Korg M1 Synthesizer: Famous Sounds
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- This time we show the venerable #KorgM1 #Synthesizer and play some of its most famous presets. The Korg M1 has been used on countless hits trhoughout the 80s and 90s.
List of the sounds shown on this video:
00:33 00 Universe
00:58 01 Piano16'
01:21 Brass1
01:38 03 Ooh-Ahh
01:56 04 Guitar1
02:17 Bottle Bell
02:43 06 Fretless
03:25 07 Symphonic
03:49 08 Pan Flute
04:08 09 Drums#1
05:36 11 E.Piano
05:45 12 Trumpet
05:53 13 Nimbus
06:29 14 Dist Guitar
06:39 15 Vibes
07:14 16 Pick Bass
07:51 18 Flute
08:04 20 Dream Pad
08:30 21 Magic Piano
08:44 24 12-String
08:58 25 Kalimba
09:17 26 A.Bass
09:24 27 Strings
09:51 34 Koto Trem
10:23 35 Bell Ring
10:32 36 Synth Bass1
10:51 38 Solo Synth
11:07 39 Pop
11:41 40 Magician
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This instrument was released 30 years ago and many sounds are still usable today.
The very thing I like about my Triton Extreme 76. It's sound isn't 'quite' replicated even now by the Kronos.
Sure thing! I feel really comfortable working with it's sounds >> th-cam.com/video/odgKYkc9e7c/w-d-xo.html
"usable today"? I think that 30 years too short to our hearing ability evolve into something another. We can still make music with thousands years old instruments.
Why? Does music have an expiry date?
piano sound is still used same guitar so where is the problem ? :D
My mom bought me a used one in 1996 after I proved to her that I can sing. (I was always shy to sing in front of people at that time).
I still have it to this day.
I had an M1R as a teenager. It was part of my dorm room studio. Hearing these sounds for the first time in decades was such a strange experience. They are SO familiar. I feel like a part of my brain was just awakened after a deep slumber.
I just had the same experience, haven’t played mine since 2001 probably. Now I want to dust it off lol.
this instrument sounds like literally every 2000s JRPG
Oh man we gotta get to Zanarkand
I mean, a lot of its sounds were used in snes games, a few even included in Chrono Trigger.
I'm in love the way David Wise composed in DKC games serie with these sounds
And it's for sale as a vst
@@joaquinglantz350 sampled, back when it was okay to
Nothing sounds more 90's than this synth...
This was wonderful! Thanks so much.I bought an M1 shortly after its release and then had the ex module installed by a Korg technician. It stopped working a few years ago. Turns out one of the boards fried and melted. Unbelievably, a neighbor fixed it. He died a couple months later at the beginning of the pandemic. What a gift he gave me!
the fact you didn't include the organ sound....
@7:33 dingus!
Just like the piano is still used today, some classic sounds never die.
exactly
As I was in the military, I had once a roommate from South Germany (Heilbronn) who played Jump on his Korg M1 very often. I sadly do not remember his name but he introduced me somehow into this world. Greetings to you, should you reading this, mate.
Mario Huana I hope you guys meet again one day at an Art of Noise concert hehe
MrGreyjeep, do you love your mom, dad and the family dog? What is your point?
He is a idiot...
Aikido you got the grammar wrong, so who are you to judge?
German...you idiot...
Oh man I'm so in love with these sounds from the 80s/90s. So dreamy and chill
STILL sounds as fresh as a daisy. What a beautiful thing.
My friend had an M1 and I always thought it sounded too "new sounding." haha. Now it's vintage and I want one. ;)
ok
1:55 so close to playing - T H E - L I C K -
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time!
Or Des'ree!
Yes, but what song is from this?
@@Achilles-xw8xh Sounds like you gotta be by desree. They used that preset from the M1 in the song
@@broklee yes right, but the part of the lick solo
One of the very first "workstation" synths. It sounded incredible when
it was produced and it's sounds still have character today.
