Korg 01 W Vst

The Go to product viewer dialog for this item. was the definitive "workstation" of the early 90s, serving as the high-powered successor to the legendary Korg M1

Part 1: Why the 01/W? The Sound of a Generation

Before we search for a VST, we need to understand why you want one. The Korg 01/W is not just "the M1 with more sounds." It is a darker, fatter, more melancholic instrument.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a silent war was waged in recording studios. On one side stood the Roland D-50 with its linear synthesis. On the other, the Yamaha SY77 with its advanced FM. But lurking in the shadows, ready to change the landscape of pop, R&B, and film scores forever, was the Korg 01/W. korg 01 w vst

“It’s like reuniting with an old friend who finally learned how to use email.” – Early beta tester

Unlike its younger sibling, the Korg M1, which received a pristine, official VST release (Korg M1 Le / Korg Collection M1), the 01/W has been conspicuously absent from Korg’s software lineup. Korg has reissued the Triton, the M1, the Wavestation, and even the MS-20, but the 01/W remains a hardware-only ghost. The Go to product viewer dialog for this item

• Load VST → select pad PCM → layer with soft saw → set attack 600–900 ms → add chorus + reverb → EQ low-cut at 120 Hz → automate filter cutoff over 8 bars.

Korg Triton VST: The Korg Triton VST (available in the Korg Collection) includes many of the evolved PCM samples that originally appeared in the 01/W.

Verdict: Expensive ($399) but the most authentic Korg sound. You have to "build" the 01/W manually. Load VST → select pad PCM → layer

While a 1:1 official Korg recreation is still on many wishlists, there are several ways to get these sounds in your DAW: The Korg 01/W is a master ambient synth from 1991