Korg Ms20 Mini-Wm ex demo

Description

Korg Ms20 Mini-Wm ex demo

2-year warranty

Korg reintroduces the analog synthesis of the MS-20, same circuit, same filter, truly analog, with added MIDI In and USB.

The MS-20 mini is a perfect replica of the MS-20. The design team was led by the same engineers who produced the original model in 1978, with the goal of recreating the same circuitry. The synthesis structure is the same distinctive MS-20. The MS-20 mini features two oscillators with ring modulation, envelope generators, hold, and delay. The VCA has been optimized to generate less noise than the original model, without changing its basic structure. One of the most important distinguishing features of the MS-20 was its powerful resonant high-pass and low-pass filters. Maximizing resonance created filter self-oscillation, which was a true peculiarity, a drastic change in sound that many defined as "inimitable." The same system is also adopted in the other analog synths currently in the Korg catalog: monotron and monotribe. Mid-way through its production cycle, the MS-20 changed its filter circuit: the MS-20 mini implements the first filter implemented in the original model, considered by many to be the best for its drastic intervention. At the time, another strong point of Korg's monophonic analog synthesizer was the external signal processing input (ESP). This allowed, and still allows in the new mini model, to use the pitch and volume of an external audio source to control the synthesis engine. Thanks to the patchbay integrated on the right side of the panel, it is possible to connect the various modules to each other to create more complex sounds. The sonic possibilities are confined to the user's imagination, as different combinations of modulation in/out trigger, sample and hold, and noise generator can give rise to an invaluable variety of sounds. Thanks to the silkscreen printing on the patchbay panel, these operations will be easily performed even by beginner users. The MS-20 mini features a traditional DIN format MIDI input and a USB port for transmitting and receiving MIDI notes only (no velocity, no controller). You can therefore play the mini-MS-20 using other MIDI keyboards, or from your computer. At the same time, with the instrument's keyboard, you can play software instruments installed on your computer. The efforts to achieve a rigorous reproduction of the original were not limited to the product itself. The box also perfectly reproduces the original from that era, including the product's original manual, with its relative setup instructions.

Specifications

- Meticulous replica of the original Ms-20

- Designed by the same engineers from 1978

- Dimensions reduced by approximately 14%

- Structure: 2VCO/2VCA/2VCF/2EG/1LFO

- Self-oscillating high-pass and low-pass filters

- External Signal Processing (ESP)

- Flexible patching system

- MIDI In and USB I/O connections (notes only, no velocity or controls)

- Perfect replica: from the circuit to the box, including the manual

mini keys

patch inputs for mini jacks

traditional MIDI input

USB MIDI input

VCO 1: Tri, Saw, Block/Pulse, Noise

VCO 2: Saw, Block, Pulse, Ring Modulation

High Pass filter

Low Pass filter

modulation generator

envelope generators: 2

external signal processor (ESP)

pitch wheel

patch inputs: 35

dimensions: 493 x 257 x 208 mm

weight: 4.8 kg