My m3 is "OUT FOR DELIVERY" !!

_joe_ · Post by **_joe_** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:38 pm

Synthoid wrote: Chances are, most of the factory sounds will be intact.

It's amazing so few people actually program their keyboards anymore.

Personal Opinion, just got mine yesterday and im already considering programing, AND this is my first workstation, i've always used simple synth and not really programmable sounds (coming from a Kurzweil PC2) which i love its sound more than the new M3, but i'm sure i can get what i want after programming (hopefully) please say yes so i can smile for the rest of the day i'm kind of having the after buy depression

joe

Synthoid · Post by **Synthoid** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:47 pm

I've had my M3 for 2 1/2 years now and it's still my #1 keyboard. No buyers' remorse here.

Seriously though--if you spend time reading the manual, and take your time... you'll be able to create some amazing sounds and rhythms with the M3.

By the way--I also own a Kurzweil K2661 and its sounds and features don't even come close to the M3.

McHale · Post by **McHale** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:15 am

New keys are about $8 a piece if it's the keys. But, it could be the springs below the keys got dislodged during shipping which would just require you to open the keybed and put them back.

The keybed is worth fixing. Do NOT throw it away. And if you decide to, let me know and I'll buy it from you "as is."

REPEAT: If you're handy with a screwdriver, open it up and give the repair job a whirl. If not, take it to a service center and have them fix it. Shouldn't cost more than an hour worth of labor and maybe a couple parts.

-Mc

ngr33n · Post by **ngr33n** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:13 pm

Thanks, McHale. That's kind of what I thought...have you ever opened one up? Anything to beware of before I try it? I've worked on computers since I was a kid but they tend to be very predictable, and I've never opened a keyboard before.

McHale · Post by **McHale** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:42 am

Yah, I've opened about everything I own (Don't tell Korg though, I may need warranty work someday).

With the keybed, you just have to take it slow and remove every screw you see. It's not difficult, just a little time consuming the first time. And look at it this way, you don't have to worry about screwing something up, it already doesn't work.

ngr33n · Post by **ngr33n** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:01 pm

And look at it this way, you don't have to worry about screwing something up, it already doesn't work.

Well, that's not totally true...but...

Upon closer inspection, I noticed that the couple black keys that were not working right were actually pulled out a little bit. So I pushed them down close to the back and popped them back in and they seem to be working fine, except one made a little snapping noise and something rattled.

I took it all apart (I love how it's built...except the couple screws buried deep in the right end of the keyboard underneath) and saw that a couple of the keys are in fact broken, the little pieces that hold them into the metal frame are chipped, but for now they work fine so I'll wait till they thoroughly break (or until I'm in a situation where I don't have a contingency for that) to fix them.

I started messing around with programming sounds...trying to program a lead that I had on my RADIAS, or as close as I could get, and it's really interesting...but WAY different than the RADIAS, and the soft synths I use in Ableton, for that matter.

Here's a specific issue I ran into: When I assign a parameter to a fader or the ribbon, is there a way to limit the maximum and minimum values? For instance, if I only want the LFO to go between 60 and 100 Hz? I'm sure if there's a way I'll find it with some tinkering, but...