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MS20 Synthesizer At a Glance
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Anonymous writes:

As the possessor of a small collection of completely incompatible analogue synths (pre midi) the MS20 goessome way to providing a basic interface by way of its built in pitch to voltage convertor. The MS20 excels at fat bass sounds thanks to some beefy osc.s and filters. Filter sweeps are wild. For an analogue synth of its age and class itcopes with staying in tune very well and doesn't appear to be affected by temperature fluctuations. You can feed any signal through the patchbay and use the MS20's filters to alter the sound colour, so its kind of a synth and analogue effects unit in one. Excellent!!

Sonic Says
I just took delivery of one of these. After a bit of head scratching I figured out what they can do , sort of. The filter is very interesting as there are two sections a HPF and a LPF. Both have resonance, with a bit of tweaking you can create some very interesting bandpass filter fx too. There's also a simpler HPF+LPF accessable from the external input via the patchbay.
It's a pseudo modular but is very good fun to fiddle with. I'm off to buy a white coat and a clipboard -and a whole bunch of patch leads.
Basic Architecture

2 VCOs 1=tri, rampdown, pw and noise. 2= rampdown, square, pw + ringmod

Filter HPF+LPF

1 LFO tri, square, mix between them

2 env 1=delay, attack, release - hardwired to pitch of VCOs 2= full ADSR +hold - hardwired to VCA + Filter.

ext signal input with env follower and basic pitch tracker.

PS I read somewhere that both the MS series synths use fairly standard component circuitry. Which makes em easy to fix. No (or not many) obscure ICs to find and pay throught the nose for.- They do seem pretty robust but all things break sometime!

Comments About the Sounds:
A very unique sounding instrument. Filters have their own character. A classic.

and Markus Feuerstack for the pic

Links for the Korg MS20 Synthesizer

	More Synth Gear Best US prices on many current models
	Cartwheel - band who uses this synth download sounds
	David Kristian's Official Website This site features mp3s, a gear list, and album reviews - DK used the MS-20 and MS-10 with the SQ-10 sequencer on "Beneath the Valley of the Modulars" CD and the "Clubfoot" and "Ectopic Beat" 12"s.
	cavestudio SH: Ms20-site in german, with manual & service manual
	Frostwave Resonantor Korg MS20 Filter Clone Frostwave Analog Effects have put the Korg MS20 filter into a voltage controlled compact 'true analog' effects unit.
	Korg MS-20 Pictures The Spoiledbrat Network presents some superior pictures of the Korg MS-20 !
	Ms20 CD Rom for Emu Samplers Ice Kold Tekno
	Ben Ward's site
	Bentley Drummer - makes the MS-20 wail download music featuring the MS-20
	Parallel Worlds use the MS20 in their second album. go to the Shima records site to heat clips of theParallel worlds INSIGHT album tracks featuring the MS20 in combination to the SQ10 sequencer.
	The synthetic dream foundation Industrial techno band that makes wide use of the MS-20's filter
	MIDI Interfaces for old analog Synths! MIDI Interface for old analog retro Synths like TB-303, TR-606, SH-101 ,.... Watch out!! NEW!!!
	audiomonsoon.com Korg MS20 multisampled oscillator CD-Rom. MP3 preview.
	notchsider.com - Korg MS20 info , manuals , photos

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