Korg 01W/FD - DIGITAL WORKSTATION - GOOD

The Korg 01/W series are workstation synthesizers, the first of which debuted in 1991, and were intended to replace the Korg M1 and T series. The workstation/ROMpler was based on AI² (Advanced Integrated Squared), an improved version of the AI (Advanced Integrated) Synthesis technology found in the M1 (although the advancements of the core synthesis engine were arguably quite minor, except for the subsequently removed Waveshaping, see below). The success of the AI² architecture ensured it was used in the majority of subsequent Korg synths of the 1990s.

You can expand its sample memory by adding PCM cards.

Variations

• 01/W: The basic 61 key model without floppy drive. Did not sell well due to its very small amount of sequencer memory, although it had the benefit of retaining sequencer data in battery-backed memory when powered off.
• 01/Wfd: Same as above, but with greatly increased sequencer memory and internal floppy disk drive.

• SPECS
• 254 sampled instruments in 6 megabytes of ROM (the M1 had 100 sampled instruments) (The T-Series has 8mb of ROM with about 190 sampled instruments)
• 47 effects algorithms vs. only 33 in the M-/T-series
• Korg introduced a feature called Waveshaping which is most significant addition to the original AI synthesis engine, and was produced by a discrete custom Korg IC chip in the 01/W.
• The 01/WFD, 01/Wpro, 01WproX models had an internal 3.5" floppy disk drive that could read single-sided 720k floppy disks, custom Korg format.
• The sequencer of The 01/WFD, 01/Wpro, 01WproX could hold up to 47000 notes, several times more than the M1 but less than the T-Series.
• The polyphony was doubled to a maximum of 32 notes (32 total oscillators) with 16 tracks/MIDI parts (as opposed to the 16-note/16-oscillator polyphony and 8-track Sequencer of the M1 and T-Series).
• The 01/W models featured a backlit 240x64 pixel LCD (same as T-series) which could display both graphics and/or four times the characters as the M1's 40 character x 2 line LCD.
• 2 pairs of Stereo Analog Out balanced
• Midi In/Out/Thru
• Floppy drive reads 3"1/2 floppies (Korg Formatted)