Is Korg M3m Rackable?

stealthgear · Post by **stealthgear** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:23 pm

I see it says "tabletop" in some of the online stores for the keyboardless M3m version. What I noticed is the metal ridge on the bottom, and didnt see rack mounting hardware.

1. Is it truly "rackable" fitting into a standard rack?
2. Can you lay it level and facing forward? (Like a clock or a computer monitor, NOT on its back with screen upward)

IF it doesnt fit into a standard rack and can't lay flat forward, why do they sell it?

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:34 pm

Its not rack size. If you look at photos with the M3m next to the Radias-R (R for Rack, M for Module....), it is about a quarter wider than the Radias rack module.

IF it doesnt fit into a standard rack and can't lay flat forward, why do they sell it?

I see it says "tabletop"

you've answered your own question. Like the electribes - they aren't rackmount, but that doesn't make them unusable. Particularly with the chord/trigger pads, you don't necesarily need any keys to do some decent performance or sequencing/song creation with the unit.

kid_nepro_2002 · Post by **kid_nepro_2002** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:22 am

No you can't rack it, but you can lay it level on a table since it has two brackets that you attach on the back. Here's a pict....

Post by **Sharp** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:57 am

Yep sits on a desktop very well all on it's own.
Here's a video of me playing my one that's just sitting on my Piano. Everything you here is from the M3. The piano is only used as a controller.

http://www.youtube.com/irishacts#p/u/5/gGwH7E_fn6c

The M3 is just sitting there on it's own, not tied down at all.

Regards
Sharp.

StephenKay · Post by **StephenKay** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:40 am

kid_nepro_2002 wrote:No you can't rack it, but you can lay it level on a table since it has two brackets that you attach on the back. Here's a pict....

What *are* those strangely shaped large pieces of square cardboard underneath the shelf?

kid_nepro_2002 · Post by **kid_nepro_2002** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:22 pm

StephenKay wrote: What *are* those strangely shaped large pieces of square cardboard underneath the shelf?

Back in days of old there were these things called "record albums". You can read about them in history books.

Actually Vinyl is making a bit of a comeback with several small stores popping up that sell records and even a few new bands releasing a vinyl option along with their CD. Good to see!

MartinHines · Post by **MartinHines** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:21 pm

stealthgear wrote: IIF it doesnt fit into a standard rack and can't lay flat forward, why do they sell it?

Some people just want the sounds, not the keyboard, so this modular approach saved Korg R&D money. Korg didn't have to design and develop a separate rack unit version, since the M3M is identical to the keyboard versions (expect for the missing keyboard).

Rob Sherratt · Post by **Rob Sherratt** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:36 am

Hi stealthgear,

You can also mount the M3M on a sturdy music/laptop stand and still link it to its keybed like this, the supplied cable is plenty long enough. The keyboard resting on top of the M3 88 note keybed is my Pa2x. The small A-frame stand and the music stand and laptop stand extension arms are made by Jaspers in Germany, available worldwide. I bought mine from Thomann.

Regards,
Rob

CfNorENa · Post by **CfNorENa** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 4:00 pm

Like that setup, Rob -- one can see that real music is being made there! Also confirms my feeling that the M3 module looks better when not attached to the keyboard. But that's probably just me...

jake88 · Post by **jake88** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:05 pm

This is kinda cool:

A friend of mine had no choice but to rack-mount his M3. Obviously it's way too wide for a rack, so he designed an "out-board" rack holder-type thing that holds the M3 just outside of the rack. It's reallllly cool. Idk how he attached the M3 to the arms that came out of the rack, but the whole M3 can tilt. It's right at the top of the rack, so it doesn't really block any of the other equipment in the rack.

I'll see if I can get some pictures to post.

carlgoodhines · Post by **carlgoodhines** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:57 am

There's alot of "tabletop"synths these days that won't fit into a rack-The Prophet '08 module comes to mind immediately. So did my Oberheim xPanders-I had to set up a separate stand to hold them every night.
Maybe you could cram an M3 brain into a 19" wide unit, but how tall would it be (would you have to sacrifice the Touchview?)?
My emulator 3xp fits in my rack, but, for a rackmount unit that isn't an amplifier, it makes the rack weigh a ton.

ozy · Post by **ozy** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:13 pm

CfNorENa wrote:my feeling that the M3 module looks better when not attached to the keyboard. But that's probably just me...

count me as another...

I am just trying to have it painted black

http://www.dagnyt.com/ne/mc2000.jpg

http://www.dagnyt.com/ne/manfrotto_small.jpg

carlgoodhines wrote:There's alot of "tabletop"synths these days that won't fit into a rack-The Prophet '08 module comes to mind immediately.

No Sir, the Prophet08 is rack-mountable. "Ears" are provided by DSI along with the wood side panels.

http://www.dagnyt.com/ne/orchestra_rack_small.jpg

carlgoodhines · Post by **carlgoodhines** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:42 pm

I stand corrected. With a little research, the stated length of the Prophet '08 is just 18.5" (47 cm).

synthdogg · Post by **synthdogg** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:13 pm

ozy · Post by **ozy** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:09 pm

Oh my god.

Never let a fact spoil a nice theory.

Watch the picture I posted above.

There's a rackmounted Prophet-08 in it.

Rackmounted because it's 19".

Well, or maybe it just looks rackmounted to me. Maybe it's just clinging there.

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