I still have mine from 1989. When I finally took it out of a long storage the memory battery was depleted. I replaced it and fortunately was able to locate the old sysex data files on an old hard drive. I successfully loaded them into the M1. Wow! I had forgotten just how great this thing sounds. So glad I held onto it!
38:59 - That's it! Turn of the pitch envelope and that's an eski flute from early Wiley(and other grime) albums. This patch made it's way to Korg Triton, so people think it's from there.
Recuerdo cuando comencé y tocaba en un casio CTK-500 a modo de juego. Un día un amigo de la familia que era músico, trajo este teclado a mi casa. Cuando lo escuché fue un antes y después, todos esos sonidos perfectamente muestreados, ma sensibilidad de las teclas y la posibilidad de hacer música, sentirme como un profesional, aunque mi nivel era muy básico en aquel entonces, es una experiencia que jamás olvidare, gracias por compartir.
@7:52 - Completely underrated sound. Hardly gets any love from anyone at all, but it's the sound that made me fall in love with this thing. I was so happy to find the M3R had the exact same sound, and that's what I owned for the longest time, before I got the Korg M1 Legacy VST. Funny enough, I also loved the M1 Piano of course, but I didn't know it existed until I owned my rack, and of course, Universe was a highlight that is such a powerful sound, it's still used today!
Does it sound the same as the M1 patch? I have the M3R but the battery is dead so I just have access to the basic ROM sounds. It seems the M1 magic really only happens when you make a Combi patch (especially with sounds panned and detuned)
@@Ancaja123 I honestly don't remember man. I sold that M3R rack like 15 years ago. I do remember clearly that the M1 Piano and the Patch 11: E. Piano sounded exactly the same. They were identical to the M1's versions. Universe was a very good patch that was not a combo. I don't remember what it sounded like in the M3R. I'm sure it was the same though. The M3R only had the sequencer missing, but an identical set of M1 sounds.
Oh my goodness what a great trip down memory lane from the very first time I played an M1 and thought that I'd gone to Heaven! It was the first synth I played that actually had very realistic sounding pianos, strings, choirs, guitars, sax, trumpet, brass, drums etc etc! I couldn't afford to buy one at that time but my local music store sold 5 of them in less than 2 days and they were on back order for a while, such was the demand for this keyboard! The M1 wasn't the most flexible digital synth compared to its contemporaries such as the Yamaha SY77, Roland D70 and Ensoniq VFX. It's non resonant digital low pass filters were an obvious limitation, but those 4mb of samples sounded great along with the dual digital fx processors and the factory programs were phenomenal! I ended up getting a Korg T3EX which was pretty much the M1 on steroids and used it for over 25 years. Korg was always my favourite brand and the M1 really created a music technology revolution, allowing us to create entire musical compositions using just one instrument. By the way you did a great demo!
Definitely the only board that I have mastered the use of its sequencer and used to its full potential. Although you can only really store one lengthy song at a time, I was and I guess I still am very old school and still refuse to incorporate a laptop in my setup. With that said, later in life I had to rip all my music from cassettes converting to mp3 :-/ I sold it long ago. I still own an 01w FD Pro.
The M1 holds up to 10 songs in sequencer mode but since the unit lacks storage, your songs will be short. I created patterns for drum tracks which will free up some space. I literally was only able to write 1 song at a time with internal storage and then I would record the song externally then erase the song and start a new one. Not sure if this answered your question. @@amonster8mymother
Goodness I remember hearing the M1 32 years ago ... yes 32 years ago. compared to all the synths of the time I thought I was in heaven. As a side note in 1988 we were not fascinated by synths made 22 years before then. its 2022 have we run out of ideas?
@@cgmagik9837 Did you know that this tuba sample from this Korg M1 synthesizer (which was named TubaFlugel surprisingly) was actually used in one of these Ragdoll promos from the UK? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-z9_i9ubIEnA.html I'm not even joking, that sound actually comes from that Korg M1 synthesizer you have. It plays at around the 49 second mark.
@@cgmagik9837 It's amazing that the Korg M1, a cool synthesizer from the late 1980s can be heard on a Ragdoll shop promo from the mid 1990s, and a British music composer named Andrew McCrorie- Shand used about 4 different instruments. He used this Korg M1 synthesizer, another synthesizer called the EMU Proteus 2 Orchestral, and even another one called the EMU Proteus 3 World, as well as a digital grand piano. He used them all at once to make music for children's shows from the United Kingdom (UK), including Rosie and Jim, Brum, Tots TV, and the most frequent use out of all those shows was in Teletubbies which aired about 2 years after this promo was made.
