Korg M1 Synthesizer: Famous Sounds

[@martinxxx72]

This instrument was released 30 years ago and many sounds are still usable today.

[@ErraticFaith]

The very thing I like about my Triton Extreme 76. It's sound isn't 'quite' replicated even now by the Kronos.

[@ignazmusic]

Sure thing! I feel really comfortable working with it's sounds >> kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZXKfIyhmJ6YbcU

[@meaninthemirror]

"usable today"? I think that 30 years too short to our hearing ability evolve into something another. We can still make music with thousands years old instruments.

[@BatMan-ke4ov]

Why? Does music have an expiry date?

[@neshifuturo]

piano sound is still used same guitar so where is the problem ? :D

[@paulnieder4236]

My mom bought me a used one in 1996 after I proved to her that I can sing. (I was always shy to sing in front of people at that time). I still have it to this day.

[@Cinematic-Tracks]

I had an M1R as a teenager. It was part of my dorm room studio. Hearing these sounds for the first time in decades was such a strange experience. They are SO familiar. I feel like a part of my brain was just awakened after a deep slumber.

[@Dave_B33]

I just had the same experience, haven’t played mine since 2001 probably. Now I want to dust it off lol.

[@MoofManiac]

This was wonderful! Thanks so much.I bought an M1 shortly after its release and then had the ex module installed by a Korg technician. It stopped working a few years ago. Turns out one of the boards fried and melted. Unbelievably, a neighbor fixed it. He died a couple months later at the beginning of the pandemic. What a gift he gave me!

[@OfficialRainsynth]

Nothing sounds more 90's than this synth...

[@AndreyKlimkovsky]

I recorded 20 or more albums based on Korg M1 sounds from 1996 till 2003 years. It is a great synth. Thanks for this review!

[@marioh5172]

As I was in the military, I had once a roommate from South Germany (Heilbronn) who played Jump on his Korg M1 very often. I sadly do not remember his name but he introduced me somehow into this world. Greetings to you, should you reading this, mate.

[@Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush]

Mario Huana I hope you guys meet again one day at an Art of Noise concert hehe

[@bobcatt2294]

MrGreyjeep, do you love your mom, dad and the family dog? What is your point?

[@aikido8450]

He is a idiot...

[@pewdsloyalwarrior4320]

Aikido you got the grammar wrong, so who are you to judge?

[@aikido8450]

German...you idiot...

[@Pan6888]

The great korg M1. It sounds amazing and has inspired so many people. There is something in this synth that is pure magic you always turn this on to play even after many years.

[@CHENZKING]

One of the very first "workstation" synths. It sounded incredible when it was produced and it's sounds still have character today.

[@TheOriginalGeekyNoob]

STILL sounds as fresh as a daisy. What a beautiful thing.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

My friend had an M1 and I always thought it sounded too "new sounding." haha. Now it's vintage and I want one. ;)

[@Tisgenerationisgoinnowher]

ok

[@srl6018]

The six chords between 3:33 and 3:45 are simply excellent.

[@karmaindustrie]

@Mike The chord progression...? ...I also got inspired to bring chords towards a base and then an even more base chord and an even more base chord afterwards like 50 shades of ground - sinking deeper and deeper...

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

​@Mike-lx9qnThe combination of notes chosen for each chord, not the synth voicing, but the "chord voicing", and also the progression (where/how the chords are moving).

[@LDXReal]

It reminds me of turning on the ps3 tbh

[@karmaindustrie]

@ArchibaldMeatpants loser !

[@zacharyteibel8580]

Just like the piano is still used today, some classic sounds never die.

[@marcelonascimeto9625]

exactly

[@andreweasygale]

I find that M1 Piano is slightly different from real piano, but it's just the lush sound of it and being absolutely pitch perfect and fun play chords on, or tinkle whatever. It's unique. I bought an M1 a little while ago. So many tunes I already know and I hear again and I question, "was that actually a Korg M1?" The Organ2 preset is a huge one as well, still hear it in commercial dance today, mostly the lowest octave end.

[@KutWrite]

This was fun! My favorite was #39 Pop. This and a Roland D-50 would be my dream setup. Oh, and a Rhodes piano and a Hammond B-3.

