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Is iM1 the best overall sound palette available?
I’m not asking which synth has the most stellar set of sound. Rather, I’m asking if anything competes with an iM1 for a easy and complete set of timbres, instruments, and sounds that you can easily navigate, check out, and play without much fuss. And that sounds at least very good.
I have had iM1 sitting on my iPad for a few years, and recently took another good listen to it after getting a bigger keyboard. I was floored and bought the inexpensive additional cards available. In terms of ease-of-use of finding a specific sound or for exploring presets, I don’t think there is a better app. And I find most of the sounds to be pleasing or great. Yeah, some could be considered cheesy. But there are a number of presets like Universe or “Brass 1” that are great.
Any thoughts?
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Tend to agree. It’s a nice bread and butter instrument that would have huge impact as an Auv3 paging @ioue
Agreed
Thanks for replies!
Maybe the second cup of coffee hasn't kicked in yet, but what does "paging" mean when you say "Auv3 paging"?
Typo for plugin, prolly
He’s paging the dev / rep to get it out as an AU. Agree, it’s got some cheese, but breadth and is a monster for certain genres.
I kinda like Module Pro
But sure both iM1 and iWavestation would be nice as AUv3's.
Better yet I do hope Korg will at some point bring the iTriton to iOS/iPadOS...
Really like Module Pro as well. Just picked up the Orchestral Dream and Violin solo. The sounds from the Module Pro are really nice.
Navigation-wise to find and explore tones, iM1 has it beat. And it might be iM1 is used to explore and put down placeholders for timbre and ideas. Later find better versions of the sounds elsewhere.
Module Pro, PureSynthPlatinum, SynthMaster 2 (4000 presets), BeatHawk. Many AU choices.
When I'm making something, I almost say, "well, yeah, iM1...", then "... but IAA, right?", then I use it anyway. There's SO much there.
I agree with you. And if/when you want a bit more sophistication along the same lines, there's iWavestation. Not better or worse, just a bit different while still similar. Pretty brilliant duo.
Yes 100% agreed. Now that the obsession with knob this, oscillator that, filter this, oversample that, automate this…has run its course maybe some developers will have the time and energy to revisit what makes iM1 so special
I’ll very often use an iM1 electric bass guitar sound to reinforce whatever synthy bass sound I’m doing. I also often just use iM1 drum sounds instead of faffing around with a drum machine.
The classic drum kits from M1 and WaveStation are really nice and with the KLC additions most genres are covered
With a bit of Pitch adjustment, EQ, Saturation and Compression it's easy to create a lot of variations.
KC Triton is night and day better than iM1. The Triton addon in Module Pro is a joke by comparison. Like @Samu, I'm really hoping that KC Triton makes its way to iOS sometime soon, alongside the KC Prophecy and KC MiniKorg 700s that Korg introduced as desktop plugins in the Summer. It's the best set of instruments they've released so far. The Triton was the pinnacle of that style of sample and synthesis workstation. Relatively small storage footprint for a really rich palette of instrument colours. In every way, the Triton was the M1 on steroids (to use a lazy phrase).
IM1 is one of my few IAA apps still in use. The other is ThumbJam, totally different animal.
Well, on iOS/iPadOS the iTriton could maybe even include sampling and sample editing to fill the iGaps and finally give Gadget proper sampling capabilities
I had the pleasure to play around with a fully maxed Triton back in the days (one with SCSI and built-in CD-Burner) it was a blast to sample with back then. The screen sucked big-time though...
When the Prophecy hit the local music store I was totally blown away by it, but programming was a pita with the two line display.
The software version of 700s is polyphonic to the max (I've tried the analog version and liked the sound of it).
So yeah, if Korg is listening please bring these gems to iOS/iPadOS!
Interesting. I am trying out the Triton bank on the Korg module, and, yeah, I'd be interested in an iTriton app.
I’ve got this and Wavestation and never use them because they are not AUv3
As an IAA? Maybe NanoStudio 2. I love how easy it is to access a wide array of sounds, and how they’re neatly organized.
I would have added SynthMaster One, Pure Synth, and Korg Module because they’re my most frequently used sound sources.
@Samu I’ve never used a real world Triton, but one of my friends swears by it. I did briefly test out a Yamaha Montage, and the New Roland Keyboard and it’s awesome. Kinda makes me wonder what the Triton would be like.
The Triton is pretty old already...
The Korg Kronos or Korg Nautilus are a bit more modern, give em a spin if you can
Love iM1 (and iWavestation). All the waves (incl exp cards) and some weird fx combos offer much sonic territory.
Indeed, would like to see Triton, Prophecy and miniKORG come to iOS. My AppStore balance is charged and ready.
Been a while since Korg released somethin. I expect them to do AU if they do since the Wave one got it. I’d buy Odyssey again if they ported to AU. Otherwise not really a fan of any Korg sound other than the hardware opsix.
I had an idea
Korg’s Gadget is a very good seq but not quite what I’d regard as a pro level DAW. Hence I start stuff on Gadget then move over to the Mac and LPX. But, I think Korg probably could pull off a proper pro DAW.
Imagine this:
I think the SQ-64 mentality expanded into a full DAW would be competitive.
But the Triton was the last time that style of Korg workstation made sense. The shift in quality you get from Kontakt style libraries and the computing power that's available in very small (and roadworthy) packages these days means a great quality stage piano/master MIDI controller is a far wiser investment for those that used to take Tritons out on the road.
Some religious issue..?
This… I have wanted to see the word “Montage”on this forum for a long time. It feels like the pinnacle for sound palettes and we secretly yearn for on iOS.
Would you agree?
Are the sounds the same as the original M1 hardware? If so, NO. unless your idea of a piano is the 90s dance music piano, etc. Very limited sample memory was available at that time. That's not to say the sounds are bad, but they are representative of the tech of the time. If you like that kind of sound, sure. But not as a general purpose soundset outside of the late 80s/90s vibe.
I had an M1 back then by the way... If the software version has greater capabilities, take my comments with a grain of salt.
Here's some of the demo tracks from the hardware.
Darwin in Gadget.
It's tough to say. From a musician's standpoint, I'll say the Montage is an insane piece of hardware. Being able to layer sections, and the wealth of Yamaha's sound library in making acoustic and synthesized sounds are amazing. Flute, strings, acoustic instruments, keyboards, bells, and a lot of orchestral elements are well within Yamaha's dominance.
It was part of the reason I travelled almost 2 hours to get the Yamaha FM Essentials application app unlocked.
If I break it down from the perspective of an Engineer, it's a wealth of multi-sampled velocity instruments played, combined with a ton of layer controls, and scene selection, all controlled via a small UI screen.
Two apps that come to mind to pull this off...MK Extreme, and/or Drambo to control the instruments. Apps like Pure Synth, Korg Module, and more. Audiolayer to "borrow" some sounds off my favorite instruments on the montage, Keyscape, and more. But that's me theory-crafting.
Regarding the Montage, I had a blast with it. Is it the pinnacle of sound palletes? I'm uncertain. Keyscape, made by Spectrasonics who also made Omnisphere, seems to currently be what's used by a lot of desktop, and even pure hardware enthusiasts. Korg has a ton of great and legendary synths, bass sounds, and electric guitars.
Won't deny the power of the Montage. It's a phenomenal machine.
