MS2000

This synthesizer was seen as Korg's rebirth of their classic mono, the MS-20 of the late 1970s. To confirm the similarities between the two, the MS2000 offers a virtual patch matrix, where it's easy to assign sources to destinations, although in digital form, while the MS-20 made use of patch cords to connect the various components to each other. The MS2000 is an incredible machine, capable of warm, analog pads to digital craziness, with basses capable of shaking a concrete floor, soaring leads, electronica-style arpeggios, lush synth strings, special FX and much more.

With free, easy access to a myriad of knobs laid out in a very logical form, it's possible to customize sounds rather fast and efficiently. The on board effects and most notably, the arpeggiator, do a great job of expanding the sonic horizon of this machine. The Korg MS2000 doesn't disappoint, and at the time of its debut, I remember many reviews that reported how this was the first virtual analog that really sounded analog, like the real thing.

Another great addition is the splendid vocoder, that successfully emulates Korg's own VC-10. Patch H12 - Vocoder Pulse in particular nails down the classic, funky vocoded sound of the era in which the VC-10 was produced.