Korg Ds-8 FM Synthesizer 61 keys

Korg DS8
4 operators FM synth
Works great but the screen is a bit dark / dull

Japanese model, sold with english user manual and european voltage converter if needed.

• 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 with velocity & aftertouch
• Memory - 100 user, 10 multi patches, external card slot
• Effects - 1 unit effect (delay, chorus, flanger, double)
• Control - MIDI (8-parts)

The DS-8 is Korg's contender among synths like the Roland and Yamaha . 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 ) 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 features one joystick controller for bending pitch, timbre and modulation speed, one card slot for aforementioned KORG RAM Cards, IN/OUT/THRU jacks, a damper pedal, assignable pedal, assignable switch, program up pedal, one balance slider, four keyboard modes (Single, Layer, Double and Multi) and two slider controls which indicate the ability to edit the two from fast to slow. The three editable banks shown on the right side of the board (Function, Voice Parameter and Combi Parameter) provide multiple ways in which the user can edit the programs, banks and patches.