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LivePsy · Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 355

You said you have to dial in different knob settings to get the same envelope. That sounds like a totally reasonable difference, because you would be setting it by ear anyway. If the digital version is in the ballpark for MS-20 signature sound, then its a credible synth in its own right. The only real issue might be the sustain level over 5 making the filter sound different.

BobTheDog · Platinum Member Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 1535

Ah, I see what you are saying, sorry I misunderstood.

Most the knob settings between the mini and the Kronos are different, you have to do it by ear for everything really.

The actual envs themselves seem different though, the curves of the segments are slightly different is my guess. Also when I meant faster, for instance a full decay on the kronos takes 17 second while on the mini it is 31 seconds.

SeedyLee · Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:30 am Post subject:

So my local music store finally got a batch of these in stock, with one not pre-ordered and available for sale. I cam perilously close to buying one today.

But as fate would have it, they moved the demo unit next to a Kronos, which I also own. For the first time I had the opportunity to compare the real MS20 against the model in the Kronos. And was surprised at how close the Kronos was to be honest.

Based on that, I decoded to stick with the Kronos for the time being. Having a polytimbral synth patch storage is probably more practical. I just don't think I would have gotten good use out of the MS20.

I have however ordered a Tetra, which I hope will prove sufficiently sonically different to expand my pallet.
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Bald Eagle · Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:54 am Post subject:

I wonder how close the iMS20 app is to the Kronos and the hardware MS20. It would be nice if there was a comparison of all 3 together.

BobTheDog · Platinum Member Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 1535

SeedyLee · Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:16 am Post subject:

Huegel · Joined: 26 Aug 2013 Posts: 7 Location: Boston

Absolutely worth the $600. It has the ability to produce warmth (contrary to what Moog users say), growl, nasally screeching insanity, bright, dark, weird, funky, simple and breath-taking sounds. The build is solid, despite a little play in some of the knobs, but nothing to get hung up on.

I gig with it, 2-3 times a week. It's small enough where it's easy to lug around, but feels sturdy on the stand. The keys are slightly smaller, but not annoyingly smaller, and the keybed feels great to the touch. The rest of the time it sits in my home studio being put to good use along side my 80's Korgs. I very much love it.
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tpantano · Platinum Member Joined: 21 Oct 2009 Posts: 1384

DrHoo · Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:50 pm Post subject:

Agreed. It can add some real body to an otherwise emptier patch, give it some growl.
I was playing with a noise a day ago that was a distorted acid patch & the noise was coming in just at the right time as the filter opened a bit. Wicked.
I threw a few patch cables in & fed more white noise from the generator into the mixer & it was even better again.

In my honest opinion. The whole 'people having issue with the noise' thing has been taken way out of proportion & context. It's been confused, twisted,over-imagined, over analyzed & it has also put off newcomers to this synth who don't realize that it is a positive element that the ms20 has. Without that noise, it just would not sound as characterful.
I've expressed the same point before in other words & only because i believe it to be correct.

SeedyLee · Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:44 am Post subject:

Etamin · Joined: 08 Dec 2010 Posts: 3 Location: Music Room

I got mine just over a week ago, and I am having a blast. It doesn't save presets, and you can't run multiple instances in your DAW, but it sounds great, and is so much fun to tweak. Also, has the external signal processor, although have only just started messing with that.

Another big plus for the hardware is if you have a modular. Greatly expands the options with the patch panel, running analog sequencer in, and LFOs, envelopes.

starscrm7 · Joined: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 7

ive had an MS 20 Mini since June and have had no issues for the most part. There is a bit of noise and the triangle wave form is hard to hear but other than that its been a blast. $599 is cheap for a true analog with this many knobs. Im definitely glad i purchased it. Bald Eagle if you have a slim phatty you should be content with that, that would have been one i would have bought as well. I wanted to support Korg in there decision to re-release a classic. If we could only get Roland to re-release a true analog Jupiter 8 or TB303 i would be ecstatic!

DrHoo · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:04 pm Post subject:

Is it really worth getting indeed !!!! This guy knows his onions, you don't hear people like this making a noise about noise !

http://youtu.be/n-_o-7zce4c Cool

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Bald Eagle · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 6:45 pm Post subject: