In an article on Soundonsound, mix engineer Tom Lord-Alge is noted for including the Korg M1R in his gear list.

最近作っている曲は、バリバリテクノとバリバリオーケストラなのですが、両方の曲調でいわゆる定番！って音が必要だったりします。

んーVIRUS早くこないかなぁー。 新しい音色から曲が出来たりするのは、よくある事なので楽しみです。

KORGのLegacyCollectionのDigitalEditionの方もいいなぁー。 http://www.korg.co.jp/Product/Synthesizer/LegacyCollection/DigitalEdition/

M1RもWAVESTATIONもハードで持っているのですが卓に立ちあがっていません。 やはりこれにしか出せない音があり、特に最近「M1のあの音っぽいのないかなぁー」って思う事が多いのですが、なかなか他の音源ではいま一つな感が否めません。。。

オーケストラ系はSD2導入予定、注文済みです！ http://www.h-resolution.com/EastWest/SD2.html

先に使ったもん勝ちっすね（笑）

EASTWESTをみると http://www.soundsonline.com/home.php シンフォニックコーラスのプレイエディション版出ますね。 http://www.soundsonline.com/Symphonic-Choirs-PLAY-Edition-pr-EW-182.html

今はIntelmacしか使ってないので、ちょっと困ってたのですが解決しそうです！

"The M1R gets used for its Bottle Bell patch, but I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed by Studio Electronics' MIDIMini analogue synth, as the tuning drifts quite badly. However, I also have their SE1 analogue synth which is great for bass. Surprisingly, the little Peavey Spectrum Bass also has some great bass sounds that I use — patches three and four. My Vintage Keys is only used occasionally, mainly for the Wurlitzer piano, while the Korg X3 is left set to patch 10, a kind of Rhodes sound. The JV1080 also has a lovely electric piano sound on it, but I'm a bit disappointed with the Technics WSA1R as it doesn't have many really usable sounds. I've just bough a Yamaha CS2X for a bit of fun, for sequencing and so on, and the Trinity I still like."

According to Future Music, this item is listed as used by Tim Simenon on recording ULTRA for Depeche MODE

Mark's Korg M1R can be seen near the bottom of his rack in this photo, sourced from his podcast interview at Roadie Free Radio: http://www.roadiefreeradio.com/podcast-1/2016/10/3/mark-snow

In this late 2025 promotional video for Arturia, we see inside Kenji Kawai's studio, where a pair of Korg M1Rs can be clearly seen @ 0:51. Kenji has been pictured in this studio with this rack several times over the years, indicating he's been using this rack for awhile now.

Gregg Giuffria used the Korg M1R for the clock sound in the intro of the song "O Father" from the "Demons Down" album. This is confirmed by an article in Keyboard Magazine, November 1992, page 108, written by Robert L. Doerschuk.

Included in list of Stuart Kershaw's equipment published in a 1993 issue of Future Music.

Michael Bradford's 'Chunky Style Gear'

A big, beefy guy with a penchant for making big, beefy‑sounding records, Michael Bradford aptly names his production company Chunky Style Music. Accordingly, he also has his own chunky style setup at a post‑production facility named Millennium Sound. Mostly MIDI‑related or used to run Pro Tools, this collection of equipment is pretty comprehensive:

Akai S1100 sampler.Alesis ADAT digital multitrack w/BRC.Apple Power Macintosh 9600 running a Digidesign Pro Tools 5.1 Mix Plus system.Casio RZ1 drum machine.Clavia Nord Rack and Nord Modular synthesizers.CM Automation Motormix.Compaq AP500 Pentium III with Windows NT running Pro Tools 5.0 Mix Plus System.Emu E6400 and Emax samplers, Orbit and Planet Phatt sound modules, and E‑Synth keyboard.Korg M1R and N5SR sound modules.Line 6 Pod and Bass Pod.Mackie HR824 hard disk recorder.Mackie HUI control surface.Mackie 3304 mixer.Yamaha FB01 sound module.

On stage the two keyboard players have almost identical systems: Ipinson plays a Roland A80 mother keyboard MIDI'd into a rack, an S1000 with 8Meg of memory, an M1R and a D550. He also has a Roland piano module as a safety precaution in case anything else goes down. Coxon's setup substitutes a Cheetah mother keyboard for the Roland and forgoes the piano module.

In the January 1990 issue of "Keyboard Magazine," the right-side column on page 37 mentions that Alan Pasqua used a Korg M1R as part of his rig with the band Giant. The article was authored by Alan di Perna.

"Enter stage left the newest addition to the Cutting Crew fold, session musician Terry Devine-King, who was brought in to play keyboards for the tour, and with him a number of useful pieces of equipment, notably the Roland D-50, Korg M-1R, Roland Super JX-10, Akai S-900 and, oh, deep joy!, a Roland MC-500."