Korg

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A musical instrument manufacturer, concentrating on synthesizers and related gear.

Korg was founded in 1963 by a Tokyo night club owner Tsutomu Katoh with Japan's top accordion player Tadashi Osanai. The duo originally set up to produce a better backing-rhythm device than Onasai's Wurlitzer Sideman. The company started off using the name Keio Gijutsu Kenkyujo Ltd., later changing it to Keio Electronic Laboratories. Korg didn't became the official name until the mid-80s.

Korg's first product was a drum machine called the DA-20 Doncamatic. They soon moved on to organs and eventually synthesizers (starting with the MiniKorg 700). The company became known for their innovative products, being first with features like the key transposer and PCM synthesis.

International success first came with the Poly-800 and PolySix models. But the most major one arrived in 1988 with the Korg M1 workstation, the best selling synth ever. Yamaha had hit gold by acquiring a large amount of Korg stock just before the release of M1.

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Korg M1	Korg Mono/Poly	Korg MS-20	Korg MiniKorg 700
Korg 707	Korg PolySix	Korg Triton	Korg KARMA
Yamaha	Korg DW-8000	Korg Poly-800	Korg DDD-5
Korg Trident	Korg MS-50	Moog	Korg Wavestation EX
Kaoss Pad	Korg RK-100	Korg PS-3300	Korg SQD-1
Korg DSS-1	Korg EX-8000	Korg VC-10	Korg Poly-800 mk II

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