From ISO-8859-1 Sent Thu, Apr 12th 2018, 13:47
From ISO-8859-1 Sent Thu, Apr 12th 2018, 13:47
And this brings me to the point that the M invites to add some additional pa= tch points / multiples without destroying the housing.... Cheers, Werner=20 > Am 12.04.2018 um 15:09 schrieb Chase Smith <xx.xxxx@xxxxx.xxx>: >=20 > Although the ms-20m is smd, it is actually pretty easy to work on bc > there is a lot of room in there. Some pads are left open for adding > stuff like vco1 mod input. I was able to add independent cv for both > oscillators, disconnect the eg from the vca and some of the usual > mods. I like it a lot for the sound and the form factor, but I've > never used an old ms-20 so I can't say how close it is. Someone took > a lot of high res photos of the pcbs and I saved them to my dropbox, > if anyone wants to take a look. >=20 > https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7qt7tcachqs7w8f/AACbLQ2RQgyRSuB8pLut4JCOa?dl=3D= 0 >=20 > On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 8:52 AM, Brandon Rogers > <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> I agree with what's said below. I've had two vintage MS20 - one with >> the screw in the VCA section and one without (most recently the one >> without). I've also had an MS20m. >>=20 >> I just this week sold my original serviced MS20 and re-purchased the >> MS20m that I had originally sold to a friend. >>=20 >> The MS20m has sync, switch for both filter types, pwm in, and midi. >> Additionally, it is a nice size and feels well built. Note that it >> doesn't have independent cv in for osc 1 and 2. This didn't bother me. >>=20 >> Sound wise - - I feel like the MS20m has a larger musical range and >> sounded more pleasant and smooth when I wanted it to. The original I >> felt sounded either harsh and very aggressive or good with a small-ish >> sweet spot. >>=20 >> I ended up keeping my vintage SQ10 - and it should still interface >> just fine with the ms20m. >>=20 >> -Brandon >>=20 >>> On 4/12/18, Tomislav Babic <xxxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >>> there are some old analog synths, where recreations and reissues pale in= >>> comparison and miss the spark that made em magical - however MS20 is not= >>> one of them. >>>=20 >>> imo Korg's 20m is a rare example where reissue sound is quite similar, a= nd >>> some >>> crucial omissions from the original are remedied, extending the range of= >>> instrument quite a bit. basically win win. much more portable too >>> without the vertical >>> element. >>>=20 >>> i used to have the mk2 years ago, but am also looking to pickup an MS20m= >>> these days. >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 12:59 PM, Peter Forrest <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx> >>> wrote: >>>=20 >>>> One other consideration, maybe: **many** original products seem to be a= >>>> lot easier to service than **many** modern ones. I know it=E2=80=99s e= asy to >>>> think >>>> of exceptions, but generally this holds =E2=80=93 especially now we see= m to be >>>> blessed with supplies of several reasonably-priced 33xx chips again. >>>>=20 >>>> Peter >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> *From:* Werner Sch=C3=B6nenberger [mailto:xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xx]= >>>> *Sent:* 12 April 2018 11:42 >>>> *To:* Boniforti Flavio; AH >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AH] Original Korg MS-20 vs. new Korg MS-20M >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> I suggest to keep the M, as it=E2=80=98s also needs less space. If you w= ant to >>>> extend to a system (SQ10, MS10, MS50) it might be worth to switch. >>>>=20 >>>> Related to components: Korg has very reliable products - bit of course >>>> you >>>> never know... >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> Cheers, Werner >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> Am 12.04.2018 um 08:37 schrieb Boniforti Flavio <xxxxxxxxx.x@xxxxx.xxx>= : >>>>=20 >>>> I'm a "vintage" purist, but without the "only" part :-) >>>>=20 >>>> Thanks! >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> https://soundcloud.com/bonnyfused >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> 2018-04-12 8:33 GMT+02:00 Matt Davey <xxxx.xxx@xxxxx.xxx>: >>>>=20 >>>> i reckon it'd be a no-brainer to keep the 20m, unless you're some sort o= f >>>> "vintage only" purist >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> -- >>> --- >>> Tomislav Babic >>> www.babic.com - studio, mp3, info >>> xxxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx >>>=20 >>> www.myspace.com/nimbusdei >>>=20