Korg01wfd Demo

[@RaptureMusicOfficial]

Quality Korg sound, one of the best synths ever made! Korg Workstations of the 80s and 90s rule! They have so much personality and character, amazing!

[@manuelalejandroorqueravald6511]

El Korg 01w es un clásico que lleva 30 años de vigencia. Todo un acierto de los fabricantes! Felicitaciones!

[@mrmajestika]

Thank you for showing the good basic sounds and not going through every crazy sound.Great vid

[@mikequesada6559]

O1\w has a lot of great sounds! Classic keyboard, wish I could've owned one!

[@barryward7633]

Your fabulous Korg 01/WFD, a great job done restoring it good on you, I am on the lookout for one like this also, I own a Roland XP-50 fully restored with all capacitors and a faulty series pass transistor along with the backup battery and front panel tactile switches replaced.

[@AaronONeill]

Sounds like a pretty big job, but how satisfying when it all comes together and your instrument is playing well!

[@michaelmewis4761]

The strings on the 01w/fd are still in my opinion yet to be beaten. I've had mine since 1992 from brand new and I have replaced two screens. The electric pianos and organs are also brilliant. The reason for the 01/w/fd's greatness is its sampling frequency which is only 32Khz so the board has a very warm sound. The pianos and strings are amazing, only my opinion I hasten to add. If you ever get your hands on string patch called 'La Mer' make sure you save it forever! I also have 2 sets of patches by Victor (can't remember his surname now, Corello is it?). This board was WAY!! ahead of its time and nothing came close imo. Some of the COMBI's e.g 'Death Star' still sound flipping awesome!

[@AaronONeill]

Yeah, the warmth out-of-the-box due to the sampling frequency is really interesting and has proven to work well! Some of the sounds on this things are really incredible, but I have to say the piano sounds are not that great (in my opinion). I can hear all kinds of digital artifacts and distortions in all the piano samples. Try out a Nord Piano or Stage and you'll see what I mean.

[@tecladoessencialoficial9443]

os pianos acusticos são bons mesmo sem precisar editar??

[@gargamel314]

@@tecladoessencialoficial9443the preload piano programs are the best I've found for the 01/W - I never felt the need to edit them, but the multisample itself has some issues. It's a very low-quality pitch-shifted version of the 2MB piano sample found in the 01/W Pro, T1, T3EX, X2, and N1.

[@TheArpomni2]

Your one of those people I could listen to for hours , real genuine and no big ego attitude , thanks for a genuine warts an all video , got a chance of one of these locally for £300 so was just checking out , was thinking of using it to record backing tracks on it to play along to instead of using my complicated Tascam dp32 , just use the sequenser on the 01

[@AaronONeill]

Hey Chris, first of all thanks for the compliment, I'm really glad you like the video! I hope it gives some insight into what these can do. If I were you I would keep an eye on what these are going for in the UK, and decide if 300 quid is worth it for you. Also I would add that while these do have a sequencer on board and you can do some nifty things all without a computer or other gear, I would not describe it as intuitive or fast to use in this day and age of software. I have heard good things about 'Band in a Box' for example, some hardcore jazz guys find it good for complex arrangements and it's rather low cost. I personally have been using the DAW 'Ardour' on Linux in the past for backing tracks / composition / mixing, but will be using Bitwig Studio going forward (not cheap but definitely worth it). I don't know the Tascam DP32 unfortunately, so I don't have an opinion there. Good luck though, and let us know what you end up doing!

[@TheArpomni2]

Aaron O'Neill thankyou for reply , I didnt get the local one for sale , as ive been watching them sell on Ebay for only around £150 !!!! alit of kit for little money ,,, im still on the fence of what to get , goung down the computer way is not for me , im useless , have trouble sending emails lol , nevermind making music on one lol , been thinking of looking for some sort of Bass and Rhythm arranger/sequencer if theres such a thing ? That would be great for me to play along to

[@pennywiser9607]

Sounds live and great

[@Jack-fs2im]

great ,hope you enjoy yr find .thanx for vid

[@youtuberanco1419]

One of the best from the 90’s my favorite sounds was dynopiano 👍🏼👍🏼

[@assurancetimdegema4387]

Hi! @Aaron pls how do I set mutil voicing or dual voice on a korg 01/w fd piano? I'm actually having a hard time navigating through it.

[@R---66---R]

I had one, once. Very expensive, at the time (I guess round 1992/-93 or so. Sold it...why??? One of the biggest mistakes in my life. It occured to me, I was in love, for always, with the heart of this magnificent, powerful and heavy KORG ;-} Okay...bought another one back, some years later...only renewed the RC-battery inside...display is still okay...lucky me, I guess! It occured to me, I wasn't at all able, to live without it! The combination-mode is ultimate and gives you loads of shivers and mostly all of them sounds are of amazing quality! THe 01/W fd belongs to me and will always! Thanks...

[@AaronONeill]

I'm glad you we able to turn your life around and find meaning once again brother.

