M I S S I N G S O U N D B A N K S
I'm still searching for the discontinued commercial M1 soundbanks listed above. As you will see, there are several uncertainties about this material.
Any informations or - best of all - a sysex version of it are welcome!
By the way, if you own material or hold informations about products that are not mentioned here (or on my commercial soundbanks webpage), you can e-mail it to me.
Companies/distributers/sounddesigners/programmers (alphabetical order):
PATCH PRO
Patch Pro is an american society (Conowingo, Maryland) which produced and distributed four ROM cards for the M1 as the "KROM-Series".
If volumes 1-3 are listed on my commercial page, volume 4 is still missing to my collection. Any informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated!
| KROM4 | Image |
MICHAEL HOTOP
Michael Hotop is a german sounddesigner (Osnabrück) who programmed and sold soundbanks for several synths during the 80's-90's.
Except the products mentioned on my commercial page, Michael also distributed M1 soundbanks named Vol.4 "Traditional & Acoustic" and Vol.5 "Synthetic & Pop" (this last one programmed jointly with japanese sounddesigner Oshima).
It also seems that Michael distributed an M1 soundbank labelized "Soundtrack-Serie" (but I'm not sure that he is the programmer).
Any informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated! Many thanks to the internaute who kindly mentioned it to me.
| Vol.4 "Traditional & Acoustic" (programmed by Michael Hotop) |
| Vol.5 "Synthetic & Pop" (programmed by Michael Hotop & Oshima) |
EMC
EMC is a german company (Bergisch Gladbach - owner: Klaus Grosser) which started as a recording studio which developed and sold in the late 80's Atari editors for various synths (about 25 until 1994). They are now proposing styles collections for diverse keyboards.
Except the products mentioned on my commercial page, EMC also distributed an M1 soundbank named "Sonic Seasons" (programmed by german sounddesigner Hubertus Maass). I'm still searching for it. Any informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated!
| "Sonic Seasons" (programmed by Hubertus Maass) |
KÄNG-KONG PRODUCTIONS
Käng-Kong Productions is a german company (Gielsdorf, owner: Thomas Klimisch) which produced several M1 soundbanks.
Except the products mentioned on my commercial page, Käng-Kong also distributed an M1 soundbank named "Synthetic". I'm still searching for it. Any informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated!
| "Synthetic" |
DIGITAL MUSIC SOFT WARE
I collected one M1 ROM card from this japanese company, which seems to be the continuation of ARK society. All are labeled "Source" with a specific logo on it.
I know that they produced at least another M1 ROM card named "Drum Phrase" which includes 99 drum patterns (many thanks to Glyn Spaulding for his contribution).
Any informations or - best of all! - sysex versions about eventual other volumes from this collection are welcome!
| "Drum Phrase" (99 drum patterns) | Image |
ELECTRON ARTISTRIES
Electron Artistries is an american society (Franklin, Ohio) which produced diverse type of Korg M1 ROM cards. I personally got the "Sound Set 2" only:
- "Sound Set 1" (49 Combis/50 Progrs) & "Sound Set 2" (100 Combis/100 Progrs)
- "Drum Patterns" which contains drum kits and 150 pre-programmed rhythmic patterns
- "Sounds Patterns" (10 Combis/24 Progrs/Sounds demo)
- "M1 Sky Album" Series (3 cards) wich contain new sequences demo (these cards need the "Sound Set 1" ROM card as sounds sources)
Any informations about all others products mentioned above or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated!
| "Sound Set 1" (49 Combis/50 Progrs) | Image |
| "Drum Patterns" (contains drum kits and 150 pre-programmed rhythmic patterns) | Image |
| "Sounds Patterns" (10 Combis/24 Progrs/Sounds demo) | Image |
| "Fire Sky", "City Sky", "Mystic Sky" sequences card (needs the "Sound Set 1" ROM card Combis/Progrs) | Image |
| "Western Sky", "Stormy Sky" sequences card (needs the "Sound Set 1" ROM card Combis/Progrs) | Image |
| "Velvet Sky" sequence card (needs the "Sound Set 1" ROM card Combis/Progrs) | Image |
PATCHWORKS EVOLUTION
I know nothing about this society (country? city? owner? - do they have a link with the Jed Weaver's Patch/Works company?) except that they produced a Korg M1 ROM card named "Master Collection". I'm still searching for it. Any informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated!
