Korg Plugin

[Margarita Lovvorn]

TheKORG Collection accurately reproduces some of the legendary KORG synthesizers used and recognized around the world. Created under the supervision of the original developers and advisors, this collection offers the "real thing" in software form - only available from KORG.

KORG's renowned Component Modeling Technology, CMT, is used to provide a feeling of the organic and unexpected characteristics unique to some of the greatest analog synthesizers ever made. ARP 2600 and MS-20 - these analog keyboards are thoroughly modeled to include the unique characteristics and peculiarities of each synthesizer. The digital synth models are fully loaded with thousands of PCM/sound programs. In addition, the M1 includes the 34 original expansion cards, the WAVESTATION includes the 7 original expansion cards, and the TRITON includes the 8 original expansion boards, all of which used to be sold separately. All of the iconic "sounds" that everyone will recognize are included.

The KORG Collection reproduces the original hardware with specially selected improvements necessary for music production. The collection also features polyphonic versions of what were originally mono synths, impossible in the originals, as well as virtual patch support, high-quality effects, and a convenient browser function that allows you to search through a vast array of sound programs. Another highlight is the easy-to-use graphical user interface designed for fast and intuitive use.

For owners of the KORG Collection - Full Version, a special upgrade price is available for KORG Collection 5. Simply log in to your KORG ID to access the KORG Shop coupon. Upgrade now to try out all of the great new synthesizers available in KORG Collection 5!

Users who purchased the KORG Collection 4 - Full Version between 2024/6/3 and 2024/07/18 are eligible for a free upgrade (Grace Period). Please login to your KORG ID for further details.

The KORG Collection has a demo version* that allows you to try out almost all its features for free. Please give it a try for now to get a glimpse of the possibilities that await you.

*KORG ID account is required.

*There is no demo version of the LegacyCell.

*The software can only be used for 20 minutes at a time.

*The ability to save edited programs is disabled.

"The plugin I use the most is the TRITON. I have the original hardware as well, and the plugin really reproduces the sound accurately. They've completely captured the punchy mid-range and sharpness of the original's sound."

- Toshiyuki Kishi

"My favorite instruments in the KORG Collection 4 are the TRITON and TRITON Extreme. I have a special attachment to this gear and remember most of the hardware presets from that time."

- Tomoki Hirata

KORG Collection 4 is available for the introductory rate of $15.99/month (for 25 months) via Splice Rent-To-Own, a unique, musician-friendly distribution model that makes world-class production tools more financially accessible. With Rent-to-Own, creators get instant access to creation software and pay off the retail price over time in small monthly installments with no interest.

Downloaded the KORG M1 plugin today and can't figure out why my midi keyboard (M-AUDIO Key Station mk3) isn't working with it. Every other plugin or preset instrument works fine with my keyboard but the M1 plugin is silent. I can open a midi region in the M1 channel and manually write in notes and that works fine. I have changed the MIDI In Channel and MIDI Out Channel to 1 like other posts have suggested and even that doesn't do anything. The MIDI In Port is set to my Key Station midi keyboard. I really don't know what to do.

This happens on a new project, without changing any settings. For whatever reason, only a thin strip of the GUI is visible. When it is first opened, it appears in full for a moment, then quickly disappears/scales into a tiny strip. I have tried using the m1 vst with and without auto scale on hi dpi screens, although I am using a 1920x1080 monitor.

The entire Korg Collection 4 has GUI problems, only showing small parts of the GUIs after opening the instruments in Renoise or even showing just the borders of the plugin window, with no space for a GUI.

There was a recent thread about some vsts settings not being saved by cakewalk and the patches would revert back to the default sound every time the project opened. I cannot find it so I am starting a new thread. I chimed in the original thread about my issue with my Korg M1 vst. It was suggested that I contact Korg and let them know that something broke when they changed from vst2 to vst3. They sent me a new update. Well, now I cannot open any project I ever made with the Korg M1 (and there are over 20). Now I am screwed. M1.dll is the new one that Korg overwrote the old one with. Looks like they fixed one thing and FFF'd up another. I would rather deal with forgetting the patch than losing the entire project. Unreal.