[@R---66---R]

Haaahhh...yeah! For the musical part of my life (and a very big part, that is!), concerning this heavy wonder machine, it 'did';-} Love the openness of your performance...hope to see more of you on YT and maybe you will, one day, go through all its idiotic beautiful combi's! God bless, greetz from NL.

[@ErmisAnargyrosAvgoustidis]

I wonder how can I connect usb to the floppy disc so i wouldn’t use the floppy for load combis but only usb.. any idea?

[@johnmicsko85284]

Silly question, I cannot figure it out how to change up/down the next sound like some keyboards that have +/- or a dialer type. any hint?

[@marianoolivares9102]

Hola! Conozco poco de 01/wfd. ¿Estos efectos en el vídeo vienen incluidos todos en el instrumento?

[@sterlingholobyte]

How did you get the sound of string and piano at around 2:39? I have a 01WFD and I have been using one of the preset combi piano and strings for one of my songs, but I like the sound on yours better.

[@AaronONeill]

Unfortunately I dont have the keyboard anymore, had to sell when moving country, so I can't tell you exactly. But I did invest some time in the user manual and got quite good at editing patches to sound the way I wanted. VERY worthwhile for tweaking a good preset or starting something from scratch and getting the right sounds and making use of the joystick and aftertouch.

[@oli2371]

Owwh ! Thx for the demo, so nice man ;) Thanx you are so cool !

[@AaronONeill]

Stoked you liked it! Rock on mate 🤘

[@marcitacris]

OUTSTANDING FOR ITS SYNTHESIS IN THOSE YEARS, TODAY IT IS AN OVERRATED KEYBOARD THAT HAS NOTHING THAT TODAY IT DOES NOT HAVE A SIMPLE CASIO, I PRAISE ITS SOUND 12 OF THE GM OR THE DYNO PIANO, THE REST IS MORE OF THE SAME IN DIFFERENT KORG MODELS

[@puercoespineta]

I have this one too, its a beauty, do you know if it can be connected to midi in audio software?

[@AaronONeill]

Yes it can! But it's pre-USB time, it uses the 5-pin DIN MIDI connection. Take a look on the back at the MIDI Thru/Out/In sockets.

[@puercoespineta]

@@AaronONeill Thanks, great! Im gonna take that into account when buying a audio interface.

[@AaronONeill]

@@puercoespineta You could buy whichever interface you like, then buy a DIN to USB inline interface if you still need to. I use one for my Doepfer LMK2 keyboard, they aren't too expensive.

[@puercoespineta]

@@AaronONeill Great, got it! I think Im leaning to buy one in a price range where it might come with the midid port.

[@puercoespineta]

@@AaronONeill do you mind me asking, what do you use for sound recording?

[@handsfree1000]

This keyboard was launched in 1991. I bought mine used £800 in 1992

[@mariuszmariusz5104]

Along the M1 stood the test of time...

[@zeldafan9016]

Im unsure about getting it because of its flaws and that's it heavy but it will be worth it

[@AaronONeill]

At times like this I try to bring together a few variables like: What will I actually use it for (sound quality), can it do all I want (features), how much will I rely on it (build quality), when do I need it (can I wait and save up for something better), do I want to put the money towards this or is there something else in life I should spend on? I hope this helps.

[@zeldafan9016]

@@AaronONeill it has a lot of the sounds I've been looking for Basically I couldn't find with a Roland or Yamaha

[@AaronONeill]

@@zeldafan9016 If you have the cash and the space for it, maybe take the plunge and get it.

[@zainy22]

I too have a 01/Wfd, and I've written all my songs on it, but I don't know how to export (or transfer) all the MIDI information (from the sequencer) into my laptop. Do you have any experience in this?

[@AaronONeill]

Unfortunately no I don't. I used the floppy disk for settings backup, probably you could save all your songs in midi format onto disk too, just guessing. Another option might be plugging the midi out of the keyboard into your computer, press play on your saved song on the keyboard and recording the midi events in the DAW as it plays. Again, just a guess, not sure if it will work.

[@zainy22]

@@AaronONeill Thank you. Will try that.

[@ErmisAnargyrosAvgoustidis]

Is there any way to connect usb to the floppy disk? Also i download some free files from net but i dont have an old pc to save this to the discs..i dont know what to do

[@Uneedhelp91]

You can replace the floppy disk drive with a USB device where you plug in a USB storage device...it emulates 99 floppies or something.

[@pianoman9146]

Hi greetings!! Could you please tell me which acoustic pianos (without pads) are you using? I can't find those sounds on my korg 01wfd.

[@alecbuenaobra]

how did you manage to have your damper/sustain pedal to work. mines not working, i cannot make it function as a sustain pedal. even as an assignable switch pedal

[@OvernightUniversity]

A friend of mine gave me a Korg 01 Wfd, and really it's been in my garage eversince. I tried it once but it didn't make this kind of music, it was like playing a spaceship and some other weird sounds effect. Is there any way I can adjust it and make it sound like a normal piano even though it's not a piano it's a keyboard. Thanks

[@AaronONeill]

If you don't have any interest in the current sounds, I would suggest using the factory presets which have 2 nice piano sounds in the combi modes. You can get the factory presets back by re-initialising the keyboard: With the Korg 01 off, press and hold the 'Compare' + 'Reset' buttons -> turn on the keyboard while holding -> wait until "A00 Init Combi" is displayed -> release the buttons. The pianos you should now have on A01 and B01.

