Korg M1, Wavestation, DS-8 + A1 Owners: You NEED This | Hypersynth HCard-101

[@VultureCulture]

Correction: The Korg A1 is an effects processor, not a synth.

[@amonster8mymother]

Yes. It's part of the A series. I have two A3. 😊

[@mrdali67]

Another correction, since a bank of sounds M1/T1-2-3 is 100 sounds 34 banks is not 340, but 3400 presets. It's still a lot unless you have several of the covered Synths and effect processors. I would be willing to give 100 bucks for a M/T series card only with just a 2 digit LED and 2 up/down buttons on it tho but not 300. I would be willing to pay for a plugin to Korg Software suite since it covers most of these models with exception of the DS8. A plugin for their software synths would also work with any hardware Synths as at least the M1/Tseries software works as Sys-ex loader too. So since you have all Korg Rom cards in the software you would have access to all their pcm cards in the software at least. Not sure if you can send/recieve PCM files in the software if you have en EX expansion in your T-Synth. I had an expansion borrowed back in the days for a while but did not purchase it as it was kinda cumbersome to work with, and not usable as a sampler

[@kerzwhile]

OMG!! 😮 all we need now is a card for all the ROM cards! 😊 This is incredible!

[@VultureCulture]

It really is amazing.

[@georgejennings9959]

Yes it is. Yep. Sure is. ;)

[@Ambientnauts]

Oh wow this is brilliant. New life for peeps who have those boards. Good deal especially if you own more than one compatible board / rack it works with!

[@VultureCulture]

I think it's like $20 more than a regular modern memory card. Crazy value.

[@mrdali67]

@@VultureCulture There is a german company that had Sample usb cards for both Roland R8/M and Korg M1/T/Wavestaion. But It doesn't seem they have them available since Corona and chip shortage events anymore. Was not cheap either but pretty smart that you could save up to like 1mb of your own samples via usb to a PCM eeprom card without an EX expansion. Could posible make especially a Wavestation really interesing and new with your own samples

[@RaymondCastile]

$274 including shipping in the U.S. That's quite a bit more than I was expecting. I do pretty well using Sysex Librarian and a laptop. This is a lot more convenient, but is it $274 worth of convenience? Maybe if it had the PCM samples included...but it seems like a lot for patch data storage. It would be a fun and useful purchase at a price under $100. But pushing $300...you need to consider what other gear you could buy in that price range.

[@cbraunsteins]

I have a ex-T3 and I cannot send the PCM samples to my computer. I have a just 2 diskettes working today (of a total of ~50). I can save and upload SYSEX for preloaded sounds/oscillators, not PCM. It's quite expensive for me too...

[@mrdali67]

@@cbraunsteins Have you tried if it works with their software suite. You can use it like a librarian for programs/Combi but not sure if you can send/recieve PCM data

[@popebot]

so cool, can not wait til the Roland D-550 version comes out

[@crhkrebs]

Sadly this has been in discussion for a long time. I don’t know if the rackmount Wavestation AD has the same issues.

[@VultureCulture]

There's already one for the D-50, will that not work for the D-550? www.hypersynth.com/Hcard_750.html

[@crhkrebs]

@@VultureCulture no it won’t. Roland made the D-550 slot deeper so that you don’t brush up against the card, when the synth is in the rack. At least I think that was the logic. At any rate, the HyperSynth Hcard 750 will not engage the circuitry in the deeper D-550 slot, compared to the D-50. HyperSynth has been promising a longer Hcard for a long time now. Apparently, they are working on a version that will fit the D-550, the JD-800 and the JD-990. (I just wonder how the display will be oriented on the rack modules). I own all three so this would be a no brainer purchase for me. The normal Roland RAM and ROM cards don’t have this issue. They just sit deeper in the D-550 than in the D-50.

[@VultureCulture]

@crhkrebs what a bummer!

[@serhiymarchenko8361]

I wasn’t aware about this one. I have Hypersynth cards for DX7 and D50 and they work great. Thank you, Vulture Culture!

[@VultureCulture]

They're so amazing!

[@mitchelstephen7536]

As always, thank you for your "Quest for Fire" finds!

