Korg M1 plus advice on buying used synths
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- Let's take our first proper look at the Korg M1, talk about the history and importance of this 1988 synth and demo a few of the sounds. I'll also share with you some advice and tips on buying used synthesizers and keyboards.
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Man the Korg M1 choir sounds are so fucking beautiful.
I had a Yamaha SY22 and could match the M1 sounds mostly and played it for 15yrs.aaaaah memories.I have the M1 module now
Another great video! I enjoy hearing about synthesizers in general. I only know a handful of people that like to talk about synths in my town. It's great to be able to listen to you talk about the synthesizer I own and cherish. My favorite synthesizer is the Jupiter 8 though. I never get bored of listening to it or the TR-808 drum machine. Anyways, please continue the great work. Take care, Sam.
hi! you have an amazing collection and great channel. my father still has our juno-6, i guess that's my favorite.
Great video!! This is fantastic, please post more. I'm sure I want an M1 now. I love the old school, deep house/ drum n bass, hip-hop sounds of the 90's. I recently bought a Kurzweil k2500r, a Roland W-30 and about to purchase a mint conditioned Yamaha EX5 this weekend. I love to see these reviews and demos of the classics, excellent sampler/ synths. I could never have afforded them 20 years ago but now some are so much more reasonably priced and easier to acquire than before, offering more possibilities than even some of today's newer synths/workstations. Gotta love the old vintage stuff. For some reason there's much to be appreciated with gear that can still hold it's own, decades later in a market over saturated with flashy boutiques/ re-releases and over priced drum boxes that don't offer much more than what's been available since forever.
you're right, there's never been a better time to pick up these old 90s digital synths! ex5, that's quite a machine!
That was the very synth trio I used to dream of owning back in college! Great presentation!
Thanks, I have an M1, that a friend gave me, when he moved. It's functioning well, however, the plastic, in the the area with the buttons on the left side has cracked, and affects the use of a couple of the small buttons. After listening to your comments about that area of things, I realize that it would probably be a greater degree of difficulty to remedy than I had imagined. Thanks much for the perspective.🤓
Wonderful man!! Thanks a lot of buying this legend and demo of how to check out the old school synth before buying! It's so great and proud to have this set of legendary synths! I'm very glad for you! Will be waiting for M1 presets and mix of sounds of different great machines! Thank you very much!!
That was a good checklist. My old Casio WK-1800 board has an F# key that always plays full velocity now, which spoils things. Yeah, I'm cheap - the closest I'm getting to any of these boards is my old (now defunct, unless I get lucky resoldering...) DX-100 or the iM1 on my iPad. Really enjoy Woody's vids though.
Great to see the three big 80s synths together! I have the D-50, the DX7 (MkII), and now watching your video, it makes me want to get the M1 too! Fortunately, I have the Korg Triton Studio and managed to emulate some characteristic M1 sounds, as it contains a lot of waveforms from the classic synth. Thank you for the great as always video and nice advices and tips on buying used synths.
thanks georgios, yeah this is a great to have all three, that's why I was excited to share the moment with the viewers! my girlfriend just doesn't get it.
Amazing, one day i`ll have some of they too! M1 and D-50 are the first option, DX-7 somehow scares me with his FM synthesis,
Not from being bad, exactly the oppose, but, seems to be a lot complex.
Thanks for the tips ! I'm getting a Korg M1 soon ! Will do all the checks you showed.
when I start seeing your videos and synth you make me happy I dont know why, but it happening and I think I must say thanks to you woody
mission accomplished then!! :D
As a teen I used to die wanting to own an MI back in the early 90s. Every top musician had one..lol...Great sounds & it was indeed the best selling synth in the world at the time (Dont think it still is now)..Funny how time flies.. Today I own a Korg Triton Studio & recently, a Yamaha Motif XF8
The M1 is still the world's best selling synth with over 250000 units being manufactured between 1988 and 1993.
