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).

Smoinync

November 14, 2011 @ 1:49 pm

I got mine for $200 , it's great it's cool but it also has the limitation so I wish I had 20 & 50 &sq10 too.

syntheticsolutions

September 17, 2011 @ 5:30 pm

Owned my MS-10 for about 6 months now and i absolutely love it. this synthesizer has so much charm, its like a childhood friend. this is a great little synth for basses with a punch! The MS-10 brings a lot of fun back into sound designing for me, there are no programme banks or general midi to get caught up in, just the simple pleasure of analogue circuitry. The cherry on the cake for me is the filter, the filter can be worked to bring out the most soothing low tones or the spitty sharp highs for noise sweeps etc. The patchable white and pink noise is also a really cool feature to play with.

mrfang

July 14, 2011 @ 10:48 am

It's the later versions that have the momentary pushbutton. :)

erik

July 7, 2011 @ 5:41 am

the push-button below the wheel isn't a mod, some versions of the MS-10 were originally manufactured with that feature, some weren't (whether it was earlier or later models, I'm not sure). The 'momentary on/off' button on the patch bay corresponds to it.

matt

June 6, 2011 @ 2:16 am

@ clockworkrobot

No, the enlarged pic IS an MS-10, albeit it is modded with that push-button below the pitch wheel.

The Legacy controller mimics the MS-20, has 1/8-inch patch points and mini-keys. In the enlarged pic, that (MS-10) has full size keys and 1/4 inch patch points.

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