Ok, I have to admit - I gave korg quite a bit of (IMHO, deserved) bashing. They haven't released anything "exciting" in a long time. The last "exciting" product for me was Triton Studio, and some time later OASYS (which is not affordable by any means).
Tho, I must say that creating music with Tritons sometimes seems toooooo easy, it almost makes you feel like you're "cheating"... anyway, moving on.
I got a chance to play with M3 at the store last weekend and this is the only synth/kbd from big players like Roland, Korg, Yamaha that I've seen/touched in recent history (we're talking last 3 or so years) that didn't strike me as "overpriced, bland, outdated before it hits the store shelf" toy. And keyfeel is fantastic, very similar to my Virus Ti kbd - which I love.
I did a bit more investigation and I think this will be the next synth I'll be purchasing for my studio. Without hyping up too much more, check out this cool 9min demo video:
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Jun-06-2007 15:53
echosystm
super wow maker
Registered: Jul 2004
Location:
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...Now how much of that can be done in software which costs 11ty times less?
Jun-07-2007 02:23
ralpheeee
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Adelaide, Australia
most if not all of it, just not as easily.
I realy like the look of that KB, just like the karma, but with sampling as well. Anyone know how much?
Jun-07-2007 03:17
emc^2
FCK MNML
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: 255.255.255.255
quote:
Originally posted by ralpheeee
most if not all of it, just not as easily.
I realy like the look of that KB, just like the karma, but with sampling as well. Anyone know how much?
Around $2500 retail. I think I can get one for about $2000.
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No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.
--Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)
Jun-07-2007 04:10
jupiterone
housin' guide
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: los angeles
Featuring karma eh?...
Like I need any more of that
Jun-07-2007 04:15
ralpheeee
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Fark, $5000 over here in oz, i thinks i would be importin this one meself if i got it, which i wont, coz its too bloody expensive.
However this should drive down the price on second hand Karma's, so it's not all bad.
Jun-07-2007 05:57
thecYrus
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2002
Location:
i don't see what you impressed so much in this video. it's just yet another rompler with mediocore samples.. imho the radias is far more interesting. (and even more for it's price)
Jun-07-2007 06:34
mysticalninja
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2005
Location: Los Angeles
triton sucks, and this demo sounds rediculously crap imo lol.
Originally posted by DeZmA
Hm,
It looks nice for anything but dance music. (the dance tune in the demo redefines the word cheese, this might be even worse than gigi d'agostino)
Yeah but how many synth demos have you seen that werent cheese?
I have no doubt this thing is capable, but for $2,000 you could spend that money much better elsewhere.
Korg M3 video demo - WOW! Wicked!
