Korg M1

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In search of my budget keyboard I have heard many comments for and against this keyboard? If you own one, would you recommend it? Why would I want another keyboard instead of this one? Does it hook up to standard midi ports on M-Audio cards?

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Peter.
 
I owned one. Would I recommend it in 2005? No.

This has a tiny little sequencer built in and old sounds based on maximizing wee bits of memory. Memory used to be WAAAAAY more expensive than it is now, and the samples had to be truncated, down-sampled, down-scaled and fucked with until they sounded kinda good. The Korg engineers did a better job on the M1 than anyone else at the time, but the operative part of that statement is 'at the time'.

And midi is a standard, and was a standard when the M1 was first made. So yes, it will hook up.
 
ssscientist said:
I owned one. Would I recommend it in 2005? No.

This has a tiny little sequencer built in and old sounds based on maximizing wee bits of memory. Memory used to be WAAAAAY more expensive than it is now, and the samples had to be truncated, down-sampled, down-scaled and fucked with until they sounded kinda good. The Korg engineers did a better job on the M1 than anyone else at the time, but the operative part of that statement is 'at the time'.

And midi is a standard, and was a standard when the M1 was first made. So yes, it will hook up.
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Yeah but they still sounded cool. I thought Lo-Fi was making a come back...
Operationally a very good synth, like ssscientist said, it was weak on sound (Or strong on sound if your not looking towards realism). The M1 is more often sought for purchase by us old hardcore synth buffs, who live and drool retro/vintage.
If you can get one cheap, I say get it, unless your looking for realistic sounding instruments (The M1 rocks for Hard-Edge digital synth basses, and is nice for FX/Pads type sounds).
 
jumpanjr,

Please don't ask the same question over and over again.
 
I owned one as well - back in the mid 90's. I really like the thing. Had some pretty cool sounds on it, but I'd agree it'd be more of a hardcore synth buff type of thing nowadays.

What exactly are you looking for as far as sounds? Bread and butter (pianos, electric pianos, etc.), swirling fat pads and synth stuff? When I think budget I'm thinking Yamaha S30, Roland Juno-D or XP30...something like these. I owned an XP30 as well, and that was a nice keyboard for the $$. Nice selection of sounds from pianos to orchestra to dance type stuff. I now own a Yamaha S80 and I believe the sounds in the S30 are based on the sounds in this one. The S80 has some nice stuff too - more of a bread and butter synth.
 
Ps

The only thing I didn't care for on the old battle axe M1 was having to "SCROLL" baaaack and Foooorrrth... Baaaack and Foooorrrrth!!! over and over!!!

Left to right / Right to Left - GOOD LORD!!

As far as I'm concerned a good sounding board for us old farts...!
Getting harder to service nowadays - "HardCores" only in today's day and age...

Good Luck....
 
If you're going to get something like an M1 at least get a T3. With the T3 you can store sequences and songs on 5 1/4" disks. It has more sounds. The M1 has an 8-track sequencer. The T3 has a 16-track sequencer.
 
Might as well step up to a N364 (The very pinnacle of AI Synthesis). I bought my N264 for $2000, 7 years ago, and my N364 for only $450 last year (Big drop in price :) ). N364 is an excellent all around synth (Though still victim of the M, T, and X-series scrolling method)
 
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