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Korg | X3R

Description

The nineties update to the legendary M1. Launched in 1993, it expanded on what made the M1 such a great machine and featured a range of solid, entirely usable sounds. The Strings and Basses are exceptionally good, although truly analog sounding sweeps and pads are not what this machine was about. The X-series models were designed as a middle-weight workstation, with the warmer and more powerful 01/W series taking the reins as Korg's premiere ROMpler workstation of the early nineties.

The X-series are based around 6 MB of 16-bit multi-samples, with basses, guitars, strings, drums, pads and much more. You can even add more PCM sounds to the synth, but additional PCM cards are expensive and/or hard to find.

X2: 76 Keys

X3: 61 Keys

X3R: Rack version

BrandKorg
ModelX3R
DeviceSynth
TypeRack
Engine TypeDigital
EnginePCM
Voices (max)32
Multitimbral16
Oscillators1
LFO2
Engine Detailed8MB PCM waveforms
Filter (VCF)2 Digital Lowpass Filter, velocity sensitive (non-resonant)
Envelope (VCA)Digital Amplifier with 4-stage ADSR envelope generators
FX2x 47 Digital multi-effects: reverb, delay, overdrive, EQ, chorus, rotary speaker, and more.
Memory200 user programs, 200 user combis
Recording16-Track, 10,000 Notes, 9 Songs.
Keys0
Key typeN/A
VelocityN/A
AftertouchN/A
MidiI-O-T
Produced:1993 - 1993
Legend: Obvious Y: Yes, N: No, N/A: Not Applicable
VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator DCO Digital Controlled Oscillator
LFO Low Frequency Oscillator Sub Sub Oscillator
VCF Voltage Controlled Filter VCA Voltage Controlled Amplifier
Velocity As with a piano, the harder you hit a key, the louder the sound, unlike most organs which always produce the same loudness no matter how hard you hit a key. Aftertouch Pressing a key after you activated it. Channel Aftertouch, no matter which key, it will send a Channel message. Poly Aftertouch, sends the pressure per key instead of the whole channel.
Values for OSC, LFO, Filter, Envelope are per voice unless stated otherwise.

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