I picked up a used Waldorf Micro Q Fall 2017. Worked well. No problems. Summer 2018 I now have a rackmounted paper weight.
Lots of wonderful advice! Thanks for sharing!
I saw your D50 ad and followed the link here. I have watched all your videos by now and really enjoy them! I noticed that we are almost neighbors, soI might contact you about the D50 ad. Good work!
Hi pasi, interesting! luckily nobody bought it because i've needed it a lot the last week.
Love the M1 keybed. Just perfect feel for me
I have a Korg M1R, the rack version of the M1. It also has the sequencer, though I never used it. Love the sound, still inspiring for its pads. There are some wild aftermarket sysex files available for the M1. I drive it through a Wavestation EX! I also have an M3R, which actually has different waveforms from the M1, I believe it borrowed waveforms from the T series keyboards; a very unique musical sound.
Hey, I’ve been considering an M1 or an X3. Can the X3 load M1 Sysex files…? I can’t tell if the X3 is more sampler or more synth.
I've still got a Korg 03-RW but never bothered with a M1 ... mostly because I was already a happy user of a MIDI controller/rack setup to leverage multiple sound sources, but also because my 3-tier keyboard stand was fully populated and it was as large as logistically possible in local (home-town) pubs and clubs. It might have been cool once ... nice video Woody.
I have an M1 and it is fantastic! the piano and organ sounds was used in many dance music of the 90s. Did you know that there is an iPad app called the iM1 which has all the sounds of the Synth and as an in app purchase, you can also purchase all the sounds of the cards that were available for the M1, I have the app myself and the cards in app purchase and I MIDI it up to my S970 to play the M1 sounds on a modern keyboard
ah the M1, I owned one when they first came out. The factory demo songs were just magical that sold me immediately. I hope you get around to a Korg Wavestation. Would love to hear what you think of that.
Great video, great information, love your enthusiasm!
thanks stefan! i'd love to try a wavestation too, have always been curious, never actually tried one.
Excellent review. Brings back a few memories..🙂
Milano, Italy September 1988, Deep Purple concert: Jon Lord had one M1 upon his Hammond organ. Managed to play "Fur Elise" with its piano, and I remembered it sounded good!
I own a Korg N264. Can you do a review of it. My favorite sounds of the M1 is the M1 piano sound, M1 trumpet, the M1 guitar, harmonica, tenor sax, and the pan flut. The Korg N264/364 and the M1 are one of my favorite piano.
If you can find the service manual online (or buy a paper copy), most keyboards and rack mount synths have a "hidden" factory diagnostics mode.
Factory diags will test things like CPU, RAM, Sample ROM, display, audio path, pedals, MIDI in/out, sliders, buttons, encoder, mod wheel, pitch bend, and keys.
Some also tell you the code (EPROM) OS version and battery voltage. Beware, factory diags can wipe out your user patches/presets, so back them up first.
Another great video! It's not entirely true that the M1 was the first workstation type synthesiser because Ensoniq had the ESQ1 from 1986 and SQ80 released just a few months before the M1 was released in 1988. The Roland D20, also released before the M1 in 1988 also had a built in sequencer and floppy disk drive.
interesting, was aware about the esq, but I think it lacked mfx, which for me is part of the workstation feature set, was not aware about the d20 though, so that takes it!
@@WoodyPianoShack the D20 along with the D10 were released perhaps 2-3 months before the M1 in 1988. It was basically game over for every other keyboard when everyone was gushing over it. I was going to also get an M1 and Korg DF1 floppy disk drive which was more or less released for the M1 seeing as though there was a mini outcry as to why Korg didn't go that extra mile and simply put one in the M1! I however got a T3EX in early 1991 which was basically everything that the M1 should have been in the first place.
Beautifully looking synthesizer, too.
Good tip on watching it boot up, I've been caught out with that before! and power pack always check the power pack is original, if not then at least a suitable replacement! and not something near enough.. I've also been caught out with that.
