Korg M1 Synthesizer - Part One

[gregoryisaacs100]

toca night nurse ai man gregory isaacs,burnning spear cara!!!

[pejnismiggle]

I didn't know Conan O' Brien liked Synthesizers.

[riaiaikido1]

Ah the dark ages of synthesizers. Then the Roland JD-800 came in 1991 and things started to look up again. In 1994 Nord released the Nordlead and things haven't been the same since.

[crapObear2323]

Does anyone know the sound preset to the What Is Love song by Haddaway? Not the melody, but the sound preset that was used in the song? I can't find it as I'm scrolling through the presets on my keyboard.

[rjherie]

1:15 - You just gotta love that Korg M1 Piano sound!

[mellman6]

Where was organ2!?

[manuelink64]

i want a M1!!!!

great demo,

the people going around there bothering about synth, this is a Sample.based Synth, it's not a FM synth, but it's a Synth!!

Regards!!

[Dmajor2011]

Is the m1 still one of the best classic synths? I hear from fourms that it was a beast of a synth and is phat on the low end.

[nomaughlimbaugh]

Of all the M1 card sets I have, I do think their "fretted Instruments" set is really incredible though.

[stylishstyler]

i'm shure the "universe" and the "16" piano" sounds were the sales arguments for that incredible synth. for me "universe" is the most beautiful, artificial padsound i ever heard.

[dgrespect]

can you make music on this keyboard and save it... i am realy dont know a lot but i found this very cheap and i want to buy it?

[Zoolookuk]

Still a classic - I'm considering getting the M1 Legacy soft synth.

[autotunepop]

That's a great demonstration, thanks for this.

[friendofCHAKA]

The software version is 50 bucks on the korg website if anyones interested.

[mineski005]

IS THIS KORG M1 CAN COMBINE PIANO+STRINGS THANKS! NICE PLAYING..

[jokomocotoko]

where i can find de M1 CARD "BRASS"???

[bobindashadows22]

iwantone



[cyberhmoob]

I still use this KeyBoard's special voxes, oohs, ahhs, and strings for all my music. I've tried them all from Yamaha's, Rolands, to the latest Korg Keys and none of the newer keyboards seem to have the simplicity in the simpler sounds that this one had. M1 really had good quality samples.

[link0587]

while the M1 was great, I ended up going with an Ensoniq SQ1+, mainly for its piano sample and its sequencer. I still own it today, as well as a korg x-50

[Seekthetruth3000]

Nice demo! Do you know if newer Korg synths such as Microstation, M50, X50...etc have the choir sound" The Universe"? Thanks a bunch

[Surixurient]

@Seekthetruth3000 the x5d and x5dr have the universe preset on them

[alphalink]

Can the M1 record and run sample loops??

[Surixurient]

@alphalink no

[KEEVVY]

G man didn't know that this exist I had it like a softer, a plugin that it loads in my fl studio.

[jaecht83]

at 2:25 that choir pad sounds like the intro to Whitesnake's '87 version of Here I go Again.

[cjbonecollecter]

To many people slag this synth off!!Sample based Rompler or not, this is not only a piece of history, it's a beast, even now!!If less people moaned about the presets and tried modifing the patches(or better still make them from scratch!!)they would open thier eyes a bit!!nice one 4 this vid gez!!M1 kicks ass!!

[djYuz]

Talk about iconic. It's amazing when you realize just how many soundtracks for movies and TV shows were created with M1s. I think I've heard nearly every one of these presets from various different places before.

[nikwalnikwal]

If I compare korgs I miss Dss-1 and dw-8000 comes waay before M1.

[Igornieks]

I`m been using the M! softsynth without knowing that there was a real hardware one... I love the softsynth sound

[nokia3210fuck]

what is the difference between the m1 and the m1 ex except the additional 4 MB?

[Krzefil]

Did you have any problems with your M1?

It's very old Synthesizer. How is it?

[tkwtube01]

And you'll be able to reproduce THIS on a Nintendo DS? AWESOME!

[Sweetassour]

Any M1 owners tried the software version, I'm curious as to how the software sounds in comparisson with the real thing, I would guess as with most if not all hardware the M1 has a bigger better more 3d type sound than the software....? :p

[realguy640]

THe M1 is an amazing additional keyboard- (this is a synth not a piano-people don't seemed to get that when reviewing synth piano - it's a uniuqe sound ) that being said the m1 stand alone and unique for choir, strings, ambeint, and new age piano. It is not a synthy board though - new, wave, techno, etc. Not for Human League, Depeche Mode, or if you want those Oberheim sounds - pair it with a D50 or Ani1x or Virus and you can create anything. But I have yet to find those Korg choir sounds.