I recorded 20 or more albums based on Korg M1 sounds from 1996 till 2003 years. It is a great synth. Thanks for this review!
The six chords between 3:33 and 3:45 are simply excellent.
How can chords be excellent? Do you mean the synth voice?
@@Mike-lx9qn The chord progression...? ...I also got inspired to bring chords towards a base and then an even more base chord and an even more base chord afterwards like 50 shades of ground - sinking deeper and deeper...
@@Mike-lx9qnThe combination of notes chosen for each chord, not the synth voicing, but the "chord voicing", and also the progression (where/how the chords are moving).
It reminds me of turning on the ps3 tbh
@@ArchibaldMeatpants loser !
Four megabytes of samples never went further than in the M1. The iM1 is still the most versatile synth on my iPad.
Wonderful Korg, Claudio, I love how you can extract incredible sounds from these monsters. But there is an iconic synth from the 80's that I haven't seen you play yet and it would be amazing, the EMU Emulator II, Ferry Bueller's Day Off movie. It's very old, but very iconic. I love your channel, greetings from Brazil.
Мне приходилось играть и записывать музыку на M1 в 80 - 90-х... Сейчас послушал и понял, что до сих пор это потрясающий инструмент!
Звучит свежо и актуально.
I still remember helping my brother who was at age 17 carrying KORG T2 to the pub where he worked every day. It was sooo heavey! Now M1 is more like a perfect size version of those.
If that M1 could speak, it'd have some stories to tell!
Ryan Allen I wonder how many failed musicians studios its been in?
Ryan Allen yes..
Cambaudio lmao!
agreed
Story's of how Dr mix rubbed it and caressed it while getting into the grove no doubt.
Everything sad sounding on this thing is Depeche Mode and everything neutral-to-happy sounding is the best house music ever made
Wow, this makes me feel like I am in another world. It sounds amazing and it feels like it would be perfect for video games. It actually reminds me of 90's video game music.
You are an amazing musician!
Listen to the battle theme from Shin Megami Tensei 1 on the Super Nintendo - it's samples are all compressed Korg M1 samples. Same for SMT 2. It was definitely used in 90s video game music.
Literally my four favourite synthesizers all in one room.
The great korg M1. It sounds amazing and has inspired so many people. There is something in this synth that is pure magic you always turn this on to play even after many years.
A truely universal synthesizer workstation. Eventhough it was famous for it’s use in house and dance music, it also found it’s way to other genres like gothic darkwave music. There is even a version of Gary Numan’s Down in the park (a live version form the late 90’s) where the famous M1 piano sound is used. It’s instantly reconizable when you hear it. Some game music composers have also used the M1, I reconize the Universe sound in the intro of the Darkman videogame on the amiga and other sounds in Shadow Of The Beast. The Panflute sound reminds me a lot of Donkey Kong Country on the SNES. The M1’s legacy is everywhere and I quite enjoy using the M1 iPad app for it’s sounds. This synth made a huge impact on so many genres of music that it deserves the name “Universal Synth”.😇
11:10 I could listen to you play that for hours. My hat is off to you sir! I have no idea where you come up with these riffs, but wow!
Its a song?
This workstation has many amazing voices. I love Korg as a workstation and Roland as a synthesizer.
This was fun!
My favorite was #39 Pop.
This and a Roland D-50 would be my dream setup.
Oh, and a Rhodes piano and a Hammond B-3.
This keyboard has made it worldwide! It is commonly used in Mexico in some genres of music and is considered one of the best keyboards for our genres !
yeah, how amazing that mexico is able to import music instruments..........
Cumbia sonidera especially 🔥
Thanks for the cool trip down memory lane. The M1 was my first synth and years later I added the iconic T1 to my setup. Korg had its own unmistakable classic sounds. Great video!
I bought mine in 89 .. literally gigged it to death ! bought another and carried on gigging . I bought another recently for nostalgia , need the patches reloading , and a new pitch bend stick .. good times !
