Korg MS2000B Ambient Synth Pads

[@jedisid]

Thank you for 100,000 views everyone!

[@theaudioeng]

deserved .... deserved ..... 😎🎹👍🏼🎵🍻

[@KirklandWilliamsWorkout3000]

🔥🔥🔥

[@jedisid]

@@KirklandWilliamsWorkout3000 Thank you

[@EphemeralProductions]

Maybe I'm just cheesy, but I have long said that pads are some of the most beautiful and impressive sounds synths can make. They fit so well in many genres of music, and a ballad with the right pad really is affecting and can leave a lasting impression (to me, at least).

[@jedisid]

Absolutely. One or my favourite elements of making music.

[@ezassegai4793]

pads all day mate

[@FollowTheFrequencies]

I've watched this many times over, and about three cords in, I'm so relaxed. Beautiful sound.

[@jedisid]

Happy to hear that. More to come!

[@laurajoy4370]

sounds amazing! I know nothing about synth pads, but I've always loved sounds like this on my dad's electronic keyboards ever since I was a little kid. perhaps it's a sign I should learn!

[@vileguile4]

+Evelyn Veers do it!

[@fjdubya5726]

The aquatic sounding "wash" does something to your mood, almost like a drug.

[@ileksa13]

It would be a fantastic musical trip... Trust me!

[@synth4ever]

Lovely... beautiful pads, very relaxing. :) The MS2000B sounds great!

[@brightbite]

I could listen to this all day... unbelievable!

[@jedisid]

brightbite thank you, enjoy it :)

[@brightbite]

Let us know when you put out a CD! :)

[@jedisid]

Sure, most likely just tracks here on KZbin.

[@SkuppyVincenzo]

Nothing short of sensational, the sounds of lush pads are priceless

[@jedisid]

Skuppy Glad you like it, more to come.

[@helloyntbp2608]

+JediSid I'm about to buy it!! Would love more videos like that one!!! ;)

[@jedisid]

+HELLO YNTBP You'll enjoy it, I'll try to upload more videos soon.

[@jussivalter]

I remember how flexible synth this was.. I enjoyed to tweak weird sounds all day. I still have ms2000 somewhere in my house.. Have to find it and play with it again someday.

[@jedisid]

Jussi Valter Find it and play it!

[@DharmaTechster]

Extremely vibey, evocative synth. Loving it.

[@jedisid]

Thank you, it is a great instrument.

[@JensPaldam]

This is one of those, lovely mesmerizing music disguised as a synth demo videos

[@jedisid]

Very kind of you, thanks.

[@systemlfo]

The vocoder on the MS2000 is outstanding.

[@jedisid]

Trigger Slaps it is a lot of fun to use.

[@MarkoHimanka]

Lovely pads, I could listen to this for hours. I clearly need this synth.

[@jedisid]

+Marko Himanka Believe it or not, Its been gathering dust for a long time, I've recently rediscovered my love for it. Get one, they're not that expensive.

[@MarkoHimanka]

Can you load MS2000 sounds to MicroKorg? I use to have MicroKorg but I hated the mini keys. MS2000 on the other hand, sounds and look very sexy to me.

[@jedisid]

No you can't as they are totally different architecture. The ms2000b is an actual synth were you build sounds from scratch.

[@jedisid]

+Ted Stahl nice to know. For me the ms2000b is a nice size and the interface is great. With most of my synths I use the Strymon el capistan echo and bluesky reverb to add dimension.

[@janne-mikaeljarvinen8593]

@ Marko Himanka : Loisto syntikka ! hommasin itte juuri MS- 2000Br:n 👍

[@DrSwazz]

Wow. Just playing cords on a synth pad, and it's like you're getting a full experience! Long live ambient house!

[@jedisid]

Glad you like it!

[@VolcaRock]

beautiful pads, great soundscapes!

[@jedisid]

VolcaRock thanks, I'll do an actual musical demo soon :)

[@PureAmbientDrone]

Beautiful sounds!

[@TheSolAlexMusic]

Very good ambient pads with ambient sequences

[@jedisid]

Thank you

[@dayglo98]

Sounds great ! Just bought an MS2000 yesterday

[@jedisid]

+Fred Payette nice enjoy it!

