I own/have owned loads of analogue synths so I have a fair idea what they should sound like, and this thing does it REALLY, REALLY well but has the added benefit of modern technology/reliability.

OK so it won't exactly replicate EVERY vintage synth, but who cares?? So much for such a low price. You can make so many unique, beautiful sounds that would hold up in any professional recording or performance. And it's just so damn FUN. Only real gripe is the polyphony (I am not a piano player, I'm a guitarist, so I don't care much though), and it's possibly a bit lighter and flimsier in build quality than, say, my Polysix. but this is also a plus point as it's easy to lug about.

What an inspirational tool. Don't listen to the gearsnobs who claim this can't do analog or isn't 'phat' enough. It can... and it IS. If there was a synth from the 70s/80s with this breadth of features and this sound, it would be revered by the very same gearsnobs. Heck, most pianists scoffed at analogue synths when they first came out... old stuff is 'always' better apparently.

The more you play around and tweak, the more you're rewarded. For me, that's just what a good synth should be about. Conversely, it's the sort of machine even my non-musical friends can come round mess about with and enjoy - the vocoder is always a crowd pleaser :)

Can you tell I like this thing? I've used a JP-8000 a lot too, and it's a *great* board with many advantages - but the MS-2000 definitely has more.. hmm... soul(!)... something I didn't think would be possible with a VA.