KORG ms-20 mini jamming vs MicroKorg XL - its groovy (or something)

[@MrOhidunno]

Step 1: Double check settings. Step 2: Scotch. Step 3: Jam

[@BURG]

haha, :D

[@BURG]

Haha, im glad that you liked it. :) These are pure, "just turn everything on and record it" sessions, with basically no rehearsal so it becomes pretty natural i guess.. As for the "beverage", didnt really think if it that way :D now it makes me laugh too. I dont actually play this stuff for anyone live, its just a series i made when i got the ms20 to show how awesome it is. Again, thanks for your comments it made me chuckle :)

[@Lea_Der_777]

Really one of the best analog delay pedal.. COOL, balanced, warm, hypnotic and VERY beautiful sound, especially with analog synths...

[@retrogamingxp]

This needs to be a full release if not done already. I just love how it unlocked feelings and memories long gone, from a time everything was simple and exciting. Where technology wasn't predictable and mundane. This is what I needed as I start a very much new chapter in my life in the next months. Thank you for this. Subscribed for sure!

[@BURG]

Thanks a lot for the kind words! cheers

[@Adol28]

I want that melody to be a permanent BGM to my life. Amazing man ❤️

[@MythicalVigilante]

Dude, love your work... Following you on Soundcloud.

[@BURG]

thanks a lot! and thanks for the support! cheers!

[@clemente5454]

wow, seen two of your vids now, you are an amazing musician! I love what you make all that gear do! You just need for the right people to notice your work, Im surprised you aren't more well known! Thanks for sharing your work and being an inspiration to us all! love n light Clare x

[@BURG]

thanks for your kind words! really appreciated! :) It is indeed very inspirational to read your comments, makes me want to do more music! :) peace!

[@greg4254]

4 years later and new people are still finding this. I too have only seen 2 of your videos and I am afraid you have put me down a whirlwind spiral today. So much for being productive at work today for me.... (sigh)

[@MicroBanshee]

Nice synth riffage, good layering sound with the xl too

[@sweet.dreams]

nice demo of the mini-20, thanks for uploading, i enjoyed it

[@gjc82071]

Very cool. Very cool indeed. I love that little melody line. Catchy, simple...sticks in one's head. Very cool.

[@BURG]

thanks much!!! peace!

[@PseudomoniaProject]

This is Awesome, I wouldn't worry about errors, in my opinion it makes this tune feel much more organic!

[@BURG]

thanks a lot, appreciated. Peace!

[@modularben7421]

You need to record this to an album! Great stuff.

[@junkhausen]

Really nice man. I loved your other ms20 mini video. It's one of the reasons why I bought it!

[@BURG]

thanks mate!! much appreciated.. I hope you like the ms-20 as much as I do? :) Peace!

[@marceddy9420]

Another gem! It's incredible just how much flexibility is on offer these days. Your tracks amount to an interesting session of a somehow futuristic nostalgia. Firm favourites. Cheers.

[@BURG]

thanks again man! :) cheers!!

[@telantas]

Beautiful! I've learned from you to pair up a mono synth with a delay. Gotta try it soon (no with an MS-20, thoug, sadly I don't have one).

[@leoshatokhin6463]

Very spacey, kind of a retro futuristic sound. I love the keyboard work on 5:20-7:13. Thank you, for making such incredible music.

[@BURG]

Leo Shatokhin thanks a lot, glad you liked it ! cheers! :)

[@ocrvelin78]

so inspiring, so organic ...love analog,great jam! top instrumental i ever heard. so joyful and with a dark note...loving it!

[@electricharmonyac7354]

Still the best MS-20 Jam on youtube. Keep em coming.

[@PaulKentSkates]

I just got a ms-20 mk2 (I haven't even gotten it home yet) out of all the KZbin ms-20 jams yours seem to be the nicest. I got it to modular bass guitar signals, but I'm pretty amped to jam with it against my alesis Ion after watching your videos. :D

[@BURG]

Great to hear you got one, it is my favourite synth all categories :D cheers and GLHF !

[@flyagaric1607]

really good. great vibe going on there.

[@iratep5]

Straight up "Escape From New York" type of shit. I love it!

[@BURG]

thanks a lot , cheers !

[@michaelskywalker3089]

the resonating sounds at 5:00 are worth the wait

[@BURG]

thanks mate!! :)

[@michaelskywalker3089]

thank you for the video tutorial and making good music

[@BURG]

Michael Southcott my pleasure, thanks!!

[@salvadorramos2545]

i miss soooo much a strings solina type sound in that jamming!! but it sounds beautiful what you did!

[@gregkeen6637]

Love the jam brother! More please!

[@BURG]

+greg keen thanks man, there is plenty more of this kind of stuff on my channel... check them out :) cheers !

[@billyfaithfull]

Every video you post is just extraordinary. Ace.

[@BURG]

wow, thanks a lot for the kind words!! peace!

[@fnersch]

Great performance, really inspiring. Thanks.

[@BURG]

fnersch Thanks!!

[@generalbenson]

Killer stuff! So many great synths out there right now! I just got my first one, the Novations BSII, and now I'm like, oh, and I need an MS-20, and a MicroBrute, and a SubPhatty. What have I gotten myself into?

[@BURG]

haha.. thanks! yeah i know what you mean... too many synths so little time :D peace!

