Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Korg MS2000. Is this virtual analog synth and older sibling of the Microkorg still worth getting or is its compact successor the more convenient option? Is it the Macrokorg?


Thanks to Frosties Amp Garage for lending me this piece from the collection.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:58 Overview Korg MS2000
01:25 Sound Examples, Polyphony Limitations
02:05 Oscillators 1 (VA, PWM, Cross Mod, Vox Wave)
02:40 Sample Based Waveforms (Korg DW-8000)
02:50 Oscillator 2 (Sync, Ring Mod)
03:03 Mixer, Filter
03:21 Modulators (Envelopes, LFOs)
03:32 FX Section (Distortion, Modulation, Delay)
03:40 Virtual Patch Matrix
03:58 Multitimbrality
04:05 MS2000 vs. Microkorg
04:31 Modulation Sequencer
04:51 Arpeggiator, Vocoder
05:01 What else???
05:39 Hate
06:09 Jam 1 (Pseudo Analog Sounds)
06:58 Jam 2 (Digital Funk)
07:58 Finale (Drum & Bass)
08:31 Verdict