Good video Woody, it' s funny in the 80's all of these synths were out of my price range and now I just can't be bothered with the scramble of people waiting to buy them which is why I stick with mainly the new release micro machines..
Great channel, Woody's
I have seen lengthy videos comparing the original Korg M1 to the iPad version of Korg iM1. All the sounds are there. And they are identical. I have the iPad version. And, I think it’s terrific. The iPad version has the ‘Filter Resonance’ parameter included (which is not present on the original M1. And, the iPad version has the added bonus of being able to display many sounds as well as many parameters on the screen simultaneously. Makes selecting and/or editing sounds much more convenient.
The ensoniq ESQ-1 came out in ‘85, and it had a sequencer, quite a good one, btw. That’s 3 1/2 years before the MI.
But ESQ-1 had no built-in FX. The M1 was first that combined PCM-based synth (including drums) + Sequencer + Effects together. Basically created a “workstation” type of synth.
Indeed. When did the Yamaha's come out? V50 etc
Bought a M1 after seeing this video, my first synth (only had the brochure as kid). Checked everything, seemed awesome, but after a few months I ended up having all the keys serviced and some buttons replaced adding another 100€. But it was not the last buy. Got the whole trinity and more, but nowadays I take a different approach: I buy them remotely from within the EU after some good conversation and demanding extra photos and arrange the shipping myself, I even send out a flight case first in some cases! I can't drive to Munich and back for 30€, but a flightcase by post can! I have to say that works out very well, sans cumbersome roadtrips. One time I had some damage in transit, got a partial refund from the postal service. They first wanted to fully refund but demanded to destroy the synth! But also a couple of total bargains, bought as defunct with a rather easy fix (mintish DS-8 for 100 bucks, DR-110 for 35).
I don’t have the M1 but It’s the same way for me after I purchased the Korg X3 I bought the korg N5 which is a portable version of the N364
The Fantom, Motif and Triton of its time - in which I have those three and a M1R, TX7 (DX7 table top) and D550 (D50 rack)
Thanks for the vids Woody I do enjoy them !!! I'm going to try a Casio xw-g1 synth , Trying to keep away from older equipment .
cheers! big fan of the old CZ-series, don't know much about the new ones, don't ever see them over here.
There are two models the xw-p1 is more popular you can use the sliders as drawbars for the Hammond organ , They sell used for around $300 U.S
Do you think Korg sampled the CX-3 for organ sounds? If i pull out the 16, and 2 2/3, drawbar it sounds very similar to the one of the organ presets on the M1
Great video again woody. I sold my m1 years ago , although now i use the Korg legacy software. You just cant emulate that hands on experience . Its key action is really good too, thou not better than dx7. Thou i dont miss have to lug it about to studios lol , its bloody heavy .
hi i have a korg i5s and the D key keeps jumping out with high velocity what is causing it and how can it be fixed
I have found one and had the known trouble of the knobs not well working broke one and found online how to replace the 34 switches inside. tryed it and the result is marvoulous. I m pretty lucky with mine
Yes sir we have one, do u think I can find one there?
There are some excellent patches on the web wich takes the M1 light years beyond the factory patches. I still use my unit which I bought when it appeared on the market, both for recording and with my band. Easy to program, excellent keyboard feel, has a beautiful, timeless design. The only gripe I have with it is that Korg should really have given you the option for using audio ports 3 and 4 as a tape data dump storage interface, such as they did with earlier synths. The whole "workstation" idea was that you would not need a computer to compose with (they were just barely starting to become common), but the memory cards were horribly expensive so you had really no other choice than downloading the data on a computer anyhow, which sort of blew the workstation concept out of the water. Or, which I did, record the music to a tape and then erase everything. They really shot themselves in the foot regarding the data storage.
Why have annoying tape-dump if Midi Sysex implementation is excellent?
i have a korg m1 but how do i change the mode to like trumpet guitar ???