[@R---66---R]

Keio ORGans: always the best, when it comes down to emo -and future sounds. Smooth and dreamy work here...this is exc. what synts like these can do.

[@djbmanifestomode]

JJ Vreemer emo? lol

[@R---66---R]

Yessssss, sirrrrr...'EMO' written in capitals! Try it and you'll know it...cheers!

[@computron808]

I just fell back in love with my Ms2kb !!!

[@jedisid]

Happy to hear that! :)

[@computron808]

definitely got some inspiration and ideas.Thank you once again my brother.

[@jedisid]

chris purcell anytime!

[@LinkFMMik]

This is great. Your subtle tweaks are the key to those evolving sounds, as are the superb use of reverb and delay. Perfect for those types of pad sounds. I fear that eBay may be beckoning (again!). Thanks for posting.

[@jedisid]

+LinkFMMik I'm glad you liked it! A lot of people seem to be interested in this synth once again :)

[@LinkFMMik]

eBay did indeed beckon, and I finally got one this week; a MS2000BR (rackmount) in 'as new' condition. I am having great fun getting lost in sound for hours ....., a fantastic piece of kit.

[@jedisid]

Happy to hear that, you'll have a lot of fun with that sequencer too.

[@Brim1031]

I've watched this vid like a billion times while I waited for my MS-2000 to arrive. All I gotta say is the edits you made to IDM Pad are superb, and I'd sure like to know what they were. That is one of my most favourite pad sounds ever.

[@jedisid]

Thank you, I'm really glad you like it. Very simple, use the LFO's to pan right and left as well as modulate the volume a bit, not too much. Add your favorite reverb and delay afterwards but keep the mix around 30-40%.

[@Brim1031]

Cheers mate! Between my comment and your reply I ended up getting into the mod sequencer on this patch and getting some really nice filter freq/cutoff mod going. This patch is such a great starting point. Still not quite figured out what you routed the mod wheel to (or how?) but it’ll come. Glad to have an MS-2000 back in my studio and glad for your inspiring vid.

[@jedisid]

Mod-wheel is routed to the filter resonance.

[@willmattwood]

@@jedisid just curious what reverb is being used on the output for this? is it a built in effect from the synth?

[@jedisid]

@@willmattwood Either Strymon BlueSky or a native reverb plugin in Cubase.

[@Yesornoization]

I had a chance to buy one of these about ten years ago, and then opted for another machine (which was pretty good, but I never quite loved it); this video has convinced me this machine would have been a better fit. Lovely/good demo, and still the dig the build on the device, as I did then.

[@jedisid]

+Yesornoization glad you enjoyed the demo!

[@davesmithshaman23]

Brilliant this enriches the Soul

[@dimigimusic4887]

amazing patches, very beautiful

[@jedisid]

Thank you glad you liked it.

[@Raphsophomes]

I need one for my psychedelic comeback

[@tompoole007]

Nice sounds my friend, so great you made me buy one ^^. Thanks!

[@jedisid]

+Tom Poole wow awesome, enjoy it!

[@MyAgnor]

Wow, was about to sell my Korg MS2000, I had put it already into the flight case - ready to put it on Ebay. Never was able to do such amazing stuff with it. Result of your video: no way I'm putting this on Ebay.... I have some work to do before I get where you are for sure! :o

[@jedisid]

I'm glad to hear that! Keep enjoying your MS2000, it's a beautiful synth.

[@analogsystem8015]

Very good patches, sound is very nice

[@jedisid]

thank you, glad you like it.

[@audioartisan]

Awesome Pads!

[@danedmiston7734]

I have always wanted to own a MS2000 for it seems this synth can do it all from deep luscious pads to organically edgy sounds. I also like all the knobs and switch's that you can tweak in real time to get some flipped out one of a kind sounds. Korg at least to me seems to be the ones that have and are producing the best synthesizers for I have owned many of them in the past 42 years the first being a Univox Mini Korg than onto a Korg PS3100 and many others. Korg rules!

[@jedisid]

+Dan Edmiston yeah they are one of 3 or 4 companies making great keyboards still!

[@davc8291]

Very good chords mate

[@jedisid]

Thanks dude.

[@ЕвгенийРаськин]

Крутая штука! Спасибо за демонстрацию!

