Vintage KORG X3 - random sound examples

[@njdenney69]

OMG this brings back some great memories. I did so many sequences on the X3 and X3R back in the early 90's that I still listen to today. Absolutely fantastic unit and in my opinion was better than than the N364 the brought out to replace it. They don't make them like they used to.

[@marcoballa]

Yes, agree! Thanks for comment 👍

[@Lucrativecris]

Wdym by its better than the N363?

[@ericBcreator]

Still love mine. The FDD failed so I upgraded it with a USB drive and now have access to even more sounds than I did back in the day. 🤟

[@marcoballa]

great 👍👍👍👍 thanks for comment 🤗

[@ericBcreator]

@@marcoballa I remember when I bought mine in the mid 90s and it was considered a baby / inferior board to the 01W, the successor of the M1. I thinks that doesn't hold up, it was and still is a great board. BTW: a little fun fact: did you knew the successor to the M1 was supposed to be called the M10 but some dude at Korg saw it up side down, so they called it the 01W? 🙂

[@marcoballa]

@@ericBcreator wow! didn't know the story! 😃😄😶

[@bigboykjempsta]

Omg this the CLASSIC... Memphis hip hop producer Blackout used this keyboard along his discography during the 90s and 2000s, what gave him such a characteristic sonority. Blackout got them psycho sounds, good recommendation I believe.

[@kensley94]

12:15

[@blacksouljiah6660]

yessir

[@zukinokaemono]

Very nice X3 demo. 90s distinctive sound. Nice for today's Synthwave trend, I guess. Thank you.

[@marcoballa]

Thanks to you for comment!

[@rolandd.6679]

great vintage synth ❤👌 thx the demo.

[@marcoballa]

thanks to you for comment! :-)

[@AleejoP]

I have one, and i use everytime, the best is the sound of the 90's and the heavy body (not plastic like the news synths)

[@marcoballa]

yeah, I agree!

[@antm1065]

Metallic body & after touch!👍

[@AleejoP]

@@antm1065 so important!

[@eliasdr]

Hey there, nice video! I have a question, is there a similar guitar in any other keyboard or vst that sounds like the one from 10:33?

[@marcoballa]

ciao, thanks a lot for comment! that guitar sound is similar to many other (better) sounds on other keyboards/workstation. something like telecaster clean guitar 👍 add chorus and reverb/delay and that is the sound...

[@RaptureMusicOfficial]

The Korg X3! It's the first synthesizer I bought in 90s! It's great for pad sounds but also for guitar sounds, bass sounds, synth sounds and many more! I made some songs with that synth! If you want listen to some of them, thanks!

[@marcoballa]

thanks to you, I subscribed to your channel, lot of interesting music and sounds!

[@RaptureMusicOfficial]

@@marcoballa Thanks Marco, glad you like it! I subbed to your channel as well, very interesting synthesizers you feature there!

[@ЮрийБондаренко-э8э]

А где можно их послушать?

[@CrisYtr123.]

Amigo me encataria saber como grabaste este Video con esta calidad Audio, asi que solo se escuche el teclado y no los ruidos de fondo como el pisar de las teclas. Por fa amigo si me podrias decir

[@marcoballa]

Ciao! I just connected the X3 main Left/Right outputs to the stereo line in of the Zoom videocamera. Very simple 👍

[@CrisYtr123.]

@@marcoballa ok Gracias amigo Que tenga bonito día.

[@marcoballa]

👍🤗

[@nilsreuter7101]

Great sound demo! Can the X3´s sequencer adress external midi devices?

[@marcoballa]

thanks for comment! I used the internal sequencer many years ago and yes, it controlled a Roland U110 :-))))

[@marcoballa]

example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJKUdoqkopiMa6M

[@nilsreuter7101]

@@marcoballa Nice song! You´re a prog rock fan, true?

[@marcoballa]

@@nilsreuter7101 that was an attempt to recreate a great song by Rockets (Prophecy, included in the Galaxy album) 😁😁😁😁 Yes, I like prog (now I love some Spock's Beard album) but I'm not able to play! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 But... I'm a coarse hard rock man 🤣😁

[@outhdare]

12:22 is amazing.