[@sersimovi]

Oh man I'm so in love with these sounds from the 80s/90s. So dreamy and chill

[@fabriciovaleriano]

Wonderful Korg, Claudio, I love how you can extract incredible sounds from these monsters. But there is an iconic synth from the 80's that I haven't seen you play yet and it would be amazing, the EMU Emulator II, Ferry Bueller's Day Off movie. It's very old, but very iconic. I love your channel, greetings from Brazil.

[@dykodesigns]

A truely universal synthesizer workstation. Eventhough it was famous for it’s use in house and dance music, it also found it’s way to other genres like gothic darkwave music. There is even a version of Gary Numan’s Down in the park (a live version form the late 90’s) where the famous M1 piano sound is used. It’s instantly reconizable when you hear it. Some game music composers have also used the M1, I reconize the Universe sound in the intro of the Darkman videogame on the amiga and other sounds in Shadow Of The Beast. The Panflute sound reminds me a lot of Donkey Kong Country on the SNES. The M1’s legacy is everywhere and I quite enjoy using the M1 iPad app for it’s sounds. This synth made a huge impact on so many genres of music that it deserves the name “Universal Synth”.😇

[@stevehofer3482]

Four megabytes of samples never went further than in the M1. The iM1 is still the most versatile synth on my iPad.

[@susancorgi]

I still remember helping my brother who was at age 17 carrying KORG T2 to the pub where he worked every day. It was sooo heavey! Now M1 is more like a perfect size version of those.

[@bearzors]

this instrument sounds like literally every 2000s JRPG

[@entiretinofsweetcorn7025]

Oh man we gotta get to Zanarkand

[@joaquinglantz350]

I mean, a lot of its sounds were used in snes games, a few even included in Chrono Trigger.

[@newdykung6775]

I'm in love the way David Wise composed in DKC games serie with these sounds

[@mightymax9948]

And it's for sale as a vst

[@mightymax9948]

@@joaquinglantz350 sampled, back when it was okay to

[@sgsmob]

1:55 so close to playing - T H E - L I C K -

[@danerd8978]

Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time!

[@broklee]

Or Des'ree!

[@Achilles-xw8xh]

Yes, but what song is from this?

[@broklee]

@@Achilles-xw8xh Sounds like you gotta be by desree. They used that preset from the M1 in the song

[@Achilles-xw8xh]

@@broklee yes right, but the part of the lick solo

[@bustincircuits7701]

This is a fantastic synth!!! Even today it still can be used in modern productions and pump out something that sounds good😋

[@teacheralessandrobarbosa2098]

This workstation has many amazing voices. I love Korg as a workstation and Roland as a synthesizer.

[@richardevans4386]

I bought mine in 89 .. literally gigged it to death ! bought another and carried on gigging . I bought another recently for nostalgia , need the patches reloading , and a new pitch bend stick .. good times !

[@EverettDudgeon138]

Some of the piano, vocals and brass patches sound better than some of the modern workstations....the hell!

[@SPAZZOID100]

EverettDudgeon138 they sound like canned cheeze presets.

[@klaasj7808]

not strange as the dedicated chips from that era are much better then what is used now.

[@torybrasileiro3026]

The piano is horrible. But the bass and organ 2 are amazing!

[@albertogozzini]

EverettDudgeon138 mmmm pianos not...

[@andy5178]

@@klaasj7808 You have no idea what you’re talking about, comparing samples that weighed a couple dozen kilobytes with, say, the 1GB Krome’s pianos.

[@РоманИцков-д9л]

Мне приходилось играть и записывать музыку на M1 в 80 - 90-х... Сейчас послушал и понял, что до сих пор это потрясающий инструмент! Звучит свежо и актуально.

[@Songtron3000]

Everything sad sounding on this thing is Depeche Mode and everything neutral-to-happy sounding is the best house music ever made

[@kleetus92]

11:10 I could listen to you play that for hours. My hat is off to you sir! I have no idea where you come up with these riffs, but wow!

[@javyp.v9261]

Its a song?

[@jaggass]

Wouldn't be a 90's hit without one. This instantly takes me back to the 90's.

[@Doctormix]

I know, right?

[@jaggass]

Even though i prefer analog synths im a huge fan of the M1 due to its fantastic sounds. All you needed back then to make a 90's hit was one of these and a Roland drum machine. For 1988 it was very ahead of its time.

