The MS-10 is a cool & classic analog synth known for its great bass and percussive sounds. It was released by Korg in 1978 as an entry-level, simple monophonic single-VCO analog synthesizer. With the authentic look of a mini-modular its single VCO is patchable using standard 1/4 inch patch cords to the VCF and VCA. It really is a powerful little mono-synth with plenty of knobs and a compact 32-note keyboard. It is CV/Gate controllable. A very cool feature is its external input to filter which allows you to filter external sound sources! Following the MS-10 came the double-oscillator version, the MS-20. The MS-10 is used by The Orb, SkyLab, the Chemical Brothers, Astral Projection, Autechre, Juan Atkins, Underworld, Sneaker Pimps, Luke Vibert, JunkieXL, and Add N to (X).

harae

January 23, 2011 @ 6:30 pm

Great dance and percussive sounds? If I wanted to start an amateur dance project like Daft Punk or some other house stuff, would this be the right thing for me?

Robosardine

January 4, 2011 @ 2:31 pm

Have you seen the Korg DS 10? It is 2x MS 10's, a sequencer, a kaoss pad and a drum machine- all for less than £25. It's used on the Nintendo DS and recreates the MS 10 circuitry. It is very much an official Korg product.

babagali

December 20, 2010 @ 1:04 pm

what sequencer would be recomended to work with the ms 10? im looking for a small size one

saranac

December 7, 2010 @ 1:17 pm

Re : constant. the MS-10 stays in tune like you wouldn't believe (though the pitch knob is right under the scale knob, and that can lead to some unwanted pitch movements if yr not careful).
It's rather light as it's only tin and plastic (none of those fancy heavy materials like wood). Slightly overpriced synth these days though...

Aux

December 1, 2010 @ 1:34 pm

The MS 10 is not well known for it's stability. But still, great sound, great features. I am very happy with it.

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