Thankfully, in 2020, Korg has mostly learnt from its mistakes. Many instead programmed the synth via presets or a computer-based package. Its dainty display made manual programming about as easy as painting your interior hallway by pushing a paintbrush through your letterbox. The original Wavestation was the epitome of early-1990s synth technology. Can the Wavestate possibly live up to its predecessor? Despite the model’s minor inconveniences, news that the Japanese manufacturer is reviving the wave sequence was met with tremendous surprise and anticipation upon its announcement at NAMM in January. The Wavestation wasn’t without its issues, however – often, its sequences wouldn’t trigger properly, which meant having to sample them to ensure that they played nicely timing-wise. Shipping in full-sized keyboard formats, alongside the now legendary A/D and SR rack-mounted alternatives, the Wavestation synths gave rise to the wave sequence, a form of live-loop that could be triggered via MIDI to provide a hypnotic, if not mechanical sounds. Sensing a shift in the waters, Korg caught a huge wave and rode it all the way to the bank with the introduction of its Wavestation series. PS By the way, There's another M1 on eBay UK with 23 bids at £42 currently.Back in the early-1990s, analogue was dead, sampling was big and everyone was searching for the next big thing in synthesisers and audio programming.
They occasionally come up at decent prices.
You might also consider the Korg T3 or the 76-key T2, which are updated M1s. Even 150-180 quid is a good price for an M1 in good condition and if it is going to give you hours of musical pleasure, I think it's worth the expense. That said, this is very subjective and if you like the sounds, go for it. Furthermore, those famous M1 presets (Universe, Lore, Strings, Piano and that choir) were plastered all over so many late 80s and early 90s hits that people got somewhat fed up with them after a while. The problem is, the filters on these synths were pretty weak and no matter what you did to those sounds, you could always recognise the samples they were built from. They were hugely popular when they were first released as they were the first real 'workstations' (synth + sequencer) and the sounds were somewhat different from what we were used to. Geck60 wrote:These really are sought after aren't they?
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