Prog6000 - Korg DW6000 M4L Device

A full-featured MIDI controller device for the classic Korg DW6000 synth from 1984, built for Max for Live and compatible with Ableton Live.

With this you can:

• Edit all synth parameters at the click of a mouse; no more sifting through the cumbersome on-board menu system.
• Automate all parameters using Ableton's sequencer or other M4L devices such as LFO and Shaper.
• Have hands-on control of all parameters at once by assigning each to the physical controls of any compatible hardware MIDI controller via Ableton.
• Visualise the two (often confusing) ADBSSR envelope generator shapes via display panels that dynamically update as you edit the parameters.
  
• Load existing patch data from the synth to visualise each parameter in an instant
• Dump the current data to the synth with one button press - useful if the synth is reset or if you want to save multiple states of the M4L device on your computer, effectively as extra patch storage.
• Send program change messages to switch between any of the synth's 64 onboard patches in an instant.
  
• Write the current patch to any patch slot on the synth of your choosing - useful for aging synths with failing buttons that either don't work or double-trigger.

You basically no longer need to touch the synth at all! (although turning it on helps)

Note that this device does not generate any sound on its own! You require your own Korg DW6000 hardware synth and a MIDI interface to use this with.

Note: during testing of automating parameters using Ableton's LFO device at high frequencies, it was found that the constant stream of data going to the synth would cause it to behave a bit erratically (sequenced notes becoming very delayed), as it simply couldn't process it all fast enough. Due to this, a rate limit of 20ms per parameter has been set, that should hopefully eliminate this problem. If, however, you do encounter any issues please get in touch and I will endeavour to make the necessary adjustments. That said, NO RESPONSIBILITY IS TAKEN FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR DEVICE. Only the standard compatible sysex data format presented in the original DW6000 manual is utilised, I do not know what could happen if you somehow manage to overload the CPU for extended periods of time, so please only attempt any ridiculously complex automation (i.e. many parameters at a time) at your own risk. Turning it off and on again resolved the backlog in our test case, but these synths are very old so YMMV.