1977 Korg PS-3100 Analog Semi-Modular Synthesizer Part 2

[KorgAddict1]

I have been dreaming of owning one of these beasts for several years.. Can I trade you my soul for yours? Haha

[fliszt1811]

I recently bought a PS 3100 (well traded a copy of Sibelius 5 for it) and the highest F and E don't make a sound. Does anyone know why this may be happening, and if so a possible fix?

[AutomaticGainsay]

@fliszt1811 If the highest F and E are not working, but all subsequent Fs and Es are working, there's a good chance you just have a dirty key contact!

[monkeymirror]

Reminds me of Wolfenstein 3D.

[douro20]

So you made this music by tracking several different sounds together?

[kionay]

i want it.

[dawoof]

5:46 can anybody tell me what soundwaves are those?

kinda organish.

[taeffa]

Square in AM i think...

[ComradeJX8P]

Sounds like a couple of squarewaves with some heavy LFO modulation

[F0nkyNinja]

I liked the Square/Pulse wind at 5:10

[twincrystals]

can u post another video of the patches??

[twincrystals]

hi, i own one of these and the same three keys in each octave dont work, do you know why??

[AutomaticGainsay]

Yes, I do. What has likely happened is that you've had a divider chip fail. The PS-3100 uses a divide-down oscillator scheme. It has 12 oscillators, which are the top octave. The lower octaves are achieved by a chip which divides the oscillator output in half, resulting in a pitch an octave lower... then that is divided again for the next octave, etc. So, if the C# doesn't play on all octaves, it means that the C# oscillator or dividers failed. It is probably the divider.

[AutomaticGainsay]

The chips are still available! I can't remember the exact number, but it's something like MM5824!

[PWMaarten]

Great videos, thanks for posting!

I'd like to own one of these someday.

cheers, Maarten

P.S. How can I get the complete song, I realy like it.

[Hobbs360]

dag nice modulation

[Thalassa77]

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[Thalassa77]

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[Thalassa77]

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[sheepybreaker]

Takes real brains to rock out on one of these

[metalzone2000]

I gotta get me one of these. Does the low pass filter feedback on it's self?

[melvis24]

no it doesn't

[biofunk]

I went and played around on a Oasys a few months back, I didnt like the interface all that much and for 8k dolars it should have a button you press that pops out a midget who can make you a sandwich while you make up new patches. Cool concept but I'll stick with my Arp 2600, Ms80/20, and a Nord Modular.

[gregvb]

If you like the sound of the Oasys, you might want to consider the M3, which uses the same engine, at less then half the price. It's pretty sweet, IMO. Definitely on my wish list.

[klausito1970]

Sounds nice.

[bbss7777]

Ferrari? Waste of money IMHO. But then again, I have a really large penis.

If you're using something because you think it's the Ferrari of keyboards, one might get the idea you're compensating for something as well...

[marcopolo57]

I think You have a big problem  with you EGO ...bbss !!!!

put you cock in your pocket and go to sleep...

( it's your age 7777 ? )

[bbss7777]

I'm just saying no matter how nice the machine is, they won't improve the operator.

If you think analog synthesizers are kids toys you're entitled to your opinion. But if it's just because they can't do what your Oasys does, maybe you're not realizing that your Oasys sounds good because it's doing most of the work for you.

If you never use any of the presets on your Oasys and craft every patch from scratch like someone does with the ps-3100, I take it all back.

[neandrewthal]

I can't Imagine anyone being dumb enough to buy an Oasys for presets.

[marcopolo57]

it would sounds great 30 years ago !!!! but now...a toy for kids....

good bless Oasys 88

[AutomaticGainsay]

I doubt kids could afford one, and not many kids I know are well versed enough in analog synthesis to effectively operate one. An Oasys cannot sound the way this does.

[marcopolo57]

I've a PS3200 !!! so i can talk about it ...seriously !!!

have you tried the oasys as long enough.... to talk about it....

i think your vidéo is great and talking about this machine is fantastic...but it's only for collectors...i think it waill be great to use the resonator in a pad to show the feeling of the machine...

[AutomaticGainsay]

If you have a PS, you ought to be ashamed for so casually dismissing them. ;)

I am not dismissing the Oasys, merely pointing out that it, while being extremely powerful, is essentially a computer with a keyboard hanging off of it. The PS series is a wholly analog group of devices, and as such, has a character of sound that cannot be directly duplicated by digital devices. It's really like comparing apples and oranges. I would agree that it is most likely only best for collectors, though.

[marcopolo57]

yes of course....that's it...

you prefer to drive an all Ferrari and i prefer a new one...but the more impoprtant it's to have a Ferrari...so we have both fun...and congratulation for your PS...

[Mistertrapdoor]

Perhaps our friend here is mistaken and has a PSR 320

[Mistertrapdoor]

Sorry, this was in response to the individual who claimed to have a PS-3200 and was putting it down... somehow it ended up on top.