I'm stressed for the whole fucking day.. Hearing him playing this m1, gives me relaxation thru his notes. Thank you.
Oh man! The sound of the 90s.
DOCTOR MIX!!!!!!! Dude you rock. For real, going through a rough time right now but i just discovered your channel a couple days ago and I cant stop watching, I love synths, piano, and old school music, all this coupled with your energy and humor have honestly made my day and week, with many more to come hopefully, the thriller videos are my personal favs so far. Keep rockin on man 🤘
Thank you for helping me to remember what I used many years ago, Korg T3.
I enjoyed listening to the sounds and you really enjoy playing the M1.
Wouldn't be a 90's hit without one. This instantly takes me back to the 90's.
I know, right?
Even though i prefer analog synths im a huge fan of the M1 due to its fantastic sounds. All you needed back then to make a 90's hit was one of these and a Roland drum machine. For 1988 it was very ahead of its time.
People tended to use the TR-909 on 90's house, dance and pop songs because of it sounds and it fitted in so well. That's not to say that the Korg M1 drums sounds were bad though. The TR-808 sounds as unrealistic as it gets but its unique.
In 1991 The Alesis SR-16 would totally PUMMEL Korg into the ground, as concerned "velo-sense" percussion.
Michael Langley “hit”???
I remember salivating over this Gem in music shops in the 80's, you make it sing!
I will spend time at Charing Cross rd music shops just playing with these synths the m1 and the D50 , jd8000 .. after that I lost interest in synths till 5 years ago
Aaaawwww...Thank you my friend! :-)
Absolutely. All of my fave producer/ keyboardists used it.
Doctor Mix, you brought me back to a former self! Music is definitely magnified by the recollection of memories! Korg M1 was a big sound back in the 90s! Thanks for posting!
This keyboard changed my life in 1990. Loved it for years!
Some of the piano, vocals and brass patches sound better than some of the modern workstations....the hell!
EverettDudgeon138 they sound like canned cheeze presets.
not strange as the dedicated chips from that era are much better then what is used now.
The piano is horrible. But the bass and organ 2 are amazing!
EverettDudgeon138 mmmm pianos not...
@@klaasj7808 You have no idea what you’re talking about, comparing samples that weighed a couple dozen kilobytes with, say, the 1GB Krome’s pianos.
What an amazingly versatile instrument for its time!
I used it from 1992 to 2002, then I sold it. After this video I'll want it back!
Grew up with one of these in my house as it was my mother's favorite keyboard. Amazing sounds and just fun to play around with.
This is a fantastic synth!!! Even today it still can be used in modern productions and pump out something that sounds good😋
OH WOW, not sure how I stumbled across this, but this was my introduction to programming in High School, I even "scored" a student written play on it. So much fun, I've been thinking about this keyboard for a while, maybe I should try to find one!
It's fun listening to you improvising over the patches.
*KORG M1* It was always great to see those markings make an appearance on stage 👍
I love the M1:s sound of course, but also the amazing feel of the keybed, not many mention that! Great great synth!
Great video! This is another one my my favorites. I really like the bells, flute, and dreampad. The sounds take you to another universe. I've used this in a few of my tunes as well. :) Take care and keep the great work up. I love your video quality. It's very professional and you are definitely a great musician. Keep up the great work. I look forward to more wonderful videos. Take care, Sam.
Very warm, lush and ambient tones. Amazing machine and killer demo Dr!
Thank You Man. OMG, this brings back wonderful memories! I really miss that machine.
This is one of my favourite synths. I love the emulator but the hardware does it the justice it deserves. Very warm and sounds were beyond its years.
Holy shit. I was thinking this was just going to be a quick demo, but then you start tearing it up. Now I've got to hear more.
Hahaha! Glad you like it! Korg M1 is pretty awesome!
Thanks!!!!!