[@VultureCulture]

My pleasure!

[@michaelphason9603]

It definitely would be great to have something incredible like this for the Karma as it's one of my go to synths.

[@VultureCulture]

That would be cool!

[@georgejennings9959]

Thanks, I ordered it. I have the Wavestation AD and EX. I dont want to "wreck" all my patches on the EX, so I will use the AD and use the patches on the card as a starting point to build more sound greatness. I really love the Wavestations sound, the K5000, and the Alesis Fusion. The K5000 requires digging to find great patches as I find it quite impossible to design nice sounding complex timbre ones myself (even as a seasoned sound designer).

[@VultureCulture]

Yeah the K5000 was over my head too sadly.

[@mitchelstephen7536]

Aww, don't feel bad. Everyone I've ever known who has a DX-7 (including me) totally sucks at programming it. @@VultureCulture

[@jrodohio]

Ordered it this morning.

[@VultureCulture]

Heck yeah!

[@MANVSScienceCAPE]

Dude I went and scooped a local mint wave station ex for 400 today add this and for 620 basically have a classic synth with thousands of sounds. Gonna pair well with my Polysix ❤🎉

[@VultureCulture]

I preferred the Wavestation sounds to the M1 ones on the Hcard for what it's worth! Awesome combo with the Polysix!

[@MANVSScienceCAPE]

@@VultureCultureyes sir!! should a perfect combination I’ve been waiting to modernize some of my fav 80s and 90s hits. Hoping to layer some fat tracks of the analog and these early digital patches. The guy who had the polysix prior to me modded it so that you can pass another instrument through its analog chorus, phase and ensemble. Sounds awesome passing guitar through it, super excited to try this guy through it🎉

[@mrdavies7894]

That’s freaking amazing!

[@cmaynes]

that is awesome- I have their DX7II card and it is outstanding....

[@VultureCulture]

Their products are above and beyond.

[@revelryfla]

That is a sexy M1. Love to see that slot being used

[@VultureCulture]

Hahahahahhaha

[@steveurbaniak1226]

I am new to the process of adding soundbanks. Recently purchased the hypersynth for the m1 after watching your video. Would like to add downloaded soundbanks to the ooen user banks. Is there a step by step instruction on how to do so? Thank you so much.

[@VultureCulture]

My friend Matt Wright did a video to show how to restore the factory sounds via sysex: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZjbcoaQlN1rq6Msi=v0dwqi3gnTe24CG2 Follow the steps but with your sound bank, and then copy it to one of the empty banks on the Hcard-101

[@steveurbaniak1226]

@@VultureCulture a huge thank you! Do you have a link to your custom sounds for m1 for purchase? Will let you know how it goes.

[@VultureCulture]

I actually haven't made a bank for the M1 but for the D-50. My M1 product is a bunch of samples of my favorite patches which would be redundant for you sadly

[@steveurbaniak1226]

@@VultureCulture this m1 is way more than enough for my experiments paired with vintage alesis drums and sequencer archived with a fostex, however the d50 may be the next installment...

[@odmusicman]

No sooner did you play a couple patches and there was a magic that I found better than modern synth presets which I find uninspiring with a few exceptions like the Summit, Hydrasynth, Diva, Pigments and Spire. I like making my own anyway, but this is really lovely and if you use these in a mix you won't sound like everyone else because it bridges the time continuum of 1990-2005.

[@VultureCulture]

I live for that vintage digital magic!

[@Ikthog]

I have the original Hypersynth D-50 card, which is amazing. I don’t (yet) own an M1, so forgive me if I’m missing it - what is the benefit of the M1 patches if you can’t really use them without the corresponding PCM cards? Obviously this has other features but expanding the onboard sounds without owning all the rare expansion cards would make this very appealing for M1 owners, but it seems somewhat limited on its own… would be happy to be wrong!

[@VultureCulture]

There are *a lot* of patches that don't require the additonal PCM cards but I absolutely see your point. They are working on a PCM version of this card.

[@billrebsamen1810]

Yep - I had an earlier expanded Card like that for my Wavestation - sold that rig to one of my students and at his first live gig using it, someone stole that card - I cried along with him!