Yeah, if there's an option to install the VST2 version, I'd do that and then get the dump file to Korg so they can troubleshoot it. It might be worth sending that off to the Bakers too to make sure it's not something on their end as well.

@TVR PRODUCTIONS - is it only loading older projects that is the issue, or can you not use the new M1 VSTi at all ?

FWIW v2.3.3.0 is working fine for me in new projects, but I can't find any older projects with M1 that have an issue.

Version 2.3.2

[PC/Mac] After installing the version 2.3.0 plug-ins, opening a project that was using earlier versions of the plug-ins would cause the project to not recall properly or to crash. This issue was observed in Cubase, Nuendo and Studio One 5. This problem has been fixed.

[PC/Mac] Fixed a problem in which vst patch files created with vst2 plug-ins in Cubase could not be loaded correctly in vst3.

[PC/Mac] Fixed a problem with Digital Performer 11 where it would fail to validate vst3 plug-ins.

I have 2.3.3 and I cannot open any project that used my older M1 vst. I can use the M1 in a new project and reopen it but that does not help me at all with the 20 or so older projects that used the M1 vst2. And to top it off, the fix that was supposed to keep the M1 settings does not work. I just recorded the M1 House Piano and when I closed and reopened Cakewalk and the new project, it plays the Universe sound. So, big fail all around regarding the M1 vst.

As for holding the shift key and opening in safe mode, what would that accomplish? I opened, an old project in safe mode, said NO for all of the M1 instruments and it opened fine. One problem, 80% of my project is missing. So, unusable.

Now, I can create new projects and be ok, albeit with all of its settings being lost evert time I reopen. Or, I can try to get the old vst, but then that will probably break all the new projects. I certainly am not going to keep two versions of the dll and replace each in explorer every time I want to use the m1. I would just uninstall the m1 at that point and never use it again. Not a great choice. Why do programmers constantly break crap when they attempt to fix things?

update. I completely uninstalled the latest m1 vst. Installed my original from 2018. It loads as a stand-alone but now no projects load the m1, so currently, I lost nearly every project I ever made. Fun times.

KORG is new to VST3 and they have struggled with their first attempts. Might be best to use the VST2 plug-ins for a while longer at least until their VST3 release notes are clear of showstoppers such as lack of persistent presets.

It wouldn't help it now, unfortunately, but the idea is if you freeze off a track when you're done working with the synth playing live, it'll basically turn that into a plain audio track and disconnect the synth entirely, so if you'd done that back when your M1 was working, the projects would open and play fine... until you unfroze the track and the M1 came back online. Not a solution but at least it lets you work with your old projects until Korg sorts itself out.

I went to my PLUGINS Cakewalk folder, cut the Korg folder and placed it outside anywhere Cakewalk would NOT look for plugins. I then restarted Cakewalk and let it tell me that the M1 plugin was not available and ok'd it. Once the project opened, I opened another instance of the M1. , then I took all the MIDI data that had been written for the M1 and put it in the new M1 folder and latched it to the new M1. Then I deleted the old M1 instance. I closed the project and Cakewalk all the way out. Then I replaced the Korg folder back into the plugins folder of cakewalk. I then fired Cakewalk and the projects in question and they now worked fine with all my presets that I had saved beforehand. I re-added M1 on several projects, as I use it a lot, before I put the Korg folder back into the plugins cakewalk folder. So, if you have several projects with the M1 , make sure you fix everyone of them before replacing the plugins back in, as I did. Otherwise, you will be repeating these steps needlessly multiple times... lol . If this for some reason doesn't work for you, please let me know. I will try to help you as much as I can.

Thanks Bob. I am a bit confused. I moved the m1 folder so it is not where it should be. I opened a project that used the old M1. I got the errors and I clicked ok all the way though. I am not sure what you mean when you say to take all the midi data from the old m1 and throw it into the new M1 folder. What folder are you referring to? I work in IT and can figure out anything but I am not sure what you mean here. Do you mean I need to insert another M1 instrument track. What would happen if I copy and paste the entire midi track from the old track to the new. Save and re-open?

Once the project opened, I opened another instance of the M1. , then I took all the MIDI data that had been written for the M1 and put it in the new M1 folder and latched it to the new M1.

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