Interested in this as well.  One review said that the addon cards were included; another said that some of the cards are "empty".  Does the MI legacy have all the extra cards?

My M1 Legacy came with cards 1 through 21, a KLC card, cards TI 1 through 11 as well as 4 user (RAM) cards. All cards but the user cards came loaded with sounds. The user cards are for your creations.
 
I hope this helps.

Cecelius
I'm sure even if you don't get them with purchase, I seem to remember there are loads and loads of free downloads on the Korg site - it's been quite a while since I last looked, but I'm sure there was a lot of it available.
Forgot to mention, when I purchased mine it came with the "mini" MS 20 midi controller - almost (but not quite) like playing the real thing!!
Nigel
 
 

Thanks.  I think I will put this on my "to buy" list.  I owned many synths, but only one was a korg.  It is long gone.  So it would be nice to have classic Korg tones by getting the M1 legacy vst.  Almost a no-brainer even without a sale.

The M1 VST comes with the factory produced sounds from all released cards.  I didn't have any empty ones.
 
Check or hunt the Korg forum for the additional M1 zip file of sounds that's out there.  I got it last year sometime.
 
The zip file had TONS of sound banks that used to be for purchase but the companies went out of business or no longer sells the sounds - this is copyrighted sounds which if I remember right the collector got permission from all the vendors to include in the bundle zip file.  TOTALLY worth the hunt as there are latterly hundreds of sounds that are useful.
 
for $50 I was so stoked to get so many sounds for a great plugin.

I remember trying to look for that M1 zip file about a year ago, and couldn't find it. If anyone does find a link to these additional sounds, please do post it here.
 
Thanks!!

Mesh
I remember trying to look for that M1 zip file about a year ago, and couldn't find it. If anyone does find a link to these additional sounds, please do post it here.
 
Thanks!!

When I get home I will look at the file name I have and see if I can locate a active web page with the file.
 
if not I can send you the file, the author that combined all the sysex banks stated that they were freely distributable as long as the whole zip file was sent and not repackaged etc.

MachineClaw

Mesh
I remember trying to look for that M1 zip file about a year ago, and couldn't find it. If anyone does find a link to these additional sounds, please do post it here.
 
Thanks!!

When I get home I will look at the file name I have and see if I can locate a active web page with the file.
 
if not I can send you the file, the author that combined all the sysex banks stated that they were freely distributable as long as the whole zip file was sent and not repackaged etc.

I just checked and it looks like those files has been taken down, Korg Legacy Collecton – page #3 – the ultimate collection of M1……….., error 404 – because they contained copyrighted material.

 
 
Guys I used to own the M1 (hardware) myself. I don't have the plug but I have Wavestation VST which I LOVE!!!I will probably get the M1 later.
 
However I did manage to track a whole bunch of M1 sounds. I am not sure though if it is the zip file you guys are talking about but there are stacks of banks in there.
 
You are welcome to it. What I have done is use my HighTail account and create a public link as I have done here. Not sure how long it will be up there maybe 5 or 7 days or so.
 
https://www.hightail.com/download/elNLWmd1d0ExUUNHR3NUQw These are sysex files so you will need a little program like MIDI OX to send them to your (hardware) M1 or use a sequencer etc. The VST will open the files directly. Hope they are useful.

Jeff, the legacy M1 can directly import sysex data. Just click on the type of sysex you want to import (program, combi or multi) and the browser then click on the user card you want to use. Click on the file box, that is the small one under program mode, and import. Find the sysex you want to import and click ok. You can have all four user cards loaded at once.
 
I hope this helps.