/09 at 11:41
This is the DW8000 rack, so the features are the same.
UTILIZATION
Like all post DX7 synths, there is no improgrammable dedicated editor, and finally I talk back to me who hates numbers instead of turning knobs. The French manual is very clear.
SOUNDS
Well it's the highlight of the machine. Although a hybrid synthesizer (DCO and with not VCO), it sounds hot, thanks to its particular filter which is analog (like the matrix 6 or 1000). Obviously Low are not his forte, cons by the strings, pads, brass are gorgeous. As such it mimics well the CS80 and lead to vangelis because it recognizes the aftertouch. It also has very beautiful synthetic sounds of bells (this may seem a detail, but when we hear them, you want to put across). Finally, the digital delay system is a marvel of imprecision and analog sounds to be mistaken!
Update 01/2010: On youtube, there's a guy who makes up the sequence of low-equinox 7 with a DW8000 and it sounds great, very close to the original ... Like what the korg can also make very good synth bass!
OVERALL OPINION
This rack is the direct competitor of MKS70 and another matrix, ie analog half digital half like that have flowered in the 80s in hopes of dethroning the DX7. It has nothing to be ashamed of his colleagues he takes more or less the same qualities and defects (a fine grain analog envelope but rather soft, because software-generated). As it is generally underestimated, it remains a very good choice for those who want a polyphonic analog. Although very ugly as rack (compared to TG77 is below in my studio), I would do it again this choice only for the strings!
UTILIZATION
Like all post DX7 synths, there is no improgrammable dedicated editor, and finally I talk back to me who hates numbers instead of turning knobs. The French manual is very clear.
SOUNDS
Well it's the highlight of the machine. Although a hybrid synthesizer (DCO and with not VCO), it sounds hot, thanks to its particular filter which is analog (like the matrix 6 or 1000). Obviously Low are not his forte, cons by the strings, pads, brass are gorgeous. As such it mimics well the CS80 and lead to vangelis because it recognizes the aftertouch. It also has very beautiful synthetic sounds of bells (this may seem a detail, but when we hear them, you want to put across). Finally, the digital delay system is a marvel of imprecision and analog sounds to be mistaken!
Update 01/2010: On youtube, there's a guy who makes up the sequence of low-equinox 7 with a DW8000 and it sounds great, very close to the original ... Like what the korg can also make very good synth bass!
OVERALL OPINION
This rack is the direct competitor of MKS70 and another matrix, ie analog half digital half like that have flowered in the 80s in hopes of dethroning the DX7. It has nothing to be ashamed of his colleagues he takes more or less the same qualities and defects (a fine grain analog envelope but rather soft, because software-generated). As it is generally underestimated, it remains a very good choice for those who want a polyphonic analog. Although very ugly as rack (compared to TG77 is below in my studio), I would do it again this choice only for the strings!