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René Schmitz's MS-20 vs. MOTM-420

2008-04-21 by Steven Clements

RE: René Schmitz's MS-20 vs. MOTM-420

Hello beautiful people... yes even if your balding.

I have a FNG question.... it's about the MS-20 filter... have any of you had the pleasure of a side by side comparison of these lovelies?

Sonically (sonic·al·ly adv.) are these very similar? Which is really the closest to the KORG MS-20? Would it really matter... are they both kinda close enough?

Enquiring minds want to know. I desire that filter... but not another synth just the filter in my rack... so if y'all can point me in the right direction... tell me where to go... I'd be a happy camper.

Cheers
Steve

Re: [motm] Ren é Schmitz's MS-20 vs. MOTM-420

2008-04-21 by Andre Majorel

On 2008-04-21 05:05 -0000, Steven Clements wrote:

> RE: Ren\ufffd Schmitz's 
> <http://mypeoplepc.com/members/scottnoanh/birthofasynth/id10.html> 
> MS-20 vs. MOTM-420 <http://www.synthtech.com/motm420.html>
> 
> [:-?]  Which is really the closest to the KORG MS-20?  Would it
> really matter... are they both kinda close enough?

Closest to which MS-20 ? The KORG 35 version or the LM13600
version ?

Ren\ufffd Schmitz's says "late MS-20 filter" so it must be the LM13600.

The MOTM-420, on the other hand, I understand is based on J\ufffdrgen
Haible's clone of the KORG 35 version. Its parts list is
suspiciously short on transistors, though... In any case, I own a
KORG 35 and while playing the MOTM-420 demos on synthtech.com, the
thought "but this sounds like my MS-20 !" completely failed to
occur to me. For whatever that may be worth.

  http://home.debitel.net/user/jhaible/jh_720.html
  http://www.synthtech.com/tech/M420_bom.pdf

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