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Korg | Doncamatic DA-20

Description

In 1963 KEIKO the original company name of Korg released the Doncamatic DA-20 drum machine. The Doncamatic was one of the World's first drum machines. It featured a rotating disc system which let the user select sounds.

A big feature was a switch that let the user turn on/off the Claves, Bass drum and Snare. With it's switches it allowed for a lot of variations and combinations.
BrandKorg
ModelDoncamatic DA-20
DeviceDrum
TypeKeys
Engine TypeAnalog
EngineSample
Voices (max)1
Oscillators1
Drums22 Rhythms
Keys10
Key typeKeys
VelocityN
AftertouchN
Produced:1963 - 1966
Legend: Obvious Y: Yes, N: No, N/A: Not Applicable
VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator DCO Digital Controlled Oscillator
LFO Low Frequency Oscillator Sub Sub Oscillator
VCF Voltage Controlled Filter VCA Voltage Controlled Amplifier
Velocity As with a piano, the harder you hit a key, the louder the sound, unlike most organs which always produce the same loudness no matter how hard you hit a key. Aftertouch Pressing a key after you activated it. Channel Aftertouch, no matter which key, it will send a Channel message. Poly Aftertouch, sends the pressure per key instead of the whole channel.
Values for OSC, LFO, Filter, Envelope are per voice unless stated otherwise.

Manuals, patches etc.

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