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Korg M3 61

Workstation from Korg belonging to the M3 series

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Published on 11/26/07 at 01:00
I use the M3 (rack only, without extension Radias). I have a XV5080 (Roland) and Motif-Rack (Yamaha).

I use all via Sonar XL. (Cakewalk)

CHARACTERISTICS:
Overall:
it is a "workstation" and not a synthtiseur is - that with a keyboard alone, of course you have a drum track, an automatic accompaniment trs complex of rpart one or more solos on the keyboard.

In dtail
- A little less than 128 voice polyphony. (126 or 120) on 16 "tracks," rpart of 16 midi channels
- Controller for PM: sliders, pads and touch screen (x / y). If you take the keyboard, you have two more switches on / off a joystick and a "ribbon". Sounds are prprogramms to use these controllers.
- It is capable of "sampler" (I have yet to begin on this)
- It possde a squenceur Intgr: Since Sonar, I extend mode "squenceur", which allows me to combine a track "Sonar" a "Prog" or "Combi". It can also copy a "combi" complte (16 tracks) 16 tracks on the way "squenceur" in order to address each channel indpendamment.
- 4x128 "Prog" (same as "patches"), Combis and 3x128 (same as "Performance") pre-programs (new progs / combis Radias appear with the map). The combis possdent a DrumTrack.

Effects:
- A 3-band per track qualiseur
- There are 5 insert effects (a wide choice trs), which can be chaining particulirement complex.
- These are 5 insert effects chainable in a second time in two parallle to global effects (equivalent to chorus / reverb usual, but you can put any effect), which chainent again, to an effect global (like compression, intgralement paramtrable)
- The sounds of drum kits, are associated individually (sound by sound) one of the five insert effects.
- A track can be associated with an insert effect (an effect that chain to the next and so on), or directly to one of two global effects a

KARMA
- Ahll KARMA.
- It allows
- Batteries (fill in Intgr)
- The arpges
- The effects of atmosphere (the little sounds that almost does not notice, but which are essential)
- To grow the basic sounds in the sounds of rptant Manir trs fast (eg marimba, vibraphone)
- There are over 2000 "patterns"-pr program.
- MIDI controllers can control the Karma, PForm patterns, or effects associated with patterns ... Exceptional.

Example:
Combi mode or squenceur is played on a midi channel (with a piano sound, channel 1 for example), and the canal is a chain of Karma, module A with the sounds associated with the channel 2 , and module B to channel 3. On channel 2, we put a battery module Karma, on channel 3, there is a module of Karma arpges violin (like the Berlin Philharmonic). Knowing that same module can possder scnes 4 or 8 (=> 4, or 8 DIFFERENT arpges, 4 or 8 batteries diffrent), accessible from pressing a key on the rack ...
We play a piano chord, and here we are with a philharmonic orchestra (timpani, drum rolls, and violins ...)

Outputs
- Analog L / R + 1 6 (vrifier)
- Numrique: S / P DIF optical only (too bad there is no coaxial)
- FW card option

APRS several months of use and crushing, I turn 10. WHAT STAND!

UTILIZATION

Given the possibility of bte, to master, it is complex. It takes several weeks. One gets done.

The printed manual is a little lightweight, it must look at the PDF "paramtres" which explains step by step, all the options

SOUNDS

- Batteries are exceptional prprogrammes
- Sounds are exceptional good (actually, it is perhaps a little better the cot of Motif XS)
- The effects are exceptionally well doss (distortions are not too heavy, rverbs are excellent, the wah-wah guitar sound real ...)
- The combis are magical, thanks to patterns of Karma (the strums of guitar, harp arpges discrete derrire the violins, arpges house / techno with Bass-Drums of discothque .. .)
- The sound is fine, although quilibrbr trs /> - MIDI controllers change the time, the sounds, but also the patterns of karma. Many dynamic

When I compare the ground-rack (not ES) and the XV-5080, I put roughly 10, even if we can always blame something (bagpipes, some steel guitars), when one truly seeks.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for two weeks of fairly intensive Manir.

I tried the Motif XS at the store (1 hour), but just how "Patch". It&#39;s difficult in this case to judge and compare objectively. The reason XS seemed too close to my Motif-Rack, and I did not find any equivalent in Karma on XS.

What I like most at the moment: prprogramms patterns of Karma, the ingnieurs Korg provided an exceptional job. I did not know before Karma.
What I miss: an S / P DIF coaxial.

QualitPrix Report: 9 / 10 (can not put 10, you can always find it too expensive)

I had no Korg before and I do not regret my choice.
APRS several months of use and crushing, I turn 10. WHAT STAND!