Korgs proprietary component modeling technology cmt recreates the original circuit path and analog signal flow to provide results that are completely faithful to the original hardware. The korg ms 20 is a great little synth which is having a bit of a resurgence at the moment with the release of the ms 20 mini. A nice feature is the brilliance slider that can control either or both vcfs. The cs15d shares with the cs15 both a dual channel architecture and one. It has all the essential components of a classic synth.
The cs15s strengths are fat but subtle bass, funky leads and an. But the second half, which puts the two korgs to work with a little switched on style bach sequencing, highlights how great they both sound. Yamaha introduced its new reface mobile mini keyboards line the line was inspired by the form factor of the vintage yamaha cs01, a mini synth that featured a builtin speaker. Lastly, i hook up a korg ms20 to the cs15s osc1 cv input and eg1 trigger input both machines use hzoct scaling as opposed to the more. View and download yamaha cs15 service manual online. The yamaha cs01 great analog sounds there are many more but ill stop here personally i thin that the microkorg is a great machine and if you dont like the mini keys, you can always control it via midi from a proper keyboard.
Ive had a korg triton pro for years, and picked up an xs8 when they got released. I prefer by far the keyboard on the cs15, than the ultra noisy ms keyboard. Korg s proprietary component modeling technology cmt recreates the original circuit path and analog signal flow to. Unlike the original patch book created in the 1970s, this collection is aimed at more modern music genres demonstrating the ms20s continuing desirability over 36 years later. Korg ms20 is good for scream, while minimoog is good for creamy bass and lead screaming. But compared to todays equipment its not that portable. Emulations of acoustic guitars, electric guitars and electric bass guitars. The yamaha dx7, one of the bestselling synthesizers of all time, was the first to. In my opinion, roland seems to have better real instrument sounds in its factory presets, while korg has better stage sounds. This is great for processing signals a bit like korg ms20 i did this with a roland tr606 in the video. Find out how to unleash the power behind its patch panel. I never played a real ms20 but have a gut feeling that the real thing blows this imitation away. The human league made prominent use of the instrument on their album dare.
Marillion used a cs 15 on their first fulllength album, script for a jesters tear. Anyone who tells you that they saw that coming is lying. The cs 20m is another of yamaha s classic cs series analog synthesizers of the 70s and 80s. This would allow the different lfo outputs to control each filter. There are 18 types including moogstyle ladder, oberheimstyle statevariable, sequential prophet5, korg ms20, tb303 and more, with most available in lowpass, bandpass, and highpass flavors. There is a resonant filter with switchable high, band or lowpass filtering with its. Korg legacy collection ms20polysixlegacy cell owners manual. Getting a sound that i like could be accomplished with the korg ms 20 but it wont happen quick. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Both of the cs15s oscillators have 6 64 to 2 settings. Seeing in the list some emulations of electric pianos i would suggest you to add.
Featuring two oscillators, a lowpass and highpass filter, and two envelopes, the korg ms20 mini also offers semimodular capability for rerouting the signal path and interacting with other gear. By default it uses the hzvolt scaling found in vintage korg and yamaha synths, but next to the ms20 and. As the original manufacturer, korg is uniquely qualified to recreate our vintage analog synthesizers as. I always considered the ms 20 and cs 15 to be rough equivalents in terms of bare features both korg and yamaha also liked to. It would be particularly ironic due to the subject matter of this thread. Get ms 20 by korg and learn how to use the plugin with ableton live, logic, garageband, and fl studio for free. Originally part of the first korg legacy collection and later the korg legacy collection. Semipatchable mono master korg legacy collection originally part of the first korg legacy collection and later the korg legacy collection. This video, via atoooy, is a comparison of the korg ms20 mini and the original korg ms20. Korg ms20 mini semimodular analog synthesizer reverb.
Since all musical instruments have different ranges in pitch, tone, dynamics and har. The new keyboards use a similar form factor, but have sound engines designed to recall four different yamaha keyboard lines. It was part of korg s ms series of instruments, which also included the single oscillator ms 10, the keyboardless ms 50 module, the sq10 sequencer, and the vc10 vocoder. I compared the analogue and vst against each other and i was.
