So, when is BBC going to hire you as a full-time documentary maker? Seriously, stunning piece of work as always, Mr. Ball. Glad to play my tiny little role in this, can't thank you enough!
A couple of Alex Ball documentaries ago I did say his documentaries were than good enough for BBC4. Good to see that I'm not alone in thinking this way. Dear Auntie...
I've owned a DW-8000 since 1986 and an M-1 since 1992. And many other Korg products have come and gone through my home studio. Korg has been a huge part of my life.
What a beautiful tribute to Korg. It is unbelievable how many products they have made and they still manage to amaze you. Hats off to Korg and to you Alex, again beautifully captured!
@@AlexBallMusic I'll DM you my address to funnel anything that comes your way from Korg that you may not get on with and free up that studio space. Jus' sayin' I'm happy to help!
Great documentary, impressive work as usual! And honored to be able to contribute! Hope I gave those little gems a proper demonstration. What's next, Yamaha? Got several goodies in my arsenal! *snickers* :D (Full versions of these demos on my channel for those interested.)
Ah yes! There is a pattern. Alex goes quiet for a few weeks, surfaces again with a work of art, a contribution to the collective intelligence of the hive mind of the web. Thanks for what you do Mr. Ball 🙏
@@AlexBallMusic The Polysix track was dreamy, especially the start... What a synth! Have an EX-800 - the desktop module version of the Poly-800. It's a secret weapon! Thanks so much for keeping these old synths - stretching back to when I was a baby - alive in all our memories, all as a story that we can follow and enjoy.
@@EannaButler make sure you get the AtomaHAWK and HAWK-800 mods for that EX-800 and turn it into the synth it should have been upon release. I have one as well and it's great for those lo-fi, Boards of Canada vibes.
When I was about 16, my best friend received a Korg Electribe ES-1 for his birthday. It was our first piece of “pro gear,” and to us a revelation. I cut my teeth on that machine. To this day the ESX-1 remains my favorite dedicated drum machine.
My first real synth: Minikorg 700S. My first poly synth: Polysix. My best organ in the 80s: CX-3. Currently: only a Wavestate, but this may change (what about the Wavestate SE, btw?).
32:39 now that's an A+ synth demo right there, wow. Thanks for yet another retrospective, it's always a blast to see all these amazing synths in action.
When I saw the Roland documentary I thought you were married with them and I would never see a Korg one, but the day has come and I am so happy! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I look forward to these Synthesizer documentaries more than I do actual theatrical releases. The amount of effort and creativity that goes into these videos is completely unmatched. Thank you Alex!!
I’m amazed how good this documentary is. I’ve watched both, Roland and KORG in one go. Excellent work. I had poly-61 and about 15 years ago I gave it to someone to do some fixes and we completely forgot about that and now I don’t even know who was it 😢
Fantastic job once again. My first synth was a Poly-800, and I still have it. Also, the picture I came across the other day of my 19th-century-born grandma playing that Korg is priceless.
Thank you Alex. This is another film that will entertain and inform old and new viewers for years to come. You always turn the quality up to 11 with your videos.
Dayum Korg R3 didn't even get a mention. I feel hurt lol. I have the Minilogue too and it's wonderful. I can't stop using it. We're in love! Korg I love you!
Korg have six decades worth of gear, so it would be a very boring watch if I went into every single individual product. The flagship of the MMT series was the Radius that was covered, as was Microkorg that was the highest selling synth of all time. It's just the reality of making a film like this, unfortunately.
The taste, composition, performance, research, human coordination, audiovisuals, technical prowess, respect and love on display in this video are knob-spinningly gorgeous. Incredible job Alex!!❤
I 've said it before, I love your documentaries, nobody is doing stuff like this. This one was excellent. Boy you had a LET to cover. Excellent job Alex.
Great job as usual! The story of how the company started is just as interesting as where it ended up. For me personally, watching this is like a mini-history of synth gear I followed, played with in music and pawn shops over the years, considered buying, occasionally owned, and still own some of to this day.
