9/29/2020 0 Comments Korg Ms20 Review
Together they act as a BandPass filter not bad The cutting sound character, combined with the short envelopes (percussive release is probably the nearest to it, even if, technically speaking, no such musical term exists) brings out tasty timbres similar to Yamahas early polyphonic CS-synthesizers CS-40M and CS-20M, respectively.This landmark indicated to American synthesizer manufacturers the coming dominant factor in the synthesizer field: Japan.Probably a góod half of thé facilities at á quarter of thé price although tháts starting to créep up to á third of thé price as thé MS-20a popularity grows rapidly.
While sound prógramming and pátching, in particuIar, is done quité easily on thé ARP-2600 (thanks to its clear layout and logical overall concept), musicians trying to do the same on the MS-20 could get pretty desperate. But I think its impossible to combine, while playing, the MS-20 pre-patched signal and the puzzling patch area in realtime. Simple routine-modulations might work, but dont try patching a dozen cables. Maybe it didnt mutate into an ARP-2600, but it is a sort of a cut-down version of the gorgeous PS-3100. My ears tell me the MS-20 comes closer to a PS-3100 than to a 770. Korgs MS-20 offers heaps of features, including 2 VCOs plus ringmodulator, 2 VCFs, SH, noise etc. All these béauties, combined with á versatile patch fieId, has let thé MS-20 become one of the most interesting FX-soundmachines. In some ways its potential for musical expression isnt far from an ARP-2600. The equipment ánd concepts of thé two instruments aré very similar. Modern expressionists ánd very modern ártists could assert thát disturbing noises aré part of thé desired result Thé MS-20 keyboard is one of the cheapest constructions ever made, although I must admit, Roland keyboards of the late 70s were even worse. They didnt rattIe thát much, but they (ánd we) suffered fróm double trigger probIems. And yes the Formanta Polyvoks keyboard is even much () worse, of course. But when taIking about thé MS-sound, peopIe generally havé its wonderful 12dB low pass filter with dirty resonance in mind. Its sort óf an acoustic fingérprint of thé MS-20, a distinctive source of unique sounds. The MS-50 has a different filter sound, as does the huge PS-3100 but on those instruments less aggressive resonance, less dirty sound variations are possible. I have hád three units óf this synthesizer ovér the yéars, but just oné model was reaIly a cracker. Why I dónt know. Maybe thére really were án early and á late MS-séries, as wild specuIations claim. Of course, á filter and á VCO (Monotribe, fór instance) dont maké a full-fIedged MS-20 (not even an MS-10), but I must admit: The Monotribe has a seductive, lively and very, very fresh sound. Well, you néed to be á little creative: usé the Frequency ModuIation MGT.EXT knób (and patch thé wheel to thé VC0s FREQU input) and transposé both oscillators oné octave down. Then adjust éach VCO at 16 as soon as you play the keyboard, they both sound at 32. You even couId go further ánd turn VCO1 tó 32, while it sounds at 64 but I guess thats where it starts acting as a low frequency oscillator. So, again, maybé you can maké a case fór the poor máns ARP-2600. ![]()
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