[teflontdgr]

Are you able to transmit full velocity (0-127) via MIDI on this keyboard?

[stormshadow2k]

Can any1 read what effect bank is being loaded at 4:17 - 4:18 ?

[plop6759]

@stormshadow2k It's patch 96 called Mono Synth, I think!!?

[chiligum]

I love the old Vox Continental sounds of The Doors, is there a setting to make it sound like one of them? Cheers!

[nzfifer]

high william ive just bought an m1 with very little home use i have no experience of synths how easy is it to put tracks down by qauntisize i cant suss it can you help

[uozon]

What is the melody at 4: 28 called?

[anstonian]

I'm not a perfectionardo, It dsosent matter to me that much, if it has no sliders and controis. what matters, is it sounds great. It would be great if, it had more sliders buttons ect though. Look at the Juno G, a much over hyped, terrible synth, has controls galore, but i9n my opinion, one of the worst synths ever. At the end of the day, it's the sounds that matter. LOL .

[Liquadia]

SYS-EX RECEIVE is enabled where is thi soption i been looking for 5hrs and i still cant find it its meant 2 be in global

[dilectify]

Thank's for the tutorial, I really liked it, it was well put, and the ending, what a tease.

[dilectify]

Thank's for the tutorial.

[gmt1307]

Anyone who says this is not a viable workstation is dillusional. Do knoow how many hit records were produced with this? It's a little dated that's all, but timeless in my opinion :)

[bilbring]

It's a really sad excuse for synth or "work station". It has like 10 buttons, and no knobs. The mikrokorg has 15 buttons and 9 knobs, which is superior

[williamenroh]

@bilbring - You consider the number of knobs and buttons a workstation has to be its primary criteria?

What about polyphony, multitimbral ability, or range of both realistic and synthetic sounds?

[bilbring]

@williamenroh But how can you use those features without knobs and buttons??? It 's probably just for the sale ads that they're mentioned.

[expressmalta]

@williamenroh No matter what they say, this a superb machine. Buttons and knobs does not make the synth good or bad..It the SOUND that matter!!! And this has a very rich and professional sound. Great Demo btw.

[Shellewell]

@bilbring i have the microkorg XL and the Korg M1, the M1 is superior for many activities and it was revolutionary at the time it was released it's synthesizer leads arent up to much in general from my experience which microkorg is better for but thats why having multiple keyboards are good, each one has strengths and weaknesses. if i'm needing a lead i go to my Moog LP stage II, some things the micro and some things the M1, works pretty nicely

[dvamateur]

@bilbring I'd get M1 in no time. Mikrokorg is shit!

[Vc3n7]

@bilbring You honestly talk like someone who dosnt know ANYTHING about what youre talking about.. I'd take a M1 over a MicroKorg any day... -.-

[Taud]

@bilbring pmgz thats because were not worried about making beatz like u arez

[Akaimayn]

@bilbring You must be kidding me?

[FUHGI]

I GUESS IT CAN EMULATE A ROLAND D 50 ...

[abasolo63]

@FUHGI claro ke puede emular algo del d50 yo ya lo hice checa mis videos,of course it can emulate a roland d50(some sounds)i did it on my m1 check my videos...saludos

[MARANTZamp]

it's a classic, but it's not a synth at all, it's a ROMpler

[williamenroh]

@MARANTZamp -

It's a synthesizer - it just uses sample-based synthesis rather than analog subtractive. It's not like the samples are static; they are modified by dozens of parameters.

[MARANTZamp]

could have fooled me...

Do you think anyone used an m1 as a programmable synth?

This is a synth like my jv-1080 is a synth.

they are all ROMPLERS at the end of the day....

[williamenroh]

@MARANTZamp -

I consider the JV-1080 a synth. Do you only use synthesizers like the JV-1080 as a preset playback box? In that case, it's just a sample bank for you.

But the JV-1080 can do really original complex and evolving sounds thanks to its multiple filter types, ring modulation, and generous LFOs and Envelopes. I've created sounds on a sample+synthesis based synthesizer that I could never do on an analog subtractive synth.

Of course, for analog sounds, an analog synth sounds best.