Alex, thanks again for this wonderful documentary! And now it shows that modern KORG has never changed from retro KORG in terms of innovation. Just other technologies and more accessible resources. And I hope your signature synth demo sound never dies. It’s something to cherish 😊
Damn...the Legend Alex Ball does it again...I was hoping you would do Korg! Thanks for all the time you put into these full on documentaries. Very inspirational and educational.
Alex, you are an artist, man! Every single documentary you create is a wonderful time travel, full of details, sounds and music history. I'm glad and thankful for the time and effort you put in your videos, your are a true entertainer, keep up with the great work!
Brilliant documentary as always, Alex. One of the earliest Korg synths I owned was a 900PS, it had presets, a traveller, and a touch bar; a silver bar in front of the keyboard that altered the sound when you touched it. I still own many Korg synths, from the first issue battleship grey panelled MS10 & 20 (Korg 35 filters) to the Prophecy and Z1. I do miss my old DVP1 though.
Excellent work Alex, you did it again this time with Korg, a story that cried out to be told. Congratulations also to all the people who contribute, they are great too. Please, Please and Please, consider to do a story about Dave Simmons and his electronic drums, he is a great and brilliant british inventor.
Just an excellent doc, Alex! I’ve been a Korg guy since 1982, when I bought my Polysix (which, sadly, died a leaky battery death in the mid-‘90s). I played an M1 for many years and I still have a Krome and an X50. Even before all that, in the ‘70s I used to loiter in music stores, fiddling with the units with the front-facing panel below the keyboard and the legendary traveler sliders. I’ve owned other makes of keyboard, but I’m most fond of Korg’s design language(s) and approach to building its OS, which still bears vestiges of the M1 OS. Thanks for a bang-up job on this and all your vids. 😎
34:10 That "ding" made me immediately think of Herbie Hancocks Human Voices Solo on Tribute to Miles (which you can find on UA-cam). And this documentary is awesome!
Outstanding. Really excellent work again Alex - I really love your style of actual performances and songs using the instruments - not just a series of static images with voiceover.
Sir Alex, if a UA-cam hall of fame existed, your channel would definitely belong in there, both in it's education and entertainment departements. You are defining quality standards here that not many youtubers are able to match and barely none even do.
Brilliant stuff Alex. As a band we have used Korg MS synths for over 30 years, built like a tank, they’ll probably outlive us. We are Korg fanboys for life.
Wonderful! As a proud owner of an old MS20, an M1 and a Kronos, I am happy to learn so much of this history. I bought and sold other keyboards but Korgs will never leave my home
Alex, I love your videos. This is another perfect example. 1 hour of understandable Synth history even for a non english-motherspeaker. No arrogant presentation like many others here on UA-cam. You are doing high quality stuff in such a pleasent way....I like it. Also your skills in playing these instruments and composing really good tracks just for presenting them. Five Stars plus 🙂. Keep on doing this, greetings from Berlin, Norbert
I've just gotten my first hardware synth, a broken polysix from an old friend that wanted to give it a good home. I've been a bit lost in trying to fix it recently, but lo and behold this video comes out which is not only phenomenal in it's story, but also have me a taste of what my hard work could entail. Perfect timing, and I hope that you can keep doing what you love since it's giving the world something special
The Korg Polyphonic Ensemble was used on Norwegian synth artist Beranek's debut album "Sound of Danger" prominently. In fact, its sound more or less helped shape the album and Beranek brought it back on stage when he performed the entire album live a few years ago.
Wow. Another amazing doc. You continue to be one of the most creative and inspirational synthtubers. I like to show my friends that aren’t as into music your videos demonstrating different styles, to their inevitable delight.
I'm still recovering from the first film I saw of Anthony visiting Rob. That was some time ago and It was great to see your eye's on stalks looking around that palace of sound. It really is astonishing.