[@jaggass]

People tended to use the TR-909 on 90's house, dance and pop songs because of it sounds and it fitted in so well. That's not to say that the Korg M1 drums sounds were bad though. The TR-808 sounds as unrealistic as it gets but its unique.

[@a.barnard3205]

In 1991 The Alesis SR-16 would totally PUMMEL Korg into the ground, as concerned "velo-sense" percussion.

[@SPAZZOID100]

Michael Langley “hit”???

[@PS1Fan1991]

Wow, this makes me feel like I am in another world. It sounds amazing and it feels like it would be perfect for video games. It actually reminds me of 90's video game music. You are an amazing musician!

[@blackpoolmemesclub83]

Listen to the battle theme from Shin Megami Tensei 1 on the Super Nintendo - it's samples are all compressed Korg M1 samples. Same for SMT 2. It was definitely used in 90s video game music.

[@SergeGolikov]

I remember salivating over this Gem in music shops in the 80's, you make it sing!

[@issiewizzie]

I will spend time at Charing Cross rd music shops just playing with these synths the m1 and the D50 , jd8000 .. after that I lost interest in synths till 5 years ago

[@Doctormix]

Aaaawwww...Thank you my friend! :-)

[@nycsongman9758]

Absolutely. All of my fave producer/ keyboardists used it.

[@angelosagadal]

I'm stressed for the whole fucking day.. Hearing him playing this m1, gives me relaxation thru his notes. Thank you.

[@DanKale]

Literally my four favourite synthesizers all in one room.

[@isaacvillegas1348]

This keyboard has made it worldwide! It is commonly used in Mexico in some genres of music and is considered one of the best keyboards for our genres !

[@backstab86]

yeah, how amazing that mexico is able to import music instruments..........

[@royerthedestroyer7]

Cumbia sonidera especially 🔥

[@SuperMegaWoofer3000]

If that M1 could speak, it'd have some stories to tell!

[@Cambaudio]

Ryan Allen I wonder how many failed musicians studios its been in?

[@Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush]

Ryan Allen yes..

[@Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush]

Cambaudio lmao!

[@daeone1514]

agreed

[@RetroPlus]

Story's of how Dr mix rubbed it and caressed it while getting into the grove no doubt.

[@albertogozzini]

I used it from 1992 to 2002, then I sold it. After this video I'll want it back!

[@RiversideProductionz]

This is one of my favourite synths. I love the emulator but the hardware does it the justice it deserves. Very warm and sounds were beyond its years.

[@jaibhimadevi5805]

I had one and loved it until an airline butchered it. I always loved the M1's joystick vs. separate pitch/mod wheels- for whatever reason, Korg never went exactly back to that design, I thought the newer plastic-covered oval version felt cheaper. My favorite stock preset was probably 42, Overture. I also loved pitch-bendable drums!

[@looneyburgmusic]

"Korg never went exactly back to that design" - That would be because the M1 JS design actually was horrible, and broke far more often than it should have. The current JS design, (Kronos, Krome), is much better.

[@Lucrativecris]

The Korg X and N series have the joystick

[@Scott-M1]

Growing up during the late 80's/early 90's in the uk, The M1 featured in many dance tracks back then. Piano 16 is THE go-to sample for piano riffs. Fantastic synth. Defined the 90's for me 👍

[@yeyeyey]

Haha same here! For me, the tunes that I've always foremost associated with the M1 have to be 'show me love' and 'push the feeling on' :) Bless the M1 lol

[@pascalvanelstlande6954]

My main piano sound if I want piano sound

[@L555HEP]

My music teacher in highschool brought an M1 in to class in the early 90's. We were blown away

[@InternationalBassStation]

OH WOW, not sure how I stumbled across this, but this was my introduction to programming in High School, I even "scored" a student written play on it. So much fun, I've been thinking about this keyboard for a while, maybe I should try to find one!

[@rayrpger6141]

Synths at the time had a real flavor. I own the MODX and several other newer synths, it's extremely modular and sounds awesome, but no patches really stand out. I started up my Old JV1080 and was still amazed at some of the sounds and how recognisable and unique they were, do an episode on it!

[@BigMuff75]

The 01 Piano was subject to many jokes anytime since like the mid 90s. But hearing all these (other) sounds now, I think they are still totally legit. Or again. Everything comes back in style.

[@stormstereo]

I agree. It sounds better than I remembered.