Awsome. I have a korg T3 and it is a very cool machine simmilar to M1
Thank you very much for sharing this. I had one back in the day when I was the chief engineer at a recording studio. Miss it.
I miss my M1. A great board and this video brings back a lot of good memories.
Still have one in my home studio. I have all the essentials, Korg M1, Yamaha DX7 IIFD and a Roland Juno 106. You could say my collection is vintage. I had them all since new.
Lovely 80s set up but it's missing a D50! 😅
@@madness8556 That is correct.
@@gobigparts 🤣🤣
That vibe-preset is just fucking beautiful.
I bought one of the last new ones in Ireland as production came to an end . Had it for many years. Amazing synth, polyphony was it's only limitation. I left it go a few years back as I have fa-08 now and it does all I want. Guy who bought it from me couldn't believe how well I kept it. He snapped it right up. Superb synth. Great demo Dr.Mix!!!
I think every New Age musician during early 90's including me, was using the PAN FLUTE for almost every track. You'll find it on my Valley Of Joy CD on my channel. There were many ways it could be enhanced, with reverb, delay etc. and mixed with other sounds.
8:04 was simply incredible
Born in 88 and my father played this keyboard for years.
Man you are a great keyboard player.
My housemate had the M1 brand new. I was never off it.
All these sounds take me eerilly back to a strange time in life.
Growing up during the late 80's/early 90's in the uk, The M1 featured in many dance tracks back then. Piano 16 is THE go-to sample for piano riffs. Fantastic synth. Defined the 90's for me 👍
Haha same here! For me, the tunes that I've always foremost associated with the M1 have to be 'show me love' and 'push the feeling on' :) Bless the M1 lol
My main piano sound if I want piano sound
Songs that used the following patches:
(00) Universe - "Don't Try So Hard" by Queen
(01) Piano16' - "Ride on Time" by Black Box, "Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap!, "I've Been Thinking About You" by Londonbeat
(03) Ooh-Aah - "I'm Going Slightly Mad" by Queen
(11) E.Piano1 - Anything that used this?
(17) Organ2 - "Show Me Love" by Robin S, "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" by Crystal Waters, "Please Don't Go" by Double You (cover of KC and the Sunshine Band), "Children (Dream Version)" by Robert Miles, "Don't Stop Movin'" by Livin' Joy, basically any deep house track isn't complete without this patch.
I swear the song he's playing with the Piano16 th-cam.com/video/qoiPkHyEMGI/w-d-xo.html is some soundtrack from Final Fantasy, some overworld theme.
Symphonic I think is used in Bijou by Queen.
Harrison Fletcher terrible songs lol
I was so trying to recall what song that was... "I'm Going Slightly Mad", thank you!!!
I heard that ooh-aah preset and didn't recognize it's Queen at first. My first thought was about Depeche Mode, I'm sure they used plenty of this synth
i still have that one and i love it.
Timeless instrument. Thanks for the awesome demo.
My music teacher in highschool brought an M1 in to class in the early 90's. We were blown away
great demo doc, well played! see you have the big 3, congrats.
Thanks so much my friend! :-)
Rewatching again and noticed that the guitar from 2:00 onwards was used in Des'ree's 'You Gotta Be'. Man I love the M1. Such a great synth.
in the 2000's i was programming whole live sets with it. crazy!
This is so awesome, I'm mostly a guitar player, but grew up with keyboard. I mostly use smaple sounds and plugins, but I'm really wanting to get into getting the actually keyboards used back in the 80's. I think this is awesome man, keep it up, sounds great too!
Корг М1 это гениальная машина! Огромная благодарность тем,кто создал это творение.
Провилно.👍я из Узбекистана 1996 играл на нём.
My favorite channel!!
What i like about this video, is that every sound he plays, he makes sound good!!!!!
Got this one 20 years ago, I still remember Universe very well :)
It was a good keyboard in its day, I played at many gigs with the ol M1. I also used the internal midi drums and linked it up to an octopad that my brother played in the band.
