MS-20

This is the official music video for Latinsizer – Celofán, from the album 110 (nortec Collective, Fussible).

Latinsizer is basically a bunch of synchornized drum machines and synths, controlled by pepe mogt. Read more…

This is a promo for Automatic Gainsay’s Analog Compendium Series, a new collection of DVDs focusing on vintage synths.

via AutomaticGainsay:

Now you can have Automatic Gainsay videos at home in full DVD quality in sound. If you want to get closer to these amazing synths, this is the way to do it!

Instructions for ordering Analog Compendium DVD volumes are stated in the clip.

Currently available: Analog Compendium Volume 1: The Minimoog

This is a vintage Korg synth jam featuring:Korg MS-50, MS-20, MS-20 and SQ-10.

via Newueel:

Another interesting experiment with only original live created MS-20 / MS-50 sounds (incl. beat), no FX at all!

The SQ-10 triggers and sequences all synths:

• The MS-50 plays a rythmic bass pattern (SQ-10 channel A+B).
• The MS-20 plays another rythmic pattern using 2 different tuned VCO’s, also sequenced by channel A+B, but using the inverted signal, which also goes through the MS-50 integrator for portamento purposes. EG1 controls the VCO frequency and swaps between 2 CV values every 32(!) steps, by using step 1 trigger output (which triggers once every 8 steps) divided by 4 (MS-50 divider) to generate a trigger once every 32 steps.
• The other MS-20 plays a simple beat, a bass drum with hi-hat pattern (channel C).

Korg Analogue 4-Part Fugue (Visualised)

via Newueel:

For this experiment I used Ableton Live to create a 12-step, 4-part loop, using 4 different chords: Cmaj7, Bbmaj7, Eb9, C#9(#11). It contains a bass line, a 2-part chord phrase and a 1-part lead phrase.

Then the SQ-10 is ‘programmed’ to play the same loop using 3 analog synthesizers (MS-50 + MS-20 + MS-20). (Not using Ableton!) The SQ-10 only controls the CV-values and triggers for all synths, which makes it easy to use the same loop with many different sound variations. The bass and lead parts are triggered each step, the chords are triggered only each 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th step.

The main idea was to create some chords by playing a bass line and 2 or 3 additive notes. The MS-50 plays the bass line. The 2-part chords are played by the MS-20 (L) using both oscillators. OSC2 pitch offset is tuned to play 1 octave+3rd on top of OSC1. The other MS-20 (R) plays the lead (and adds another chord voicing).

The Ableton midi clip is animated to visualise the SQ-10 loop for each step and channel.

The Korg MS-20 is a patchable semi-modular monophonic synthesizer which Korg released in 1978 and was in production until 1983. It was part of Korg’s MS series of instruments, which also included the single oscillator MS-10, the keyboardless MS-50 module, and the SQ-10 sequencer.

Additional devices included the MS-01 Foot Controller, MS-02 Interface, MS-03 Signal Processor, MS-04 Modulation Pedal and VC-10 Vocoder.

Although the MS-20 follows a conventional subtractive synthesis architecture of oscillators/filter/vca, its patch panel allows some rerouting of both audio and modulation, and it includes an external signal processor. This flexibility led to its resurgence during the analog revival of the late 90’s.

The Korg MS-20 is a synth classic. If you’ve used the MS-20, leave a comment! Read more…