[@iLikeTheUDK]

BigMuff75 The piano on the D-50, on the other hand...

[@cubdukat]

I actually like both sounds, especially the D50 piano. If you mix it low, like in the song "Father Figure," it works really well. I wonder what the source for the M1 piano sample was.

[@AdamTheAd-vanc3d]

Larry Wilson I have asked this question and specuated with a freind for years and years and still no closer to truth.

[@evetsnitram8866]

As I recall Joe Zawinul was behind the creation of the M1. My U20 had most of the sounds this had and I liked combining it with other synths and vst synths too, plus it made a good sample source for sound editors. Then one day the glue for the weighted keys started to melt.

[@MG-ln1yw]

I love the M1:s sound of course, but also the amazing feel of the keybed, not many mention that! Great great synth!

[@gustavolotzin-tecladista712]

Korg m 1 is still alive in 2018 and will be for many years especially with the famous Spanish bands it will be imortal i personally love korg m1 was one of my firsts professional keyboard i ever had..

[@kspocketngroove3973]

mecano, aleks syntek, miguel bose

[@EdgyNumber1]

*KORG M1* It was always great to see those markings make an appearance on stage 👍

[@pm41224]

Songs that used the following patches: (00) Universe - "Don't Try So Hard" by Queen (01) Piano16' - "Ride on Time" by Black Box, "Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap!, "I've Been Thinking About You" by Londonbeat (03) Ooh-Aah - "I'm Going Slightly Mad" by Queen (11) E.Piano1 - Anything that used this? (17) Organ2 - "Show Me Love" by Robin S, "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" by Crystal Waters, "Please Don't Go" by Double You (cover of KC and the Sunshine Band), "Children (Dream Version)" by Robert Miles, "Don't Stop Movin'" by Livin' Joy, basically any deep house track isn't complete without this patch.

[@michaelfingers7726]

I swear the song he's playing with the Piano16 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6DMgZ5-rqqAfas is some soundtrack from Final Fantasy, some overworld theme.

[@john-zwaan]

Symphonic I think is used in Bijou by Queen.

[@buckdownscanada9946]

Harrison Fletcher terrible songs lol

[@SakuraBlue1]

I was so trying to recall what song that was... "I'm Going Slightly Mad", thank you!!!

[@juliusbernotas]

I heard that ooh-aah preset and didn't recognize it's Queen at first. My first thought was about Depeche Mode, I'm sure they used plenty of this synth

[@DAVEMYZTIKAL]

I think every New Age musician during early 90's including me, was using the PAN FLUTE for almost every track. You'll find it on my Valley Of Joy CD on my channel. There were many ways it could be enhanced, with reverb, delay etc. and mixed with other sounds.

[@meleniumshane90]

Holy shit. I was thinking this was just going to be a quick demo, but then you start tearing it up. Now I've got to hear more.

[@Doctormix]

Hahaha! Glad you like it! Korg M1 is pretty awesome!

[@Doctormix]

Thanks!!!!!

[@ficoe39udovcic40]

Awsome. I have a korg T3 and it is a very cool machine simmilar to M1

[@Gregfisherstuff]

This keyboard changed my life in 1990. Loved it for years!

[@specbeau4042]

Snap! (piano in "Rhythm Is a Dancer"), Queen on the album Innuendo (preset Universe was used in "Don't Try So Hard", preset Ooh Ahh in "I'm Going Slightly Mad", preset Orchestra used in the beginning of "The Show Must Go On"), Madonna (preset Piano 8' used in "Vogue"), Double You (preset Organ 2 used in their version of "Please Don't Go")... (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korg_M1)

[@michaelskywalker3089]

You are the prize winner! I could recognize most of the tunes but could not give a proper name and artist to most.

[@sacredsapphire]

Rhythm is a dancer

[@RoodeMenon]

Oh man! The sound of the 90s.

[@4portadec]

Korg has released the entire M1 set of patches for the iPad. With a midi keyboard and iPad controller you can have all the great M1 sounds at your fingertips. Also completely programmable. A legendary instrument reborn.

[@LC2K00]

What app?

[@MarcoASeveriano]

Liam Catterall the app is KORG iM1 it’s only for iOS iPads. Cost like $30 dollars

[@ProjectFrenzy]

A VST Plugin also exists for D.A.Ws such as Abelton, FL Studio and Pro Tools

[@clarkharrell2227]

@@ProjectFrenzy Yes! I highly recommend it.