| "Master Collection" |
KEEL PRODUCTIONS
Keel Productions is a canadian company (Halifax, Nova Scotia). I read in an early 90's specialized magazine an insert from this company mentioning that they were on the verge of publishing Korg M1 soundbank(s). Has this project been successful? I don't know, but any informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated!
| Keel Productions M1 soundbanks? |
AMERICAN MUSIC COMPANY
American Music Company is an... american company (yes, indeed!) from Fresno (California) which developed as the "Sounds Your Way" Series an (perhaps several) M1 soundbank(s) programmed by Cosmo Watts. A sysex version of it would be much appreciated!
| "Sounds Your Way" Series soundbank(s) - programmed by Cosmo Watts |
PRO MUSIC
Pro Music is an english society (London) which distributed soundbanks on Atari ST self loading disks (3.5" floppy disks). They produced a 3 soundbanks set for the Korg M1. I got volume 2, but I'm still searching for volumes 1 and 3.
Any additional informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated! Many thanks to the internaute who kindly mentioned it to me.
| "Songwriter Vol.1" |
| "Songwriter Vol.3" |
ARK
ARK is a japanese company which distributed in Asia soundbanks from german top sounddesigner Michael Hotop. They also produced a ROM card labelized "Source - Junya" and named "Hyper Analog".
Any additional informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated! Many thanks to the internaute who kindly mentioned it to me.
| Junya "Hyper Analog" | Patchlist | Image |
ANGEL CITY AUDIO DESIGN
Angel City Audio Design is an american company which produced at least an M1 ROM card programmed by James Fellow.
Any additional informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated! Many thanks to the internaute who kindly mentioned it to me.
| "Angel City Audio" (programmed by J. Fellows) | Image |
COMMAND DEVELOPMENT
Command Development is an american society (Los Angeles, California) which released an Atari ST M1 editor called "M1 Command". It included a four soundbanks set named "Stocks 1-4". I only own volumes 1&4 from this set (many thanks to Glyn Spaulding for his contribution). I'm still searching for volumes 2&3. Any additional informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated!
| "Stock 2" |
| "Stock 3" |
MVP
MVP is a german company (Braunschweig) which distributed M1 soundbanks. Any additional informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated! Many thanks to the internaute who kindly mentioned it to me.
| M1 soundbanks |
AZIMUTH SOFTWARE
Azimuth Software is an english society (Southampton) which produced three M1 soundbanks available on Atari ST or PC 3.5" floppy disks. Any additional informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated! Many thanks to the internaute who kindly mentioned it to me.
| "M1 HYPERBASS" - 100 analogue/sub-bass/303 synth bass sounds |
| "M1 TOOLKIT" - 100 pianos/organs/vintage/synth/bass/pads/kits etc... |
| "GENERAL M1" - Give your M1 a GM specification second to none with this bank of all new patches |
THE TONE ZONE
The Tone Zone is an american company (Brighton, Massachusetts) which distributed patches libraries for diverse synths as the "Patch-Libs". Their M1 library contained over 2'700 programs organized by category in one window for instant access. Any additional informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated! Many thanks to the internaute who kindly mentioned it to me.
| "Patch-Libs M1" for studio & film scoring / +2'700 organized programs |
PATCHWORKS
Patchworks is an english company (Hastings) which produced an M1 soundbank. Any additional informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated! Many thanks to the internaute who kindly mentioned it to me.
| 100 Pro Voices + Combis "Vol.1" |
NEWTRONIC
Newtronic is an english company (London). In early 90's advertisements, they mentioned two M1 products:
- "Magic Patches" Series (£29 per set). As it seems that Newtronic was in touch at this time with Käng-Kong Productions (which sold Klaus-Peter Rausch - aka "Mr. Magic" soundbanks), I may think that this soundbanks were in fact the same as those sold by KKP and BackInTimeRecords
- An M1 supermanager program which included 1'400 patches
Any additional informations about it or - best of all - a sysex version of it would be much appreciated! Many thanks to the internaute who kindly mentioned it to me.
| "Magic Patches" Series |
| M1 Supermanager program + 1'400 patches |
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