The Korg iM1, The BIG Soundtest for iPad, Awesome Synth

[@KarzenX]

I owned an M1R for about 15 years or so. It was central in everything we did. It's editing and programming capabilities are underrated due to the degree of difficulty accessing settings. This looks like it may be somewhat less difficult. The sound is eerily spot on. Thanks for the demo.

[@DNixon845]

$30 for the synth and all expansion cards is a tremendous deal. I have a ton of iPad synths, but the value hear is insane. The sounds are far more practical than most synths offered. Hell yeah!

[@daveglassman4779]

Yeah, seems like the Korg iM1 has an endless array of patches (I suppose the hardware keyboard was pretty vast, too). And yes, I agree, just as good if not better than any other synth out there! Maybe even better than the Yamaha DX7??

[@stevefranklin5714]

It’s amazing I had the rack version of the M1 which was the M3R Cost a fortune and the expansion cards were so expensive

[@mrbelle8760]

As usual Doug you are my hero. I owned the synth, I own the vst, and now because of you I own the IOS version. I hope they give you something for your excellent vids!

[@joeboygsxr]

Definitely getting this one, it's so 80s and brilliant, I've become a korg fanboy like you Doug haha!

[@TheFamilySlitheen]

Just picked it up for £10.99 on the App Store. An incredible buy. Nice to hear another scouser.

[@nyxdoc2801]

Awesome. Thank you so much for sharing. Lots of love from here in Iran 🇮🇷

[@BrianKenney]

If only Roland were as willing to create iOS versions of their classic synths.

[@BioSoftStudios]

They have recently released Roland sound canvas iOS based on the vintage sc series sound modules

[@BrianKenney]

+louiz0999 Thank you. I'll check it out!

[@BioSoftStudios]

your welcome

[@ChrisNova777]

+Francesco Bologna the soundcanvas is just for GS/GM sounds tho, you arent going to get roland synth sounds out of that like the junos, + jupiters + jx3ps - for those u want to look at the boutique series, which basically they probably could have made them into vsts but they chose to make small compact hardware instead

[@BioSoftStudios]

actually, i just got the sound canvas last xmas and it does have sounds from junos, jupiters and jx3ps, but the roland boutiques are also interesting

[@joeboygsxr]

Thanks for the quick response Doug hope you get rid of that cold quickly

[@Dar1F15h]

Right an old video but couldn't think of another place to ask you- why do you think Korg has so well embraced the iPad wave whilst Roland has done basically naff all in areas of emulation (not only on the iPad). Is Korg making money at the iPad bit I wonder. Emulation is obviously the singularity towards which the mainstream market has been going, and even the iPad could emulate the D-50, from a technical perspective. Korg used to follow Roland and now that's them leading. Anyways Roland's absence is interesting to me and I would like to know your thoughts. if there's a better place I could've reached you so let me know cheers.

[@SalemElectro7]

So stoked for this. M1 is one if my fav hardware synths and I love the vst I have as well. Wish it weren't ios8 only, but I would think it worth it for the ipad version of this amazing synth. Thanks for the patch overview, Doug. It sounds pretty good and comparable to the vst, not surprisingly. Korg

[@soabovesobelow5747]

Brilliant! Worth the price. Great video👍🏽

[@EgoShredder]

Who knew that Paul Hollywood was a demon on the keyboard as well as at baking cakes! :D

[@jamieztar]

Thank you for this review.

[@dogmeister09]

I need to add this to my stable of Ipad synths! Sounds great!!

[@METAMORA6329]

Good overview. Thanks Doug :-)

[@kehindea]

This is awesome. Escobar the PC VST is not that much more expensive. It is under $50.

[@footmarshian8295]

They need to make the wave station for iPad

[@jackcimino8822]

footmarshian It's here now!

[@RobinFrejd]

Bought it and love it. But what will make me not use it as much is the lack of AU-support. I was really into the whole Korg-suite och iOS emulations of their old hardware but won't buy more until they've fixed AU-support. If they ever will.

[@daveglassman4779]

Wow, what a great app! Looks (sounds) like this app has endless capabilities. I'm amazed at how many different sounds are in this thing! Thanks for the demo here. I don't own an iPad, but do have an iPhone... I might like to add this to my iPhone apps (can I get some kind of connector to link up my Arturia Keystep to my IPhone? Maybe Guitar Center? Appreciate any suggestions).

