
DW 8000 by Cluster Sound
BASS, LEAD & ACID!
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DW-8000 for Kontakt and Ableton Live delivers the punchy basses, aggressive leads, and acid organ sounds of this '80s analog-digital hybrid synth. With its DWGS system and resonant analog filter, the DW-8000 is perfect for techno and house music, providing solid, fat tones that dominate low-pitched notes. Kontakt:- Primus synthesizer included
- 50 selectable waveforms
- 77 Synth Devices
- 5 Macro Control Templates
- Device preview playback
- Direct install into “Packs” section
Additional information
| Ableton Live Compatibility | Ableton Live 11 Standard, Ableton Live 11 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 11 Suite, Ableton Live 12 Standard, Ableton Live 12 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 12 Suite |
|---|---|
| Min. Requirements | Ableton Live 11 Standard, Kontakt : Version 5.8 or higher |
| OS | Mac, Windows |
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DW 8000 by Cluster Sound
DW 8000 is a multi-sample collection based on the Korg DW-8000, an analog-digital hybrid synthesizer from the middle 80’s, perfect for techno/house basses and synths.
The DW-8000 is a digitally controlled analog synth released by Korg in the 1985. Its sound comes from 2 DWGS (Digital Waveform Generator System) implementing 16 sampled waveforms stored in four ROM chips: each octave uses its own sample and the remaining notes are recreated by additive harmonic synthesis. The DW-8000 sounds very solid and fat, especially on low-pitched notes. Thanks to the VCA and the full resonant analog filter, this ’80s tank can generate punchy basses, aggressive leads and acid organ sounds.
ALSO AVAILABLE FROM CLUSTER SOUND – DS-8 | BASS 100-F | PROJECT 100 | ANALOG BASS | MODEL D
Formats : KONTAKT + LIVE
Size : 470 Megabytes
2900 WAV Samples (24 Bits / 44.1 Khz)
50 Multi-Sampled Synth Patches
- One sample per note
- Seamless loop points
- No crossfade looping
- Sampled with Class A gears
The Live version of DW-8000 has been designed to perfectly fit into your Ableton Live. All the included devices can be directly installed in your “Packs” section and previewed when selected in the Live browser. They have also been organized in Live standardized categories so that you can find them also in the browser’s “Categories” section. Moreover, all the sounds included in DW-8000 have similar perceived volumes and feature 5 macro control templates with volume compensation to avoid unwanted distortions.
The Kontakt version of DW-8000 includes PRIMUS, a virtual instrument with an ultra-friendly interface and a solid set of synthesizer parameters. All the sounds included in DW-8000 can be easily selected using the Waveform menu and then tweaked using 25 different filters with cutoff and resonance, one multishape LFO assignable to Filter, Volume and Pitch and two envelopes for filter and amplifier. PRIMUS implements also a Glide effect, a Unison with up to 4 stacked voices and a set of built-in effect.
Frequently Asked Questions
DW 8000 is a sound pack that captures the essence of the Korg DW-8000 synthesizer, offering a collection of punchy basses, aggressive leads, and acid organ sounds for use in Ableton Live and Kontakt.
No, DW 8000 does not require MaxforLive.
For the Ableton Live version, DW 8000 requires Ableton Live 11 Standard or higher. For the Kontakt version, it requires Kontakt version 5.8 or higher.
DW 8000 is compatible with both macOS and Windows systems running the appropriate versions of Ableton Live or Kontakt.
You can find more from this developer on their Cluster Sound developer page.
Important Information
Initial Release – May 2025
Our Products are generally provided as Zip file downloads which in all cases will need to be extracted and saved to your hard drive prior to installation. Details on the different file type provided and what to do with them are below.
.alp Files – These are Ableton Live Packs and will either install directly into the Packs Section of the browser of Ableton Live or ask you to save them to your hard drive. For packs that install to the library, when you double click on them you will see a pop up window asking you to confirm that installation is ok as the files are described as “Legacy”. This is fine and you are ok to proceed, the packs are created using the format for an earlier version of Live and so remain compatible with the current version.
.amxd files – These are individual MaxforLive Devices and can be stored anywhere on your hard drive. We’d advise creating a folder for them and then adding that folder as a location within the Places section of Lives Browser.
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