"KARMA-fied!" - M3 Factory Demo (KARMA, Korg M3)

(Jan 2007) A video companion to the M3 Factory Demo Sequence "KARMA-fied!" created by KARMA Developer Stephen Kay. Utilizing real-time performances with 8 different KARMA-fied Combis, each section was then elaborated upon using the internal and external sequencers. The video was "re-enacted" to show some of the steps involved in creating the demo sequence.
Note: this video has recently been moved to KZbin, after being hosted on the karma-lab.com website for many years.
KARMA Music Technology is built-in to the following keyboards:
- Korg Kronos
- Korg M3
- Korg OASYS
- Korg Karma
KARMA is also available as a Mac/PC software program for other Korg and Yamaha instruments:
- Korg M50
- Korg Triton
- Yamaha Motif XF
- Yamaha Motif XS
- Yamaha Motif Rack-XS
- Yamaha MOXF
- Yamaha MOX
More information about KARMA music technology can be found at karma-lab.com.

[@TheGimpwars]

cool demo just pulled my m3 & kronos out of storage ~ i prefer the m3 love the pads so powerful ♡

[@instrumentalistjade8367]

i bought a 73 key m3. i sold my fantom g7 and motif xs. now the m3 will be my board.

[@karma-lab]

+Jade Pascual - cool, welcome to the M3!

[@confidential303]

I still don''t know what Karma technology is ? M3 is not sold nowadays what keyboards does have the KARMA and other cool features??

[@karma-lab]

The latest Korg keyboard incorporating KARMA Technology is the Kronos. You can find out more about KARMA at karma-lab.com. Specifically: www.karma-lab.com/karma/What_Is_KARMA.html www.karma-lab.com/karma/HowDoesKARMAWork.html

[@Rich7714]

The sounds are good. The M3, however, has such a small lifespan, due to it's notorious touch-screen failing problem, that unless you want to throw your money down the drain as I did, I'd advice staying clear of this synth, but look to use KARMA on another, newer synth.

[@karma-lab]

The failure of the touch screen is not the "death" of an M3. It's easy and relatively inexpensive to get it replaced. I had two M3's (now just one) and I've had the screen replaced in both of them, for a "brand new" M3. It's true it fails, but this is well-known and easy to fix. Just sayin'...

[@Rich7714]

The point is firstly that expensive synths shouldn't be designed with screens which need to be replaced, & secondly, as with many musicians, I certainly don't have the money to go & buy screens when I already had to save up to buy the synth in the first place. It's not even possible to re-calibrate the screen, since the screen doesn't work. If there were some other simple button functions, for example horizontal arrows, then I would be able to move between tabs at the bottom of the screen.

[@karma-lab]

I'm not going to get in hosting rants about Korg and/or device durability here. I guess you can either fix it, or use it as a boat anchor - it's up to you. I'm just telling you it's definitely fixable and you will have a like-new M3 when you're done.