Korg DW-6000 - Page 9

DW-6000 OVERVIEW
The DW-6000
uses a
new
digital method of
sound
generation
called "Digital
Wavefornn
Generator System" or DWGS.
Korg
developed
DWGS to
provide
a
higher
level
of
realism
and
richness
together with the ease of operation of conventional
analog processing.
What
is
DWGS?
Conventional synthesizers
use
VCOs
or
DCOs whicii
pro-
duce simple waveforms such as the typical sawtooth,
triangle,
pulse, square,
etc.,
found on
normal
synthesiz-
ers. However, to obtain the richness of real instrument
sounds,
you
need
a
more complex harmonic
structure
than these conventional waveforms provide. Korg's
-S^GS
uses eight digitally encoded waveforms
having
we complex harmonic structures required for profes-
sional music. These waveforms
are based on actual
samples of real musical instrument sounds (violin,
acoustic
piano, electric
piano, saxophone, etc.),
recreated by additive harmonic synthesis.
The
DW-6000
uses two DWGS oscillators
per voice
so
you can
mix different
waveforms in variable proportions
to create even more
complex
and unusual sounds.
What's more, the DW-6000
uses analog VGA and VCF
modules
so
you
retain
the familiar operation
of conven-
tional synths. You get fast, predictable
results without
the
programming
and control difficulties
of
"digital"
systems. On
the
DW-6000,
synthesis is
straightforward,
following
basic synthesizer
theory of pitch,
timbre, and
volume
parameters.
DW-6000
Basic
Functions
This
manual covers
the followmg basic
functions.
$oiin£l Creation
How
to create and alter
sound.
Writing
Proflfams
How to store sounds in
the
DW-6000's program
memory.
Selecting
Programs
How
to
call up your
stored sounds.
Peirformance Effects
How to use
effects
such
as Pitch bend,
modulation and porta-
mento
wtiile
playing.
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