[@edgardocrespo3840]

you mentioned im1 is next best gadget of all time, so which is the best. You also mention Gadget, is that different than this iM1? I'm new to this synthesizers and workstation. I very much enjoy watching you demonstrations. More power to your group.

[@jakllenW402]

I LOVE IT

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

I like the sounds on your korg m1 app

[@eliazaripro5532]

work on ipad 3?

[@bladuck1]

I still have the actual board the wave shaping still amazes me

[@jackcimino8822]

bladuck1 What wave shaping?

[@richardcnrd8302]

thanks for the info!

[@mr.t-klas8282]

Good video... How did you connect the ipad to the keyboard..??. I know is via midi... But do you need any another app from the appstore??... I can't connect the mine...

[@Zushikikato]

Mr. T-klas You just need a “Camera Connection Kit” or a “USB 3 Camera Connection Kit”

[@germansheppard10]

Hey I just brought the app and I love it so far but I was wondering if you could put up a few tutorial videos that'll help me get familiar with all of the functions when it comes to mixing sounds. Thanks :)

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

[@benbol1364]

Thanks for great video. Which ipad did you use? 3 or 4? Can this be used on a samsung S7?

[@hamerray]

The App Store says a gigantic library encompassing 3,300 sounds well that’s incorrect and it’s way off could be a typo. I added up all the preset sounds of all the cards except for the Library cards and the user cards and I came up with 1,569 different presets. And I bought the two in app purchase cards.

[@oupahens9219]

Yes

[@periurban]

My old band just got back together after a 14 year gap. If you had told me back in the day that we could have an M1 for about £20 I'd have bitten your hand off. But then I am a cannibal. But these days I'm like "how much"? As a collection of nostalgic sounds from another age it's a bargain, but aren't there better iOS synths these days?

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

periurban No. And i've did my homework. This, sampletank and Akai impc take the cake. These apps are all audiobus 2 ready. And they have been long in the making for a reason.

[@periurban]

Frans van den Berge What about Animoog, Arturia iSEM, iMini, iProphet, Magellan, Nave, Sunrizer, Thumbjam, Thor, Mitosynth, Tera Synth, Laplace, ZedSynth, Arctic Keys and loads of others I don't have installed right now? iM1 has a lot of nice sounds, but so do many other synths. What I'm hearing is a lot of legacy presets.

[@Erispedia]

periurban No, you shouldn't compare iM1 to any of those pure synths. iM1 is more likely in the same category as Sampletank. It's a workstation, not strictly a synth. That legacy presets is the one thing that's rare on iOS. Too many synths alternative for iOS but lacks of workstation/arranger stuffs. So, KORG did well in filling the gap with this iM1.

[@periurban]

eRisforus Yeah, I think that's probably fair enough, and in all seriousness the cost is about right. It really is amazing times we live in when we have a whole recording studio in a device we can carry in one hand.

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

You are probably in a cover band. My remark was towards having a keyboard/ipad combi wich is useful without too many different synths. So no menu clicking between apps. And with audiobus 2 everything works together. Korg & Akai have been longtime members of the midi association. So their apps have been certified to work with a select remote controllers. The apps you mention will not nessesarily work with usb equipped synths. And with my Synthstation 49 I allways try to remote controll with buttons. Not all apps are yet able.

[@mr.t-klas8282]

Now is only $14.99 for this app.. I think is a holiday offer.... Dang!!.. Good deal...

[@benbol1364]

So the famous M1 piano is at piano 16?

[@smithmtodd]

my battery on my iPad is draining, and I think the issue is this app.... under Settings, and then the app itself (iM1)... on the right side of the iPad screen - Background App Refresh is turned on, but it is greyed out, and I can't turn it off.... I think this is a bug or an issue that Korg needs to fix

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

Can you please look at organ sound on mpc 13 bunmay card on your korg m1 app

[@richardcnrd8302]

sounds amazing. how many cards did you buy ? or do you get all of them with 4.99 iiap? does this sequence as well

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

You get all of them in two IAP's at 4.99 each, so $10 for all the extras, and no it does not sequence, but if you have Korg Gadget it has a new Gadget in there called Darwin, that's the iM1, that will be my next video

[@JohanBrodd]

iM1, nah already got the M1 from the legacy collection for my PC. Just looking through this video to see if it could be worth the money to buy it.

