Korg MS-20 Mini

[Walter Ego]

I still say that playing a KingKorg on-stage or elsewhere ought to get you punched directly in the throat, just because of the supposed graphic and name; but I'm just bitter about the whole secretive nature of this whole endeavour.

Maybe this whole MS-20 re-release is to atone for the stupidity of the name and logo for the KingKorg....it may even be a good synth...but really, it's got to be one of the worst names conceivable.

I think I actually had a dream about the MS-20 last night (don't judge me...).

[Walter Ego]

Here's a question...which is a bigger deal: the release of the Mini MS-20 or the release of the Minimoog Voyager a decade ago?

[dustinh]

This is a bigger deal for me and for most consumers. At 600 euros, that makes the mini ms-20 accessible to a h**l of a lot more people than the 3000-3500 moog voyager. Also, the voyager is a different synth than the minimoog. I find the mini ms-20 interesting because this is the first time that a company has done a straight up re-issue of a vintage synth that's going to be very close to the original.

[Kidney05]

This is a bigger deal for me and for most consumers. At 600 euros, that makes the mini ms-20 accessible to a h**l of a lot more people than the 3000-3500 moog voyager. Also, the voyager is a different synth than the minimoog. I find the mini ms-20 interesting because this is the first time that a company has done a straight up re-issue of a vintage synth that's going to be very close to the original.

The MS-20 is opening a whole new market. The minimoog is still only viable for the synth 1%

[Walter Ego]

This is a bigger deal for me and for most consumers. At 600 euros, that makes the mini ms-20 accessible to a h**l of a lot more people than the 3000-3500 moog voyager. Also, the voyager is a different synth than the minimoog. I find the mini ms-20 interesting because this is the first time that a company has done a straight up re-issue of a vintage synth that's going to be very close to the original.

The MS-20 is opening a whole new market. The minimoog is still only viable for the synth 1%

Yeah...I've never been in the market for a Voyager, as much as I would love one...but I am DEFINITELY in the market for an MS-20.

[zoomtheline]

I think I actually had a dream about the MS-20 last night (don't judge me...).

I did too! I had borrowed it to take pics of from an uncle I didn't actually know very well and had no idea he had it. Anyway, we get a call that he passed away and we was all sad, then the realisation hit me that I could probably keep the synth. I got sooo excited inside but the guilt was a struggle ha.
Also a friend who knows nothing of synths comes up to me and says do you want to buy this thing off me. It was a weird homemade modular piece with 4 famous filters (from the actual synths) built in to it. A moog from model D, A Steiner from a Synthacon, a Roland from a SH5 and a ... Struthi! Ha I guess the choice could have been even weirder being as it was a dream.

[nvbrkr]

This is a bigger deal for me and for most consumers. At 600 euros, that makes the mini ms-20 accessible to a h**l of a lot more people than the 3000-3500 moog voyager. Also, the voyager is a different synth than the minimoog. I find the mini ms-20 interesting because this is the first time that a company has done a straight up re-issue of a vintage synth that's going to be very close to the original.

Nope. Tom Oberheim redid the SEM a while ago.

[masstronaut]

On the monotribe probably yeah, but on the MS20 (also see my post above)??? Still that would be strange wording even for the monotribe if it was just stepping through the sequencer IMO...

Hey, maybe an OS update will allow the Sync In to take CV/Gate.

Actually that could explain why they include a stereo mini-jack > mini-jack cable with the M/Tribe. What is that about?

While we're dreaming...

[Ashe37]

On the monotribe probably yeah, but on the MS20 (also see my post above)??? Still that would be strange wording even for the monotribe if it was just stepping through the sequencer IMO...

Hey, maybe an OS update will allow the Sync In to take CV/Gate.

Actually that could explain why they include a stereo mini-jack > mini-jack cable with the M/Tribe. What's is about?

While we're dreaming...

That is for syncing monotribes.

[SKINNYPIG]

This is a bigger deal for me and for most consumers. At 600 euros, that makes the mini ms-20 accessible to a h**l of a lot more people than the 3000-3500 moog voyager. Also, the voyager is a different synth than the minimoog. I find the mini ms-20 interesting because this is the first time that a company has done a straight up re-issue of a vintage synth that's going to be very close to the original.

Nope. Tom Oberheim redid the SEM a while ago.

There was also the Welsh Minimoog back in the 1990s

[Ned Bouhalassa]

For all the potential buyers of the new MS-20, with its great price, there will be some, I think, who will be put off by the lack of preset memory.

[masstronaut]

Yeah but you know what they can go and do.

[Infrasound]

I'm no analog purist, and there are a few VAs I've been interested in having a look at.

I played the Minibrute and was considering it, but as of now the synth for which I have the biggest GAS is the MS20. I've wanted one for years but the price second hand has been too prohibitive. There's someone in Melbourne who pops up trying to sell his - he started at $3000, and the last time he advertised he was down to $2250 but I think he didn't sell it. He may want to move on it quickly and drop his price because I think his head is in the clouds.

There was a MS20C cntroller for sale which I vaguely considered, but no more as the real deal is on my shopping list along with Ableton Push and Live 9. Think I'll grab the MS20 as soon as it's available.

Hurry up Korg!

[Infrasound]

I couldn't care less about the lack of presets.

I'm stoked it has Midi over USB. I haven't checked, but I hope there's 5 pin midi as well.

[DesolationBlvd]

Needless to say, the mini MS-20 is much more appealing than the "Maxitribe" shoop. Mini-keys are still preferable to 25 keys.

My worry is that even with a simple patch panel interface it might be a gateway drug into modular.

This is my new fear with the MS-20.