MS-20 Mini : Excellent synth.

10 years ago

In overall, an excellent synth. I use it both in the studio and live performances.

Pros:

legendary ms20 analogue sound

portability (smaller than original, easier to carry)

sturdiness (mine traveled a bit and even fell down one time, no problems so far)

a lot of features, thanks to patch panel and external audio module

price

Cons:

wobbly knobs

minikeys

a bit noisy sound

While some don't like minikeys I personally don't find them as bad as some claim they are. Of course they're not as comfortable as full sized keys, but still perfectly playable. Especially taking in account it's a mono synth and you probably won't use both hands. The sound is a bit noisy, you can hear it really well on triangle waveform and low octaves. I guess it's because they decided to go stay old school, but, in my opinion, it would have been better if they got rid of the noise leak.

Image Korg MS-20 mini

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Korg
  • Released in 2013
  • Average price : $596
  • Dimensions (Wmm x Hmm x D): 493mm x 257mm x 208mm
  • Weight : 4.8kg
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