Korg MS 2000
The MS2000 actually comes up against the similar Roland JP-8000 and Novation SuperNova & Nova synths. Despite its amazing look, the MS2000 has some surprising limitations. It has only 4-voice polyphony so you won't be creating very lush or complex pads and sounds with it. In spite of this, its sound is clean, crisp and very flexible. It can easily conjure up beefy basslines, sub-basses, wonderful sweeping leads, pads and hits. Classic features include a 6 pattern arpeggiator, a very flexible LFO with sample and hold and even vintage wood side-panels and printed block diagrams and programming data on the face.
Programming seems just about as classic as its look. The two oscillators offer up to eight waveforms plus noise. A great self-oscillating filter section provides 12dB high and band pass filtering and switchable 12 or 24dB low pass filtering. A typical set of Envelopes modulate the filter and amplifier. Extensive modulation is provided by the two LFOs. A 16-band Vocoder section (a la VC-10) is also on-board and it does an excellent job! There are also on-board effects which include chorus, flange, phaser, delay, distortion and EQ. It also features a "Modulation Sequence" mode which is a 16-step pattern or sequence you create in either step- or real-time and any tweaking or editing can also be recorded into the pattern to add movement to it. The MS2000 is a very well designed and flexible synth with a look and functionality that not only honors but transcends its classic predecessors.
Keyboard | 44 keys with velocity (rack has 16 emulated keys, no velocity) |
Polyphony | 4 voices |
Oscillators | Analog Modeling Synthesis System- 2 osc. plus 1 noise generator (8 waveforms- sine, tri, saw, pulse, human voice and 64 DWGS waves) |
LFO | 2 LFOs with sample and hold |
Effects | 3 types modulation, 3 types delay, EQ, vocoder, 6 pattern arpeggiator |
Filter | High and band-pass (12dB), low-pass (12 or 24dB) with resonance and ADSR |
Memory | 128 programs |
Control | MIDI (2-parts) |
Date Produced | 2000 |
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