Korg DS8 DS-8 Vintage FM Synthesizer w/case and pedal 1987 Black

Korg DS-8 Vintage FM Synthesizer

- Made in Japan
- fully working
- good conditon
- comes with flightcase
- comes with pedal

NOTE: one socket for a pedal (see photos) has fallen into enclosure. Needs to be openend and refixed. Is only a mater of maybe half an hour for somebody experiences. I am no tech :-(

The DS-8 is Korg's contender among synths like the Roland D-50 and Yamaha DX7. It is a digital FM synthesizer with 4-operators per voice, 8 voices of polyphony and 8 parts multitimbrality. It's good for percussive, strange effect noises and such because its sound (similar to the DX7) is so unique. It has some digital effects such as chorus, flange, delay and analog-like controls for modulators, envelopes and the LFO. A joystick provides control of modulation and pitch bending. It also has a performance section for quick edits on the fly using (3) real-time sliders to control timbre, EG1 and EG2. A nice alternative to the common DX-7.

The DS-8 and 707 use the same YM2151 / YM2164 OPM chip set as the Yamaha DS-9, FB-01, and CX5M computer. (source CX5m.net)

Polyphony - 8 voices (4 FM-operators per voice) Oscillators - 2 oscillators LFO - 1 LFO: saw / triangle / square / sample & hold Filter - None VCA - 4 DCA (1 per operator) Keyboard - 61 keys w/ velocity & aftertouch Memory - 100 user, 10 multi patches, external card slot Effects - 1 unit effect (delay, chorus, flanger, double) Arpeg/Seq - None Control - MIDI (8-parts) Date Produced - 1987