Alex, best video on UA-cam this year. Where do you find the time to put this amount of work? Just brilliant - should be a staple of music tech courses. Thank-you.
Don’t you just love cold rainy thursday evenings in October !!.. Perfect output dude, bloody well done :) 1 edit & a couple of interviews off your own BBC4 series there m8.
Oh what a magnificent documentary you made! You are a man of many talents, your documentaries are amongst the best. Excellent at narrating, and you have golden hands when it come to playing the keys of a synth. They all sounds good when they get played by you.
This was awesome, one of your absolute best, I was so happy when I saw the notification. The "Traveler" name was just the icing on the cake too, perfect. Korg rules.
I loved my mini-Korg! It was the only instrument that could set on top of a Hammond B-3 and have all the adjustments at the front. Powerful sound and fun to use!
I downloaded the rom since I had an interest in synths, but didn’t know how to use it, heh. It looks pretty scrutable now though, so maybe I should give it another go. I’ve used actual modular now after all, it shouldn’t be too hard
@@kaitlyn__L The limitations helped me focus on the individual sounds more and improved my sound design skills. 6 voices, 16 1 bar patterns and some creativity is all I need!
this has got to be a new genre ! a docu-concert, the musical breaks just reflect the depth of the connoisseur´s knowledge, you rock dude ! still own an M1
Alex, thank you for this wonderful documentary, it took me back to a very happy time in my life. As a broke teenage synth nerd in the 70s I was allowed to play all the Korg kit at Peter Bonner Musical in Eastbourne. My patches with the MS20, SQ10 along with the EDP Wasp often attracted interest, even though I wasn’t on their payroll. I did eventually save all my paper round money to buy one of the early DX7s from them. Still have it !
This is such an enjoyable and excellent documentary. I bought a Korg-DDM-110 in 1985 for £199 which was quite an investment for me at the time. It became the drummer for my guitar music. I later bought a second hand SQD-1 sequencer as it was the most affordable out there. I’ve still got it (in my loft!) although the Quikdisk drive no longer works. I used to use it in combination with a Yamaha FB-01 sound module, Casio RZ-1 drum machine and a Yamaha DX100 keyboard.
This documentary is great. I had a microkorg, sold it, regretted it. I played many of these instruments in music stores and look every now and then on eBay. They should have a Korg museum in every major city.
In a time when we tend to react to gear not having this or that, history is there to provide perspective. I really appreciate this video and have a new found appreciation for Korg.
Thank you so much for the work put into this, it is truly amazing, very interesting, well made, professional, respectful, and very engaging. I like how other musicians who I know are Korg users also contribute. Fascinating to learn the founder started out running nightclubs, little did he know his creations would fuel the music filling the clubs of the future to such a degree. Wonderful! Thank you Alex!
What a great job!!, Korg should be grateful for the great promotion of their history that you have given them. Congratulations for this great documentary, it shows your meticulous research and love for the history of music Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱!!
What I appreciate most about your content is the joy & wonder which inadvertently rubs off. Those little gems you play like 28:28 are fire starters of creativity.
What a marvellous, marvellous film. Seeing everything stitched together in a timeline shows what constant innovators they've been, and how they always met, matched, and exceeded the competition for ideas and ways of creating and manipulating sound. I don't think I've ever seen it mapped out so clearly. I loved the Delta and MicroPreset I had, they appeared on a few albums I was on in the early 90s, now sadly long gone (tho' I'd love to have a Delta again). And I'd forgotten how good a PolySix could sound; a friend had one, fabulous thing. Pretty good friend, too.. These days I have a rack mount Triton and a few other bits of paraphernalia about. Nice to see a pic of the GForce CS80 tucked away for a few frames!
So, when is BBC going to hire you as a full-time documentary maker? Seriously, stunning piece of work as always, Mr. Ball.
Glad to play my tiny little role in this, can't thank you enough!
Isn't he already working within the film/Tv-industry for music/soundtracks/backgrounds etc?
