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USED KORG M1 KEYBOARD W/ ROAD CASE IN PERFECT CONDITION

YOU ARE BIDDING ON A USED KORG M1 KEYBOARD IN PERFECT CONDITION. INCLUDED WITH THE KORG IS A HEAVY DUTY ROAD CASE, FOOTPEDAL, AND POWER SUPPLY.The Korg M1 was the world's first widely-known music workstation. Its onboard MIDI sequencer and palette of sounds allow musicians to produce complete professional arrangements. The M1 became the best-selling digital keyboard of all time, which it remains today.The M1 offers the ability to combine up to eight programs (patches) to play simultaneously on various key and velocity zones. This arrangement is called a 'Combi,' and allows more complex sounds to be assembled and played via keyboard or MIDI.The integrated MIDI sequencer allows up to eight polyphonic tracks to play internal or MIDI sounds simultaneously. The sequencer memory can be shared with the user sound area, allowing 100 user "Program" sounds and 100 user "Combination" sounds with 4,400 sequencer notes or a reduced 50 Program and 50 Combination user sounds with 7700 notes. The sequencer's pattern structure permits memory saving by using patterns for repetitive regions. The M1's sequencer offers full track editing and quantization, making it possible to produce high-quality songs entirely on the machine.The M1 offers 2 independent effects engines featuring reverb, flanger, chorus, delay, etc.The user interface featurs a 40x2 character LCD and softkeys, along with data slider and data entry buttons. The workstation features minimalist physical controls, employing only a joystick that combines two modulation sources (Left/Right on the joystick adjusts pitchbend down and up, respectively. Pushing up on the joystick emits MIDI controller 1 messages and pushing down emits MIDI controller 2 messages) and the pitch bend; aftertouch; and the data slider. All M1 models include 2 slots for expansion - one for sample ROMs and the other for patch/combi ROMs or RAM cards for saving sounds or sequences. Korg offered the MCR-02 128k card and the MCR-03 256k card for around $80-$150 list, as well as the monster 4 bank MCR-04 MegaRam. These cards and the M1's internal memory all use 3V lithium cells like the CR2032 which lasts ~5 years without needing to be replaced. If the battery dies, your sounds and sequences will be lost.