MGR/Psycom « Korg T1 »
Published on 02/16/12 at 15:00I bought The Korg T-1 second hand a few months ago. I'm a musician for 20 years now (I started playing the piano when I was 6), classical and then started electronic music when I was 12.
I actually bought the Korg T1 because it was one of my fantasies as a child. Some great names had this synth a long time ago. At this time it was worth more than 5,000$ and I got it for 500$, in a perfect shape.
First, it looks great, it's almost a beautiful piece of furniture (half of the synth is in wood). The surface can be used to put a Mac keyboard and a mouse which is very practical.
Second, the keyboards is quite good and can be used as a keyboard controller.
I also like the joystick than can control 2 MIDI controllers + the picth bend.
Now let's talk about the sounds... They were probably great 20-30 years ago but now they really sound ultra kitsch.
Also, go with a friend when you buy it: it's huge and heavy (30 kg).
Construction is very good (it was the top product of Korg at this time) and finish has some beauty.
Korg T1 is a (old) legend, but sounds are now too old fashioned. The keyboard is good but you can also find a light P80 from Yamaha if you search for a piano weighted keys.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I actually bought the Korg T1 because it was one of my fantasies as a child. Some great names had this synth a long time ago. At this time it was worth more than 5,000$ and I got it for 500$, in a perfect shape.
First, it looks great, it's almost a beautiful piece of furniture (half of the synth is in wood). The surface can be used to put a Mac keyboard and a mouse which is very practical.
Second, the keyboards is quite good and can be used as a keyboard controller.
I also like the joystick than can control 2 MIDI controllers + the picth bend.
Now let's talk about the sounds... They were probably great 20-30 years ago but now they really sound ultra kitsch.
Also, go with a friend when you buy it: it's huge and heavy (30 kg).
Construction is very good (it was the top product of Korg at this time) and finish has some beauty.
Korg T1 is a (old) legend, but sounds are now too old fashioned. The keyboard is good but you can also find a light P80 from Yamaha if you search for a piano weighted keys.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com