[@FortyThievesSF]

😢

[@glowinthedarkus]

Heck yeah! Just ordered for my M1... and a DX7 card as well cause why not?

[@VultureCulture]

Hell yeah!

[@oxyruby]

Omg i really want this for my M1 but this is more expansive than my M1 with all his accessories 😅

[@danshredwards3794]

whoaaa soo cool!! ive got myself a mint ds-8 and ive got the dcu 400 patch card already... im sorry for silly question: this device would give my ds-8 more sounds than my already 400?? thank you!! dig your channel!!

[@VultureCulture]

Actually no, I believe it's the exact same 400 patches on both cards if I'm correct by reading the website.

[@danshredwards3794]

@@VultureCulture whoaaa, thank you for the quick reply!! greatly appreciate it

[@tlatsegms]

Great sound⚡⚡

[@VultureCulture]

Truly!

[@cbraunsteins]

Are the sequences included/enabled too (for M1 , T series) ?

[@VultureCulture]

Yes!

[@chileas1]

If i get it right for the M1 its useless until i have all the PCM cards? Just for my comprenhesion?

[@VultureCulture]

It has many many many banks of presets that don't require additional pcm cards.

[@chileas1]

@@VultureCulture Ok so just after wrinting my comment i went to try some banks and yeah some works great. The real "game changer" will be thoose ram cards by waverex but still under testing and beta. But if you can put some real analog synth in the cards whoooopa that could be really powerfull if the process is not to complex! Lets wait and see!

[@glowinthedarkus]

My Waldorf Microwave 1 uses a Korg MCR-03 card... this emulates the MCR-03 so Im thinking/wondering/hoping maybe this would work or could be made to work with a Microwave? that would be rad!

[@VultureCulture]

That would be! I don't know enough about how that would work!

[@glowinthedarkus]

@@VultureCulture well darn, the official word from HyperSynth is "we are not sure about it."

[@StevenClements]

6:35 why is that crazy... synth patches are a few bites. Now if it included the PCM waveforms on another card for the waveform slot it would be killer.

[@Spriggan828]

yeah, not the M3r tho, thanks for having me check

[@andrewsun4385]

Awesome!!!🌟🌟💯💯

[@ferenclucas2842]

is it possible to get the pcm from the card collection I to the m1 somehow without chasing vintage cards ? I saw waveRex on the internet do you know anything about it? like does it come with all the m1 pcm cards on file to load?

[@VultureCulture]

I don't, although Hypersynth is working on a PCM card

[@ferenclucas2842]

@@VultureCulture so waveRex lets you load your own samples onto a electronic interface shaped like a pcm card. the accompanying software lets you convert your audio file to m1 specs. this card goes in the pcm slot and a usb lead to your computer is used to load your custom samples to this pcm interface. seems amazing to me, I was wondering if they include all the m1 card files in the package. I sent them an email just now. this also works on the wavestation and the T series. could be an interesting episode if you can obtain one, I recall they are a bit expensive. they also have an rd8 pcm card that is supposed to have sample files for Linn and 909 and others which you can load and assign right into your rd8. cheers it's great to see such appreciation for these vintage synthesizers which I think are the best ever made !

[@VultureCulture]

@ferenclucas2842 wow that sounds so powerful! Let me know what they say when they get back to you!

[@Gerald_Daniel]

I consider giving it to myself (I mean the card 😂) no later than on my birthday in June.

[@daveycrockett9447]

Does it work with the rack mount version of the Korg M1- the KorgM3R

[@VultureCulture]

Does it work with regular M1 cards?

[@amonster8mymother]

Uh you can get dw waveforms on the m1 but it only has one oscillator whereaa the dw8000 has two oscillators?

[@VultureCulture]

You can dual mode the M1 so you have two oscillators

[@isoop]

They should have made this card back in 1990!

[@soulianisandrahm]

I have a Wavestion EX with OS version 3.04. I see in HyperSynth web that the version compatible is 3.19. Anybody has 3.04 and checked if runs or not ?

[@VultureCulture]

I don't see why it wouldn't.

