The Korg M1 Dates 1988–1995 Price US$2,166 UK£1,499 JP¥248,000 Technical specifications 16 voices 8 part 4MB PCM waveform ROM (144 multisampled sounds) VDF (Variable Digital Filter), low-pass velocity sensitive (non-resonant) 3 independent ADSR envelope generators Aftertouch Yes Velocity expression Yes memory 100 patches Reverb, delay, overdrive, EQ, chorus, flanger, rotary speaker Input/output 61 keys Left-hand control Spring-return joystick (pitch and modulation) External control MIDI The Korg M1 is a 16-voice, 8-part and, manufactured by from 1988 to 1995. The M1 features a and a wide palette of available sounds, allowing for the production of complete musical arrangements. Outselling the and, the M1 became the top-selling of its time. Contents • • • • • Overview [ ] In its six-year production period, an estimated 250,000 Korg M1 synthesizers were sold, making the M1 Korg's most successful synthesizer until the release of the.

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The volume of M1's sales allowed Korg executives to buy back Yamaha's share of the company, a deal which had originated in the mid-1980s (though Yamaha kept making keyboard assemblies for Korg, the entire keybed is the same in M1, DX7 and several other Korg and Yamaha synths). The M1 was so popular that it was produced until the end of 1995, long after its successor T-series (the more advanced T1/T2/T3 workstations) was discontinued.

The huge success of the M1 lies primarily in the quality of its sounds. Korg expanded on the Sample & Synthesis idea, formally implemented on in 1986: instead of classic analog subtractive synthesis where simple analog waveforms (square, triangle, saw, etc.) are produced by tone generators (oscillators) it uses overtone-rich complex digital samples of actual acoustic instruments and classic synths of the past, and applies full subtractive synthesis processing: filters, LFOs, envelope generators, digital effects, etc. The resulting sounds were rich, colorful and natural. The ability to layer up to 8 different tones (sounds) on top of each other, split them over the keyboard in any combination, and instant realtime access to crucial parameters such as attack, release, filter cutoff, LFO timing, etc., made the M1 easy to use. S&S synthesis, under different names, is used by many major synthesizer manufacturers today. The lower cost of electronic memory and faster processors allow current models to store much higher quality and longer samples, and to apply more signal processing. Roland's SuperNatural, Yamaha's AWM (advanced wave memory) and Korg HI (hyper-integrated) are some recent examples of synthesizers that use some form of S&S synthesis.