For the first time, ethnic and exotic sounds from world locales (particularly Asian) were offered standard, which when combined with the synth sounds, offered a workstation that "blew people's minds." The M1's internal 4 MB waveform ROM contained famous sounds which are in use even today, especially the compressed acoustic piano (used on countless records of the time and later adopted by the dance crowd), pick and synth basses, strings, realistic vocal samples, brasses, and acceptable drum kits. The filter didn't offer resonance, but at the time this wasn't considered a major handicap the need for a dramatic filter was diminished by the onboard sample library's wide variety of acoustic, synth, and exotic sounds. Because no interaction between the oscillators was provided (unlike Roland's 'structures,' for example), dual-oscillator patches essentially ran the two oscillators in parallel. Envelopes and LFOs, along with keyboard tracking, were the main controllers for those blocks. The basic sample sound was then processed by a simple digital low pass filter, and then fed into the digital amplifier. A total of 16 oscillators were offered,leading to a maximum 16-note polyphony (using only single-oscillator patches)This reduced to 8 Note when using double oscillator programs. The M1's unprecedented sales allowed Korg executives to buy Yamaha's share of the company, a deal which had originated in the mid-1980s.Įven for the late 1980s, the M1's synth engine was somewhat simplistic, comprising one or two digital oscillators per patch. And though it wasn't the first workstation,it was among the first in its class and set new standards for other manufacturers.It even enabled Korg to regain total economic control of the company. In its six-year production period, more than 250,000 units were sold, making it Korg's most successful synthesizer. In many ways, the Korg M1 was a breakthrough. Outselling the Yamaha DX7 and Roland D-50, the M1 became the best-selling digital keyboard of all time, which it remains today.
#Korg m1 for sale professional#
Its onboard MIDI sequencer and palette of sounds allowed musicians to produce complete professional arrangements. The Korg M1 was the world's first widely-known music workstation. Left hand control: Spring-return Joystick (Pitch and Modulation) Synthesis type: Digital Sample-based Subtractive if you give me a fair price, i'll probably accept it. i'm accepting offers, because i don't feel like doing ebay and shipping it elsewhere. you can buy the factory card and other sound/sequence sets and programs online. it's in perfect condition, but the factory sounds have erased over time.