Discover the top software available for purchase on splice. Ms20s and ms10s were the kind of synths youd be able to find in the late. These are the options available to most of us with vintage kit being so which is best for you. So i picked up an ms 20 mini and of course the specs are all there and the filter is cool but my first impression is that it isnt nearly as phatballsy as my other analog gear yamaha cs 15 and analog eurorack stuff. Unfortunately the sound is imho a bit thin compared to minimoogs, monopolys etc. Yamahas have been good allaround keyboards, but i dont prefer the sounds. Ms20 patch book a collection of new sounds to program on the ms20 2015. A new take on all the sounds that these two vintage synths are capable of, along with a great new mix of modern 21st century patches thats guaranteed to spice up your kronos and give you some new ideas for your next track. It was also used by astral projection, somatic responses, moog cookbook, the human league, and vince clarke. The refined sound of the middleblack cs era is most obvious when compared to the later m era. I went down to my local guitar center and had an absolute blast playing the minibrute. One of the main reasons yamahas analogue monosynths arent as well. Marillion used a cs15 on their first fulllength album, script for a jesters tear. It enjoys a huge notoriety due to its semimodular arrangement and bignamestar association.
You have to admit that korg have made some daring decisions recently. The filters can be controlled independently via cv input jacks on the patch panel. The patches are derived from the korg ios application ims20 giving a nice graphical view of the ms20 panel thus making it easier to set up these great sounds. The korg ms20s oscillators octave settings feature only four settings, and the settings are not the same on each oscillator. To me, the korg keyboards, along with clavia, are the most user friendly and editable. Semipatchable mono master originally part of the first korg legacy collection and later the korg legacy collection. The korg ms20 is a great little synth which is having a bit of a resurgence at the moment with the release of the ms20 mini. Either way, there is no patch storage, so it really depends which one you want to use recreating patches each time with the sheets. News ms20 patch book a collection of new sounds to. At their extremely low prices, the cs 15 is an analog thats definitely worth checking out for yourself. I dont currently have any korg instruments and im considering getting either an ms10 or an ms20. Man kann dem cs15 also auch scharfere leadsounds entlocken, aber seine.
So dont think you will be able just to pack it up and take it with you wherever. You should use a program like cakewalk, cubase or sysex to send the. An online patch librarian for the ms 20 synthesiser. Here is a comparison of the sound and functionality of the popular ms20 against the sound and functionality of the strangely underappreciated cs15. I never played a real ms 20 but have a gut feeling that the real thing blows this imitation away. It was part of korgs ms series of instruments, which also included the single oscillator ms10, the keyboardless ms50 module, the sq10 sequencer, and the vc10 vocoder. There is a lot of semipatching ability using input switches. View and download yamaha cs 15 service manual online. That is a good thing to some people but to me with this unit it wasnt a good thing.
A deep dive into the functions and sounds of the k2 and ms20 mini clones sidebyside. The korg ms 20 is a patchable semimodular monophonic analog synthesizer which korg released in 1978 and which was in production until 1983. In our opinion korg ms20 offer greater other features and more flexible and the filters is lot more fun. I dont design sounds, so i just mess around until i get something that i like. Get ms20 by korg and learn how to use the plugin with ableton live, logic, garageband, and fl studio for free. Take their announcement of the resurrection of the arp odyssey. Apr 16, 2018 korg ms20 is good for scream, while minimoog is good for creamy bass and lead screaming.
At first i thought it was the patchcord panel that made the ms20. Jun 21, 2005 the yamaha cs 01 great analog sounds there are many more but ill stop here personally i thin that the microkorg is a great machine and if you dont like the mini keys, you can always control it via midi from a proper keyboard. Well korg claims that the ms 20 was the first major popular analog synth that was created back then. Top ten most underrated synths page 9 of 11 attack magazine. Free vst emulations of famous synths hardware blogosaur. Patches here should apply to all variants including the. The 14 most important synths in electronic music history and the. I hook up a korg ms 20 to the cs 15 s osc1 cv input and eg1 trigger input both machines use hzoct scaling as opposed to the more common voltoct. I always considered the ms20 and cs15 to be rough equivalents in terms of bare features both korg and yamaha also liked to have interesting naming conventions for things and sometimes its hard to deduce signal flow from their front panels.
