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Average rating:
4.4 out of 5
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I have had this beast for a bout six months and I must say that this is truly a one-of-a-kind instrument. As a sampler it is dated but warm (VCF) and the sample time is limited, as with any sampler of this era. Still highly playable, however, and the modulation options and keyboard aftertouch make it capable of very realistic and expressive acoustic emulations. As a synth.. wow. The wave-drawing feature is killer and makes for some very bright, "chimey" FM-esque sounds, but with some serious added warmth with the VCF and then some added thickness with the osc sync. I will give this machine five out of five just for the synth engine, no doubt. Add twin delays and the ability to use a sample as a waveform and you have one of the most original machines of it's time and something special to add to your vintage collection. Not to mention you can kill a bear with it (70 lbs or so..). Not that anyone would want to kill a bear.
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Glad to see you are enjoying the the DSS-1. Yes, it was popular in early hip-hop, along with the SP-1200 and the Ensoniq ASR-10. You can use it as a drum machine and store some 30 drum samples across the keyboard (some factory disks have this already done). Then apply analog filtering to the drum sounds... cool.
BTW, I am the guy who runs that DSS-1 website where you got the manual. :-)
I have to add that I just got the floppy drive replaced on my DSS-1, and what an improvement... the new drive is QUIET as hell compared to the old, cranky, noisy sucker that was the original factory drive. It doesn't load samples any faster, but it is a lot quieter. Nice. I recommend any DSS-1 owner to get this procedure done, before your current drive craps out on you.
Oh, and I've made some progress on the Analog Monster Disk.... get the latest version from my DSS-1 web site. Systems A and B are complete, and System C is now showing off the "digital" side of the DSS-1, using some samples from the Roland D-50, Prophet-VS, and other digital synths. Some really cool, evolving digital pads are to be had there. System D will go back to analog sounds.
Ooooh, they're not allowing me to type in my web site link anymore.... well just scroll down a few reviews, and you'll see my web site link there.
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This message is for the hip hop heads that use the dss-1,yo the 12bit sampling is not that big of a deal to me,i was fasinated my self to find out that the legendary sp-1200 that predated the akai mpc60, sampled at the same rate!and the fact that the the dss-1 dont have a seqencer is no bother to me neither, because iv got a few skills playin keyboard any way. So hey if you got one ya best hold on to it caus its on its way to becomin a saught after classic, just like the lynn drum machin,and the sp-1200. My opinon is that alot of the synths and groove machines of today as far as the sounds go, are just digital remakes of the sounds that were hot back in the days.holla!
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this message is for killa cuts, hey i went to a korg website escleusivly dedicated to the dss-1 and down loaded my manual think its like 300 pages long. I got to it through google, just typ in korg dss-1.I hope this will help out.By the way i use mine for killer bass lines and jazzy chords/organ sounds,not one scratch on it, and all it needed was a plug bought it off ebay brand new for 13bucks!
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MINE WAS GIVEN TO ME BY A FAMILY MEMBER OF MINE WHO BOUGHT IT USED A FEW YEARS BACK, NEVER NEW HOW TO USE THE THING! SO HE GAVE IT TO ME. NOT ONE SCRATCH ON IT! DOWN LOADED A MANUAL, TOOK ME A COUPLE DAYS TO FIGURE IT OUT. EVERY THING WORKS! THE FAT SYNTH BASS SOUNDS ARE AWSOME FOR GOOD OL FASHION REAL HIP HOP!!!!
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