To my recollection, the first instrument to have full length samples was the Akai S series
Had an M1 from around 1989 - 2013. Made records with it in the 90`s used it mainly for it`s Orchestrational sounds, strings, horns, brass etc & House Piano for my Electronic tunes. Very nice key action too ( that`s why I kept it so long ). Looking back though many of us youngsters were pretty new to Synths and none that we`d seen had any knob functions so diving into the menus and trying to learn synthesis was a lost cause. I really wish that they had released an optional midi controller with knob functions like Roland did earlier with the JX-3p then I would have got so much more out of my M1 and learnt about Synthesis ! ........... also the small display made it really difficult to learn how to use it`s sequencer for those of us that were new to sequencers, a year later I got an Atari ST and used that instead, miles better for sequencing it was ...........
>>Noiselab: I agree with you about the lack of control. The sequencer, well, I learned to use it back in 91 or so, when I had no access to computer DAWS etc. It was doable!
My velocity does not seem to work on my, is there a setting I missed?
Woody, I bought an M1 as a first synth, its a great synth and good value for money but I'm looking for something with less realistic sounds. I want to play early 80s sort of electro-pop such as Axel F etc, but cant afford an expensive analog synth. What would you recommend as a good, affordable synth for this please?
strangely enough, when i did open my D-50 to fix the momentary tactile switches I noticed that the components are indistinguishable from the ones I purchased from Kjell and Co (or Ebay) -- the only downside with buying your own is that you may get a defective component. I've run into that with brand new components on occasion. I'd say if the synth you're buying is older than 15 years, then plan on opening it and cleaning key contacts and replace tactile switches. it feels good to leave vintage synths in a better condition than i find them in, and i make sure i at least get back what i paid when they need to find a new owner.
great policy, thanks!
Hey
Loved all your KORG M1 videos and it was helpful for me using mine. But im really so frustrated as i've been trying to use the Sequencer and i just dont know how to
It would be amazing if you can do like a tutorial or something on the sequencer.
Thank youuu
Yes please!!👍
Does anybody know what that little rubber button by the joystick is on the Korg M1?
I'm assuming it's some kind of a grip for when you're going crazy on the joystick but I can't seem to confirm that
Always wanted a Korg Z1... btw which Roland D Keyboard did Liam Howlett use for the Prodigy?
i got my M1 for 100bucks,
it was a litteral steal, but it has gone trough some rough times...
one corner is broken off and it looks like it comes out of a mudhole, but it fully works. and i love it
it's got the sounds, that's what counts! congrats.
Out of the three, which would you say has the best keybed? It'd be fun to have one as a master keyboard and have say the D-05 Boutique sitting on top of it whenever you need to reach for the other one :)
Hey woody how do you connect or record the sound on those old synths?
Once again a great video, Woody! Just wondering. Which ones of the synths are you planning to get rid off? I would never do that, I still own every single keyboard/synth I've ever purchased. And yes, my house is way smaller than yours haha
what is the moog looking synth behind with the green figure on it?
You are playing chords using '16bv' presets. How can you possibly distinguish any faults or rogue notes when the 'ear' is not able to make any tonal distinctions within such low zones?
I love the M1, but haven't bought one, because Korg has a VST and it takes a lot less room and costs less. :D However, the feeling and warmer sound may change my mind in the future. I bought a D-50 recently, and it does work and sound better than the Roland Cloud VST version.
Yeah I just bought one for £200. It was a super bargain, but I have no room for it :D
Great review. When I was a teen the M1 was "the synth" to have, although the ensoniq Esq-1 came first as a Workstation, the M1 was considered much more superior (at the time), because of the realistic patches, the effects and the advance sequencer. If they ask me now, I prefer the Esq-1 because of the sound itself
the ensoniq stuff was never as popular for whatever reason, but I do recall reading about it in sound on sound magazine. i'll pick one up if i find one and pay some respect to it on the channel.
