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Relative merits of iM1 and Module IAPs

While the KORG sale is still on I'm debating the various IAPs.
One comparison in particular I'd be interested in comments on is the TRITON Best Selection IAP for Module vs what's in iM1 (including it's two IAPs), but any discussion of potential overlap, or one is better sounding than the other, is popcorn worthy :)

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  • I had a similar question. I already had iM1 but bought module for the piano sounds. I was debating if the triton iap is worth it or not. $10 for around 100 sounds might not be good value unless the sounds are a lot better than iM1.

  • @srcer said:
    While the KORG sale is still on I'm debating the various IAPs.
    One comparison in particular I'd be interested in comments on is the TRITON Best Selection IAP for Module vs what's in iM1 (including it's two IAPs), but any discussion of potential overlap, or one is better sounding than the other, is popcorn worthy :)

    I have iM1 but not Module. I didn't get Module because I already had Crudebyte's CMP Grand Piano.

    As far as I can tell, iM1 is a synth emulator and Module is a sampled piano emulator, two entirely different sound sets and instruments.

    I think comparing the relative merits of iM1 vs Module would be something like comparing the relative merits of socks vs cheese. Their common ground for comparison is pretty much nonexistent.

    That's why I think your comparison exercise is most likely to be unhelpful to you.

    Is your real question which to get? If so, I think considering this q might help you more:

    ... In your music, which do you use more often - real live piano or electronic sounds?

  • iM1 was a new Black Friday grab for me and the 2 expansion card packs are well worth it, especially on sale. $6 for hundreds and hundreds of new preset sounds is a bargain.

    Module I have passed on for a few Korg sales now. I'm sure it's cool but I have NeoSoul Keys for electric pianos & if I need a nice piano Auria has the 1GB+ Salamander piano and a few others. And within the mix ikMultiMedias piano app is pretty good for chords & backgrounds, pads, etc. Maybe not solo piano but it can do that other stuff quite well.

  • Doug from the sound test room has a video where he goes through the sounds

    I bought it because it has some very nice strings sounds - better than the M1.

  • I've not bought the Triton pack. My reasoning is that even at the sale price it's a lot for 100 presets when I have so much sound material on my iPad. Now if it was all synth and lush pads then I would probably buy it. But there is a lot of cheesy 'real world' sounds of the era - not particularly realistic or useful when I have apps that do much better, so in essence I'm probably going to get 50 useful sounds. At this time my money is probably better spent elsewhere.

  • The iM1 IAPs are definitely much better value for money, not to mention the extreme cheesiness of the Triton IAP in Module.

  • @richardyot said:
    The iM1 IAPs are definitely much better value for money, not to mention the extreme cheesiness of the Triton IAP in Module.

    I wonder what iPad/iOS you are using mate ?
    I pesonnaly have no issue at all with the nice Triton IAP in Gadget (it works like a charm and sounds high quality) on iPad Air 2 with iOS10...

  • @ElGregoLoco said:

    @richardyot said:
    The iM1 IAPs are definitely much better value for money, not to mention the extreme cheesiness of the Triton IAP in Module.

    I wonder what iPad/iOS you are using mate ?
    I pesonnaly have no issue at all with the nice Triton IAP in Gadget (it works like a charm and sounds high quality) on iPad Air 2 with iOS10...

    I don't believe @richardyot is saying he has issues with the IAP. I do believe he is expressing an opinion of the relative merits of the Triton IAP - one of 'cheesiness', which I whole heartedly agree. That's not to say that there is anything dire about having a bit of cheese on our iPads :)

  • edited December 2016

    Cheesiness means something else :)

    You know, subjectively, the sounds in the Triton IAP are bit naff. Beautifully sampled and faithfully reproduced high fidelity cheese. IMO and YMMV etc....

  • The main reason to get Triton would be either the tasty cheese (if you're into cheese) or if you want instruments like strings, harpsichord, flute etc inside Gadget and of a higher quality than those in iM1. For that, it is quite nice.

  • @richardyot said:
    Cheesiness means something else :)

    You know, subjectively, the sounds in the Triton IAP are bit naff. Beautifully sampled and faithfully reproduced high fidelity cheese. IMO and YMMV etc....

    "high fidelity cheese" - thanks! think I've just found my new band name (*)

    (*) If I had a band

  • @richardyot said:
    Cheesiness means something else :)

    You know, subjectively, the sounds in the Triton IAP are bit naff. Beautifully sampled and faithfully reproduced high fidelity cheese. IMO and YMMV etc....

