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Hi guys,

It's been a while since I sold my Extreme to pay for my apartment.Now I ordered my M3-61 I can't wait to get my hands on it. Currently I have a Novation X-station 61 so I might keep it as the M3's controller and give up M3's keyboard. Pls let me know if there is anyone interested to buy it and I'll list it in eBay.

Waiting patiently.
Regards.

soulidstate wrote:I might keep it as the M3's controller and give up M3's keyboard. Pls let me know if there is anyone interested to buy it and I'll list it in eBay.

Buy the M3-M instead and save money.

I don't think people will be rushing to buy the M3-61 keyboard by itself.

Hi synthoid,

Unfortunately, I can't do that as I'm buying a used M3-61 and at a very good price, $1600 only with exb-256.The reason why I thought that someone will go for the keybed is for those guys who bought the module who would desire to get the keybed.

Anyway,thanks for your thoughts.

Regards.

soulidstate wrote:Hi synthoid,

Unfortunately, I can't do that as I'm buying a used M3-61 and at a very good price, $1600 only with exb-256.The reason why I thought that someone will go for the keybed is for those guys who bought the module who would desire to get the keybed.

Anyway,thanks for your thoughts.

Regards.

that is a sharp deal. I have a hunch you will do ok selling the M3-61 keyboard on ebay

There are quite a few of us M3-M folks, Plus there are folks that have the M3-88 that would like have a 61 for small gigs

Let us know how it works out

Got my M3 2 days ago.

When I looked at the programs I remember my Triton Extreme . Looks like Korg recycled the triton, redesigned the external, addition of features and Karma2 on it. I am not totally impressed with the sound. ...Korg should have filled up the User banks with presets as well, you can overwrite them anyway so why give the burden to the owner the programming of their own sounds from scratch.They should have at least put the Extreme PCGs on it to occupy those hundreds of Initprogram banks to make it more useful out of the box.

I like the keybed thoughtand the modular design but other than this, I wouldn't there's nothing in it that I will brag about over my previous Extreme.

Just my frank evaluation.Unless Korg releases free decent M3 programs, then this keybd doesn't deserve any accolades, at least from where I am coming from.

soulidstate wrote:They should have at least put the Extreme PCGs on it to occupy those hundreds of Initprogram banks to make it more useful out of the box..

That wouldn't work. The M3 has a different synthesis engine.

soulidstate wrote:Unless Korg releases free decent M3 programs, then this keybd doesn't deserve any accolades, at least from where I am coming from.

They already announced that......Jerry said we will see some new sounds next month. Give the M3 a chance. Your first impression shouldn't be your last. There's a LOT more to the M3.

I have said it many times before, and I will say it again.

This is a cracking little keyboard. Play around with the sounds. Yes the presets are crap, but when you start playing around you will find that it does sound great.

Do you have the Radias expansion. If not, then get it as this is an essential addition to your setup.

I found that the Extreme had very polished sounds, but you could not really do much more with them.

soulidstate wrote:Got my M3 2 days ago.

When I looked at the programs I remember my Triton Extreme . Looks like Korg recycled the triton, redesigned the external, addition of features and Karma2 on it. I am not totally impressed with the sound. ...Korg should have filled up the User banks with presets as well, you can overwrite them anyway so why give the burden to the owner the programming of their own sounds from scratch.
Just my frank evaluation.Unless Korg releases free decent M3 programs, then this keybd doesn't deserve any accolades, at least from where I am coming from.

I am not sure why you bought it then. These are ' basics' you could have doped out in a 45 minute demo at a Guitar Center w/headphones

FWIW, there have have been numerous posts about making simple edits. The M3 soundset is mixed somewhat in the middle, on the flat side

Get in the mixer and eq to fix the sound level to your taste.

The Extreme had a ' hotter ' more eq'd sound.

I think I will give it a chance. I'll wait for the M3 PCG that Jerry talked of.
I am not a person who would delve and create my own sound though I can modify the existing ones.This is where I am coming.

I am not from a place where a store will leave you playing around with their gears unlike Guitar Center so my exposure to an actual M3 is very limited.

All hopes on the PCG file soon to be released.

Thanks for your inputs guys.