How’d you do that? Sounds very very cool!
Wait you could use the drums via the synthesizer!?
“00 Universe” Is the perfect Classic Trance pad, think i’ve heard it on different tunes from asot 1999
Ivan Hernandez, I believe it was also used on a track from Belgium which was released on DRA Records in 1991 - it was called Altitude, by Defcon (Volume 3.) The drum break makes it sound a bit dated, but it's still a fantastic track!
th-cam.com/video/PGf5xpaRIx8/w-d-xo.html Here you are =)
Halo theme
I bought one brand new in December 1990. Great gigging instrument for the era. Served me well. Bought an 01/W in early 1996. Very different machine but both were wonderful to use and play.
Symphonic sounds sooooooooo good touches the soul.
Synths at the time had a real flavor. I own the MODX and several other newer synths, it's extremely modular and sounds awesome, but no patches really stand out. I started up my Old JV1080 and was still amazed at some of the sounds and how recognisable and unique they were, do an episode on it!
0:48 with this sound i already starts to inspire up
Lovely to see even a professional like Dr. Mix getting all lost in these sounds with a dreamy smile. The most fascinating thing about good synths is that you have so much fun trying out the presets even without playing an actual tune on them.
If I had to choose one synthesizer from this era, it would probably be exactly the Korg M1. Incredible stuff!
I still use the Korg M1 infact did a remix of Robin S-Show Me Love, with it some years back. 😊 great piece of kit!
Oh man you are really a great musician and after listening some of them it was very relaxing like I'm in heaven
I love synths because they sound so relaxing and beautiful
the vibe solo was magical
Snap! (piano in "Rhythm Is a Dancer"), Queen on the album Innuendo (preset Universe was used in "Don't Try So Hard", preset Ooh Ahh in "I'm Going Slightly Mad", preset Orchestra used in the beginning of "The Show Must Go On"), Madonna (preset Piano 8' used in "Vogue"), Double You (preset Organ 2 used in their version of "Please Don't Go")...
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korg_M1)
You are the prize winner! I could recognize most of the tunes but could not give a proper name and artist to most.
Rhythm is a dancer
The 01 Piano was subject to many jokes anytime since like the mid 90s. But hearing all these (other) sounds now, I think they are still totally legit. Or again. Everything comes back in style.
I agree. It sounds better than I remembered.
BigMuff75 The piano on the D-50, on the other hand...
I actually like both sounds, especially the D50 piano. If you mix it low, like in the song "Father Figure," it works really well.
I wonder what the source for the M1 piano sample was.
Larry Wilson I have asked this question and specuated with a freind for years and years and still no closer to truth.
As I recall Joe Zawinul was behind the creation of the M1. My U20 had most of the sounds this had and I liked combining it with other synths and vst synths too, plus it made a good sample source for sound editors. Then one day the glue for the weighted keys started to melt.
Holy the pan flute sounds amazing
The first sound was mesmerizing!
I seen this video at 2017
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Watch again at 2018
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Wanted to see again at 2019
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here i am at 2020
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Its 2021 New Year
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Years getting worse but his instruments brought me back here in 2022
My first in 2021
Still unique after 30 something yrs
exactly thirty
M1 is awesome. I only have the VST version but it was so worth the money. Thanks for demoing in a way I could never play.
Omg the Vibes' song r so beautiful
I had one and loved it until an airline butchered it. I always loved the M1's joystick vs. separate pitch/mod wheels- for whatever reason, Korg never went exactly back to that design, I thought the newer plastic-covered oval version felt cheaper. My favorite stock preset was probably 42, Overture. I also loved pitch-bendable drums!
"Korg never went exactly back to that design" - That would be because the M1 JS design actually was horrible, and broke far more often than it should have. The current JS design, (Kronos, Krome), is much better.
The Korg X and N series have the joystick
4:06 so basically that's where we got all those drum soundfounts from 2002?
Awesome demo - thanks doc.
you are the best, Dr mix!