[@doni1967]

Does it include the famous Dyno Piano? I believe it was B:81 on the actual M1 Pro.

[@oupahens9219]

Yes.

[@hamerray]

How many presets does it come with without in app purchases.

[@IvarFritjofHansen]

please tell me what connection from ipad i need to connect to a mixer or can i connect to my korg kronos on usb port?? please show me a short video of the connection,,,

[@TheDoodle999]

The packs you're playing...are those included in the basic version or iaps?

[@bastianmaze_beats8730]

Hey! thanks for this. Are you able to manipulate reverb times and time envelopes parameters in each sound?? thanks again.

[@81shawn86]

Is there a video on how to creat your own bank. I’m kind of new to all of this. PLEASE HELP

[@yuyu_skaholic]

Can you split this app?

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

What sounds did you use for plaser organ on your korg m1 app ?

[@karlweaver5403]

Hi all On the basis of this demo I brought the App. Wished I hadn't It's all very well getting carried away by the " thousands of sounds " but most are just variations on the same themes or programs. As for " editing " an absolute nightmare on the iPad and what is not mentioned is the no Midi Mapping function or even capability it's Non Existent ! Yes lots of screens to " fiddle with knobs " but there are not many sounds on this App to provide the wow factor that's for sure and that includes those on the expansion cards, pretty mundane stuff tbh. I imagine if you have a Korg Keyboard of some description Midi Mapping might be possible but it's actual real functionality with a Midi Controller Keyboard is pretty useless that's for sure. Of course if you don't yet own any VST's it may well impress, as for me money wasted. Cheers.

[@joeboygsxr]

I love the m1 I've thought of buying one as they are quite common in my area but then this came along, I will certainly be picking this up but I just noticed that ims-20 is the same price at the moment don't know which one to get haha

[@mugm2]

joeboygsxr iM1. no contest. i just deleted 8 synths from my ipad

[@ghostfrom1950]

Does it come with Patch #16 "Pick Bass" like the original? I couldnt see it from the video

[@ghostfrom1950]

Is that it at #5?? I'd like to hear it if that's the case. Don't have an iPad but this little thing (among an accumulation of other things) could be that final incentive to shell out the dough

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

Yes, it does, it’s in the Combi’s at #16

[@ghostfrom1950]

I thought I could actually see it as #5 in the video. Thank you! Guess I gotta get an iPad now since I could probably use one anyway. Is that or buy an M1 or the $100 PC plugin

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Can this be connected to a tyros 4 and used as a sound module so I can play the sounds on the Tyros 4?

[@deauvillevrienden]

KeyboardKrazy49 You need the iPad, the CCK (Camera Connection Kit) and a midi device as iRig 2 (from IK Multimedia). So you will have a normal midi In and OUT and you can connect to whatever keys, such as the midi OUT of your Tyros. You could assign the voice3 of the Tyros to use only the midi out connected to the iPad. Of course you will lose the voice 3 in the Tyros itself.

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Berten Majeu Hello, thanks for the info! I have an iPad 4 and I tried to connect it via the usb ports of the tyros 4 to the lightning connector of my iPad but it didnt work unfortunately, I think I will have to try the stuff you said for me to get to get it to work. Thanks again! :)

[@Sonictrainkid]

can I play midi files with it?

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

No, it’s a synth not a recorder

[@utmotrix]

Multimode? Can you assign a different midi channel to each part in a multi like a real M1?

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

Yes, I think you can

[@wul01]

I know it's ios 8 only , but would it work within gadget on ios7 I wonder

[@smithmtodd]

i bought the app and all the cards.. i see a card named "User 1" - is there a way for me to save certain sounds to that card to quickly recall them for a live performance???

[@ericksoncastillo8053]

Does it have midi learn?

[@oupahens9219]

Yes

[@spellerlittlewing]

Will this work on a iPhone

[@doncristobalaspee5925]

If only they could make the pc vst this price.

