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does the M1 produce Microtones?

[edit] Subjectivity

Isn't there too much subjectivity on the last two paragraphs under 'Series', perhaps including some sales propaganda by Korg? I think these paragraphs are obviously the voice of wishful thinking manufacturers and sales men. Not encyclopedic objective material.

Sales propaganda by Korg? (see below)

'...WHICH MEANS IT SHIPS WITH LARGE palette of sounds. ADDITIONALLY, THIS SOFTWARE CAN import System Exclusive files (.SYX) exported from the original HARDWARE-BASED M1. This opens the door to 3rd party ROMs being available for the SOFTWARE VERSION. AND in response to user feedback, Korg has ADDED a RESONANT FILTER to the SOFTWARE VERSION, which means that it has ADDED FLEXIBILITY with sound design that the ORIGINAL MODEL DID NOT.'

Subjectivity? (see below)

'...when the public had its fill of 'do-it-all-yourself' machines, and the 'virtual analog' age began. While some top-notch music workstations are still produced, the computer and software synthesizer market has slowly eroded the market, and most people today prefer simpler synth designs and good sequencing software packages, which integrate audio and MIDI sequencing seamlessly.' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.195.56.182 (talk) 16:04, August 27, 2007 (UTC)

This article does need much clean up. Please feel free to edit it, which is, bizarrely, kinda the point of Wikipedia. But I do agree that a lot of statements could be written better and the whole article needs reorganization. What is also needed is good citations. If a third-party article can verify a statement, then it's probably worth including. I happen to own two Korg M1s. The M1 and the Wavestation are my two favorite synths of all time. The M1 did have a huge palette of sounds at the time of its release, and the sounds ranged from respectable to pretty damn awesome. Great synth. One of the best ever, in my opinion. Of course, my opinion doesn't count here on Wikipedia... JordanSealy 17:36, 28 August 2007 (UTC)