Woody Piano Shack You should try an Esq-1 or Sq-80 they are outstanding synths
@@marsupialmicron I loved the ESQ1 and SQ80! The SQ80 would have no doubt been much more popular if the M1 hadn't been released so soon afterwards.
Being an pro keyboardist since the early 70s, my 1st synth was an Arp Odyssey. I also owned a D50 and M1. Still have my original D50 and Juno 106. I miss my old M1. The biggest problem I have found with all these instruments is pressure switches and buttons wear out, so eventually cannot change programs associated with those buttons. Particularly troublesome where the round plastic pressure buttons on the M1. Sometimes they would fail and actually break off into their footprint. Roland has rubber coverings on their switches, but these eventually lose proper contact too. Second issue would be dirty or broken contacts when pressing keyboard notes. I had a C2 contact fail on a Keizweil 88 piano not long ago. Not a good note to lose!
Today I still use my trusty Roland FA08 for live gigs. For DAW production, I prefer vst.. Kontakt instruments, Amplesound guitars, and also use vintage moduals.
Hello woody! Could you please let me know if they key after touch could be activated in this keyboard or not? I bough this keyboard from ebay and the seller mentioned it is working great. But it has noise on all 4 outputs and apparently the key after touch is not working at all
How did you go getting it all fixed Sam? Still have the keyboard? I'm looking to buy an M1 used and want to know how repairable they are.
3 synth legends in the same room ;) And the beard is growing back:))
so 4 legends in the same room! perhaps not.
LOL. You do have a point there! ;) Have a nice Sunday.
God bless you Woody
I have lost the power connection to my korg Triton workstation,advice on where to get one please.
I can sell you one for $100
I had an O1-W and wish I still had it!! But I'll take a D-50 if I can get it, as well.
In the song "Humble", the Yamaha DX7 internal patch "Bass 1" mixed with the Korg M1 internal programs patch "Piano" was heard.
The kendrick track?
Good work Woody :)
I have the VST version of the M1 and its pretty close.
As a teen I used to go to music store at Charing Cross Road (keyboard shops ) just to play with the M1 . You are absolutely right the M1 killed off the D50
killed it of for "natural sounds". for me, the d-50 is all about its amazing synth engine.
D-50 has also synthesizer section and produce analog sounds not only from short samples like Korg M1 produce only. Korg M1 produce audio only from internal audio short samples and has some filters to alter samples
Because both instruments are different, the key is to own both 🥰😊❤
Awesome channel!!!!
I'm going to buy a DX7 from someone tonight. Is there some sort of button combination that runs a diagnostic or tests the components?
The problem is that any switch on a synth (menu buttons and keys) shorts a microcontroller input pin to ground. It is impossible to test that circuit to be working, other than a system where you need to press every key. If those exist, they are tedious. Just try all knobs yourself, you'll find out pretty easily if all works. Things that are tested in a test mode, usually keep working anyway, like the processor, the memory and stuff like that.
Ok perhaps I could get pointed in the right direction. I'm in a 5 piece gigging band. I am a guitar player with more than 4 decades of experience. When I was a kid my first exposure to music was a Hammond organ we had and while I know how to play basic chords I am by no stretch of the imagination a keyboard player. However, I would like to be able to drone some chords and play some basics in classic rock. The keyboard needs to have LIVE PERFORMANCE quality sound. B3 Hammond, strings, and piano. Not looking to spend a mint. What are some quality USED brands I've been looking at the Korg M1 Synth Music Workstation
Cool video, Woody :) thanx for the tips.
Now, I'll be hihgly expecting to know what your thinking about the comparison between soft & hard ;)
My M1R is a wonderful vintage machine that still got the big sound, to me.
yes, as soon as i learn some trademark m1 songs and riffs we'll do the comparison.
Great, thanks a lot, Woody!! can't wait.
I have a Korg X-5 but is it worth the effort to swap it out for an M1? Does either one of them have better sounds?