[@marcoballa]

The magic of korg sound in the 80s 🤗. Thanks for comment!

[@outhdare]

@@marcoballa Yes, and other sounds are well above average for 1993. Thank you for the video, much appreciated! :)

[@ngkeen9666]

May I know how do you program the sustain pedal? I'm unable to use the sustain pedal😔

[@marcoballa]

ciao! nothing to program... I just plug it and use it as any damper/sustain pedal. maybe you have problem with pedal polarity? some damper/sustain pedals have a polarity switch, try with that (if any). maybe there is an internal parameter regarding the sustain polarity (I don't remember, I do not have that synth at the moment)

[@ngkeen9666]

@@marcoballa ahh I will give it a try, thank you so much for the info🙆‍♂️

[@marcoballa]

@@ngkeen9666 👍👍👍👍 Let me know...

[@NathanEllery]

There is a setting somewhere, perhaps in the global settings? I'm assuming your polarity is reversed (from memory). For many keyboards the pedal gets confused if you are pressing it when you turn the machine on.

[@Machine_Project]

You could also play all of Peter Cetera’s songs with #23

[@marcoballa]

Yesss 😀 Thanks for comment 👍

[@aukaash8wuehiss321]

How to start background track in Korg X3 Please tell me please❤

[@marcoballa]

I don't remember about "background tracks" on my X3 (I do not have the instrument any more). if you mean something concerning the sequencer, for what I remember it is really easy to use. all details here: cdn.korg.com/us/support/download/files/69a3d919ad26bae1adb80383a5394ffc.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27X2_X3_Reference_E.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf%3B

[@aukaash8wuehiss321]

@@marcoballa Well listen, can you use headphones in Korg X3

[@marcoballa]

@@aukaash8wuehiss321 yes 👍

[@israelsilva1516]

Boa noite,por favor teria como vc me indicar um timbre pra fazer groove?

[@marcoballa]

for Korg X3? unfortunatly I do not have this keyboard anymore, but you just have to scroll the factory presets and it's plenty of GROOVY sounds 👍

[@jahmingtv9629]

who is korg x3 user here? can I download the effects or buy on the website? and what website you want to suggest

[@marcoballa]

ciao, thanks for comment! this was my old korg X3, I forgot it in my bassist's studio (and it had been there for 15 years)!!!! now I gave it away to a good friend of mine, including all addictional sound disks, etc. with a Google search I found some websites with downloadable sounds (but I don't know about effects...)

[@jahmingtv9629]

Thanks for the reply sir 💚 .

[@Machine_Project]

You could play “Jump” by Bruce Springsteen with preset #8

[@marcoballa]

😃😀

[@Zwopper]

Beautiful! Presets?

[@marcoballa]

yes, as I remember (this toy was turned off during the last 15/20 years!) these are all factory presets (including some additional organ from the KORG "hammond" library)

[@theun-knownmusician5468]

marcoballa I’m 13 and just discovered my dad’s one. I love it

[@djmoran3773]

Are these sound factory?

[@marcoballa]

Ciao, all factory presets, apart from a couple of organ sound (from the original Korg optional library on floppy disk)

[@AliBenjellounM]

there is a TRICK to run microtone 1/4 in KORG X2 ?

[@marcoballa]

ciao, sorry, I'm not able to understand the question 🙂 (my English is very basic 🙂)

[@Esrom_music]

Ha! I did my entire first album with an x3 20 years ago

[@zukinokaemono]

Please share your first album)

[@Talia.777]

Still stands till todays....

[@juandg442]

Hello man! I have a question, Dimmu Borgir (a metal band) apparently used this keyboard on their first album. In the songs there is a very characteristic sound that I have not been able to find in other keyboards such as the Korg x5 or x5D ... well, there are similar sounds but it is not the same ... Do you know if this sound is on this keyboard (korg x3)? I will leave you two songs. In this one, the sound of the start (just when it starts): kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6Ldl4ewe6uSeNU And in this one, it sounds at min 0:36 approximately: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYitfoaGptNopbc If my question is too complicated, don't worry!

