I just got one (w/o disks or power cord) for twenty bucks. My exhaust fell off in kentucky and I pulled over at a random antique/junk shop to get some wire. The guy had this dss-1 tucked away in some ol cabbage case. Thanks for sharing the music it can make.
Lovely synth/sampler this is,they will be wort a fortune in years to come when everyone realises how blinding they are so grab them now whilst you can.
Mines been through hell. Floppy Disk drive quit working, got drunk one night and spilled beer on it so some keys velocity messes up. It will probably come back and haunt me one day. I wouldn't blame it either.
I sould be ashamed of paying all of $59.00 for a DSS-1 with 40 disk library and factory manuals. I love the sounds and textures of this machine. I play it live and deal with the weight of it all. Does anyone make a fat analog synth with the ability to load in any waveform? I don't think so. Modeling synths are cool and sturdy..but are not the real deal, which this is.
I have one of these sitting under a sofa right now. I originally bought one new for $1900 a few weeks before they freakin' HALVED the price and ended up selling it a few years later, but found this one that needed work locally. The FD is bad and 2-3 keys are bad, but it seems to work OK otherwise, so hope to get it working again at limited cost. I wish I'd kept the disk of the Memorymoog sawtooth waveform I'd painstakingly programmed into it on my old one! Basically, a DW8000-based sampler.
It is, but it goes much further then a DW8000; wonderful early digital synthesizer. With eight notes of polyphony, two oscillators per voice, a noise source, two multi-stage envelopes, a resonant filter and auto-bend, the DSS-1 has much in common with Korg's previous flagship DW-8000.
I needed a sampler/ synth combo in the mid 80's , so I saved my dollars and in 1987 I bought one Korg DSS1 from Washington Music Center. Previously , I had a Korg Mono/ Poly , Poly Six, Poly 800, DRM1 drum module and SDD1200 delay.
It was used steadily through out my live performance career , as well as all my 80's sythn work, inclusive of " Sex Prisoner " , " Wild Boy of Love ", " Seven Years " , and " Too late and Too Lonley "
I have this beast too... one of my favorite synths. Word of adivce: DON'T lose the disks!! Although, there is a site on the internet that has an archive of disk images for the more popular sample sets. Love the ambient music in the b/g, too. 10 oscillators in this synthesizer... it's a BEAST, baby!
Actually it's 16 oscillators: 8 voice polyphony with 2 oscillators per voice = 16. It sounds INSANE in unison mode: would absolutely shame a synth like the Roland Junos that cost twice or 3 times as much!
These old synths have so much vitality. These sounds are a relief from the FX Saturated glossy sounds of modern synths like the Virus...I suspect synths like this will become more desireable just like the analogs did.
I have shoe boxxes of samples I made on Floppies. Great sampler 12 bit and you can adjust it down to 6 bit or eight bit. you can draw wave forms with the sliders. Completly drivin by the software. Reminds me of my new Alesis HD6 tons of features but lots of load time.
Well i would have to set up the keyboard and make coppies. most of them are TV horn stabs. weird stuff. I sampled my dads grand piano when it was out of tune. great fx piano.purcussion from some old drum machines. a few kurzweil purcusion samples.I made some of these into wav files I use in BAttery.
I have a DSS-1 that i've kept in pristine condition. Done some film work with it; it saw a little time at Sony Pictures.
I think Vangelis actually had one of these; i have his original shakuhachi samples for this. don't know if those samples ever made it to market... (i'm not tellin'...)
I'm trying to decide if i'm goin to sell or keep...
Wow, what a great clip! I always wanted a DSS1 from when I saw the first ads for it in MT magazine in 1987! I had the chance of getting one for $AU280 a few months ago, but passed it by! What an idiot!
(continued)... Some of the sounds you get from it remind me of Vangelis on his CS-80 synthesizer. Especially when you use the aftertouch to bring in the vibrato effect. Nice!
Hey, nice music made with the DSS-1. It's definitely one of my favorite synthesizers. I have written a lot of patches and made new samples for it. In fact, I run the DSS-1 Resource Site on the web, where you got some of the pictures... that's okay!
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Nice music! The DSS-1 is fantastic with the unison-mode and the 2 digital delay filters. I will use him on my new numbers in 2012.Grtz J
turquoisecapricorn 2 months ago
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Nice music! The DSS-1 is fantastic with the unison-mode and the 2 digital delay filters. I will use him on my new numbers in 2012.Grtz Jason
turquoisecapricorn 2 months ago
Nice music! The DSS-1 is fantastic with the unison-mode and the 2 digital delay filters. I will use him on my new numbers in 2012.Greetz Jason
turquoisecapricorn 2 months ago
this or wavestation?
josh4rock 7 months ago
I just got one (w/o disks or power cord) for twenty bucks. My exhaust fell off in kentucky and I pulled over at a random antique/junk shop to get some wire. The guy had this dss-1 tucked away in some ol cabbage case. Thanks for sharing the music it can make.
noahbirdrevolution 9 months ago
very nice sounds and a very nice composition
brajtnerinjo 11 months ago
I love this synth i have two now getting a third soon.
IHaveSynthed 1 year ago
I had this sampler, it sounds amazing , very heavy to carry around, i regret selling it in the early 90s. but now i plan to get a emu sampler module.
lebonpost 1 year ago
Good composition. I like the nice, relaxing sound of the trombone and flute patches.
rjherie 1 year ago
i love digital synths
lesscunning 2 years ago
Beatiful music,it makes me want to weep.
