Behringer K2 Vintage Monophonic Analog Guitar Synthesizer Super Fat Korg MS-20 Clone Demo

[@scottyhughes9179]

Fantastic. I have a GR-300, GR-700, and a KORG MS-20 Mini.... time to get experimenting. Thanks Wayne.

[@WayneJoness]

Cool! Nothing like a little experimentation for inspiration!

[@mikLpkL]

I just got the K2 and trying to learn how to connect a guitar. This is very helpful, thanks.

[@maxhult830]

To get rid of the "jumpiness" of the open strings, one could use a simple capodastre a couple of frets up the neck!

[@WayneJoness]

That is a clever idea! Similar to a zero fret found on some guitars.

[@ryananthony4840]

A who....??? Oh u mean a capo....... lmao

[@LabRatWarfare]

Dude, this video was very helpful, thanks man!! Found your channel through this video and I'm glad I did!! 😀🐀

[@WayneJoness]

Glad to help out, thanks for letting me know!

[@petersamiutenki]

I was keen to buy MS20 since I played MS10, but the old ones are to expensive and reissued with mini keyboard was useless for me. I've found out this Behringer module and your video convinced me to buy one! I always wanted a guitar synth but these Rolands equipment was too expensive and I didn't like delay made by D/A converters. Great informative video, thanks a lot❣🥰

[@WayneJoness]

Thank you!

[@holygeneration7]

This is great and professional INFO man thanks !

[@WayneJoness]

Glad you enjoyed that!

[@eti313]

12:15 that's the sound, right there! ♥👽

[@deangranros8493]

Is there much latency with the pitch to volts conversion? Can the vca be controlled with the envelope follower? That is important if you want touch sensitive dynamics for expressive playing. Thanks for posting your demo as I am looking into a K2 specifically as a guitar synth. Very helpful.

[@theobelin6880]

Hey. Super cool video. I am just about to buy this synth as my first ever introduction to synthing. I will acctualy use this with my trumpet, and a trumpet muter and pickup. So i will basically do the same thing, but i will also split the signal from the trumpet so that i can add effects to the original trumpet sound, and also controll the oscillators with the trumpet. I have a question about the in jacks on the synth. Does it support stereo input (as my trumpet output is stereo) or will i have to use a converter to make the stereo signal a mono signal. Also, can i use a balaced cable for the cable between the trumpet and the synth?

[@beatnikcafe]

This video was super informative. Thank you. I was hoping to find a way to connect a guitar to the K2, and then also control my Crave or another synth that has CV in, but as you pointed out this won't work because the K2 uses a different standard. Aside from a processor that converts guitar to midi, do you have any other ideas on how to get a good clean guitar to CV signal for pitch tracking purposes without breaking the bank?

[@wizards001]

There is a voltage stepper thing that you can use to connect the k2/ms20 into standard cv Voltage

[@WayneJoness]

I do not, I would look for a hertz to volt per octave converter. These have been around but I do not see anyone making a unit at this time.

[@TwinCitiesOxygen]

@@wizards001 do you have any more details? Thanks

[@86owen]

dudeee

[@Modorange322]

Nice! I wonder how it would follow pitch of a bass guitar?

[@WayneJoness]

I will try to test that, good question!

[@eti313]

You might want to try a compressor between the guitar and synth. Make those notes last longer.

[@WayneJoness]

I agree, compression will help with the sustain, but I decided to keep the demo as simple as possible and easy for anyone to duplicate

[@eti313]

@@WayneJoness Yes, and you did an excellent job of that!

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

A fuzz box would be most appropriate. This video has convinced me I must buy a K2. I already own a Sonuus G2M MkII guitar-to-MIDI converter which is a great device for making the guitar a MIDI controller. The K2 analog monosynth with guitar-as-pitch control device has a very different feel. Thanks for pointing this feature out!

[@fortheloveofnoise]

​@@claesvanoldenphatt9972 It's only $200 now, I finally ordered one.

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

@@fortheloveofnoise sweetwater comes through! I bought a used Model D for that price about 8 yrs ago. Bargain!

[@BillDerBerg]

needs to be plugged into a Marshall Plexi

[@WayneJoness]

As does everything!

[@taewankim6283]

At the end you were talked about voltage to pitch and connecting it to moog or other synthesizers; i would like to see and hear that. Even if it's just for shits and giggles. Do it. Do it now, please. 😊

[@WayneJoness]

I will see if I can get that going!

[@davidgoode7416]

Awesome!

[@WayneJoness]

Thanks!

[@andrewstanworth529]

😮

[@dodgyscampton5668]

Would it work connected to one of the Yamaha CS series?

[@WayneJoness]

Yes, it should work fine with the CS Series.

[@BOB_T]

Thanks super video

[@WayneJoness]

Thanks!!!!

[@WayneJoness]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@nivac5227]

Can you play more than one octave in pitch with a guitar?

[@WayneJoness]

Yes, you can play beyond one octave

[@nivac5227]

@@WayneJoness oh... in my MS-20 it gets out of pitch when you play more than one octave.

[@WayneJoness]

@@nivac5227Thats is weird, I will try mine again.

[@Elspode]

Dude...was that a Gentle Giant riff you played there for a bit??

[@WayneJoness]

Don't tell anyone!

[@BarbieChaite]

Your tutorial is far better than loopop

[@WayneJoness]

Gracias!

[@DonErikos]

Thannnnnks !

[@WayneJoness]

Welcommmmmmme!

[@Fractalite]

Problem is you cant get rid of the sound of the guitar.

[@WayneJoness]

Hm, I am not sure what you mean, the sound of the guitar? There is no guitar 'sound' in the K2 output, only the synth.

[@synthetic24]

Why should you connect a guitar on a synth? It sounds awful.

[@WayneJoness]

Why? Because you are a guitar player and want to explore new sounds! People once thought that guitar feedback was a terrible mistake and sounds awful!

[@petersamiutenki]

Look, it was my dream to control synth with guitar not with keyboard since 40 years! Dedicated staff of Roland was and still is too expensive for me. So, this is a solution. This sound is raw, without eq, delays and reverbs. He just shows HOW to connect guitar to this synth, not how to make sounds. Pat Metheny uses guitar synth to play solos and it sounds great. Surely, such connection requires precise technic of playing only one note at a time. Messy, noisy guitar player won't sound good with it. In this video guy shows us possibilities. Maybe oscilator is set too low and added 5th on second oscillator doesn't make a good sound, that's not the point of this video. Everyone has to search for his own sound with this synth. I appreciate this video! I already bought K-2 and I'm going to use it with my guitar because I'm not fluent keyboard player❣🥰