Cheers Xavier, thanks for the killer PolySix demo.
@@Magnus_Loov Music for adverts, game trailers and TV shows yes. Just co-scoring Supertato for Cbeebies at the moment, goes on air next week. 😀
@@AlexBallMusic That's a start, alot of BBCs top people started on CBBs or CBBC.
A couple of Alex Ball documentaries ago I did say his documentaries were than good enough for BBC4. Good to see that I'm not alone in thinking this way. Dear Auntie...
These docs are where your creative star shines insanely bright, Alex
Yet another banger video. You're pretty much the top documentary maker for the synth community Alex!
i fully agree 👍👍
B A N G E R S -&- M A S H
Cheers Adam!
I fully fully agree 👍👍
Yeah, what these guys said.
I've owned a DW-8000 since 1986 and an M-1 since 1992. And many other Korg products have come and gone through my home studio. Korg has been a huge part of my life.
What a beautiful tribute to Korg. It is unbelievable how many products they have made and they still manage to amaze you. Hats off to Korg and to you Alex, again beautifully captured!
Hey JP! Yeah, so many interesting things from different eras.
The cheapest way to get the classic Korg sound is the Bahringer Monopoly which I have.
@@AlexBallMusic 😮😮
very true well said 👍
Excellent work Alex. Korg should be well pleased. Congrats!
Thanks for the many donations sir, couldn't have done it without you.
Korg are pleased, yeah. Good times.
@@AlexBallMusic I'll DM you my address to funnel anything that comes your way from Korg that you may not get on with and free up that studio space. Jus' sayin' I'm happy to help!
Watching this properly is much much better, u rent the synths out or do u own them?
Great documentary, impressive work as usual! And honored to be able to contribute! Hope I gave those little gems a proper demonstration.
What's next, Yamaha? Got several goodies in my arsenal! *snickers* :D
(Full versions of these demos on my channel for those interested.)
A Yamaha video would be great 😀
You were one of many legends who made this possible. Great demos sir.
Yamaha - we need a GX-1. Someone get Benny from ABBA on the phone.
@@AlexBallMusic YES! YAMAHA!
Nice song with the vocoder.
@@AlexBallMusic ua-cam.com/video/uNxonEOpH0c/v-deo.html
Miku stomp is the greatest guitar effect pedal ever created. The world has never seen anything so lovely.
I too am a fan of that pedal; when played with feeling as we saw in the (lamentably short) clip, it sounds really great.
Ah yes!
There is a pattern. Alex goes quiet for a few weeks, surfaces again with a work of art, a contribution to the collective intelligence of the hive mind of the web.
Thanks for what you do Mr. Ball 🙏
I'm guessing he has worked for more than just a few weeks for this hour-long fully professional documentary!
@@Magnus_Loov A year, yeah. 🤪
@@AlexBallMusic Yeah I believe it. Guessing the last few weeks was "mixing and mastering"? Or whatever the equivalent is with video! 🤔😊
@@AlexBallMusic The Polysix track was dreamy, especially the start... What a synth!
Have an EX-800 - the desktop module version of the Poly-800. It's a secret weapon!
Thanks so much for keeping these old synths - stretching back to when I was a baby - alive in all our memories, all as a story that we can follow and enjoy.
@@EannaButler make sure you get the AtomaHAWK and HAWK-800 mods for that EX-800 and turn it into the synth it should have been upon release. I have one as well and it's great for those lo-fi, Boards of Canada vibes.
When I was about 16, my best friend received a Korg Electribe ES-1 for his birthday. It was our first piece of “pro gear,” and to us a revelation. I cut my teeth on that machine. To this day the ESX-1 remains my favorite dedicated drum machine.
I spent my childhood with a KORG MS-20 and a Crumar organ in the basement. So, it was a good chidlhood.
Nice!
My first real synth: Minikorg 700S.
My first poly synth: Polysix.
My best organ in the 80s: CX-3.
