LAYOUT: Korg DSS-1 Sampler/Synthby austingreen

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MIDI Target Manufacturer(s): Korg

This is to program the amazing KORG sleeper sampler synth from the 80's the perennial DSS-1, still to be had under $200!  This synth rules, analog VCA, VCF, with samples as OSC's or from cool additive (128 different sine waves!) or handdrawn wavefroms!?!!  Amazing CPU/Memory upgrade available makes this into a modern day masterpiece.  

Anyhow this layout includes every available sysex and a pitch wheel to smoothly control cutoff.  For some reason almost all the sysex are realtime except cutoff, the most important! But the workaround is to set pitchbend interval amount to zero and turn on "Joystick Filter Sweep" which allows cutoff to be controlled via onboard joystick or midi pitchbend signals, so thats why thats there!  Also the cutoff knob is glitchy when in use so I made it send on release only.

Everything is on one page except delay setting.  This beast has dual digital delays built in and there's second page for all those controls

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Korg DSS-1 Sampler/Synth Layout
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LAYOUT: Korg DSS-1 Sampler/Synth (Glow)

LAYOUT: Korg DSS-1 Sampler/Synth Page 2, Delays (Glow)

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This is awesome. We're a bit distracted trying to get in front of the iOS 7 bull right now, but we're excited to have this layout and will share about it soon.

Thank you!
Dan

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uow awesome...

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So this has nothing to do with this?

http://facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=629234413826876&set=a.566361333447518.1073741828.226854627398192&type=1&stream_ref=10

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Hmm, the site doesn't seem to let me up-vote this. There are other DSS-1 capabilities I want to manage through MIDI, esp. waveform creation, but this would be a great start.

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Hey Kaledic, I'll look into that. Thank you for mentioning, as we get VERY little feedback on the site itself (which can't be good ;))

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As far as I know this includes everything that can be controlled, if there's anything else please let me know, I'll gladly incorporate it. It's all sysex too... Midi in those days was spotty but this makes it a whole new thing to program, so much easier, the worst part is the lack of complete real time control of every parameter. But regardless, I love this monster.

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CRAZY excited to use this layout as I am getting a DSS-1 soon. Thank you!!!!!!! MIDI Designer really opens the power of old synths that often best modern offerings in sound character, but have wonky programming interfaces.

I wonder if it would be useful to make a list of things not controlled by the layout that must be done on the keyboard. There are probably a lot, but maybe I can do that in case it is useful to others.