Check out waverex refill pcm card from synthastix. As an M1 owner of nearly 32 years, I bought this magical waverex card about 2 years ago. The waverex card is the same physical form factor as regular M1 pcm cards, but the special thing about it is that it behaves like an SD card, which you can load your own PCM samples onto via USB with their Windows or Mac app. Then insert the card into the PCM slot in the M1 turn it on and those PCM samples on the waverex card are now available to use in the familiar way when in Edit Program mode. The waverex card can be used standalone in the M1, so does not require a PC attached. Only when you want to delete and put new sounds on it, do you need to attach it to a Mac or PC with their app. The app provides for structuring your samples as multisounds like for Piano or other melodic instrument, with samples associated with note ranges and a centre note etc. Percussion mode is supported for structuring your samples as a drum kit. The waverex site has several pre-made zip downloads for use, some well known sounds like the 909 drum kit as well as synth sounds. So the waverex card looks like a PCM card and behaves like one. The magic inside is that it is an embedded computer/microcontroller based on ARM with flash memory. This provides the 2 functions of receiving sounds via USB from a host mac or PC running their app and writing them into the card's flash memory and secondly presenting those sounds in the flash to the M1 via protocols running over the physical pin connectors of the card inserted into the M1 PCM slot, so it sees them as multisounds or drumkits that it is designed to understand. No hardware modding required with this card. No affiliation, incentive or referral from me to benefit from. My sole aim is to just let you know about this amazing invention. A feat of modern engineering on a piece of classic retro electronics, as well the heartwarming act of supporting such vintage hardware.
@@cgmagik9837 yes, agree, with the waverex, the M1 now also has that capability to use any sample - that will fit the PCM card specified memory storage limit. And with the PC or MAC providing the ADC sample input via a sound card or USB device and long term sample management in the filesystem coupled with the waverex and accompanying app I'd agree that the overall workflow experience would resemble the DSM-1 in fact better. So the experience is very similar and exciting for that fact. Also Intriguing though, some of the key internal hardware differences: The Korg M1's CPU is a NEC V-50 / uPD70216 which is a 16 bit microprocessor/controller, based on the 8088 but with a 16bit data bus. Its DAC is a PCM54 16bit DAC from Burr-Brown (acquired by Texas Instruments). The DSP for the VDF and ambient effects e.g. reverb, chorus, seems to be provided by a group of custom Korg ASICs MB8704x. The M1 does have an ADC but this is for the joystick and aftertouch.
That's a very cool history you have with the M1. My first bank loan was for a Korg Triton Pro X and I no longer have it. But I can relate to the feelings and emotions that come right back when I hear those patches. Although I own the KORG software version, I've wanted a physical M1 for a long time and finally found a deal on one that needs some repairs. It arrives today and I'm excited to get into it and see what happens. Thanks for sharing this patch demo!
Never owned one, but where I had music lessons, there was one out as a demo - never been addicted to playing and exploring something I didn't own in my entire life. To this day, would still love to get my hands on one. Great demo - awesome seeing this thing be put through its paces and being out its potential!
Один из пресетов KORG M 1 очень здорово напоминает тремоло группы домр оркестра русских народных инструментов. В ансамбле с баяном, ударными и бас- гитарой этот тембр на KORG M 1 при игре педальными аккордами здорово имитировал струнную группу народного оркестра.Играл партию клавишных , аккомпанируя народному хору. Так что и в русской народной музыке KORG M 1 тоже находил применение.
I'd have to choose the M1, perhaps in part because I used it for so many years and have that personal relationship to it, but I also feel that it has a wider palette of sound options. Also, the sequencer was definitely a plus to have on board! Certainly though there IS a beautiful sonic character to the D50 that the M1 just can't do.
Still sounds stunning apparat from the Grand Piano, I guess Im spoiled by the fully Sampled sounds apparat from just Sampled Waveforms. In Its time It was ungrare though.bIm had so much fun with that workstation though.
Much sharper than these AI-2 sounds from X3. Interesting, as the sounds from Yamaha actually improved from AWM to AWM-2. Korg DW-8000, M1 and Wavestation had sparkling sounds.
Ooh. Interesting. Way back in the day I used the sequencer a ton. I'd have to re-learn it again as it's been a very long time. I imagine it would come back to me pretty quickly though. I will consider doing this! Thanks!
I would give all the money I have and then some. I would sacrifice my first born child. I would throw myself into the pits of hell encasing my body in agony and despair if only to touch its enchanting keys. I would tear the eyes from my sockets after gazing upon it in all its glory, as to keep the image branded into my brain. What I wouldn’t do. Get on my level.