[flotopo]

@MARANTZamp,

How about the Korg MicroX which I own and use? It IS sample-based, too, but I can still create sounds using the HI synthesis system, which is known to be worldwide acclaimed. There isn't only one kind of synthesizers, and I am talking about the analog ones. There are many digital, sample-based synths out there with good synthesis capability and while the analogue syths have a special warmth to their sounds, digital sample-based synths are capable of amazing results.

[raymangold22]

@MARANTZamp The JV-1080 isn't a ROMpler. It uses sampled waveforms that can be vastly changed with the many parameters.

Of course you're stuck with what sampled waveforms you have, but that doesn't mean it's limited by any means.

[cyberhmoob]

@MARANTZamp Dude, Synth just simply means FX, modulation, & artificially generate sounds so at the end of the day every ROMpler and Analog synth all fall into the same category. They're all synths. The only thing that would make them jsut a ROmpler would be that they only PURELY playback ROM with no mixing, modulation, or FX features at all like a EP would be. Hope you get the idea.

[bosmanboss]

@MARANTZamp You'r wrong. Its a synthesizer. You can modify all sound. in it. I have one and have thousend sound for it in sysex format.

[ccricers]

Rockin' the house chords, man! That makes me want an M1 now. They seem so cheaply priced now too.

[raidacaipo]

I have this keyboard and now the m3 and the triton. Korg is great!

[scott93257]

The M1 was an amazing synth...still is...I have one and still use it to this very day

[thesemenincident]

I love how, at 2:59, it turned into this sort of Cabaret Voltaire-esque backing rhythm... XD

Nice demo...

[2010FerrariEnzo]

man this keyboard is more than my age..I am gonna get a korg m3...pretty cool

[scott93257]

Dude its a classic...Just like the Yamaha DX7...you will always see one of these in a hardcore keyboardists rack of keys...I have one :) and about 7 others...But my main controller is a M-Audio Keystation 88 Pro..I use it to run VSTi's but I still use my other synthesizers as well...But yeah...a total classic.

[tonato17]

is there differece between the hard one and the soft one from korg legacy digital collection?

Both are digital sintesis, so i don't know wich difference could it be

[scott93257]

there are similarities... the same architecture...Korg did a really good job emulating the M1 with the Legacy Digital Collection...I have an M1 and the Legacy digital collection... The software sounds a lot cleaner

[tonato17]

you mean that the legacy collection sounds better than the original hard synth?

[scott93257]

In some ways yes. But having the actual machine is just nostalgic

[tonato17]

that's so true.....its like having a turntable.....i love the synths, and the M1 is one of the bests, along with DX7, Roland D50, Jupiter 8, etc...

Thanks for your info man! good luck!

[scott93257]

Any time my friend... :)

[Tittlekopf]

I still use some M1's today.... they're suitable for everything... Piano...Bells... Basslines...Pads and Lead Sounds.. you have to know how to program the machine.. then you can get some great sounds... gonna make a video ASAP

[NatLife1]

maybe not 1999 but 1989?

[Liquadia]

piano sux! i dont like the piano at all on my korg or the sounds lol i just use it to control VSTS

[Billy982810]

@Liquadia This thing is a joke.

[Liquadia]

why is it a joke its a good Midi synth

[shairaptor]

Korg M1 PlusOne was released 1989. Korg M1 was released 1988.

[unknownburglar]

Some great sounds!

I currently have a casio ctk 900 however I'm wondering wether it be worth going for an M1 / T3. Would the sounds be better quality?

[frigthename]

how many of these sounds are in modern Korg sysnths? or can they all be loaded into modern synths on a card or disk or downloaded?

[williamenroh]

You can get all the M1 sounds (except the voices on part two of my video) plus more from the Korg Digital Edition which includes a virtual M1 and a Wavestation.

[zallcerin]

Wrong,The Korg M1 came out on 1988

[williamenroh]

It was first previewed at the 1988 NAMM Show, but it really wasn't available in any significant numbers until 1989. To me, there's a difference between a preview/showing date and a viable commercial release date.

[zallcerin]

No problem. Good Luck.

[Geeljasjes]

The M1 can already be heard on records from 1988.

I know for sure I played the M1 in a store here in Holland in 1988, when I bought my first synth there, the Roland Jupiter-6. I wanted the M1, but it was 4-times the price of the JP6, that's why I bought the JP6. A few years later the JP6 was 4-times the price of an M1.