Currently: only a Wavestate, but this may change (what about the Wavestate SE, btw?).
Was it a Crumar Organizer? I had one in the early 80's.
how lucky!
Me too😮
your demos are sheer delight
thank you!
As a guitar player who loves both guitars and synths, it's amazing to see how closely some of the most important parts of their history crossed paths.
Amazing work as usual Alex! Another wonderful documentary! 😃Honored to be a small part of it!
big fan of your channel clemens!!❤
@@thewobblingweddells9362 Yes, this guy rocks! One of my favourite channels.
Thanks for the awesome Wavestation demo sir.
@@AlexBallMusic my pleasure!
Ooo, I'm not up to the wavestation part yet. I'd subscribe to whoever Alex chose for that job! Will check your channel.
I had the honour of being at korg from1988 to 2021...some great memories ❤
32:39 now that's an A+ synth demo right there, wow. Thanks for yet another retrospective, it's always a blast to see all these amazing synths in action.
Clemens Wenners at the helm. The full video is on his channel.
@@AlexBallMusic Nice, I'll check it out!
Huge fan of his channel, very talented!
Check the 1986 and 1988 EP from Laszlo Bencker, the Clemens track is beautifully inspired by these gems.
When I saw the Roland documentary I thought you were married with them and I would never see a Korg one, but the day has come and I am so happy! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I look forward to these Synthesizer documentaries more than I do actual theatrical releases. The amount of effort and creativity that goes into these videos is completely unmatched. Thank you Alex!!
I'd totally pay to see his docs in the cinema :D
Me too. These would be far better than the Hollywood trash.
The definitive Korg documentary.
The gold standard 🎉 These long form deep history pieces are total gems. Thank you Alex
Hey sir. Thank you. 😀
I’m amazed how good this documentary is.
I’ve watched both, Roland and KORG in one go.
Excellent work.
I had poly-61 and about 15 years ago I gave it to someone to do some fixes and we completely forgot about that and now I don’t even know who was it
😢
I'm only a third in, and am captivated. Your musical interludes are so good, as usual!
Thanks Warren.
I still have my Korg Wavestation EX since 1992 with several sound cards to it. Will never get rid of that one :)
God bless you Alex. I’ve been scouring the net for a good Korg documentary for ages. Well done and keep up the amazing work. 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Cheers. Hope you enjoy it!
He has all the quality of a mainstream TV show.
I can't imagine how much work this must have been! Great video, and so many cameos. _squints at highly suspicious looking polysix at __21:49_
Probably over 2 weeks.
For me who is born 1971 the KORG M1 IS REVOLUTION AND STILL THE BEST SYNTH EVER MADE .....I DON'T HAVE A WORDS
Incredible documentary as always man, can't get enough of these!
Not only was this a killer video, most of the demos were proper bangers!
Fantastic job once again.
My first synth was a Poly-800, and I still have it.
Also, the picture I came across the other day of my 19th-century-born grandma playing that Korg is priceless.
Thank you Alex. This is another film that will entertain and inform old and new viewers for years to come. You always turn the quality up to 11 with your videos.
Thanks for the help!
You've done it again. These long-form documentaries are unbelievably wonderful. Thank you for being such a treasure, Alex!
Jeepers - Instant classic synth doco! Out of the park, Alex. Out of the park!
Fantastic retrospective. KORG is one great synth company
Not only educational but the bangers are always a treat too. Love that ditty on the Odyssey 😎
These documentaries are just pure S tier synth content!!!! Always like a drop everything moment when I see another release!!!!! ❤
Dayum Korg R3 didn't even get a mention. I feel hurt lol. I have the Minilogue too and it's wonderful. I can't stop using it. We're in love! Korg I love you!
Korg have six decades worth of gear, so it would be a very boring watch if I went into every single individual product.
The flagship of the MMT series was the Radius that was covered, as was Microkorg that was the highest selling synth of all time.
It's just the reality of making a film like this, unfortunately.
