Yes, I have the DS-10+ as well, though, I don't use it as much. The M01 works just like the M1, but with a piano roll and many, many more instrument presets. Unfortunately, only being able to have eight tracks at once is quite limiting...
Ah. Well, 8 tracks isn't terrible considering Garageband on iPad also has 8 tracks max. If I had a DSi (or if I could've bought one from my brother due to him having a 3DS) then I'd go for this and the DS-10+ in a heartbeat despite the M01's rarity outside amazon.co.jp.
It also seems you're on a DSLite. I know the DS-10+ uses the DSi's extra hardware to generate more channels, so....
Only major drawaback of these DS synths, I'd say, would be the lack of MIDI connection to other devices, but I'm not entirely sure about this.
But, limits tend to bring out the best creativity...
Certainly they do! *looks at Tim Follin's and Kazuo Hanazawa's work on 8 and 16-bit systems*
Amazing work there, coming from a guy who does remakes and a fan of KORG (all of my hardware synths are KORG). I have so little criticism that I'll just say it's good enough to not merit any.
Which Korg synths do you have and recommend? I've amassed a few Roland (SD-20, SD-90 (AKA ZUN's tool of choice), SC-8850) and a Yamaha (MU1000 EX) synths over the summer, and was considering getting a few Korg modules too (whether it be to complement MIDI modules such as the above ones I got or actual synths such as the Motif and Fantom).