I dont think you would gain much apart from build quality.
Holy 80's digital trinity! The Korg Legancy softsynth for M1/ Wavestation is a pretty good simulation. The Yamaha TG55 was the latest comer to a PCM synth. Everything after that is just PCM.
D-50, DX-7 and the M1
… amazing
What is the computer over on the right underneath the black tv? Atari ST?
520stfm :)
thanks a lot for the advice i watched your video in details and applied it literally while buying my Korg M1 and it worked well but when i used the headphone 3.5 mm with the jack adapter to insert it in the headphone jack of the M1 i noticed that only left speaker is working, any idea ?
thanks in advance
dunno mate, you wanna try swapping out that adapter and the headphones perhaps. try the line out L/R outputs into amplifier and see what happens.
oooh thanks man i just changed the adapter for an original one and it worked great and loud with just a regular speaker
Thank for your trusted infos.
Could You kindly name that nice stand for your M1. Never seen it ( on continent ;-).
WolfHill
hji! it's by roland but don't know the exact model, a table top stand, about 20 years old.
Can someone give an idea where to buy or a korg, im from papua new guinea
paying someone to bring it up
As a child of the rave, that synth was the soundtrack of many a song of my early adult life. Really wish to add one to my collection one day soon, if my damn car wouldnt stop breaking down!
What, no Ensoniq? My ESQ-1 was my first synth/sequencer, I got a lot of mileage out of that board, along with my Roland S-50 sampler. Boy, have samplers come a long way...
Woody - I inherited a beautiful Korg M1 in mint condition - but it says "Battery Low (Internal)" when I boot it up. Then I get only "Init" programs and can't seem to get the different voices to play. Just piano. Can you direct me to a reference on how the change/replace the battery?
sorry, i don't know the procedure for that. if you're in luck it's an easily replaceable cr2032 battery, but sometimes they are soldered to the PCB which is daunting
Reload Sysex file..from Korg website..
So how you paid for it?
DX7, D50 and M1... *Wonderful!*
it was a great moment for me!
i bought one these M1's and it had sticking keys and a u/s battery. With a bit of patience and watching other peoples Y/T videos on disassembly, strip down and repair/replacement is no problem.
Only down side was i had to buy the over priced cards as it only had the basic piano when i plugged in - apart from that, and the keys/battery. it has been very good - does have a nasty scratch near the volume slider which spoils it's looks and the side panels have been well abused.
good on you for bringing one back to life !
Would like to see this guy demo a Korg Trident.
Checking all the keys on the keyboard is indeed what I should have done yesterday when I bought a used D-50. The B4 key only worked when played softly and only when it felt like it. I took it to surgery today, opened it up, removed the mainboard, took the keybed out, removed the springs and the keys and cleaned the circuit board underneath the rubbers with some alcohol. All good now, but I could maybe have knocked off a bit from the price as the seller claimed it was in excellent condition.
great job fixing that key, interesting to know it's fixable but sounds like a shit load of work, definitely something you want to take into consideration before agreeing on price, next time maybe :) congrats on that D50!
Woody Piano Shack Thanks! After a bit investigation it turns out to be a relative common issue with the D50: dust ending up under the rubbers in the key bed. It was a bit of work, yes, but the moment you know how to take it apart it's not that bad. It's a pretty serviceable machine.
The Fairlight CMI and NED Synclavier was the first "workstation" synthesizers on the market!
Both had a synth engine, a sampler and a sequencer (depending on how they where configured). This two synths where far before it's time and had a price tag of 25 000 - 50 000 $ for a basic system.
Only professional musicians, producers and hi end studios could afford them. So in the equation for the first "public" workstation they are not counted but in the first ever build they are.
Daniel Fletcher of D.S. (a Swedish synthrock / synthpop project)
hi dan, thanks for putting me right, yes, maybe i should have said affordable workstation, and i still think it was the first to combine synth,sequencer + multi-fx, at least nobody has proved me wrong on that claim.
