Model

Korg MS-20

Patchable semi-modular monophonic analog synthesizer

The Korg MS-20, released in 1978, is a patchable semi-modular monophonic analog synthesizer with two oscillators and a distinctive dual filter capable of aggressive resonance. Its hands-on patch bay and external signal processor made it a hugely influential and enduring instrument.

Technical line drawing of a Korg MS-20-style semi-modular analog synthesizer
Technical line drawing of a Korg MS-20-style semi-modular analog synthesizer

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    Synthesizers

    Hardware synthesizers, synth model families, and related electronic instruments.

Made by

  • Korg

    Korg is a Japanese maker of electronic musical instruments founded in 1963, producing synthesizers, keyboards, drum machines, tuners, and effects.

Part of series

  • Korg MS

    Japan

    The MS series is Korg's line of patchable semi-modular synthesizers from the late 1970s, built around a small patch bay for hands-on signal routing. It includes the single-oscillator MS-10 and the popular dual-oscillator MS-20, and the name was later revived for the virtual-analog MS2000.

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  • Korg

    Korg is a Japanese maker of electronic musical instruments founded in 1963, producing synthesizers, keyboards, drum machines, tuners, and effects.

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