[@jedisid]

Thanks Evelyn, I'll post more :)

[@bjchoe]

+JediSid can you post a tutorial in how you make these patches please? :D

[@jedisid]

these are actually the presets that came with it.

[@bjchoe]

+JediSid Which presets? they sound awesome!

[@jedisid]

+byung choe the 4th and 16th patch of each bank, those are all stock patches.

[@bjchoe]

+JediSid Thanks dude!

[@jpnoll1781]

Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!! :)

[@jpnoll1781]

May the KORG be with you 0:)

[@ericrohrbaugh2713]

Love the updated "B" version of the Korg MS2000. Wonderful pads with real-time tweaking! Wish they made those now. They were not appreciated at the time. I believe their time has arrived now. They were ahead of the curve! Ha haa . . . . . .

[@jedisid]

Yes I’ve been a fan since day 1, love this thing.

[@JacoF17]

Very nice sounds !!!

[@jedisid]

thank you, enjoy.

[@MrFricoco]

Lush pads! I'd love to get those sounds!

[@KWHCoaster]

Love my MS2000R, one of my favourite pieces of used gear I've found. It has some great presets and the controls encourage tweaking.

[@MrFricoco]

it looks like an amazing synth

[@KetilJensen]

+MrFricoco It's not. I sold mine shortly after getting it. Then agian, I also own Akai Miniak, Korg Radias, Access Virus XL, Novation Ultranova, Nord Wave, Wavestation, M3 and a bunch of other synths. Considering the prices ms2000 go for, I would go for an virus b (or c). More than four voices of polyphony, effects and in my opinion better sound.

[@EphemeralProductions]

the one at 4:00 in, and around 1:20, sounds to me like the quintessential 1990's pad sound! To be fair, it is one I've always liked! LOL The sound at 8:00 is my favorite, though!

[@jedisid]

I love the sounds from this machine!

[@bobcatt2294]

I think I will be adding some LED lights under the keys for emotion. If this goes well, I may place an LED for each key. This will work for any synth. The next idea is to use MIDI CC to grab aftertouch data and change the light color.

[@TheAlbertSztos]

the best pads :)

[@atozee1500]

Just bought one second hand and am polishing it to your sounds

[@jedisid]

ato zee I love hearing that! Make some beautiful music!

[@Glioburd]

Relaxing :)

[@danedmiston7734]

This will be my next synth! Ebay $500.00 or so. Sounds better then anything new today that cost 3 to 4 times as much.

[@jedisid]

Happy to hear that. You would be surprised how many people told me that they're buying one after this video. Makes me happy to hear. Enjoy yours.

[@BigL3Z]

I’m not sure why people call this synth thin, these sounds are huge

[@jedisid]

If you set up your signal path properly, this thing sounds like heaven.

[@shane864]

People are dumb. This is probably my favorite VA, the mod sequencer is killer

[@GatekeeperMetal]

@@jedisid could I bug you regarding the signal path you used here? I've gotna handful of "vintage" preamps clones that I use on instruments like vocals, guitars, bass etc but havent gotten around to experimenting with them on a synth yet. Any thoughts?

[@jedisid]

@@GatekeeperMetal Happy to share, usually with synths I plug them into an ART Pro VLA2 Compressor with upgraded tubes, then into a Strymon El Capistan and BlueSky, into my interface (Motu 828ES) into Cubase. It's important to use EQs right, cut away frequencies that you don't need to make the overall sound better.

[@direktexe8436]

3:49 is there a way to remove the arpeggiation layer

[@jedisid]

yes both the arpeggiator and sequencer can be removed easily.

[@bandguyz24]

you can actually do time differential delays with the korg and modulate the delay on a sequencer.....

[@alexmusic2024]

Do you still own the MS2000 in 2022?!

[@jedisid]

Yes I do, love it too much to sell it.

[@efyrialoto6354]

great sounds, is it possible to buy them?

[@jedisid]

No, but they're mostly stock sounds in the MS2000B with added Strymon delay and reverb.

[@jedisid]

I use Strymon Blue Sky Reverb.

[@theokingshango]

are you saying that ms2k doesnt have a reverb???