[@OvernightUniversity]

Aaron O'Neill thank you so much it worked. Now it sounds better lol

[@AaronONeill]

Great to hear it! Have fun.

[@cnickel76]

@@AaronONeill I did that but now all progs have the same name "init prog" ;((

[@neilday4711]

Hey Aaron . . Thanks for the video on the Korg 01WFd. I've had one of these for a few years now awaiting some TLC. I gotta say, you are the master of understatement when you say you've done a "bit of work" on the board. Sounds like you've done a very comprehensive strip down and replaced pretty much all the vulnerable parts . . very impressive!! Mine is suffering from the common "sticky keys" issue and a very low level back light. How much of a job was it to get to the key bed and the display panel? Also, as I remember, a couple of the switches did need a good shove to get 'em registering. Where did you you get any replacement switches from please. Any help advice you can give to (re) inspire me would be very much appreciated . . it really has got some stunning sounds and a beautiful playing action. Cheers

[@AaronONeill]

G'day Neil, glad you liked the video! Yeah these are pretty cool, so if you can make the time and find the motivation to get yours running smoothly it's worth it. And you get to learn a bit along the way which I like. I did a bit of a write-up on the restoration you can find it here: aaronsoundguy.wordpress.com/2017/06/08/korg-01wfd-restoration/ I dont have any useful info on where to buy parts, unless you live in Germany. Let me know how you go with it all.

[@mhaecycahayon7255]

tutorial edit electric piano and strings.plsss

[@josephmills3864]

I bought a 01 wfd for $50. It is in rough shape with about 10 sticking keys and a dead back light. Im going to attempt to make the repairs. I see the various parts on the web/eBay fairly cheap and readily available. My question is, how difficult us it going to be to make these repairs? Did you do your own repairs?

[@AaronONeill]

Joseph Mills yes I made the repairs myself and managed quite a good job actually. You can checkout the blog post at themakeawesome.com for more info

[@don1mega]

As far as the backlight I just went to menards and bought a $7.00 usb book light and it works great. I thought about putting up a video of it. let me know if you need me too.www.menards.com/main/lighting-ceiling-fans/indoor-lighting/accent-lights/rite-lite-led-silver-battery-operated-laptop-book-light/p-1444423836349-c-7490.htm?tid=-3834932970111375442&ipos=4

[@carlmike1231]

I wish to be helped in finding a way to replace my Korg 01 wfd LCD screen which doesnt work anymore due to maybe power circuit. I like the unit because it's very professional. We do not have nearby store for Korg spares in our place.

[@derrickspencer7589]

Donald's KZbin Channel Do you happen to have a picture of the book light that your using and how you have it connected to the O1/wfd? Or a video of it possibly?

[@rubensschiozer3058]

how much this keyboard is worth today? I wanna sell mine

[@instrumentalistjade8367]

$300-400

[@mark12011972]

Dude, where'd you find that jacket? Makes you look tough!

[@AaronONeill]

My wife bought it somewhere in Frankfurt. She knows keyboarders are badass!!

[@jaggass]

The Korg Kronos piano sounds don't sound anymore modern than the 01W/FD's

[@AaronONeill]

Oh really? I don't know if that's a good indicator for the 01W quality or a bad indicator for the Kronos 😅 The piano sounds are not my favourite on the 01W, but that's by today's standards.

[@gargamel314]

@@AaronONeillyou gotta find the 01/W Piano/Keyboard card set. there's a nice 2MB Acoustic Piano sample that sounds pretty good. It's hard to find, but it's worth it if you can find PCM card. BTW the statement about the Kronos Pianos... not sure what OP was thinking, Kronos Pianos are extremely realistic. 01/W's preload piano was mediocre even by 1991 standards. Korg never really had a realistic piano sound until the Tritons released.

[@AaronONeill]

@@gargamel314 Cheers for the tip mate!

[@heniekiensese9067]

accidentaly plugged my 01WFD to 220v what could happen? i test it again and this time in 110v it did not work, i appreciate any feedbacks

[@captmarwell]

heniekien sese change the fuse inside the keyboard..

[@AaronONeill]

Hi heniekien sese, there's a silver sticker on the back of the 01WFD and it has the voltage written on it, underneath the serial number. Mine has 230v, I'm guessing yours has 110v. The point is these aren't using transformers which can take a range e.g. 110-240v. It sounds like your keyboard has been very unfortunately toasted, but there is a chance you could get it repaired. Stories like this would not be uncommon to a repair guy with some years experience. Good luck mate!

[@jonathanlivas9240]

Exelente 😉😉😉👌✌

[@LucasSantos-se2rs]

Tenho um desse ganhei hoje dia 22/6/2.24

[@hanhsiutv1986]

Chào anh

[@andrescoss7632]

Aaron, ponga el sonido de mad bomber en el banco b 79.