Hi Woody,
On that point I think your right.
D.
Now hold on there. The Ensoniq ESQ-1 was the first workstation, and if you wanna be technical, the SQ-80 had drums
interesting! but wasn't the m1 the first to do realistic sounds, multi-fx, drums & sequencer? making it the first "all-in-one" workstation?
Woody Piano Shack SQ-80 came out a whole year before the M1. Keyboard Magazine reviewed the SQ-80 in their Feb. 88 issue. M1 was announced in their April issue covering 1988 Winter NAMM wasn't reviewed until their August or September issue.
Technics had a line of PCM sample based keyboards by 1987 which had multitrack sequencers and programmable drums. They were excellent but were largely ignored by the snobs who wouldn't touch a digital synth unless it had Yamaha, Korg or Roland on the back.
The M1 and SQ80 were both released in '88, I believe. (I see, brzilian has the Keyboard Magazine references for this) The SQ80 has built-in, multi-track sequencer, standard analog-like synthesizer tweaks, and 3 oscillators with 16-bit "realistic sound" samples available as the oscillators. So, yes, it has drums and sequencer and can internally program an entire composition... a complete workstation. But the M1 outlived the SQ80 in production. Both are amazing machines, still very relevant and very useful in modern music production.
vaguely remember lusting over those when they were released. i never see them for sale though, otherwise i'd pick one up. i guess they didn't sell well over here, perhaps different story in the US.
If a Korg M1 powers up but makes no sounds, where would I start looking for possible causes? Thanks in advance for any responses!
Late response coming 2 years after your post but I’m going to answer your question on the off chance you might be able to answer one of mine. You likely had to replace the little 3v battery inside the M1 right? And after doing so, you had to download the original sound files from Korg website and reload them? I’ve just taken my M1 out of storage after a long break and when I powered it up I got a message saying battery low. It worked and all the sounds were there but when I opened it up to change the battery and the powered it again, all of it was gone and I only had one solid line of green bar in the menu. So I’m waiting now for a USB to MIDI adaptor to connect it directly to my computer and reload all the sounds and hopefully it all works. My question, was this your issue with the sounds and if so, did you successfully restore them after a battery change?
@@reginaldworthington7558
My answer won't be any help to you unfortunately, i sold the it to a restorer/collector in the state of repair it was in, as the repair bills I was quoted were beyond my budget.
Thanks for your reply and sorry it was all in vain!
Richard Kenna thanks Richard for your reply. I had intended to sell or give away this one as well but as I got it out and cleaned it up the nostalgia factor kicked in and I just couldn’t part with it. I’ll try to get it working as MIDI controller for now and keep attached on the side later (it’s still got great sounds) when I add an S88 as my main. Still have a Rolland Sound Canvas module as well that I can probably refurb and add to the mix!
the buttons tend to get filled with dust, a good cleanup generally save them (D-50, M1 and JP-8000, where ''revived'' with deoxit, without demounting the synth ! just spray a lot ''in'' the button, press, press, press (150X) and it should get better ! (5 minutes VS 1 hour+soldering)
yeah, thanks! that trick did work on a roland d10, although if you spray a ton around the buttons from the top, i reckon only 0.05% makes it to the actual microswitch :) but it did work, but I got the gut feeling it was just a temporary fix. maybe i'll try on the m1. cheers
Did you know that one of those sounds from this synthesizer (TubaFlugel) was used a lot in the british TV show Teletubbies from 1997-2001/
If I did know that I would probably stay quiet about it.