The taste, composition, performance, research, human coordination, audiovisuals, technical prowess, respect and love on display in this video are knob-spinningly gorgeous. Incredible job Alex!!❤
Wonderful doc! Thanks for making me finally play the Prophecy that was languishing unplayed for half a year in my studio.
Lovely visuals 👏🏻 Moebius’ Time Travelers comes to mind. Anyway, the effort that goes into these one-hour productions is mind-boggling.
AI art generated by Chad Wixom. :)
And yes, this took a year to pull together.
@@AlexBallMusic clap clap clap 😀
I 've said it before, I love your documentaries, nobody is doing stuff like this. This one was excellent. Boy you had a LET to cover. Excellent job Alex.
Cheers Tony.
Great job as usual! The story of how the company started is just as interesting as where it ended up. For me personally, watching this is like a mini-history of synth gear I followed, played with in music and pawn shops over the years, considered buying, occasionally owned, and still own some of to this day.
You did it!!! Phantastic!!!
You did it too! 🤜🤛
Alex, thanks again for this wonderful documentary! And now it shows that modern KORG has never changed from retro KORG in terms of innovation. Just other technologies and more accessible resources.
And I hope your signature synth demo sound never dies. It’s something to cherish 😊
A masterpiece. Korg should award a medal of honour to you..
Damn...the Legend Alex Ball does it again...I was hoping you would do Korg! Thanks for all the time you put into these full on documentaries. Very inspirational and educational.
That polysix track was so fuzzy and dope. Love it
Alex, you are an artist, man! Every single documentary you create is a wonderful time travel, full of details, sounds and music history. I'm glad and thankful for the time and effort you put in your videos, your are a true entertainer, keep up with the great work!
Thank you Evandro!
Brilliant documentary as always, Alex. One of the earliest Korg synths I owned was a 900PS, it had presets, a traveller, and a touch bar; a silver bar in front of the keyboard that altered the sound when you touched it. I still own many Korg synths, from the first issue battleship grey panelled MS10 & 20 (Korg 35 filters) to the Prophecy and Z1. I do miss my old DVP1 though.
You're amazing for doing this. And the other historical videos too! It's Netflix or other streaming service worthy ❤
Excellent work Alex, you did it again this time with Korg, a story that cried out to be told. Congratulations also to all the people who contribute, they are great too.
Please, Please and Please, consider to do a story about Dave Simmons and his electronic drums, he is a great and brilliant british inventor.
Yeah, would love to do some British ones. I have the original Musicaid Simmons SDS-3 for starters.
Another great video. Having a coffee, kicking back on the couch, and learning something while being entertained! Keep up the great work!
Just an excellent doc, Alex! I’ve been a Korg guy since 1982, when I bought my Polysix (which, sadly, died a leaky battery death in the mid-‘90s). I played an M1 for many years and I still have a Krome and an X50. Even before all that, in the ‘70s I used to loiter in music stores, fiddling with the units with the front-facing panel below the keyboard and the legendary traveler sliders. I’ve owned other makes of keyboard, but I’m most fond of Korg’s design language(s) and approach to building its OS, which still bears vestiges of the M1 OS. Thanks for a bang-up job on this and all your vids. 😎
28:50 Amazing song Alex! Absolutely love the chord progression/sound/vocoder, everything. ❤️
Seconded! Is there a soundtrack version of these, so we can just groove?
34:10 That "ding" made me immediately think of Herbie Hancocks Human Voices Solo on Tribute to Miles (which you can find on UA-cam).
And this documentary is awesome!
Outstanding. Really excellent work again Alex - I really love your style of actual performances and songs using the instruments - not just a series of static images with voiceover.
Sir Alex, if a UA-cam hall of fame existed, your channel would definitely belong in there, both in it's education and entertainment departements. You are defining quality standards here that not many youtubers are able to match and barely none even do.