Lovely synth/sampler this is,they will be wort a fortune in years to come when everyone realises how blinding they are so grab them now whilst you can.
arpquadra 2 years ago
wow,my synth!
suzupower 2 years ago
Beautiful!
JohnLRice 2 years ago
Nice composition-sounds a bit asian. Would be nice to have some light percussion and another sound compliment it as well.
Microsloth 2 years ago
that's a beautiful composition.
xaipemw 2 years ago
Mines been through hell. Floppy Disk drive quit working, got drunk one night and spilled beer on it so some keys velocity messes up. It will probably come back and haunt me one day. I wouldn't blame it either.
WizardsMagic007 3 years ago 3
I sould be ashamed of paying all of $59.00 for a DSS-1 with 40 disk library and factory manuals. I love the sounds and textures of this machine. I play it live and deal with the weight of it all. Does anyone make a fat analog synth with the ability to load in any waveform? I don't think so. Modeling synths are cool and sturdy..but are not the real deal, which this is.
christianjforbes 3 years ago
I have one of these sitting under a sofa right now. I originally bought one new for $1900 a few weeks before they freakin' HALVED the price and ended up selling it a few years later, but found this one that needed work locally. The FD is bad and 2-3 keys are bad, but it seems to work OK otherwise, so hope to get it working again at limited cost. I wish I'd kept the disk of the Memorymoog sawtooth waveform I'd painstakingly programmed into it on my old one! Basically, a DW8000-based sampler.
xnonsuchx 3 years ago
It is, but it goes much further then a DW8000; wonderful early digital synthesizer. With eight notes of polyphony, two oscillators per voice, a noise source, two multi-stage envelopes, a resonant filter and auto-bend, the DSS-1 has much in common with Korg's previous flagship DW-8000.
ZanBizar 3 years ago
@ZanBizar And it's capable of oscillator Sync.
javiceres 1 year ago
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Singerguy9977 on this site says:
I needed a sampler/ synth combo in the mid 80's , so I saved my dollars and in 1987 I bought one Korg DSS1 from Washington Music Center. Previously , I had a Korg Mono/ Poly , Poly Six, Poly 800, DRM1 drum module and SDD1200 delay.
It was used steadily through out my live performance career , as well as all my 80's sythn work, inclusive of " Sex Prisoner " , " Wild Boy of Love ", " Seven Years " , and " Too late and Too Lonley "
I still have this !
Singerguy9977 3 years ago
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brapp3470 3 years ago
Just snagged one of these off of eBay. I can't wait for it to arrive!
thedivinechemical 3 years ago
I have this beast too... one of my favorite synths. Word of adivce: DON'T lose the disks!! Although, there is a site on the internet that has an archive of disk images for the more popular sample sets. Love the ambient music in the b/g, too. 10 oscillators in this synthesizer... it's a BEAST, baby!
melodicnoize 3 years ago
Actually it's 16 oscillators: 8 voice polyphony with 2 oscillators per voice = 16. It sounds INSANE in unison mode: would absolutely shame a synth like the Roland Junos that cost twice or 3 times as much!
amberviolin 3 years ago 3
thank you
what a nice playing...
theau61 3 years ago
You wouldn't happen to have made an Mp3 of this would you?
ABCRE2 3 years ago
Yes I have it on MP3
ZanBizar 3 years ago
so many memories...
one of my first synth
thanks
retrosound72 3 years ago
Utterly stunning. Let's see a softsynth do this.....oops, yeah, not gonna happen.
kfrausto 4 years ago 5
These old synths have so much vitality. These sounds are a relief from the FX Saturated glossy sounds of modern synths like the Virus...I suspect synths like this will become more desireable just like the analogs did.
Gtechture 4 years ago
GREAT...good to hear what the old stuff still can do and that is still wonderfulll...
marcatamsterdam 4 years ago
I Still Have mine in a road case.
I have shoe boxxes of samples I made on Floppies. Great sampler 12 bit and you can adjust it down to 6 bit or eight bit. you can draw wave forms with the sliders. Completly drivin by the software. Reminds me of my new Alesis HD6 tons of features but lots of load time.
Naughtry 4 years ago
Would you be willing to share/sell some samples for the DSS1? I am trying to build my library up after moving here.
khsbuff1980 4 years ago
Well i would have to set up the keyboard and make coppies. most of them are TV horn stabs. weird stuff. I sampled my dads grand piano when it was out of tune. great fx piano.purcussion from some old drum machines. a few kurzweil purcusion samples.I made some of these into wav files I use in BAttery.
Naughtry 4 years ago
I have a DSS-1 that i've kept in pristine condition. Done some film work with it; it saw a little time at Sony Pictures.
I think Vangelis actually had one of these; i have his original shakuhachi samples for this. don't know if those samples ever made it to market... (i'm not tellin'...)
I'm trying to decide if i'm goin to sell or keep...
EdDuMonde 4 years ago
Wow, what a great clip! I always wanted a DSS1 from when I saw the first ads for it in MT magazine in 1987! I had the chance of getting one for $AU280 a few months ago, but passed it by! What an idiot!
rolands50 4 years ago
(continued)... Some of the sounds you get from it remind me of Vangelis on his CS-80 synthesizer. Especially when you use the aftertouch to bring in the vibrato effect. Nice!
ChipCurtis 4 years ago
Hey, nice music made with the DSS-1. It's definitely one of my favorite synthesizers. I have written a lot of patches and made new samples for it. In fact, I run the DSS-1 Resource Site on the web, where you got some of the pictures... that's okay!
ChipCurtis 4 years ago