[itsowheeze83]

Do you know where i can get a korg m1 basic tutorial dvd of some sort. If anybody knows please post link. I just bought one and would like to pick it up quickly.

[crazeydazey]

@CRX602 Don't panic it's quite easy to change the battery on the M1, I did mine recently, just google "korg m1 change battery" although if your not confident in opening up your M1, then I would take it to a music shop, I'm sure it won't be too expensive.

[crx602]

i just got an used korg m1 and it says internal low battery and i cant find the sounds like the pianos and all that stuf.i cant even see the name of the sounds. please help!!!

[jesusarriagaalvarez]

you might sell or obtain a korg M1

[RobinStrower]

Great synth, fantastic Korg sounds from the factory.

5 *****

Robin :o)

[SynthJocky]

Love the synth pad used at the beginning. Is that sound on the M50 by any chance?

[Gmancrap]

Piano house man!

[montimer357]

I've seen Jon Lord using M1 at Montreaux 2000.

[MrKaipa]

yo amo el m1

[PlatinumRecordsTV]

i love the M1,

got one and i love it :)

[chusakai]

I bought the M1 20 years ago,but I can't play the M1.

I am enjoying the sound . :)

[PlatinumRecordsTV]

im not a great player either,

but the sounds on it are amazing.

especially when you think about when it came out!

[douro20]

It's a sampler with subtractive wavetable synthesis.

[StRuMzNdRuMz]

Ahh Yes.. The synth with the notorious piano sound that made every 90's house record a classic.

[WWFWWECW]

Sounds a lil like Retro Depeche Mode

[miniroll32]

How do you program a Korg M1? In terms of synthesis :)

Thanks!

[AdamskiLawlerski]

You make it sound so good!

[noizy4]

I still use an M1 heavily disguised through amplifiers, then miked up.

[dvamateur]

Best looking Korg instrument, hands down!  I have a T3, but M1 looks better.

[chriswikkid]

i acually got my M1 for free, it stood in a garage for a while and i ask who´s it was, they said, Noones, take it! WOHOO!

[johnspecker]

Any ideea how to make work the import of M1 patches into Korg Legacy emulations?

[Tittlekopf]

The M1 is a Classic.. but it was released in 1988 not 1989... FAIL !!

[williamenroh]

I'm sorry if you get upset about those kind of specific details.

It was first previewed at the 1988 NAMM Show, but it really wasn't available in any significant numbers until 1989. To me, there's a difference between a preview/showing date and a viable commercial release date.

[Mortal1Monk]

Best keyboard EVER!

[maartensynth]

Wow.........cool sounds

Where can i get these sounds??

[dibbeke]

Wait till you hear this over a fat-fat speaker set: booming!

[metabog]

Man I like how you describe it, I'm gonna see if you've done more synth presentations like this.

[nintendosuperfan13]

that wuz awesome! i want a synthesizer so badly! perhaps u couldve done som synthpop sounds.

[kaine180]

i got a korg m1 =D..love it

[zeffman99]

Man your setup is sweeeet!!

[haren09]

bro...wat do u think bout Korg pa50??

[slaskiorzel]

first sound - choir is great , this sound use dj@work in 2002

[toomanykittens]

how is editing on the m-1? is it simple enough?

[aceyage]

What's the song you play at 3:30?

Great demo :-)

[williamenroh]

Thanks!

It was improvised at time of recording - but I may have inadvertently ripped something off.

[nintendosuperfan13]

yeah i agree, that stratos song wuz nice.

[vegunited06]

whats the max polly? must be a large amount as some of those pads have really long release envelopes

[carlashwin]

I believe the polyphony on an M1 is 16 notes. Great Keyboard, always regretted selling mine :-(

[roberttoddtv]

M1 ...great synth, best dance pianos and organs ever man.

[n01special05]

WIN for the KRK RP-8's

love them.

[williamenroh]

I'm little confused by that comment - I use over half a dozen different key signatures. You can only count one of them?

I also use every finger at least once. My right hand is certainly more active than my left, but that's pretty common.

[bradwjensen]

Maybe he means when you place 2 fingers on the same key as in part 2:13 your pinky and ring finger are on the same key? lol

[williamenroh]

He said "in" the same key, not "on" the same key, which would normally refer to key signature.

But if it's referring to using two fingers to play the same note, I'd have to agree that it's fairly sloppy playing during that part.

[bradwjensen]

Yeah, just a guess. i was wondering when i first read his comment too.

