In his latest video, synthesist and sound designer Ian Dixon introduces his free Web MIDI editor and librarian for the Korg DW-8000, built to make it easier to manage patches, audition sounds, edit parameters in real time and keep a larger library of DW-8000 sounds ready to use.
This browser-based editor lets you enable MIDI, read the programs from the synth, load SysEx banks, remove duplicates, build a large patch library, send sounds to the DW-8000, tweak filters and waveforms, view envelopes visually and save your own libraries without installing anything.
Topics Covered:
00:00 DW-8000 editor-librarian intro
00:13 Why I built the editor
00:42 Browser-based Web MIDI setup
00:53 Choosing MIDI ports
00:59 Reading programs from the DW-8000
01:12 Selecting patches and sending to the edit buffer
01:25 Real-time editing
01:38 Filter, waveform and envelope controls
02:02 Viewing real-time parameter changes
02:13 Loading SysEx banks
02:42 Auditioning imported sounds
02:52 Removing duplicates and building a library
03:16 Working like a modern patch browser
03:25 Saving and loading libraries
03:44 Free browser-based tool
04:05 More editors planned and feature requests
Availability:
The Korg DW-8000 MIDI Editor & Librarian is available now.
Korg DW-8000 Image: Joshua Schnable
Korg should hire Ian as a product specialist. He makes new synths sound better and brings vintage faves up to speed. Diehard fans who share their tech skills slap, er, shred, er, uh… Is there a new word for it this week? 😛
Woah! Very nice. I used to own an EX-8000 and it was a pain to program from the front panel. I kinda wish Korg would release it as a VST, although it’s pretty dated now.