Having never heard an actual Korg MS-20 in person, I feel really happy with the Arturia emulation. I'll see where this takes me.
I want to get MS-20, which has the most energetic sound?
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killmaster
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2259 posts since 5 Oct, 2003
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Echoes in the Attic
- KVRAF
- 10361 posts since 12 May, 2008
k-2 for the price of many synth plugins? Wow I'm tempted. 499 for the behringer 2600 is also quite nice. It even has osc sync!
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HOTF
- KVRist
- 197 posts since 16 Jun, 2022
I have the Cherry audio's emulation. It's okay emulating the spirit of the MS20 and you can ake the filter scream. The UI is an absolute nightmare the colours are making everything hard to see. Arturia Looks much nicer but I don't have V collection (yet aha). Best bet is to get the hardware version 

Horse On The Third Floor : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyL394 ... n4RdaCYHjA
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Stefken
- KVRAF
- 2360 posts since 9 Nov, 2016
For 50 bucks extra, you can get the 2600 Blue Marvin special edition.Echoes in the Attic wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:14 am k-2 for the price of many synth plugins? Wow I'm tempted. 499 for the behringer 2600 is also quite nice. It even has osc sync!
I would probably go for that one.
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Echoes in the Attic
- KVRAF
- 10361 posts since 12 May, 2008
why? Anything else different besides the color?Stefken wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:31 amFor 50 bucks extra, you can get the 2600 Blue Marvin special edition.Echoes in the Attic wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:14 am k-2 for the price of many synth plugins? Wow I'm tempted. 499 for the behringer 2600 is also quite nice. It even has osc sync!
I would probably go for that one.
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vurt
- addled muppet weed
- 100923 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
spring reverb i think?Echoes in the Attic wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:00 pmwhy? Anything else different besides the color?Stefken wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:31 amFor 50 bucks extra, you can get the 2600 Blue Marvin special edition.Echoes in the Attic wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:14 am k-2 for the price of many synth plugins? Wow I'm tempted. 499 for the behringer 2600 is also quite nice. It even has osc sync!
I would probably go for that one.
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Echoes in the Attic
- KVRAF
- 10361 posts since 12 May, 2008
just found a description online. Mechanical reverb as opposed to digital. Otherwise "hand-picked components"? Whatever that means.vurt wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:01 pmspring reverb i think?Echoes in the Attic wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:00 pmwhy? Anything else different besides the color?Stefken wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:31 amFor 50 bucks extra, you can get the 2600 Blue Marvin special edition.Echoes in the Attic wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:14 am k-2 for the price of many synth plugins? Wow I'm tempted. 499 for the behringer 2600 is also quite nice. It even has osc sync!
I would probably go for that one.
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twal
- KVRian
- 526 posts since 10 Feb, 2017
I haven't read the whole thread, but you can get V Collection 9 for $175 or less on here, and get (almost) all of their synths, actually 33, so the price is absolutely incredible. V Collection retails for $600, but sometimes it's on sale for 50% off then people will go about 50% off of that because they got it for half-off price and people will consider that. It's really a no brainer, really. V Collection is one of the most inspiring suite of instruments for very cheap, indeed.killmaster wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 3:24 am I'm looking into this and have narrowed it down to this list. Would love to get advice and if there's any option I'm leaving out, I'd like to know. Really wanting with similar character to the original but also considering Arturia's version cause I hear such great things about it. I don't care if it's hardware or software, though the ability to save presets is nice. I love "that" sound of the original, so if newer versions have that in even more energetic degrees, that would be welcomed. By energetic I mean growly and aggressive, not timid, but also can be smooth and rich.
1) Arturia Korg MS-20 V
2) Korg MS-20 Mini
3) Behringer K-2
4) Korg Collection MS-20
5) U-he Diva (I understand the filters are superb!)
EDIT: Oh, looks like you got this.
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vurt
- addled muppet weed
- 100923 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
yeah a real spring reverbEchoes in the Attic wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:14 pmjust found a description online. Mechanical reverb as opposed to digital. Otherwise "hand-picked components"? Whatever that means.vurt wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:01 pmspring reverb i think?Echoes in the Attic wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:00 pmwhy? Anything else different besides the color?Stefken wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:31 amFor 50 bucks extra, you can get the 2600 Blue Marvin special edition.Echoes in the Attic wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:14 am k-2 for the price of many synth plugins? Wow I'm tempted. 499 for the behringer 2600 is also quite nice. It even has osc sync!
I would probably go for that one.

not sure about the hand picked bit though?
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kritikon
- KVRAF
- 7182 posts since 24 May, 2002 from Tutukaka, New Zealand
Any demos I've seen pretty much say the blue and grey ones sound the same as the standard one. Real spring reverb, but because it's real, it's noisier, so a bit of a double-edged sword IMO. I guess the hand-picked components might be rolled on the thighs of Vietnamese virgins or something though...
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Stefken
- KVRAF
- 2360 posts since 9 Nov, 2016
This might explain what handpicked means.
https://gearspace.com/board/electronic- ... a-120.html
https://gearspace.com/board/electronic- ... a-120.html
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osiris
- KVRAF
- 8435 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Lost and Spaced
Reaktor has a really nice MS 20 clone.
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osiris
- KVRAF
- 8435 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Lost and Spaced
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/r ... how/11291/
Sorry. Forgot there's more than one. This one is the one I read about most. Heard some sound snippets and it does sound good.
Sorry. Forgot there's more than one. This one is the one I read about most. Heard some sound snippets and it does sound good.
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killmaster
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2259 posts since 5 Oct, 2003
Thank you!osiris wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:33 pm https://www.native-instruments.com/en/r ... how/11291/
Sorry. Forgot there's more than one. This one is the one I read about most. Heard some sound snippets and it does sound good.