Very nice Synthesizer though, i love those sounds. :-)

Have you ever recorded any of your own stuff?

[aleman8890]

two fingers in the same key...

[williamenroh]

I'm little confused by that comment - I use over half a dozen different key signatures. You can only count one of them?

I also use every finger at least once. My right hand is certainly more active than my left, but that's pretty common.

[AustinKronix]

4:18 to the end is nuts! thats some bad ass stuff!!! i want to get one of these!

[sithconsole]

i'd get a mini moog

[sithconsole]

never mind scratch thought this is wayyyyyyy better, well i think

[AustinKronix]

this guys is so fucking industrial!

[mouimen]

teh sound at 4.00 is amazing

[dyspraxia]

That choir sound is legendary, problem is its just such a memorable preset. you can put the other waveforms into that and they sound just as deep.

[trevor001]

That's strange, but I really like the piano sound of the M1. It's not realistic, but quite poetic. And please not in those cheesy house tunes. The band Roxette used it on their song "Fading like a flower" and I really like how it sounds.

[MartyboyIV]

what is the sound at 3.30 ??

[williamenroh]

83 / Stratos. It's a stock M1 sound.

It's the same preset as the 3:21 sound. I just switched up and down to clear the sustain.

[danieklerr]

Was part of this used on SonicStates 20 Greatest Synths? Actually I know it was..lol. Great shit anyway. The M1 is my fav synth of all time.

[dreamcastII]

Brilliant historical video - thnx for putting this up !

[queenrocks27]

Reminds me of "Track 13" or "Untitled" by Queen on Made In Heaven, which, Queen used this synth on the last two albums.

[SanFranCrisko]

I love my M1 albeit in its dilapidated state. Universe and Lore are brilliant sounds.

[sovereign777]

Plus one - very nice. I remember when it was released, I considered buying one for its potential future value but couldn't really afford it just for that, If memory serves I believe they only made 1000 units. Eventually I got a standard m1, which only gets used for midi input to sequencer and,perversly, that includes using it to play a legacy M1 plugin!

[uelkeyz]

good piano, cause i use PROG A65: M1 Piano on my korg X50..

[zzzxtreme]

Korg M1 sounds better than Korg Karma

Especially sax,piano, epiano, organs and others.

No more new korgs for me

[mashamorgan]

I'm hoping to buy the M1 sounds on disc to play using Reason 3. I've seen some available on Ebay. I've only got a crappy Casio CTK-671 which isnt in the same league as the M1 but I'm a skint single parent !

[voicetube]

Man those sounds bring back memories! I had an M1 until I needed to sell it to pay my Dad rent:-) I will be gettin' another soon!!

[Devilockjesus]

looks perfect for industrial music

[harbingerofchapstick]

"Dream Pad" reminds me of The Neverending Story's theme. Love it.

[George84Oliviere]

Universe is a really cool preset, i own this synth!

[BlackmoonUK]

Haha! I just posted something very similar to your comment. Sorry.

[BlackmoonUK]

Ohhh, that Universe voice... Gives me chills. I have an M1, and I love it.

[rg2027x]

ahhh..Universe..the best M1 sound

[hellspark]

i've got the korg legacy collection digital edition which includes this synth plus the wavestation. its pretty cool to see the real thing!

[BlackmoonUK]

I messed about with the Korg legacy package for a while.... I did some tests, I couldn't tell the difference between that and the real thing. It's an amazing piece of software.

[trap0001]

I too was thinking the M1 isn't a synthesizer but since it boasts 'AI Synthesis' I guess it is after all. Don't see the point in this vid though - you could have just played the in-built demo which is what was played to me in that shop back in 1989 - I left the shop dazed, confused, £1200 lighter in my pocket and had an M1 under my arm and a silly grin on my face. I've had 3 so far - they get pinched a lot you know!

[keefykeyz]

The M1 is my workhorse when gigging...it gets used and abused and still keeps delivering the goods

[Tittlekopf]

Very good.. Even its a HQ Video.. but there are 2 Things: The M1 was released in 1988 and its not a Synthesizer, its a Workstation.. but who cares? I also love my M1 !!

[sovereign777]

It IS a sythesizer actually.

[NLind]

Especially love that Zephyr patch. Spooky!!

[NLind]

Doctor Help! I've come down with a serious case of Gear Lust! Nice vid.

[MrDrakee]

sounds amazing. really hope i can get one soon.