[@soulianisandrahm]

@@VultureCulture Thank you for the answer. I will try

[@RaymondCastile]

So this just has the patch parameters programmed onto it? There are no new sampled waveforms? That's why you need the ROM cards if you load patches that don't use the original internal factory samples. It would be a lot cooler if it contained all the ROM card samples so you had an entire collection of those cards in one unit.

[@Wackyracer109]

Hypersynth have said on Facebook that they will be bringing out a multi ROM card very soon..

[@amonster8mymother]

Sid you say you have a m1 EX? Does it have 8mb? I have a regular m1 i was rhinking of upgrading it?

[@VultureCulture]

I have a regular M1 (actually I'm borrowing it)

[@bryantsimpson5060]

Please tell me you can use this on wavestation sr

[@VultureCulture]

I am not sure - just because of the different way cards are inserted into the SR. Please reach out to Hypersynth and let me know what they say.

[@discodivo9045]

Hi, checking in again, does anyone know if the HCARD 101 is compatible with the WAVESTATION SR?

[@VultureCulture]

I'm not aware that it is, it's not officially on the list. Have you reached out to Hypersynth directly?

[@discodivo9045]

yes, I did contact them (Own all of there other H-cards and loving them). They did not test it with the SR. Would love to buy this card as well but don't want to spend this money before confirming compatibility@@VultureCulture

[@systemfan8]

Wrote them today and they informed they would presumably get the SR in two weeks and would be able to test it and confirm

[@discodivo9045]

@@systemfan8 thanks a lot for the heads up. if you can update when you get their response that would be so nice. thanks!

[@VultureCulture]

@systemfan8 nice! Can't wait to hear the results!

[@amonster8mymother]

If i couldnt get the m1 to make the dual oscillators dw8000 waveforms i might get the dw8000 to do some sounds and sample them instead. ❤

[@RdrgMendes]

It works on Korg 01/wfd? I didn't found it :(

[@VultureCulture]

It does not.

[@leishrand4789]

Hi - what is the music playing at the end in the back?

[@VultureCulture]

It's a track I made using only sounds from my D-50 patch library Neon Chronicles!

[@lancethompson218]

Please clarify. If you have an m1 can you play the non m1 sounds? Or can you only play some of the sounds

[@VultureCulture]

You cannot play a Wavestation or DS-8 sound, those synths have wildly different architectures from the M1. You can play some T1 + M1 EX sounds that use the M1 factory library.

[@diegoperez2912]

Hello, does it contain the pcm waveforms of the cards that Korg released? or are they just programs and combinations? Thank you

[@VultureCulture]

Just programs and combinations

[@diegoperez2912]

@@VultureCulture ah ,ok thank

[@amonster8mymother]

Im using a m1 and wavestation so i might need twocards. ❤

[@VultureCulture]

You can use just the one card for both!

[@fatkev1983]

Wish it works with the Korg MR3...

[@VultureCulture]

It works will so many synths already, it couldn't work with every Korg synth lol

[@fatkev1983]

@@VultureCulture oh, I get that and agree. It's just the M3R gets no support for these things. I suppose, I shouldn't be too surprised, its not quite as powerful as the M1. Only a small number of people have and like M3Rs.

[@amonster8mymother]

So you have banks for different synths on 9ne card???

[@VultureCulture]

Yes!

[@daveycrockett9447]

That web site is the most confusing web site ever- cant even see how the cost is on their site or how to order. Would have been nice had you mentioned the cost of the card.

[@VultureCulture]

It's $220 on Perfect Circuit. I would have mentioned it but I didn't know the final price while shooting.

[@MANVSScienceCAPE]

Click on the button that says order

[@oraz.]

Can you play wavestation rom on the m1?