[@igetnoviews]

@@ProjectFrenzy i have the vst version and have been using it for years!🙌🏽

[@garethtalbot8950]

I bought one of the last new ones in Ireland as production came to an end . Had it for many years. Amazing synth, polyphony was it's only limitation. I left it go a few years back as I have fa-08 now and it does all I want. Guy who bought it from me couldn't believe how well I kept it. He snapped it right up. Superb synth. Great demo Dr.Mix!!!

[@OlleForsberg]

That vibe-preset is just fucking beautiful.

[@jayweb702]

Grew up with one of these in my house as it was my mother's favorite keyboard. Amazing sounds and just fun to play around with.

[@ja2646]

It was a good keyboard in its day, I played at many gigs with the ol M1. I also used the internal midi drums and linked it up to an octopad that my brother played in the band.

[@cesarjain]

How’d you do that? Sounds very very cool!

[@Lucrativecris]

Wait you could use the drums via the synthesizer!?

[@allegroboy0]

One of the all time greats. This is bourne out by how many I've sold. The long production and availibility of parts makes the M1 a great piece of gear. Ive kept my very early M1 because of this. I love it like my first born......... Ok maybe not but you know what I mean. lol

[@alexsokolov330]

Корг М1 это гениальная машина! Огромная благодарность тем,кто создал это творение.

[@ggred7405]

Провилно.👍я из Узбекистана 1996 играл на нём.

[@martinj.a6602]

Perhaps Korg is one of those brands who sold gears that were a perfect value for money !! Im happy they still continue to do the same !!

[@cromulence]

Rewatching again and noticed that the guitar from 2:00 onwards was used in Des'ree's 'You Gotta Be'. Man I love the M1. Such a great synth.

[@juergenbernhard5442]

Lovely to see even a professional like Dr. Mix getting all lost in these sounds with a dreamy smile. The most fascinating thing about good synths is that you have so much fun trying out the presets even without playing an actual tune on them.

[@michaelskywalker3089]

This keyboard seemed to encapsulate all of the functionality and tone quality we take for granted in the amateur level keyboards that Yamaha and Casio make today. Just to have a realistic piano sound was a marvel back then without spending thousands of dollars on a Jupiter or Juno. The interface, effects and synthesizer functions did not seem to be as integrated as well as they potentially could have been; as if they needed to invent a new type of computer and software language to properly enable ease of function. Nevertheless the available sounds were amazing. I was a teenager when this instrument came out, I played on some of my friends instruments but never owned one and later I briefly owned the 01 WD but never used it much being in College at the time. One day if I ever get a decent studio space I will get one as well as the Karma; not to shine up and admire but to use in composition and recordings.

[@philwhatever3903]

I still use the Korg M1 infact did a remix of Robin S-Show Me Love, with it some years back. 😊 great piece of kit!

[@IvanHernandez-kn5gg]

“00 Universe” Is the perfect Classic Trance pad, think i’ve heard it on different tunes from asot 1999

[@laurenceegan6136]

Ivan Hernandez, I believe it was also used on a track from Belgium which was released on DRA Records in 1991 - it was called Altitude, by Defcon (Volume 3.) The drum break makes it sound a bit dated, but it's still a fantastic track!

[@damiengeiger8479]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnjJZqumlrd8rpo Here you are =)

[@rigobertomorales9070]

Halo theme

[@madness8556]

The first time I played a Korg M1 bank in 1988, I thought that I'd died and gone to heaven! No other synthesiser at the time sounded so 'realistic'! The piano, sax guitars, strings, vocals, vibraphone, trumpet, drums, etc etc etc. Korg really made great use of that 4mb of pcm rom! The digital fx were phenomenal for the time and it really was the first true workstation wilh it's very limited 8 track sequencer with its crappy by today's standards 48ppqn note resolution. What was sorely missing was a 3.5' floppy disk drive which existed in other synths at the time like the DX7IIFD, Ensoniq SQ80 and Roland D20. Korg did make a separate disk drive for the M1 later on if I remember correctly? I ended up buying a Korg T3EX as it was IMHO what the M1 should have been in the first place... The M1 on steroids as it was known! Saying that, the M1 has made its place in synthesiser history by becoming the best selling keyboard of all time and having a production cycle lasting well over 5 years.