I find the korg a little easier to use due to the touch screen interface, and the techno sounds are a bit better, but the pianos and strings in the yamaha blow korg out of the water. This page contains patches and sound banks for ms20 part of the korg legacy collection by korg. I would sit down and mess with the ms 20 and before i knew it 4 hours would pass. The line was inspired by the form factor of the vintage yamaha cs 01, a mini synth that featured a builtin speaker. And i also sold the ms20 to save cash for a real modular. The cs15 was used by several bands in the early 1980s. Yamaha dual channel synthesizer 20 pages synthesizer yamaha cs15d owners manual. The yamaha cs series of analog synths ranged from the cs5, a remarkably powerful. Korg ms20 vs minimoog decision all in all, the choice is depend on what kind of synthesizer you want. I hook up a korg ms20 to the cs15s osc1 cv input and eg1 trigger input both machines use hzoct scaling as opposed to the more common voltoct. As the original manufacturer, korg is uniquely qualified to recreate our vintage analog synthesizers as software instruments. Contribute to nbirnelkorgms20patches development by creating an account on github. The patches are derived from the korg ios application ims 20 giving a nice graphical view of the ms 20 panel thus making it easier to set up these great sounds.
Duplication of contents of owners manuals andor product literature in part or in whole without the permission of the company for the purposes of. Built like a tank with a lot of nice knobs and best of all, not one but two of those funny sounding multimode filters. Its actually a duophonic bitimbral synth but you have to connect it to cv hzv like korg not voct to get the extra voice. Im trying to decide between the korg m50 workstation and the yamaha psr s710. I understand the korg has 80 voice polyphony and the yamaha has 128 polyphony. Esoteric design aspects of yamaha cs synths part 1. With the ms20 kit, korg have taken the ikea approach to selling synths by insisting you build it yourself.
As a comparison, it seems flawed because of some small volume and setting differences. Yamaha cs10 analog synthesizer 1977 hq demo youtube. You can use the patches below on the yamaha cs1x control synthesizer. Korg synth shootout minilogue xd vs ms20 mini vs arp. Yamaha introduced its new reface mobile mini keyboards line. Feb, 2007 here is a comparison of the sound and functionality of the popular ms 20 against the sound and functionality of the strangely underappreciated cs 15. The cs 15 was used by several bands in the early 1980s. The cs20m is another of yamahas classic csseries analog synthesizers of the 70s and 80s. Korgs proprietary component modeling technology cmt recreates the original circuit path and analog signal flow to provide results that are completely. Oberheimstyle statevariable, sequential prophet5, korg ms20, tb303 and more, with most available in lowpass, bandpass, and highpass flavors. Have your audio files or midi processed through real analog gear from all over the world.
So i picked up an ms20 mini and of course the specs are all there and the filter is cool but my first impression is that it isnt nearly as phatballsy as my other analog gear yamaha cs15 and analog eurorack stuff. The korg ims 20 think korg ms 20 and ms 20 mini was one of the first serious synth ipad apps for musicians and is still going strong. There is a resonant filter with switchable high, band or lowpass. Ms20s and ms10s were the kind of synths you d be able to find in the late 80s and early 90s gathering dust in junk shops and at car boot sales. Unlike the original patch book created in the 1970s, this collection is aimed at more modern music genres demonstrating the ms 20 s continuing desirability over 36 years later. The ms20 mini is a reboot of a classic 70s korg synth, but it might be a bit too much for you as far as complexity.
A forum for comparing two or more synths against each other. As far as old synths go, i really like the sequential circuits sixtrak. Aug 28, 2009 yamaha cs 15 synthesizer demo zibbybone. Yamaha rivage pm7 makes uk live debut with tube uk. The adsrs arent as fast as the cs 10 but they are ok. Its a quality synthesizer with great functionality.
I found the sub phatty to be dangerously seductive if you get your hands on a unit, you might end up walking out of the store with a lighter wallet. An online patch librarian for the ms20 synthesiser. Also to me the unit isnt that portable, korg claims that it is. Korg also reissued two analog legends, the ms20 and the arp odyssey. What gave the prophet a boost was that it included a patch memory. Duplication of contents of owners manuals andor product literature in part or in whole without.
It is a monophonic analog synthesizer with dualvcos that use subtractive synthesis to create superb bass, synth, lead, bubblysquirty and percussive sounds. I wish i had had my ms 20 at the point where i got the cs 15 i had sold it just before. Since im a beginner, which one produces a higher quality sound. The cs 15 is great for strange blips, bass and tiny highpass sounds. The korg ms20 is a patchable semimodular monophonic analog synthesizer which korg released in 1978 and which was in production until 1983. Ekssperimental sounds release es01 virtual version of yamaha cs01 for propellerhead reason. Some patches are compressed with zip to reduce the filesize. It just had a great sound that fit with the style i wanted to achieve.
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