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felis · Post by **felis** » Tue Jul 25, 2023 7:34 pm

Sorry if this has been posted already. I didn't know about the half off sale, but when I got a heads up about it from a post, I picked up Modwave native for $99.99
Loving it.

The others are on sale too, including the ones for the keyboard owners.

https://korg.shop/software/natives.html

Danno · Post by **Danno** » Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:16 pm

Thanks. I keep watching for these sales, trying to figure out the cheapest way to buy the collection4. (I own an Opsix and I have that coupon for the Opsix native)

If anyone has done this and has advice, I'd welcome it.

felis · Post by **felis** » Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:01 pm

The Collection is on sale too, but someone else would have to say how good of a deal it is - I don't know:

https://korg.shop/software/korg-collection-series.html

egbert101 · Post by **egbert101** » Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:40 pm

Upgraded to 4 for 49 dollars (40 quid). Not bad for three new instruments.

jdoo · Post by **jdoo** » Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:55 pm

egbert101 wrote: Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:40 pm Upgraded to 4 for 49 dollars (40 quid). Not bad for three new instruments.

That's a hella-deal. I paid $99 (US) last December to upgrade from collection 3 to 4. That.. was a great deal then. Getting it for 50% less = terrific deal. The Native updates are less in this sale too. $99 is a great price. I have all three.. and they're flippin' next level.

Collection has these: https://korg.shop/software/korg-collect ... undle.html

kritikon · Post by **kritikon** » Tue Jul 25, 2023 10:11 pm

I think Korg have been on fire the past few years - really got their mojo back again. The 3 recent native synths are superb. I don't really like wavetable sound so didn't get Modwave but it's up there with the best in that category. Wavestate is out there on its own - nothing else like it. Opsix I can't say best, but it's definitely unique for FM and very powerful. I got Wavestate & Opsix native having already bought both in hw...initially thought I'd wasted my money, but recently have really got into programming Wavestste Native - def easier than hw. Opsix not so much but I still use both. Can't recommend them enough. $99 is a good price imo.

I have the old collection, but not the recent full set. I kinda want to, but don't really want or need things like Triton, Prophecy etc. Tempting though. Korg seem to do a lot of sales recently and well worth considering. When I was looking around for a mixer I noticed Korg even sell mixers now...nearly got one, but Behringer won out in the end.

briefcasemanx · Post by **briefcasemanx** » Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:09 am

OpSix UI is so good for visually seeing how FM synthesis works and the affect that adjustments have on your sound/waveform. Really well done IMO and sounds good too unlike a lot of FM softsynths.

felis · Post by **felis** » Wed Jul 26, 2023 2:47 am

Spent a little time with Modwave native and I've got to say it's pretty impressive. Money well spent.
Glad I read about how to save patches because I came up with a couple happy accidents, and can pull them back up again.

I'm overloaded with softsynths because I was buying collections, and ended up not using a lot of the stuff.
But I think from now on, I'll just buy the individual ones that I know have the features I want, like the Modwave.

egbert101 · Post by **egbert101** » Wed Jul 26, 2023 10:21 am

I bought the hardware for Wavestate, and the software, but it does feel a bit of a waste now it's going for so cheap. However can't complain about the upgrade to Collection 4, even though I don't need those instruments, they seem a lot of fun, and will provide some inspiration.

Now I'm more interested in Collection 5. Will a Korg ARP 2600 be in the works perhaps?

Artie Fichelle · Post by **Artie Fichelle** » Wed Jul 26, 2023 10:53 am

My first synth was a korg monopoly in the early 80 ies. By 1986 it was obvious for me, that the computer would take over in producing music. I have bought the korg stuff again in software now.

But what thrills me most: Music does not get better by technology itself. It is the craft of the artist that makes the difference.

digitalboytn · Post by **digitalboytn** » Wed Jul 26, 2023 10:56 am

Artie Fichelle wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2023 10:53 am What thrills me most: Music does not get better by technology itself. It is the craft of the artist that makes the difference.

musicproducerdee · Post by **musicproducerdee** » Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:09 am

Is the Korg M1 still worth it for $49?

vulpes777 · Post by **vulpes777** » Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:32 pm

musicproducerdee wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:09 am Is the Korg M1 still worth it for $49?

If you love the original hardware, $49 will get you the M1/M1EX experience, plus all the expansion cards, PLUS the expansions from the T Series AND it can import sysex.

So I dare to say it's a definite YES

(and also, it's a textbook example of "doing it right", I'm looking at you, Roland...)

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Marco

musicproducerdee · Post by **musicproducerdee** » Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:50 pm

vulpes777 wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:32 pm
musicproducerdee wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:09 am Is the Korg M1 still worth it for $49?
If you love the original hardware, $49 will get you the M1/M1EX experience, plus all the expansion cards, PLUS the expansions from the T Series AND it can import sysex.

So I dare to say it's a definite YES

(and also, it's a textbook example of "doing it right", I'm looking at you, Roland...)

I don't really have any experience with the hardware. My thought was that it will provide me with basic bread & butter sounds for music production out of the box, without sound designing, like I usually do with synths like Serum, Massive etc. So I could basically focus on writing music, instead of designing sounds. Basically like picking up a Guitar and playing it. Sitting in front of a piano and playing it. Loading Korg M1 on my DAW and writing/composing music.

vulpes777 · Post by **vulpes777** » Wed Jul 26, 2023 1:37 pm

musicproducerdee wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:50 pm
vulpes777 wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:32 pm
musicproducerdee wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:09 am Is the Korg M1 still worth it for $49?
If you love the original hardware, $49 will get you the M1/M1EX experience, plus all the expansion cards, PLUS the expansions from the T Series AND it can import sysex.

So I dare to say it's a definite YES

(and also, it's a textbook example of "doing it right", I'm looking at you, Roland...)
I don't really have any experience with the hardware. My thought was that it will provide me with basic bread & butter sounds for music production out of the box, without sound designing, like I usually do with synths like Serum, Massive etc. So I could basically focus on writing music, instead of designing sounds. Basically like picking up a Guitar and playing it. Sitting in front of a piano and playing it. Loading Korg M1 on my DAW and writing/composing music.

Then I suggest looking up one of the gazillion "famous sounds" demos. As far as "bread and butter" goes, there's a lot of it (actually much more, if you take the expansions into consideration), IF you're looking for those specific late 80s rompler sounds - otherwise by today's standards it might be kind of limited and/or dated (then again, often in a "so bad it's still good" kind of way).

Anyway, here's an example of what to expect from the M1 sound-wise:

(possibly my favorite demo channel, make sure to turn the subtitles on)

Regards,

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Marco

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