M3 Wishlist!!

[kimu]

3. I would like to be able to assign anything to the 8 pads. Especially nice would be to assign combi/program switching to them, or arpeggios.

yes, on biggest requirements for live gig is to be able to have quick change between patches. M3 really needs something like the patch palette on V-synth or the "Favorite" features in X50.

or simply why do not use the eight pad for storing quick link to sound? (and maybe using one more button you can have 8x8 quick link)

[mbncp]

3. I would like to be able to assign anything to the 8 pads. Especially nice would be to assign combi/program switching to them, or arpeggios.

yes, on biggest requirements for live gig is to be able to have quick change between patches. M3 really needs something like the patch palette on V-synth or the "Favorite" features in X50.

or simply why do not use the eight pad for storing quick link to sound? (and maybe using one more button you can have 8x8 quick link)

You can do what ever you want with the pads as they can send CC out instead of the notes. I even use the pad mode to have access to 16.
And if you combine the External switches and sliders you can have access to all kind of functions in a very convenient way, as all this is right in front of you.
I was first using my bcr to access all my instruments (mainly a bunch of vsti samplers and synths), but the external+pads gives you almost unlimited switches.

The only thing I would find really helpfull is a way to display some text (sent by a pc) on the m3 display, as for now I still have to look at my pc monitor sometimes.

[Mike Bunker]

If a "Patch Pallette" screen was available, you could set up any number of Combi/Program setups. I hesitate to call them Scenes because Karma has scenes, but it implies a complete environment setup, assuming all of the programs and samples are already in the M3.

Along with this would be one of the smooth switching schemes that others have mentioned. One of them was that the program doesn't change until all keys are released.

[iixorbiusii]

I can see that taking a virtual 'snapshot' of the slider positions and then using that data to later recall their exact values would be useful. The 'snapshots' could then get all the settings back to exactly where you want them in the sequence. Multiple snapshots would give you multiple slider positionings in your song, which you preset when you took the snapshot.

And to go further, perhaps you could assign these 'snapshots' to the pads to instantly recall your slider positions (I know the sliders won't physically move before anyone makes that comment

This would be useful in trance/techno music where 'resonance', 'cutoff' and 'EG intensity' can produce 'harmonics' which work perfectly with the rest of whats playing - you almost 'tune' them to create a pitch which works (especially noticeable when you 'torture' your sound through distortion ...nice!) - the closest example which comes to mind is Josh Wink's 'higher state'.

And lastly, it would be nice if the display was light text on a dark background (a bit like the Karma forum, or the Motif XS screen) - dark text on a predominantly white background is too bright for me !!

[MIDIguru]

In the new sequencer: 32nd notes for the pencil tool. Currently goes to 16th triplets.

We really need a better way to work live. I think Roland's method of overlapping and limiting you to 8 channels is a resource waste. I tried to find a foot pedal that could control channel mutes, but they're either very expensive or limited to one channel at a time.

I would want something that can be controlled by a common everyday foot switch, where you could setup a chain of mute controls that could be stepped through live. Or even grouping channels so that pressing a single channel mute button could control a group of layered channels.

[Shakil]

Two wishes...

1. Program and Drum Editing in Sequencer mode. I don't want to jump to global mode and have to save a user kit for just adding more reverb to the snare, or adding a new layer to the snare drum.. Go check the Fantoms

2. Changing tracks while recording and without stopping the sequencer. I don't want to stop recording in a loop just to record on the next track. Kills the flow of music. Go check the Fantoms.

[r12]

velocity meter is great function in V2.0
but recognize only played midi channels
so doesn't work perfectly in split mode

[danyadd]

Two wishes...

1) General MIDI compatibility
M3's General MIDI sounds are really low quality sounds.

The worst thing are drums: the volume is too low even if velocity and volume values are 127. The sound you get is way too low.

I have to say that even Korg Trinity with GM settings loaded from floppy disk was better than M3. This is very sad.


2) MP3 Playback

[EnjoyRC]

2) MP3 Playback

I second this one. Stream an MP3 from the USB stick with a sequence. Instead of loading it as a sample into track one. Even streaming a WAV file from the USB stick would be better than having to load the complete sample.

This would allow for backing tracks for songs. Greatly reduce loading times for songs for live performances.

Even allow for streaming the file from within a Program / Combi like a SONG PLAYER. You can play along with the track.

[Jon Lord]

Even streaming a WAV file from the USB stick would be better than having to load the complete sample

Just to inform you that you can play .wav files without loading them to RAM ... just press the start/stop button

[EnjoyRC]

Just to inform you that you can play .wav files without loading them to RAM ... just press the start/stop button

Thank you for your response. I'm aware of that... and have done that... but it locks the keyboard and any current patch loaded. All you hear is the WAV.

[Rob Sherratt]

In the new sequencer: 32nd notes for the pencil tool. Currently goes to 16th triplets.

We really need a better way to work live. I think Roland's method of overlapping and limiting you to 8 channels is a resource waste. I tried to find a foot pedal that could control channel mutes, but they're either very expensive or limited to one channel at a time.

I would want something that can be controlled by a common everyday foot switch, where you could setup a chain of mute controls that could be stepped through live. Or even grouping channels so that pressing a single channel mute button could control a group of layered channels.

Hi MIDIguru,

Just wondered, did you try using the Behringer FCB1010 in this way?

Thanks,
Rob

[Tester]

Hi there))
I think, what it will be cool if korg will add an mp3 playback just like it is on the auto-arranger workstations.))
Also - a rectangle select tool missed in piano roll mod (for selecting multiple notes just like in DAWs). Also need undo and redo buttons in this mode.

Another annoying thing is enabling the XY mode then you navigate thru you track in track view mode by scroll buttons (if you used XY at the recording session before). It freezes the navigation process and needs to be switched off manually. And then, if you'll start seq from that point, it won't enables again automatically.

[BasariStudios]

After trying the DNC technology on a PA800 today thats the only wish i have
for the M3, as for my needs and taste right now the M3 is nowhere near a
PA2X soundwise, they dont sound like Samples anymore, its mostly like MOSS
like Phisical Modeling, its nutz, it thru me away, nothing else did that to me
since playing a Trumpet on a VL card or MOSS card.

[Mike Bunker]

Puleeze add the octave-up and octave-down buttons that the Motif XS has. This would be especially great for the 61-key keybed.