[@ArrowThrills]

The older keyboards sound way better than the new ones in my opinion.

[@Leon_Rojas]

Facts

[@incubus_the_man]

I think that you're hearing the difference between cheap and more expensive keyboards and synthesizers. Most of the cheaper instruments from the past are in garbage piles where as the quality equipment is still in use. The same logic applies to cars and wine.

[@romantahirov6973]

It's true !

[@annegressett3331]

Agree 110%!

[@Allitpatsch]

I bet alot of people from old era synth didnt like it at first and after some years they became classics and I think the same goes with todays synths.

[@GeorgeMCMLIX]

What an amazingly versatile instrument for its time!

[@LightBlazeMC]

as a house producer i must say its one of my fave hardware synths

[@michalsetlak]

If I had to choose one synthesizer from this era, it would probably be exactly the Korg M1. Incredible stuff!

[@Unixgreybeard]

omfg the pan flute. Straight outta "Legend"

[@bananenmus_tv1483]

What's the name of that song btw?

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

I've had the 19'' rack module with half a dozen memory cards for about 20 years. It's served me well for a couple of albums. Never toured with it, it lives and stays in my studio. Thinking of downsizing and moving it on. £450-500 would probably take it. It's spotless.

[@raimondnu3]

would that include the memory cards too?

[@mattiasoressi2662]

You forgot about the legendary Organ 2 , used in "gipsy woman" , "show me love" and many other songs

[@mattiasoressi2662]

Right!

[@pascalvanelstlande6954]

wich patch was used in Show me love. do you know it?

[@andykirby]

Yeah the M1 organ was the one!

[@JimijaymesProductions]

@@pascalvanelstlande6954 organ 2 with maybe a little chorus.

[@Finnsnor]

@@pascalvanelstlande6954 Either the M1 Organ 2 or Korg 01/W Percorgan 2

[@spookypen]

That whip sound is simply irresistible.

[@kokopelli314]

Traded my DX7 for an M1 in 1990 gigged with it for a couple years. Wrote a lot of songs on it and sequences for top 40 Dance Stage music. Eventually traded up to an O1W that I still have today. The M1 was a Game changer and many modern keyboards still use similar architecture.

[@WengStansWorld]

Never was lucky enough to have an M1, however, I was blessed by the presence of the Korg Wavestation EX. I ended up selling the Wavestation to pay for medical expenses as my wife was suffering from Systemic Lupus. I miss the Wavestation, hope to one day have another as well as an M1.

[@nrdesign1991]

8:04 was simply incredible

[@ScotsGal]

My god hearing all these sounds takes me back ...I got a Korg M1 way back in 1994 and I loved it ..i think i paid around £1,200 for it (that was a lot of money then) ..I'm no great musician but could pick songs up by ear and teach myself how to play them ..this keyboard is sound of an entire generation you could clearly hear it in popular songs of the day back then

[@bomdawg]

I'm a guitarist by trade, but I needed to throw together a quick inexpensive key rig to work with a small cover band. An Ipad running the Korg iM1 app, 2 cheap 61 key controllers and a powered USB hub... gets me through everything I need to do from old school Motown up through Maroon 5 and Bruno Mars. Korg outdid themselves with that soundset.

[@Roboprogs]

I love having iM1 on my iPad Mini. So much fun to play with, even if I'm usually using my little Akai "mini" as the controller. Synth in a backpack.

[@instrumentalistjade8367]

Paul Alford iM1 is great but if ill go to a gig ill use a midi controller with built in sounds.. or maybe a keyboard as a controller coz if something happens to your ipad or ios youll never know

[@bomdawg]

I kept my last Iphone specifically for a back up. I keep it in my bag loaded with Sampletank and enough comparable patches to decently replicate what I get from the Ipad. I also keep enough of a back-up set loaded onto my current phone to get me out of a jam if needed.

[@vijaykumarjagale]

I want to sell my korg m1 anyone interested let me know I received this in gift not used

[@jacobbrown1690]

maroon 5 lol

[@Neecy820]

Thanks for the cool trip down memory lane. The M1 was my first synth and years later I added the iconic T1 to my setup. Korg had its own unmistakable classic sounds. Great video!

[@lew6433]

Born in 88 and my father played this keyboard for years.