[@VultureCulture]

No, you'll need a Wavestation for the Wavstation sounds or DS-8 for DS-8 sounds etc

[@baddriddimworkshop]

Ya know what, i was thinking about something ; in the used audio gear realm, at the end of the day there are two cultures that we could almost catgegorise as social : There's VINTAGE, and there's RETRO. Vintage is all about getting expensive things that are valued by theyre quality, i'll admit that, but also by snobish reasons for a great part. RETRO gear, is valued by it's quality but also by it's inginuaty (that cant be the way you wright that; inginuity ? lol), the possibilitys to add retrofitted stuff and have some dying to make it more actual regarding options and controls, RETRO gear stays affordable and prices rarely go up the roof, and when they do, they dont stay there because the retro fans wont spend the money, and the vintage crowd will rather get Princes drum machine rather than a cool toy, no matter the super add ons.... so a casio cz1000 will stay at 350, a korgg ddd-1 will stay at 300, and a yamahha DX-27 will stay at 70 bux (lol, roger troutman didnt use the dx-27 but a dx27 is a dx100 with a mega keyboard and mega good speakers, with if it aint cool for a vintage fan, is hyper mega stylish for a retro fan... DX100: 350-500 bux, DX27:70 bux..........). So just to say, and finally this is exactly why i love the spirit of this channel : VINTAGE SUX AND IT'S DUMB, RETRO IS MEGA COOL AND IT"S UPLIFTING ! Oh and by the way, WILL SOMEBOPDY IN THE US SEND THIS GUY A CASIO CZ ? ! ? the people needs to know the truth, a CZ1000 will knock a Juno106 out anytime ! no matter when, no matter where (and i wish da Vulture man's gonna get both to demonastrate that FACT one day, so you owners in south us you get in touch and send him a unit).... Greetings form France, and as always: All Power to da CeeZ'll ! (If i was in my Louisiana home, i would of got in touich to send you my CZ for some time that's for shure...) . love the show bro, Mainly commenting for ref in the first place..

[@VultureCulture]

I agree wholeheartedly! The vintage geek uses their power for good while the vintage snob uses their weight to demean people. Fuck them!

[@amonster8mymother]

I just got the "alphabet of sysex" download and it looks like 2700 sysex banks doe the M1. Crazy!

[@scottysabrinadonaldson4531]

Would this work with korg 01wfd?

[@VultureCulture]

It doesn't unfortunately

[@sergiodeoliveira5358]

FYI, the Korg A1 was an FX processor, not a synth.

[@VultureCulture]

I pinned that correction in the comments. Thank you for letting me know 🙏

[@jakebuckley4059]

we need something like this for the dx7

[@Dr-Stu]

Pretty sure H-card have a DX version.

[@serhiymarchenko8361]

@@Dr-StuThey definitely have one and it works flawlessly. It doesn’t have OLED (at least the model I have) - just 7-segment LEDs to show a bank number, but it does the job.

[@Dr-Stu]

@serhiymarchenko8361 yeah I've the d-50 one, they're essential!

[@morphoice]

Amazing card, however you need to win the lottery to get it ;)

[@aural_escape]

There needs to be an SY77 version 😁

[@amonster8mymother]

I dont think this card would work with a dw8000. Tell me im wrong but thats what 8 think. ❤

[@VultureCulture]

It doesn't work with the DW series.

[@rogerfelez7478]

Combine it with a Waverex and you're ready to go!

[@danielortizdecaracas]

This gadget works in others gears?

[@VultureCulture]

Works in these synths: Korg M1, M1-EX, M1R, M1R-EX, T1, T2, T3, WS, WS-EX, WS-A/D, DS8, and A1.

[@danielortizdecaracas]

@@VultureCulture onyl korg? no roland or yamaha equivalent?

[@VultureCulture]

@danielortizdecaracas there's cards for the Roland d-50 and Yamaha dx-7

[@danielortizdecaracas]

sounds like a hypercard the vintage older

[@Vim-Wolf]

Shut up and take my M1-data-slot-shaped money.

[@VultureCulture]

hahahahaha

[@jc.lamasnp9160]

Cuanto cuesta

[@VultureCulture]

www.perfectcircuit.com/hypersynth-hcard-101.html?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_qexBhCoARIsAFgBlevpi7Xh0cP7RwVTRhiiDujEaqiOZAXyfSe_XpiV9bvAefK5w9edkRkaAldrEALw_wcB

[@vinyljunkie07]

Far too much money for what you can do with a simple sysex librarian