[@anyoneanyone28]

The VST is half price atm - $25. Should I get the VST or the iPad app at $15?

[@oupahens9219]

Both

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

How did you make sound like that please show me

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

I didn't make them, they are all just factory presets

[@MrVonmega]

Which adapter are you using to plug the keyboard into the iPad? I bought one from Amazon a year back that now the iPad no longer recognizes.

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

My advise has always been to only use the Apple CCK, I too have spent money on cheaper connections and always have trouble, never have any issues with the Apple stuff, so worth it in the end

[@deauvillevrienden]

thesoundtestroom +1

[@cyrfung]

Looks like Apple's camera connection (with a USB port) cable to me.

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

It's the official Apple CCK, I only recommend using the Apple stuff now because of the amount of cheaper stuff available that does not always work. Best to spend the extra and not have any issues

[@GbrElfunk]

Does it work on ipad mini?

[@johnnyparker2128]

I heard it was difficult getting this set tup.

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

It depends on how you want to use it, programming it can be time comsuming but to be honest there are so many patches you would probably never need to program it ever, I never have, but I'm a preset head most of the time.

[@abelgandara8443]

can i use this app with audiobus?

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

Yes, you can

[@abelgandara8443]

@@TheSoundTestRoom resently buy audiobus but korg im1 does´t appears

[@patrikbergman2433]

How do I create soundslists? Can anyone explain how I copy sounds to my own "sounds-lists"? I play on a iRig keys and have the m1 korg-app on my Ipad. I play in a band and when I play LIVE I want to change my sounds easily and fast. I don´t want to do own sounds (I want the sounds which is on the app) and just do my own sounds-lists. And when I play LIVE, I hopefully avoid to search sounds. I just push my soundlist and play. I don´t want to search and search and search. If I could name for example my soundlist as the name of the song (for example "New York" (Frank Sinatra), then I avoid to search on the whole app?! Could anyone help me?

[@footmarshian8295]

What. IPad is that your using is it iPad 3

[@benbol1364]

They did not answer your question. I really wanted to know too.

[@kendrick10601]

Do they plan a mac version?

[@JClaus1221]

Kendrick ross You can buy the vst for both Mac and Windows at the Korg site for $49.99 including 19 rom cards. Over 2700 presets and it now supports 64 bit, an absolute steal.

[@kendrick10601]

Oh thanks bro! Was looking for something like this for so long

[@nextsongs4god480]

Where have those two clowns been that work with you? I say drop their faces from the header...you're the patient and diligent musician anyway...

[@madden8021]

Does it have the Seinfeld Bass in here?

[@Voluminum]

+madden8021 Where is this sound specified?

[@SenatorJaiz]

Synth1 card number 14 "talkinjam" is the one

[@jonflair5213]

Does anyone know if iM1 can be used as an audio Unit(AU) withing ios Garageband?

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

Jon Flair Hi, no the iM1 is not an audio unit

[@jonflair5213]

wow...that's surprising. hopefully someday! Nice video and thanks for the info

[@TheDoodle999]

Jon Flair In fact, most big Synths arent AUs...yet.

[@jackcimino8822]

However, iM1 is multitimbral and can play up to 8 instruments at once. Just assign a MIDI channel to a patch.

[@malatia7575]

Not sayin its a bad product, you can do lots of stuff with it, especially assigning a midi ch to each of the 8 parts,, multitimbral, thts a plus. But for some apparent reasons I am not attracted to samples. I am embassed when using sample based product, I prefer real synthesizer apps where you create your own stuff. But I am skeptics with the synthesizer apps too, I am sure the oscillators are in fact just a sample provider providing e.g a saw. Of course they are supported with all kinds of bogus sound synthesis literrature to fool you and make you purchase. Some hardware are bogus too, they are fake synths based on samples only, disguised as oscillators, wavetables and cyclic waves etc.

[@leroilightning]

Less than 100 Meg? Smeg! :)

[@leroilightning]

Mind you, that's probably without all the cards, that cost extra. :|

[@josetorres-zk6wp]

Camera connection!!!!

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

Camera Connection What?!!!!!

[@joebarone3272]

ehhh.

[@BESEENGETHEARD]

Just play the sounds stop talking so freaking much bro seriously 😳