[@marcoballa]

Ciao, It seems something like a "female chorus/voice". Yes, there is something very close included in many keyboards. I do not have the X3 any more so unfortunately I'm not able to check!!!!

[@juandg442]

@@marcoballa oh! thanks for your answer!

[@ЮрийБондаренко-э8э]

Подскажите как восстановить тембра на KorgX3 ?

[@marcoballa]

ciao, ho trovato solo questo: www.justanswer.com/electronic-musical-instruments/59itp-reset-korg-x3-originals-setings.html in generale occorre il dischetto originale

[@JesusDelCampo]

Do you make soundfonts?

[@marcoballa]

NO, unfortunately I do not have this X3 at home any more

[@JesusDelCampo]

marcoballa ooh ok thank you so much! Do you know anywhere that I could get some sounds or samples or soundfonts for free of this keyboard?

[@marcoballa]

@@JesusDelCampo I will ask to some contacts od mine...

[@JesusDelCampo]

marcoballa Thank you so so much

[@JesusDelCampo]

@@marcoballa any updates? Thank you!

[@orientmob]

Hello folks, all outputs (L+R) and the headphone output of my Korg X3 are noisy. The noise is also there when I'm not playing any sound. Does anyone have experience how to fix the problem? Best regards

[@marcoballa]

Ciao, I'm not a technician so don't know the answer... First simple operation: use a specific contact cleaner spray...

[@GiacomoAronica]

J'ai perdu tour mes patterns comment les récupérer ?

[@marcoballa]

try here: www.korgforums.com/forum/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=65523&sid=0b1260ed94e3963dc065628f0544e80c

[@RaselAhmed-rm4od]

দাম কত টাকা জানাবেন

[@marcoballa]

I just gave it as a gift to a friend 🙂 maybe (in Europe) it could be around 200/400 euros, if the disk drive is working 🙂

[@Gumorisco11]

I have a roland D50 and a korg x2 but the x3 is the daddy lol

[@marcoballa]

😁👍

[@chuyriveraysumagiamusical9858]

Excelente..teclado

[@christopherfire8805]

Can you make your own presets or get presets from computer?

[@marcoballa]

Yes, you can edit, change, save everything onboard. Don't know about computer... but yes, it can read floppy disk

[@HannahMontanaWannaB1]

here's are two really good sound collections and a factory reset available: www.ebay.com/itm/333586471027

[@aftersinrecords1746]

I’m a composer, I use my X3 with my computer. I use Protools and FL Studio, It’s either I play it as a midi keyboard or take midi notes from X3 to play them with a plug-ins like Keyscape/Omnisphere/Nexus etc. to compare the difference between the plugin sounds and korg X3 sounds then I pick what’s best for my music production (beats) or generate UNISON MIDI Chords from the UNISON WIZARD Software that provides you with infinity Chords and Melodies and Sometimes I use UNISON MIDI CHORDS “Folders” then link them back to my korg X3 to play those MIDI notes and scroll through korg X3 different sounds. It’s a very tiring process but trust me you will enjoy to use the now technology with the old technology together ❤️✨🙏

[@eddaymusic]

I sold my X3 back in 2007. Bad move. I should have kept it around. So many of today’s keyboards are junk.

[@marcoballa]

100% agree 👍👋

[@doofusboy7054]

I just found one for 150 in a charity shop and it’s in pretty good condition! Not always but fairly often a lot of the buttons aren’t very responsive so I have to press them quite hard or a few times which I don’t mind considering how old and retro it is. Great find anyway, loving it so far and it’s my first proper synth so looking forward to learning what it can do :D

[@Azizsho1993]

You dont show all sounds

[@marcoballa]

yes, just random examples

[@СергейКраснослободцев-й5ц]

Что-то очень уж древнее...