Korg M3R
M3R (image courtesy of Korg )
Released: 1989
MSRP: Y124,000
Synopsis:
Single oscillator M1R with half the sample memory and no sequencer
Architecture Class: Rompler.
Ebay Description:
The Korg M3R is a pressure and velocity sensitive 1U rack (8 channel multitimbral) single oscillator (16 voice) synthesizer, featuring 90 waveforms and 45 drums (16 bit, 1MW, more via card), low pass filter, dedicated (pitch, filter amplifier) 3-stage envelopes, dedicated pitch and filter LFOs, dual stereo effects processors (33 effects), stereo and dual individual outputs, and MIDI. The 100 user editable presets can be saved via MIDI SysEx or memory card.
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
1U rack
W:430mm
D:405mm
H:44mm
5.9kg?
no
stereo individual:2
MIDI:In/Out/Thru
Remote:8pin(DIN)
MIDI
MIDI
no
AC
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
program:M3R
PCM-card:M1
M1R
M3R
100
card:100
100
MIDI:SysEx
program-slot:RAM(MCR-03)|ROM-card
sample-slot:ROM-card
MIDI:SysEx
menu based
LCD display
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
8
16
no (mono)
DO->DF->DA
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
dual (serial|parallel) stereo multieffects processors (33 effects)
no
aftertouch
DA-EG
key
MIDI-CC7
yes
Control
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator External
Sequencer
Sequencer Memory
Sequencer External
Continuous
Program Change
no
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC2
MIDI-CC6
MIDI-CC38
MIDI-CC80
MIDI-CC100
MIDI-CC101
pedal MIDI
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
yes
no
MIDI
MIDI
temperament:5 (preset:4 user:1)
control: programmable key center
1
Sample
Stereo
Sample Depth
Sample Rate
Sample RAM
Sample ROM
Sample Points
Sample Trigger
Sample Loop
Sample Edit
N/A
16bit
N/A
N/A
1MW (2MB)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Source
Name
Signal Class
Waveform
Octave Range
Amplitude Modulator
Harmonics Modulator
Pitch Modulator
Wave Assign Modulator
DO
digital
samples:90
kits:4
(45
drum
samples)
4' 8' 16'
no
no
aftertouch
DO-EG
Pitch-MG
MIDI-Bend
no
Filter
Name
Signal Class
IC
Resonant
Shape
Frequency Modulator
Resonance Modulator
Shape Modulator
VDF
digital
DSP
no
low pass
aftertouch
VDF-EG
key
VDF-MG
MIDI-CC2
no
no
Envelope
Name
Level
Rate
Loop
Polarity
Trigger
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
DO-EG
start
attack
release
attack
decay
release
no
yes
no
velocity
velocity
VDF-EG
attack
break-point
release
attack
decay
slope
release
no
yes
no
velocity
key
velocity
DA-EG
attack
break-point
attack
decay
slope
release
no
no
no
velocity
key
velocity
LFO
Name
Waveform
Delay
Polarity
Sync
Delay Modulator
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
Pitch-MG
triangle
saw:up
saw:down
square
yes
no
key
no
aftertouch
MIDI-CC1
no
VDF-MG
triangle
saw:up
saw:down
square
yes
no
key
no
aftertouch
MIDI-CC1
no