[@paulanderson7796]

I bought one brand new in December 1990. Great gigging instrument for the era. Served me well. Bought an 01/W in early 1996. Very different machine but both were wonderful to use and play.

[@nickvie71]

I just miss my M1. Really! Had to sell it to survive. It still hurts.

[@notspooky1990]

Odins Spear ?

[@TheCheco692001]

If you ever want another m1 I got you

[@nycsongman9758]

Damn. I know that song.

[@RobbyKilgore]

Yay Pick Bass! That's me playing bass with dead strings with a pick. It started as a joke to imitate "The Wild Wild West" theme. Turned out to be pretty useful. Love you channel Dr!

[@issiewizzie]

Still unique after 30 something yrs

[@Julestrogen]

exactly thirty

[@steveweber9440]

Thank you very much for sharing this. I had one back in the day when I was the chief engineer at a recording studio. Miss it.

[@noiselabproject9659]

heh heh, got mine in 1990, used as my main synth/keyboard for a loooong time did a bunch of albums with it at the heart of them too. Finally sold it around 2011/2012

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Dr. Mix is always having too much fun. Between his Yamaha DX7, Roland D-50, & TR-808 and Korg M-1 and - it's like a Trip down the Memory Lane of Music. Stay Safe brother.

[@nycsongman9758]

I hear you; if I could play like him, it would probably add more fun to my existence.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

great demo doc, well played! see you have the big 3, congrats.

[@Doctormix]

Thanks so much my friend! :-)

[@jamesrbrindle]

M1 is awesome. I only have the VST version but it was so worth the money. Thanks for demoing in a way I could never play.

[@billykelly1013]

Sample 3. Queen. I’m going slightly mad

[@mtsn]

the only one I could identify. Apparently they used a lot of M1 in Innuendo.

[@benmarshall404]

07 Symphonic is probably the most used preset on the album, most notably "Bijou" and "Don't Try So Hard". Also the first sound 00 universe is used on the intro to don't try... The string sound on "The Show Must Go On" is also an M1 but the sound is heavily modified, as is the title track.

[@john-zwaan]

I even think the conga sound of 09 was used for ‘These are the days of our lives’.

[@SPAZZOID100]

mtsn my least favorite Queen album.

[@SPAZZOID100]

_GabeApfel_ weak album.

[@brotherduane36]

When I first saw one of these at EU Wurltizer in Boston, they were $2500. Back then, the only keys with piano samples were Kurzweils, which cost $20,000. I bought one when the price was about $1500 and immediately got a gig as a keyboard player in a show band playing all the horn parts as well as piano, organ and strings. I made more money with that piece of gear than anything else I've ever owned.

[@AbdiPianoChannel]

The M1, The DX-7 and D-50 are legends. Anything after them just like to copy them.

[@maxdelacroy5739]

Perfectly.

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

Yamaha's SY series actually improved upon the DX series IMO, especially the 77 (which I own) and the 99 (which I've played).

[@suzesiviter6083]

Plus the pads of the soundstation ex.

[@johnbrown8740]

Man you are a great keyboard player. My housemate had the M1 brand new. I was never off it. All these sounds take me eerilly back to a strange time in life.

[@RWPproject]

M1=Leganedary! I'm Glad to have a double M1 = Korg T3 in my Studio. Love it!!! (But not more than my DX7 or D50)

[@brentlopez4514]

Just bought the Korg iM1 app and I like the sounds on it more than any other modern plugin. The sounds are incredible and nothing about it sounds outdated

[@LittleRichard1988]

I agree!

[@endtimeguitarist]

Those drums @5:20 = yes!

[@Zawiedek]

It's fun listening to you improvising over the patches.

[@schlonzschuppe4516]

three meters away from me stands a Korg T1. it is still a great masterkeyboarded with weighted keys.

[@daniyalahmed97]

Kit Im getting a T3EX for 100 dollars. You think its worth it?

[@daniyalahmed97]

Love made in Japan Hey man I ended up buying it and Im loving it so far. Its one of the first synths I go to just because its so brilliant to play. Sounds fantastic too.

[@daeone1514]

sell it

[@janne-mikaeljarvinen8593]

I got Korg T1 too. Many wonddrful sounds,. great music/midi workstation & masterkeyboard.

[@leonbernard484]

Thank you for helping me to remember what I used many years ago, Korg T3. I enjoyed listening to the sounds and you really enjoy playing the M1.