[@tomshaa391]

@@theokingshango only good delay (simple and efficient). In this demo there is external Blue sky reverb. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGSToHmmlKaUoJI without external FX

[@SunsetRC]

Love that Chord at 0:39

[@jedisid]

Glad you like it... More to come :)

[@diversifieddame9682]

I miss my MS2000 so much :(

[@jedisid]

Diversified Dame you should find another one!

[@diversifieddame9682]

@JediSid, I think you're right, I forgot how lush this synth is for being a modeling synth. I actually bought mine new in 2008, but shit happen and I had to part with it before I really played it. Keep up the grooves, that's some great ambient chill.

[@steviehunter24581]

Sounds amazing, are most these pads actual presets on the synth or do you do alot of work to achieve the sound? Love ambient soundscapes. Really need to try and source down one myself. Thanks for the brilliant video

[@jedisid]

Stevie Hunter thank you so much. Yes most of these sounds are factory presets but I add delay and reverb on top.

[@nebuladus7850]

Hi. Did you over write regular presets to make custom presets.🎹🔉🎶

[@jedisid]

Yes that's the only way to do it on this synth unfortunately.

[@Arperture]

I've been looking at buying one of these used for about $500. For "virtual analog" it's got a fat, lush sound, something you wouldn't expect from a $500 synth.

[@jedisid]

+ChasingDogma yeah well worth it!

[@AlexAlex-iz9me]

so nice this sound, do you still have the Patch? because I have an MS2000 but I can't get this sound.Regards

[@jedisid]

The IDM one?

[@AlexAlex-iz9me]

@@jedisid oh thank you for your attention, yes it is so beautiful. :)

[@tony714keene]

Remind me of that game for windows 98 simcity music

[@matthewrose2144]

0:00 to 0:10 are the most ambient

[@jpnoll1781]

I sold my korg minilogue for a deepmind 12. I'll get this one on a while

[@jedisid]

How do you like the D12? The Ms2000B is great, you'll enjoy it.

[@tomshaa391]

@@jedisid I sold Deepmind12, too many FX too less oscilator mode. I would like to buy a minilogue XD very synth less polyphonie less FX and patch matix but it's funny.

[@TomFowkes]

These sound really nice! Is it ok if I sample this video for a song?

[@jedisid]

Thanks, yeah, please give credit and link to this video. Thank you.

[@authoritease]

If you had to give up your MS2000B or your RS-5 which would it be? I know, very different synths.

[@jedisid]

I would keep the MS2000B for sure.

[@authoritease]

@@jedisid Thank you. I had the feeling this was the case, but it is also difficult to resist this notion of 64-voices on the RS-5. I'm happy to have had this chance to compare them thanks to your terrific recordings/performances here.

[@jedisid]

@@authoritease glad to hear that thanks.

[@hibitsounds9755]

Do you find these on the ms2000r as well?

[@jedisid]

Hibit Sounds maybe not initially but since they are identical synths it should be easy to recreate them.

[@hibitsounds9755]

@@jedisid thanks

[@SunsetRC]

Stock effects too? Wow sounds great.

[@jedisid]

Sunset I had some reverb in my DAW while recording.

[@SunsetRC]

Oh nice, is this a plugin. Do you mind sharing which one?

[@jedisid]

Sunset For the reverb I used the stock Cubase reverb plug in, when I use hardware it's almost always the BlueSky.

[@Alkatross]

You are listening to Echoes... I'm John Diliberto

[@danedmiston7734]

Love his show!!!

[@NathanChisholm041]

Souinds good mate! So many questions in the comments lol

[@jedisid]

NATH C thanks, yeah, I’m just glad people like it and happy to answer any questions. It’s mostly “what reverb do you use”, got that one a few thousand times.

[@MrFunkinmyveins]

Dreamy!

[@buckdownscanada9946]

Where some black and some dark blue ?

[@jedisid]

Yes the MS2000 was blue, the MS2000B was dark grey.

[@buckdownscanada9946]

JediSid what’s the difference ?

[@jedisid]

@@buckdownscanada9946 the B has a vocoder.

[@marcelvicente8646]

HELLO, HOW ARE YOU? DO I GET THE SAME SOUND WITH THE TRADITIONAL MS2000?

[@jedisid]

Yes they are 99% the same.