I have been looking forward to a Korg history video from you for a long time. Thank you for making it 😃 Fantastic video my friend 👍
Hope you enjoy it. :)
Brilliant stuff Alex. As a band we have used Korg MS synths for over 30 years, built like a tank, they’ll probably outlive us. We are Korg fanboys for life.
This documentary was unparalleled perfection! Thank you, Alex!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Best Korg history ever. I wish they showed this in my college sound design class. Of course that was 20 years ago but still.
Alex, this was amazing. Thank you so much for everything you do for the synth community. You're a legend.
Wonderful! As a proud owner of an old MS20, an M1 and a Kronos, I am happy to learn so much of this history. I bought and sold other keyboards but Korgs will never leave my home
Alex, I love your videos. This is another perfect example. 1 hour of understandable Synth history even for a non english-motherspeaker. No arrogant presentation like many others here on UA-cam. You are doing high quality stuff in such a pleasent way....I like it. Also your skills in playing these instruments and composing really good tracks just for presenting them. Five Stars plus 🙂. Keep on doing this, greetings from Berlin, Norbert
I've just gotten my first hardware synth, a broken polysix from an old friend that wanted to give it a good home. I've been a bit lost in trying to fix it recently, but lo and behold this video comes out which is not only phenomenal in it's story, but also have me a taste of what my hard work could entail. Perfect timing, and I hope that you can keep doing what you love since it's giving the world something special
Bahringer Monopoly is a good price, Know it's not a real
Korg but very nere to it.
The Korg Polyphonic Ensemble was used on Norwegian synth artist Beranek's debut album "Sound of Danger" prominently. In fact, its sound more or less helped shape the album and Beranek brought it back on stage when he performed the entire album live a few years ago.
Korg is my favorite brand they always try new things this what I like about them. Amazing documentary!
Wow. Another amazing doc. You continue to be one of the most creative and inspirational synthtubers. I like to show my friends that aren’t as into music your videos demonstrating different styles, to their inevitable delight.
I'm still recovering from the first film I saw of Anthony visiting Rob.
That was some time ago and It was great to see your eye's on stalks looking around that palace of sound.
It really is astonishing.
Alex, best video on UA-cam this year. Where do you find the time to put this amount of work? Just brilliant - should be a staple of music tech courses. Thank-you.
Ticking away for a year or more. Bit by bit, lots of help from others and from Korg. :)
It is videos like this that confirm to me why you are my favourite UA-cam channel, thank you
Cheers!
Great film, mate. Loving the colour grade too…very open university
What an absolutely brilliant documentary that would be at home on any streamer. The only downside is I want to play every single synth in this!
Don’t you just love cold rainy thursday evenings in October !!.. Perfect output dude, bloody well done :) 1 edit & a couple of interviews off your own BBC4 series there m8.
Yeah, I deliberately aimed for a darker evening. :)
This video is a masterpiece, but the whistles in the Triton demo gets the chef's kiss.
Was that a hint of Fading Lights at the end?
That was Tony Banks' Wavestation, so yes 🖖🏻
@@leanlogic5639 I thought the Velcro looked familiar!
@@alexwalton9461 That's a man who knows his velcro!
This is a beautifully nerdy thread. Ha.
dude, your music is bad ass! ❣
Who else had a Korgasm watching this?!
The documentary is incredible, as everyone said... but the music you're playing, jesus christ, that alone needs a Spotify account!
Alex, this is truly a wonderful piece. Thank you for always going above and beyond with your documentaries.
Danke Alex, da habe ich drauf gewartet.
Toller Rückblick
Oh what a magnificent documentary you made! You are a man of many talents, your documentaries are amongst the best. Excellent at narrating, and you have golden hands when it come to playing the keys of a synth. They all sounds good when they get played by you.
GREAT VIDEO! I love that outro piece at the end. Sounds like something that Georgio Moroder might have done. Love it!
This was awesome, one of your absolute best, I was so happy when I saw the notification. The "Traveler" name was just the icing on the cake too, perfect. Korg rules.