I have the M1 VST as well as the version for the iPad. To be fair to Korg they're both pretty damn close to a real M1, but hugely dependent on the quality of the amplification you plug your computer or iPad into.
yeah, for a fair test you should be using the same amplification system for both. looking forward to doing my test, need to learn some m1 riffs and songs first... :)
how can I do it to buy one can u tell me, who i contact or where i can call ,i would appreciate it if u can help me
you'll have to figure that out yourself or with help from other comments as I have no knowledge of your area!
for how much they ran , if u can tell me
they ran?
very good video indeed. let me add some info: you can find micro switches to replace the faulty ones over ebay or local electronic shop. its not something special made for / by korg.
ah ok, very good to know, when roland provided switches for an old d10 i got the impression they were proprietary and running out of stock
exactly! before knowing it, i ve thought the same. so i know were you coming from. for the matter of facts, of course, we have cheap micro switches from china and great ones from japan. its an economic matter. by the way, thank you again for such inspiring videos
hi do u still have the korg M1
Hi Woody, was just checking... the Korg MicroKorg is the best selling synth of all time now. It was in production longer than any other synth...13 years! I think it's only just gone out of production but new ones are still available.
that's very interesting to read, amazing that little synth has been so popular i had one and didn't think much of it! is there a top sales list somewhere?
I typed "best selling synth of all time" into google and found the info there somewhere...
Andrew Brooks Yeah, Microkorg is essentially the Commodore 64 of the synth world. It's not a full performance synth but has great analog emulation, mod matrix and is easy to tweak just about any sound out of.
What sound design abilities does it have? Sampling, subtractive, granular...
nihonam
Subtract sampling, from ur list. It may have contained multi-samplez, azz basis 4 itz realistic soundz, BUTT I remember da M-1, by Korg, wuz a synth, which u could program.
Anywho... Google, iz ur friend, 4 da time being:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korg_M1
Love made in Japan
Ronnish
3 absolutely fabulous Synthesizers from a bygone era. We live in some interesting and exciting times, technology wise, and yet none of today's synths have that character and appeal of these 80's classics. I love my D-50, it's a real beast, even today. My favourite is my Yamaha An1x, such a monster-sounding capable machine, sounds gorgeous.
My all-time top 5 synths would look like
1. Roland Jupiter 8.
2. Yamaha AN1x.
3. Roland D-50.
4. Korg M1.
5. Yamaha DX7.
great list dk! tend to agree with you, the current crop of synths lacks the innovation and excitement of the classic age. an1x is a fab sounding synth, people starting to realize now and going up in price. ok, i'll play that game too, my top 5 synths:
1. juno 6
2. dx7
3. nl2x
4. wavestation
5. d50 (tempted to put d10 just because of the fond memories)
I could never get on with that Nord sound, it was always too thin, harsh, and artificial, to me anyway. Lovely looking machines.
For the Juno, it will always be the more expensive Juno 60, for me. Fatter, and gorgeous brass and bass sounds, and lovely thick 80's strings.
Wavestation was nice, although I ended up with a much cheaper X3. I liked the X3, but it was a bit disappointing at the time. I still love the Korg Trinity, shame it was silver.
Speaking of the D10. A friend of mine back in '87, was building a cheap studio for his hobby, rather than his work. His dad promised him a Roland keyboard for a moving in present. So while we waited thinking it was a D50 - his dad was well off, his face when a D10 showed up, pre-owned as well, was something I still wind him up with occasionally.
Not that the D10 was bad, just that the D50 was in another league of it's own.
I just picked up a KORG T1 yesterday for $450. Incredible condition, literally one or two corners show the top layer of wood laminate separating, but other than that perfect. I picked it up off of Craigslist. When I brought it home and started to try it out I noticed the D button (just below the screen) doesn’t work, so i suppose i have to clean the contacts dammit, oh well no big deal
I had a Korg T3EX for over 25 years and the T series was everything that the M1 should have been in the first place.
Ooooooooooh! The nice Atari in front of the TV :D:D Cool man!
gabriel, respect! i put easter eggs in my videos, a synth or gear that I will be revealing in the future, you're the only one to pickup on the atari :)
Not the only one. ;) Mind you I had to google some image results for Amiga first, then Atari ST. Now I want to buy a C64 again, which was my first computer.