[@marcelvicente8646]

@@jedisid With the ms2000 I can have a low sound with arpeggio on the left side of the keyboard and a crystalline gift without arpeggio on the right side

[@luisguzman3425]

Hello ! is there any chance to get these sounds? sale ? share them?

[@jedisid]

most of these are stock factory sounds.

[@danaminyip]

soo nice!

[@GB30505]

very nice. what reverb are you using?

[@jedisid]

+Grant Burke either Styrmon Bluesky or Cubase plugin...

[@gecko6237]

is it the original presets or homemade ? thanks

[@jedisid]

Most of these are original on the MS2000B

[@bobcatt2294]

Where can you get those patches you list?

[@jedisid]

Bobcatt22 those are stock patches on the MS2000B, you should be able to get them for an MS2000 as well online and load them onto your synth.

[@bobcatt2294]

Let me try that. Thank you.

[@GustavoLema]

Hi Jedi, can you please share the pad programming? Those are fantastic

[@jedisid]

On the MS2000B, here are the patches in the order they are played in this video: A04 - IDM Pad A16 - Filter String B04 - Stairs pad B16 - Evolution C04 - Snowdance C16 - PWM Strings D04- Reactor Pad D16 - Ana Strings E04 - Ticker Pad E16 - String Machine F04 - Stream Pad

[@GustavoLema]

I dont have those ones, i have a ms2000R, how can i get those pad sounds?

[@jedisid]

You might have to make them yourself. it's also possible you can download them from somewhere and put them on your ms2000R. Try googling it.

[@jedisid]

You might have to make them yourself. it's also possible you can download them from somewhere and put them on your ms2000R. Try googling it.

[@GustavoLema]

Hi, i finally managed to send MID file (from Korg) sysex, but the sounds are not so googd as yours, i wonder if you can share some of yours? as sysex (midi)? or do you sell them? in that case, how much does it cost?

[@GustavoLema]

That`s a Mystery Island... ;)

[@floatershaw]

After listening to your vid i found a MS2000B on ebay and got one i am waiting on the post man at the mi,nit by the way this sounds is sumptuous. : )

[@jedisid]

Congrats, you'll enjoy it! Korg need to appreciate how many times I've heard this :)

[@joshuabibler2927]

To really hace insaine flexibility is run this through ablton live and just go nuts with. Unlimited effects plugins this thing will sound even more like beast.

[@GerardoHerrmann]

Buenisimo...re planetario!!! jaaj

[@meilstone]

Glad I never sold it... it's gonna be 20 years soon!

[@jedisid]

It's the best sounding virtual analog in my opinion. Hold on to it.

[@drouk22]

hallucinant !! and korg dont make it anymore ???????

[@jedisid]

Not anymore but you can probably get similar sounds in Korgs other synths.

[@drouk22]

give me an exemple of...similar

[@jedisid]

+drouk22 i'm not 100% sure maybe Radius or King Korg

[@drouk22]

or minilogue

[@thomaskolb8785]

+drouk22 - Not even close. I had the Minilogue, and I sold it within a month. It's as cold and sterile as a 4-op FM synth: no warmth or organic feel whatsoever.

[@sonjaadamson1714]

Metroid Prime. Also...2:50 is fucking gorgeous.

[@travelstartsfromsg5702]

These are default sounds??

[@jedisid]

Yes they are.

[@illulbininjadusk]

Can you make the same sounds on the blue Ms2000?

[@jedisid]

david brake yes you should be able to, it's the same architecture.

[@bladerunner2125]

Absolutely you can make the same sounds on the MS2000 it uses the same DSP Processor, the difference is mainly the addition of an XLR input and Gooseneck Microphone for the vocoder, the MS2000 also has an 1/4" input Jack for a vocoder on the rear but no microphone is supplied, also the Korg Microkorg has the same compatible hardware but nowhere near the control surface, if you just want the sounds then a Microkorg will supply them.

[@johnnyfarrin8738]

yeh nice music :)

[@Statstistician]

Perfect.

[@jedisid]

Thanks

[@raphitone]

hey, i love this video! i would probably buy this synth soon because of your stuff :) do this ms2000 can simulate some choir sounds?

[@jedisid]

Thank you, it's not really voiced for choir, but you can use some of the DWGS waves to create retro sounding choir patches.