    OK sorry man, it was probably a misunderstanding as I'm french...
    If I understand correctly (there is a new uncommon english word in your last post = 'naff' lol... I think it means 'lame'), you say that you (personaly) don't like the Triton sounds on the original keyboard but also in their high fidelity reproduction on iPad... Am I correct this time ?

  • edited December 2016

    Pour les Francais: cheesy = ringard

    :)

    Je trouve les sons du Triton IAP dans Module plutot ringard. Les samples sont de tres haute fidelite, mais un peu crapoteux

  • If you buy the Triton sounds you'll have 100 sounds.

    If you buy the iM1 IAPs you'll have 3300 sounds, which you can combine in infinite ways.
    Each M1 patch combines one or two sounds.
    Each Combi-patch combines up to 8 regular M1 sounds--so a combination of up to 16.
    So if programming interests you at all, then it's an easy choice.

    If not, then it's what kinds of sounds do you want? You can check out videos for that. Among other things you get with iM1 is a few drum sets (similar, but with different effects) and a full orchestral percussion. Very useful in Gadget. There's obviously more variety in iM1.

    I bought the Triton pack when they came out, was disappointed, and regretted the purchase. Over time, I find that I like some of the Triton sounds and use them now and then.

  • @Reid said:
    If you buy the Triton sounds you'll have 100 sounds.

    If you buy the iM1 IAPs you'll have 3300 sounds, which you can combine in infinite ways.
    Each M1 patch combines one or two sounds.
    Each Combi-patch combines up to 8 regular M1 sounds--so a combination of up to 16.
    So if programming interests you at all, then it's an easy choice.

    If not, then it's what kinds of sounds do you want? You can check out videos for that. Among other things you get with iM1 is a few drum sets (similar, but with different effects) and a full orchestral percussion. Very useful in Gadget. There's obviously more variety in iM1.

    I bought the Triton pack when they came out, was disappointed, and regretted the purchase. Over time, I find that I like some of the Triton sounds and use them now and then.

    It was a no brainer for me to buy the IAP's for iM1. Soooo many available sounds. And, I was quite surprised at the price of the IAP. 3 bucks a piece. Quite a deal. 21 bucks for the whole shebang at the moment. A no brainer fer me for sure. I love the sounds you can get with iM1.

  • Korg' iM1 is a synthesiser in almost every true sense of the word as we understand it. Instead of oscillators that have a handful of waveform choices, there are oscillators based on more complex choices of waveform (as well as the usual basic ones if you want them). Instead of just one cycle's worth, in some cases they offer enough consecutive cycles to fit an interesting sonic transition in there. Oh, and a lot of those interesting wave series are actually sampled from real-world sounds (minus their envelopes but often including attack transients and sustain loop points). Instead of just one of those oscillators, there's two. Instead of just two oscillators, there's actually the equivalent of two whole synth voices instead. Plus a good pair of effect units. Yep, it's a synth.

  • @richardyot said:
    Pour les Francais: cheesy = ringard

    :)

    Je trouve les sons du Triton IAP dans Module plutot ringard. Les samples sont de tres haute fidelite, mais un peu crapoteux

    I had a fun time putting that back through Google Translate

    "I find the sounds of Triton IAP in Module rather nerdy. The samples are of very high fidelity, but a little crapoteux"

    Apparently google thinks cheesy=nerdy, fail, lol

  • Thanks guys! Useful comments all around :)

  • @decibelle
    Sorry, should have clarified that I already have iM1 and Module (but not yet any IAPs) and that I realize they're fairly distinct. Just saw some potential overlap in the TRITON IAP vs iM1 sounds. Thankfully, that matter seems fairly well addressed by some others here.

    Curious your opinion of the Module Ivory Grand IAP. If you didn't already have CMP Grand Piano, would Module and in particular the Ivory Grand IAP be in the running for you? I have seen this
    While Doug certainly gave some love to all of them, personally CMP Grand vs Module Ivory Grand were a close call to me, either of which I would take over iGrand. In fact I think I even prefer the stock Module Natural Grand over iGrand. Though I think your exacting analysis could bring to light facets not revealed by a single demo. So, what say you?

  • I may not have much use for Triton sounds, but being an avid Korg app collector is a lifelong hobby my friends. That said, iM1 FIRST!!! Bottom line mate, but the amount of sounds you get with the iAPs is insane. It's not just a rompler either as you can build custom sounds in that from scratch!

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