Korg M3 Expanded Part. 2 | No Talking |

[@mitchdematoff9671]

I have owned this synth for along time. I have had and owned many synthesizers from the Minimoog on....I love this instrument. Albeit being a digital product might make it more unfashionable these days, this synth delivers in spades. The pads, the E Pianos, very serviceable organs and Hammonds, the Orchestral and analog strings, Atmos sounds, Brass, Synth sounds and many more make this a workhorse for keyboard players. Ad in the fact that this was created between the Korg Oasis and the Triton synths, it picked up the properties and many sounds from those instruments. Any of the modern ( and much more cheaply made ) products that followed were no where near the quality of sounds and build that this instrument has. Throw in a workstation with recording flexibility and the Karma engine ( as well as sampling capabilities ), multiple outputs, USB and more..probably ( in my opinion ): one of the best synthesizers that ever hit the market. And of course, in the end...its the sounds.

[@jwillis35]

I had an Xpanded Korg M3 with Radias card. I loved it and used it from 2010 to 2018. Sold it and really wish I had not. It is a super powerful board. The design was odd and I have a feeling that stopped a lot of people from buying, even with the modularity of taking the M3M module off for a radias module. If did not wish to be using your DAW all the time and enjoyed composing, song writing, or arranging from the keyboard then this synth packed a lot of punch. The menu system was deep and you needed to learn your way around the many features, and Karma is very complex though powerful. I just think some of the complexities and the design kept some folks away. It's a shame when you consider the power under the hood. In the end the Kronos and Nautilus have replaced this board, but for those that still have it I am sure they are happy. I got a lot of work done on this thing and the Piano Roll Editor was pretty solid for a keyboard sequencer. I used the eraser side of a pencil as a stylus all the time for this and it made things so easy.

[@kimdiez2681]

And Kronos did not even include the nice 8 rubber buttons that the M3&Oasys had, what a shame. and I know, you could buy the outboard nano pad controller or hit the buttons on the screen display which is NOT a good thing compared to the built in rubber pads !! i had bought Kronos and M3 in the past and went ahead and bought me another M3 (11/3/22) because of its uniqeness and build quality. Also I beleive the keybed (61 key) was better on my M3 than the Kronos. The first thing I had to fix on the Kronos was the cheap pitch bender. The 9 synth engines might be impressing but there are more important things sometimes.....but JESUS is THE MOST IMPORTANT !!

[@AgentsofRush]

Screens died too. Had to replace mine later. Was a pain.

[@BarisAkarsu1234]

Korg M3 💓

[@kurtboker3205]

Who is the Player ? Its great !

[@88mokeyz8k]

This was a very underated workstation. The Design was just great. Korg maybe should had use this concept as a module with all 9 Engines. I Would by it! Just purchase one, I will have it to day! Im think about the Nautilus now. Waiting on the next Korg workstation. I did not bite one the latest Roland and Yahma workstations.. I have there previous workstations.

[@drdanielandrade]

Tenho um Korg M3 xpanded. É maravilhoso! Lamento que a Korg tenha descontinuado esse produto sensacional.

[@michaeltrenier]

Is the Nautilus a major upgrade over this? I’m thinking MoDX but I hate the feel of the materials.

[@DKS-SYNTH-LAB]

The major update over the M3 was the Kronos since 2011 ;), now kronos is discontinued and Nautilus the high-end mid level workstation from Korg. Probably we’ll see a new top workstation in te future so the complete lineup will be Krome, Nautilus and the newer one ;)

[@kimdiez2681]

@@DKS-SYNTH-LAB Krome is very cheap toy keybed and cheap cheap plastic build.

[@garryhairston5839]

Korg M3 vs Yamaha Modx please!

[@zdravkozdravka4313]

Modx..

[@kimdiez2681]

Montage, modx is cheap casio keybed.

[@pcuimac]

Great performance synth! I prefer my Fantom G6 for its sequencer and workflow, but this thing sounds great and the Radias card is really nice. Will never sell mine.

[@helisoma]

@9:08 my favorite 😍

[@kiwictor3752]

thx

[@marcoballa]

Sempre uno dei riferimenti massimi... sì sì... prima o poi... :-)

[@djfilippo1]

Peccato il difetto del touchscreen... I multisample interni sono in gran parte uguali al Triton... La qualità audio è eccellente...

[@DKS-SYNTH-LAB]

Beh i sample di korg bene o male sono sempre quelli.. è abbastanza risaputo che tanti suoni sono i soliti. Il touch su tante ha avuto problemi (io avute due e mai un problema)

[@djfilippo1]

@@DKS-SYNTH-LAB Io ho avuto una M3 73 con EXB Radias... E dopo aver speso tanti soldi, mi si è presentato il difetto del touchscreen, e ho svenduto il tutto... Per le soronità Korg ci sono adesso i Vst, davvero ben fatti.. Preferisco i pulsanti fisici...

[@johnwinn1761]

@@djfilippo1 For sure you will regret for ever for having sold them. The screen is an easy fix. I have the same you had, with both Radias version, the real one and the internal board.

[@XYtoTheDoubleG]

Really fantastic stuff! Trying to figure out if I should trade my roland 100m case for a m3/radias keyboard combo. Certainly tempting proposition. I do wonder how well this system operates after heavy use for years. Is this a new system?

[@DKS-SYNTH-LAB]

Mmmh, really different instruments.. maybe you can add a radias kb to your setup ;)

[@TheSnowLeopard]

Be aware that the touch screen / digitiser on M3s tends to fail, you can buy replacements and there are tutorials on how to replace it yourself, but who knows how long they will last... The chord/drum pad buttons can also wear out if you use them too much. Other than that, the usual wear and tear.

[@johnwinn1761]

@@TheSnowLeopard Back when this came out it wasn't too much on digitizers and were expensive. Today it cost around $15 and I replaced my one 4 years ago and is working well. Even if they last for a couple of years I will not regret to have an M3. Plus the key bed feeling is unique, after playing on it all other keyboards that can come across you will be sh@#*t.

[@TheSnowLeopard]

@@johnwinn1761 I know, I still have mine and have replaced the digitizer once myself. Was a PITA because I made the mistake of calibrating the touch with a broken digitizer. Literally took 10 minutes of tapping in the corner with a stylus before I managed to re-calibrate the new touch screen properly.

[@johnwinn1761]

@@TheSnowLeopard Sad to hear that happen to you. I never have to calibrate my one.

[@santiagosagui827]

Quiero esta kog. M3

[@santiagosagui827]

Quiero. Kog. M3

[@chaosventureprj]

Che bei suoni

[@Acrimonious_Snake]

Weird. It sounds like it is from 90s.

[@kimdiez2681]

Bahahahahahahahaha.