[DAGSTERZ26]

You don't know what you are talking about.

[wehopethatuchoke]

awesome

[Jewel0687]

HOT song

[AutomaticGainsay]

Thanks!

[bakbiets]

the intro of this video haah its amazing the sound ,. is horney as hell haha

[HexxHK]

wonderfull,this has been informative.

[mattoox]

cool intro song. what is that?

[AutomaticGainsay]

It's a song I made using only the PS-3100 for the purposes of demonstrating how cool it sounds!

[mattoox]

well, it worked then, rich sounds but also nice arrangement. cheers

[Synthesizer93216]

wow

[Synthesizer93216]

how much was that

[AutomaticGainsay]

I paid $1600 for it 5 years ago, or so. That was low for then, too.

[100k100k]

the MS filters are 12 dB per octave and not 24 db as you mention

[AutomaticGainsay]

My mistake. The filters do appear to be 12 dB per octave. More relevant than the slope is the fact that they aren't even the same filters used in the PS-3100.

[100k100k]

the MS filters are 12 dB per octave and not 24 dB as you mention

[100k100k]

the MS filters are 12 dB per octave and not 24 dB

[VonGothenhall]

I love the music at the start! It gets in my head most days!!!!

[AutomaticGainsay]

Thank you! It is 100% PS-3100!

[Hypnotik21]

good shit

[Deepwatermusic]

Thanks for this video! I've been a fan of the PS for many years.

[AutomaticGainsay]

You can't say "besides the Resonator..." the Resonator is extremely powerful and there is no other CV controlled resonator on ANY synth. I wouldn't compare these two at all, but if you wanted to, I would point out that the PS's LFO frequency goes into the audio range, giving it both frequency modulation AND amplitude modulation with CV control which blows away the simple ringmod on the MS.

[supersurrexit]

I ever dreamt of having a PS system and I was after a remedy to cure my hunger. Your video and concept is really excellent but I'm sorry to say the PS is just a slimmed-down and yet extended MS-20. Apart from the resonator and the pulse-width mod there's almost nothing extra on the PS. The MS has great adds too: 2 oscillator, ringmod. I gave-up wanting the PS 3100 while I can achieve almost everything on the MS-20 (resonator racks are separately avaliable, MS-10 has pulse-width mod)

[AutomaticGainsay]

I couldn't disagree more. Apart from a visual similarity, there is really nothing at all in common between the two. The PS is polyphonic, the MS monophonic.

[AutomaticGainsay]

The PS has 48 12 dB per octave filters, the MS has two 24 dB per octave filters. The MS has two variable-pitch oscillators, the PS has 12 static-pitch oscillators (those differences resulting in a massively different timbre).

[AutomaticGainsay]

In addition to these differences, which result in a massively different sound, both the PS and the MS have features and strengths the other lacks. If anything, they are a perfect compliment because they are so different.

[AutomaticGainsay]

But, again. Two different synths with different strengths and different functions. I've had an MS-20, an MS-10, and an MS-50, and they're all wonderful.

[AutomaticGainsay]

YouTube isn't posting all of my comments... perhaps it is editing. ; ) Anyway: the PS has CV controlled frequency modulation and amplitude modulation using an LFO whose frequency goes into the audio range. This is FAR more powerful than the very simple ringmod on the MS.

[JohannesMunz]

I've had one of these babies for about a year and a half now and this video still managed to teach me a thing or two I didn't know. Brilliant!

[AutomaticGainsay]

Oh, that is excellent! I'm glad I could be of help!

[acousvnt]

You've got the same kind of "I never do any physical labor" hands that I do. Minus the guitar callouses.

[AutomaticGainsay]

No adult male gloves fit me. My hands are too slight to use for brute labour!

[chichorush]

mierda quiero uno de esos

[xing69]

Nice vid, but i do NOT want one. Hard to tune, wastes space, weighs too much. I rather go with NI Reaktor ;-)

[AutomaticGainsay]

You SHOULD want one. : )

1. Not hard to tune at all. Easy to tune, and requires little time tuning because of single-note stable oscillators (divide down). Uneven tuning gives analog its distinctive sound.

2. Nothing that is real is a waste of space

3. NI Reaktor is wholly incapable of actually doing what this does... generating fully polyphonic fully analog partially modular authentic vintage sound. : )

[wheeelman]

Cool machine! I want one

[AutomaticGainsay]

Thanks, everyone! Eventually, I will post more videos about analog synthesizers I possess.

[ipso96]

excellent

[rossmorris]

my god.. want one ... so so so much!!!!

[levihun]

Synth rocks and the video is good.

[TeddyLeper]

Wendy Carlos just had a baby!

[hadrienboye]

my god ! i wish i was one of these analog machines

[badwordTT]

OMG cant get my eyes off that beauty!

Nice vid, dude!

[childrenoflaudanum]

wonderful...

...i'm green with envy.

thanks for makeing this video.