DK 80
Dynamic Bitimbric Synthesizer
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The SIEL DK 80 is a nice mid-level synth from 1985. It
features: - 12 voices - Double sound generation - Dynamic keyboard - Advanced MIDI functions - 87 programmable parameters - Up to 150 programs on line - 2-track real time polyphonic MIDI sequencer. The "sonic character" of the DK 80 is very nice and interesting, and it's a classic "hybrid" with DCOs and VCFs/VCAs. Still, it's capable of very powerful and "fat & gluey" sounds. |
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The DK 80 can also have an optional pedalboard, called "PD 80" which features two pedals: the one on the left is programmable, and the one on the right is dedicated to Sustain. A great setting for the left pedal is to "scroll" the patch programs, because - in pure mid-80s style - one needs to select the program with the keypad and then press "Enter". With the left pedal, it's much quicker to go through the programs to play / check them out. It's also great for live use. The left pedal can be assigned to: - Start/Stop of the sequencer, - Program Up - Key Data To MIDI |
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Resident factory sounds
Stream all examples from the Resident factory sounds
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Patch name with audio demo |
My comments |
| 00 PIANO 1 | A respectable piano sound, typical of the analog synth engine capabilities of the era (mid-1980s) |
| 01 E-PIANO | Wonderful Fender Rhodes electric piano sound, with the "body" of the sound on channel A, and the "bell" component on ch. B. |
| 02 FAT BRASS | Fat synth brass, typical of the era |
| 03 STRINGS 1 | Very nice, typic al DCO-based strings |
| 04 SYNTH CHOP | Gluey comp synth |
| 05 FLUTE | Nice emulation of a flute sound, with the "body" of the sound on channel A, and the "breathy" component on channel B. |
| 06 TROMBONE | Nice rendition of the real instrument. |
| 07 ORGAN 1 | Very cool Hammond organ emulation, with a bit of percussion. Very "1960s lounge" style. |
| 08 BASS & BRASS | Quintessential 1980s split - Synth bass on the left, synth brass on the right. Classic! |
| 09 TWIN PIANOS | A sparkly digi-piano patch. |
| 10 PIANO 2 | Variation on the piano sound, very elegant and hypnotic... |
| 11 SYNTH PIANO | Awesome "synthy" piano sound, with great resonant filter LFO action. |
| 12 BRASS | Nice, full-bodied horn / brass patch. |
| 13 STRINGS 2 | Gorgeous string ensemble patch. |
| 14 SYNTH 1 | Beautiful synth patch, perfect for many applications. Very nice VCF on board. |
| 15 LEAD SYNTH 1 | Gluey synthesizer lead patch! |
| 16 MARIMBA | The typical, omnipresent 1980s marimba patch. |
| 17 ORGAN 2 | Another very cool organ sound. The filter LFO emulates the Leslie a bit. |
| 18 ENSEMBLE & BRASS | Classic mix of string and brass ensembles. |
| 19 PANNING STRINGS | Classy, analog strings. |
| 20 OLD TIME PIANO | The typical "honky tonk" piano sound. |
| 21 PIANO & ENSEMBLE | Hypnotic and beautiful piano + pad patch. |
| 22 BRASS 5TH | The classic "Keith Emerson" synth sound. |
| 23 STRINGS 3 | Pizzicato string analog emulation. |
| 24 SYNTH 2 | Gorgeous synthesizer pad, very beautiful and hypnotic! |
| 25 PAN FLUTE | Typical "breathy" flute sound, with the body of the sound on channel "A" and the breathy part on channel "B". |
| 26 MUSETTE | Very nice French musette type patch. |
| 27 PIPE ORGAN 1 | Yup |
| 28 BASS & PIANO | One of the most classic and usefu splits in keyboardland. |
| 29 ENSEMBLE & PIANO | Beautiful mix of synth ensemble and digi-piano |
| 30 SYNTH 3 | Hypnotic synthesizer patch |
| 31 SPATIAL BRASS | Wide, gently panning analog synth brass |
| 32 SWEEP | Organ, meet helicopter. |
| 33 CELLOS | Yep. |
| 34 CLARINET | Very nice emulation. |
| 35 BASS 1 | Typical 1980s ana-digi synth bass. |
| 36 ENSEMBLE & SOLO | Cool split with organ on the left and square solo synth on the right. |
| 37 PIPE FLUTE | Yes |
| 38 CELLO & VIOLIN | Full and realistic-sounding classical strings. |
| 39 SYNTH & LEAD | Another classic split - with synth on the left and lead on the right. |
| SIEL DK 80 specs | |
| Year of release: | 1985 |
| Polyphony: | 12 voices |
| Sound generation method: | analog |
| Preset memories | 40 ROM + 10 RAM, 50 + 100 on RAM card |
| MIDI: | in, out, thru |
| Sound expansion capabilities: | no |
| Sequencer | yes |
| Arpeggiator | no |
| Velocity | yes |
| Aftertouch | no |
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| SITE | Type of resource | DESCRIPTION |
| Manufacturer site | home page | |
SIEL DK 80 review with audio demo - May 22, 2011