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Hi, i'd just like to know what u guys think about this.

Ive had a korg m1 for a while, and ive recently bought an m50 and i love it. I hear that u shouldn't sell the m1 because its a collectors, unique, or whatever but i also hear stuff like theres nothing the m1 really has to offer. I'm not sure if i should sell my m1 or keep it.

Has anyone sold an m1 or something along those lines and regretted it? and also is there anything the m1 can do that the m50 can't?

thankyou

I had an N-364 that I sold, and every time I think about that, I regret it.

It's true, the M50, or M3 in my case, will do many things better than the older series synths, but they each have their own special sound, that made us buy them in the first place, and I miss some of those sounds.
Some of my older compositions were written using my N-364, and my Kurzweil Stage piano, they still sound good to me.

My $.02

Stephen wrote:I had an N-364 that I sold, and every time I think about that, I regret it.

It's true, the M50, or M3 in my case, will do many things better than the older series synths, but they each have their own special sound, that made us buy them in the first place, and I miss some of those sounds.
Some of my older compositions were written using my N-364, and my Kurzweil Stage piano, they still sound good to me.

My $.02

Yeh... I agree with that - how many classic songs were recorded on 'old gear'?

I think that, these days, some folks 'quest for perfection' ignores some of those great sounds from the past, when those guys didn't have access to the instruments/technology we have today.

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That's a decision that in the end will be a tough one. I had the M1 back in its glory days and regret not keeping it. And like Stephen, I regret not keeping my N364 as well. Live and learn, and in this case I'm learning. I am NOT getting rid of my Extreme or M50 as time passes. I'll keep collecting until I have no more room in the house.

If you don't need the extra $$ I say hold onto it. You may end up regretting your decision like the rest of us.

i actually forgot to mention, i have the korg m1 software, and if its useful to note, if i sell the m1 i will buy a second stage monitor to run my m50 stereo and possibly karma m50 software.
Thankyou for your responses.

I have to say I regret selling my Triton Classic. I am sure in years to come, this will become a collectors item as it has been used by every man and his dog over the last decade or so, and so there will be so many tracks with this classic sound source.

I have an Oasys at the moment. Following it's discontinuation, I am debating whether I should sell in case a sequal comes along. However, if nothing happens, then I would have sold the most innovative and historic synth ever made.

Decisions, decisions.

Unfortunately, only you can answer that one. If you don't use it, would it be better for someone else to make use of it?

I have never found a Korg product that can be replaced with another Korg product and get the best of both worlds (everything that the old had plus new features of your new gear). When you give up old gear, something always gets lost.

My Triton Classic has been my main synth for 10 years and I have no desire to change that (and I own the M3 and M50).

If you don't need the $50 bucks or whatever you'll get for it, keep the M1. There's no rush to dump it at this point as it can't gain or lose any more value...

-Mc

Been working to replace M1 w/M50 and WS/AD but keep needing M1 due to poor programing skills....

John^^