Korg MS2000
| MS2000 | |
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Korg MS2000
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| Manufacturer | Korg |
| Dates | 2000 - 2004 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | 4 voices |
| Timbrality | 2 |
| Oscillator | 2 (or 4) oscillators per voice |
| LFO | 2 |
| Synthesis type | Virtual analog Subtractive |
| Filter | 1 resonant lowpass/highpass/bandpass |
| Attenuator | 2 ADSR |
| Aftertouch expression |
Yes (set to MIDI1 or MIDI2 and assign target parameter via Virtual Patch bay) |
| Velocity expression | Yes |
| Storage memory | 128 patches |
| Effects |
Chorus, delay, EQ, flanger, phaser, ring modulator, vocoder |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 44 keys |
| External control | MIDI |
Yes (set to MIDI1 or MIDI2 and assign
Chorus, delay, EQ, flanger, phaser,
The Korg MS2000 is a virtual analog synthesizer produced by the Japanese electronic musical instrument manufacturer Korg.
The synthesizer was offered as either a 44-key board or as a rack module, the latter being controlled by an external keyboard controller, hardware sequencer or a computer, making use of the system's very complete MIDI implementation. It was intended to bring the sound and basic functionality of the MS-10 and MS-20 back into the keyboard market, but with the updated technology of Virtual Analog Synthesis. The extensive number of onboard knobs and buttons (over 80) could be used to dynamically edit many of the parameters while playing, as well as be used as a control surface for other synthesizers and sound modules. This capability was the attraction of many analog synthesizers of the past and that real-time editability became the cornerstone of contemporary VA synthesizers.
At the time of the release of the MS2000, Korg was competing directly with synthesizers such as the Clavia Nord Lead and Roland's JP-8000 and JP-8080. While both of these VA machines were powerful in their own right, they were expensive. Korg had to make some sacrifices to be able to offer the much simpler MS2000 at a more reasonable price. The most prominent limitation was the synthesizer's polyphony of only 4 voices.
One feature partially overcame the limited polyphony. If one connected the rack and keyboard together via the MIDI ports, the two devices could be set to produce notes offset to one another, this turning the combined system into an semi-8-voice synthesizer, completely controllable using either of the control surfaces, although it was likely that most players used the keyboard surface as the master control.
Sounds are initiated in the MS2000 in a somewhat standard synthesizer manner, and then routed in various ways to produce the final sound. All sounds (timbres) in the MS2000 consist of the following steps and path: OSC1/OSC2/NOISE, MIXER, FILTER, AMP, EG, LFO, VIRTUAL PATCH, MOD SEQUENCE, EFFECTS and ARPEGGIATOR. If the voice mode is Single, only TIMBRE 1 will sound. If the voice mode is Dual or Split, both timbres TIMBRE 1 and TIMBRE 2 will sound.
TIMBRE 1/2
OSC1/OSC2/NOISE
OSC1 (Oscillator 1) allows one to select from eight different oscillator algorithms, including basic analog synthesizer waveforms such as SAW and PWM, Cross Modulation, and Korg's proprietary DWGS (Digital Waveform Generator System) originally developed for the Korg DW-8000 synthesizer. A signal such as a mic, instrument or line input from the AUDIO IN 1/2 jacks can also be processed.
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