I loved my mini-Korg! It was the only instrument that could set on top of a Hammond B-3 and have all the adjustments at the front. Powerful sound and fun to use!
Another amazing effort. Korg is my favorite Synth maker, so I'm thrilled they got the 'Alex Ball' treatment. Thank you!
You included the DS-10! I'll always be partial to KORG for releasing that. I learned so much on it.
Amazing documentary too!
Remember borrowing a friend's DS back in the day, but didn't know this was available for it at the time. I think I mainly played Mario Kart on it. 😀
I downloaded the rom since I had an interest in synths, but didn’t know how to use it, heh. It looks pretty scrutable now though, so maybe I should give it another go. I’ve used actual modular now after all, it shouldn’t be too hard
@@kaitlyn__L The limitations helped me focus on the individual sounds more and improved my sound design skills. 6 voices, 16 1 bar patterns and some creativity is all I need!
@@PuglyWont that’s great! that sounds like my experience with the microkorg :)
this has got to be a new genre ! a docu-concert, the musical breaks just reflect the depth of the connoisseur´s knowledge, you rock dude ! still own an M1
Alex, thank you for this wonderful documentary, it took me back to a very happy time in my life. As a broke teenage synth nerd in the 70s I was allowed to play all the Korg kit at Peter Bonner Musical in Eastbourne. My patches with the MS20, SQ10 along with the EDP Wasp often attracted interest, even though I wasn’t on their payroll. I did eventually save all my paper round money to buy one of the early DX7s from them. Still have it !
This is such an enjoyable and excellent documentary. I bought a Korg-DDM-110 in 1985 for £199 which was quite an investment for me at the time. It became the drummer for my guitar music. I later bought a second hand SQD-1 sequencer as it was the most affordable out there. I’ve still got it (in my loft!) although the Quikdisk drive no longer works. I used to use it in combination with a Yamaha FB-01 sound module, Casio RZ-1 drum machine and a Yamaha DX100 keyboard.
This documentary is great. I had a microkorg, sold it, regretted it. I played many of these instruments in music stores and look every now and then on eBay. They should have a Korg museum in every major city.
one minute in and you already know you should give this a thumbs up...
In a time when we tend to react to gear not having this or that, history is there to provide perspective. I really appreciate this video and have a new found appreciation for Korg.
Thank you so much for the work put into this, it is truly amazing, very interesting, well made, professional, respectful, and very engaging. I like how other musicians who I know are Korg users also contribute. Fascinating to learn the founder started out running nightclubs, little did he know his creations would fuel the music filling the clubs of the future to such a degree. Wonderful! Thank you Alex!
What a great job!!, Korg should be grateful for the great promotion of their history that you have given them. Congratulations for this great documentary, it shows your meticulous research and love for the history of music
Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱!!
What I appreciate most about your content is the joy & wonder which inadvertently rubs off. Those little gems you play like 28:28 are fire starters of creativity.
Saved this for the weekend. Nothing better than a long form Alex documentary 😀
An absolute gem of a docu. Superbly done. Cheers from Italy.
Well done. I’d never seen anything like this on Korg before! Bravo!
What a marvellous, marvellous film. Seeing everything stitched together in a timeline shows what constant innovators they've been, and how they always met, matched, and exceeded the competition for ideas and ways of creating and manipulating sound. I don't think I've ever seen it mapped out so clearly.
I loved the Delta and MicroPreset I had, they appeared on a few albums I was on in the early 90s, now sadly long gone (tho' I'd love to have a Delta again). And I'd forgotten how good a PolySix could sound; a friend had one, fabulous thing. Pretty good friend, too..
These days I have a rack mount Triton and a few other bits of paraphernalia about.
Nice to see a pic of the GForce CS80 tucked away for a few frames!
I used to play the Poly 61 and the Poly 800 as a teen. Absolutely loved Korg products. Still love them to this day. This is a wonderful documentary! ❤