Korg M1
| Synthesizer (Musical Workstation) | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Surname | M1 |
| Manufacturer | KORG |
| Sound synthesis | digital, AI synthesis |
| Period | 1988 - 1994 |
| Price (year of publication) | 4590 DM |
| properties | |
| Polyphonic | yes, 16 |
| Multitimbral | yes, 8 |
| filter | digital, low pass , velocity sensitive |
| LFO | 2 per vote |
| Effects | two effects processors (including reverb, delay, chorus) |
| Keys | 61, velocity sensitive with aftertouch (multi, layer, split mode) |
| Int. Game aids | Pitch, modulation joystick |
| Ext. Controller | - - |
| Interface (noun) | MIDI : 1xIN, 1xOUT, 1xTHRU |
| connections | Headphone audio: 1 / L, 2 / R, 3, 4 2 × pedal 1 × damper |
| Sequencer | 8-track, 10 songs, 100 patterns (7,700 notes) |
| D / A converter | 16 bit |
| Samples | 144 multisamples (16 bit, max. 32 kHz) |
| Storage spaces | 100 |
| ROME | 4 MB |
| R.A.M. | - - |
| Ext. Memory | |
| Successor model |
Korg 01W |
The Korg M1 is a digital “workstation” synthesizer and was built between 1988 and 1994.
The Korg M1 is the most widely built synthesizer alongside the Yamaha DX7 and was the first of a new type of affordable synthesizer known as a music workstation when it was launched . With this concept, all functions that are required for simple music production are in a single device. In the case of the M1, these are a sample ROM -based synthesizer , effects device , drum computer and 8-track MIDI sequencer . The so-called AI synthesis by the manufacturer is used to generate sound . There is a stock of 144 synthetic and sampled waveforms (4 MB) from natural instruments (= piano, string instruments, guitars, etc.) available, which can be further processed according to the principle of subtractive synthesis : there is a digital low-pass filter (12 dB, without resonance), 3 four-stage envelopes and 2 simple LFOs (called MGs here) for further sound shaping. For tonal refinement, the sounds generated in this way can be further processed and refined with the help of two identical effect processors with 33 effect algorithms each. The Korg M1 is 16-part polyphonic and 8-part multitimbral , so up to eight different sounds can be played simultaneously.
variants
The rack version of the M1 is the Korg M1R . The M1R-EX was later developed with an expanded 8MB waveform memory. A slimmed-down version of the M1R is the Korg M3R , which has to make do with a smaller waveform memory of only 2 MB, has a smaller display and does not have a built-in sequencer.
The M-series was followed in 1989 by the T-series, whose stock of waveforms corresponds to the M1R-EX variant and, in addition to improved operation with a larger display, some features have been added. The T-series (Total Workstation) offers the versions T3 (61 keys), T2 (76 keys) and T1 with high-quality wooden housing and 88 weighted keys. In addition, from 1993 the M1 was offered as the M1EX, which is equipped with the 8 MB waveform memory of the M1REX / T series. For “normal” M1, a corresponding expansion kit was offered as an additional board for installation.
The Korg M1 can be heard in countless contemporary music productions, e.g. B. on the song "No Ordinary Love" by Sade . The organ and piano sounds of the M1 are also very popular in the house . The M1 is also represented in "Hiroshima" by Sandra , played on "Innocent" by Mike Oldfield and can also be seen there in the accompanying video. Among other things, the band Europe also uses this popular synthesizer, which has meanwhile been granted a certain status as a neo-classic among synthesizers due to its quite characteristic sound.
Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ https://www.synrise.de or can be found on the Synrise database CD
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