[@chasecloutier3220]

Ok I've gotta ask, how'd you get such huge sounds out of a four voice synth??? Sounds amazing. Any external reverb/delay?

[@jedisid]

Chase Cloutier yes I always use external delay and reverb, but more importantly is how you record. Make sure to use properly panned stereo recording too.

[@tintala]

can you expound on this , what do you mean by properly panned? thanks

[@fritz3802]

I assume you use the reverb to have the sounds still ringing from the previous pad when you switch because you switch and normally it cuts straight out if you’re just using the synth itself “dry”. However if you are using two different sounds on the keyboard at once, how? I have only twiddled with the knobs so far, no experience yet with using the actual digital programmer

[@jedisid]

Fritz hey, yes the reverb and delay means the sound trails on when I switch presets, and for getting 2 sounds at once you can go multi-timbral or split the keyboard in the menu. It’s a feature in this synth.

[@izimedia]

Ooooi.... Why so short? :)

[@jedisid]

More videos on the channel!

[@valedonjos]

Would those sound tha same in a microKorg ?

[@jedisid]

I don't think so, different architecture in those synths. I'm not sure.

[@valedonjos]

@@jedisid Did you know the microKorg has the same engine ?

[@jedisid]

@@valedonjos All the way from oscillators to filters to envelopes and fx?

[@valedonjos]

@@jedisid lol 4 voices instead of 8. No sequencer. Programmable 8 step arpeggiator. didnt you know ? Where you living in a cave ?

[@jedisid]

@@valedonjos Yes living in a cave right now.

[@GrahamFMcElearney]

Dear JedSid these sound fantastic! Do you know can these patches be loaded into an MS2000, nd are these patches available for download anywhere?. Also are you using any extra external effects? I don't think I've ever managed to get my MS2000 to sound this beautiful! Graham

[@nilespeterclemens8328]

These things are quite cheap. I might grab one Edit 3 months later: grabbed one.

[@maccagrabme]

Was it worth it?

[@xdeville1]

@@maccagrabme ms-2000 is super fun and versataile synth.. and it sounds great. for me i would say a no-brainer.

[@wardout5695]

Me to! Got a mint one from Japan with original box, manual and accessories and I love it.

[@ezassegai4793]

@@wardout5695 I am very interested in durability of the synth itself. How does it hold up so far?

[@davidpicarazzi]

@@xdeville1 are they tough to use?

[@lessgama7435]

Its factory sounds?

[@jedisid]

Yes all factory with external fx

[@lessgama7435]

@@jedisid I wanted buy it :)

[@jedisid]

@@lessgama7435 yeah it’s one of my favourites

[@pocojoyo]

The user pads are yours or came with the MS2000 ?

[@jedisid]

Leslie Cruz they came with the MS2000B

[@hibitsounds9755]

What's the difference between ms2000 and 2000B?

[@jedisid]

Mainly the vocoder.

[@bobcatt2294]

What reverb are you using and why not show it in the video?

[@jedisid]

I usually use Strymon BlueSky and ElCapistan

[@heizerjr]

are these pads on every korg ms 2000?

[@jedisid]

heizerjr on the second version MS2000B, but you can replicate them on the MS2000.

[@hfugmann]

Did you use external effects? Is it possible to get a copy of your presets?

[@jedisid]

Henrik Fugmann Yes I always use reverb and delay, mostly Strymon ElCapistan and BlueSky. My settings always change, I usually keep the Reverb at 40% mix and 75% room size, and the delay mix at around 40% and the feedback at around 60% just to give you an idea.

[@e-conrecords4665]

Are you running this through an external Reverb? I'd love to get hold of those patches. Are you able to share them?

[@jedisid]

Yes, I either use hardware Reverb and Delay (Strymon) or I use plug-ins in Cubase. As for the patches, they are in the description of this video, all are presets that come with the synth.

[@e-conrecords4665]

JediSid ahh right. I recognised a couple in there but not all. I have the original and not the B. A few are different I think.

[@jedisid]

Yes, that's true. Perhaps there's a guide for recreating those MS2000B patches online.

[@shantimix]

i want your keyboard. would you sell it?

[@jedisid]

shantimix I’m glad you like it, but no way I’m selling this thing, I love it too much.