[@dankro279]

ollilaboratories Yeah, right. TIME is the problem ;-)

[@neuron05]

I know what you mean. Won't be happy until have them all.

[@solidsixx8562]

We're living in a golden age for awesome synths for sure, I've used midi and soft synths up until now, but my local store has Sub Phattys on offer, and I can't resist :D

[@guaiamum8864]

I feel your pain. Got a Minilogue as my first synth, now I can't stop thinking about them. My guitars are a bit jealous.

[@BURG]

thanks! yeah, the XL matches pretty well, ms20 being beefy and the XL sort of smooth on the top

[@robguitarwizard]

Hello from South Australia. I really enjoy your work. You have some fantastic gear. I am an experimental guitarist (25 odd years) - just starting collecting synths. Microbrute and Mininova are my main ones. Love to get an MS20 some time.

[@BURG]

rob mcdade Hiya, and thanks a lot! :) Synths and guitars go very well together so good plan... :) ms-20 is a very nice piece of kit, just love mine to death :) keep up the music, peace!

[@BURG]

thanks! yes, exactly.. im using a KORG monotribe for this *you can see it to the far right in picture

[@godlymike1278]

SERIOUSLY no joke release as some sort of downloadable ting. I liked it that much

[@BURG]

wow thanks a lot! you never know i might :)

[@MrLiamturner]

so talented you mate can't stop watching your videos

[@BURG]

thanks a lot mate... really great that you like my stuff, this is why i make music to inspire! cheers!

[@BobForemanJudo]

Nice monotribe tucked in the background

[@diggydice9041]

In 1982 I had access to a Moog Synthesizer, a huge set of good speakers, & a jazz lab where we could play without noise complaints...lmao, or so we all thought?? We got many wild sounds but we did a "JET Airplane" that sounded real & was so loud that it rumbled the school & YES, the Cops showed up. Now a PC can open a world up to us. these guys are amazing peace

[@BURG]

haha, thanks for that lovely story.. !! cheers

[@Velvet_hippo]

Dude! I've been listening to everything on your channel, and it's all amazing. I'm probably going to get an MS-20 now. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

[@BURG]

Kevin Campbell thanks a lot man, appreciated! Glad you like the stuff.. and on the ms.20 you wont regret it, its an awesome synth! cheers!

[@araguet]

Very good man, nice sounds everywhere. Thanks for sharing.

[@BURG]

thanks a lot man, appreciated!! cheers!

[@jwfountain]

really enjoy your videos keep them comming

[@BURG]

Thanks mate! will do :)

[@JohannSwart_JWS]

Liked and subbed. I keep coming back to this track. This is what made me order a MS20 Mini. Great! (I'm actually a guitar guy)

[@reason2910]

I love this so much.

[@Y.rabelo]

keep tunning back here, awesome!

[@BURG]

thanks for stopping by !! cheers

[@Gabicostadeoliveira]

Cheers from Brazil, amazing song!

[@BURG]

thanks!! cheers!

[@MadameDoduffort]

This is great Olli! I can't wait for you to take on the 10 minute track challenge (@mtc10). It will be excellent to see you sequence TR8 and Volca Beats in real time. On another note, I got a microkorg XL not so long ago and I am so amazed at how easily it holds its own within the rest of the analogue gear.

[@BURG]

thanks mate!! Yeah, im still traveling so will be a couple of more weeks before i can have something ready, will be great fun though! Cheers!

[@warriorvermin]

Love this track. So easy just to get lost in it with your thoughts. Have to get an MS20 !

[@Leekennedy2970]

Awesome video and jam!

[@PolyUnRex]

I got a chuckle out of this. "Okay, the audio is on. Let me grab a drink before I start." Then you went on to smoke this really COOL track, and when you got done "Okay. That was good. Let me grab another swig of this stuff." Now that's a real Rock star attitude. Really enjoying your sounds dude. Do you play any of this stuff before a captive audience?

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

Ok thanks. Yeah it probably wouldn't make much difference through an amp or something but the guy who teaches me about home recording says that you cannot have any extra connections. Maybe it doesn't apply here I don't really know. Looking forward to the post. Thanks again.

[@illligit7742]

This is soo good! Nice work :)

[@nokmn0t]

love your stuff dude. srsly, big fan here!

[@BURG]

thanks a lot mate, really appreciated! :) peace!

[@copyrate]

J'aime beaucoup ce que tu fais. Celui-ci est vraiment très beau. Merci pour toutes ces bonnes ondes sonores. Good vibes ! I love your sounds. Sorry, i'm French, my english is so bad ! ;)

[@BURG]

big thanks!! :D cheers / merci !

[@mksiu9348]

Simple and beautiful

[@alabvix]

Amazing JAM!

[@SlicerJen]

Nice old school 80's feel. Lookin around for Snake Pliskin to make a showing.

[@BURG]

haha, thanks! :) yeah there is some carpenter in there for sure. :P peace!

[@podman666]

This is one of the tunes that I picked up and have been meditating with vodka for several years now.

[@raducamburu]

Wow dude, you rock !!! Really reminds me of Alexander Brandon. I'm saving for a Korg ms-20 myself and this really hyped me up :D

[@BURG]

+Radu Camburu thanks a lot man, cheers! :D

[@BURG]

tbh i have not tried this yet... sounds like something that needs to be tested. If I have the opportunity to do so ill make sure to post something. The adapter should not "in theory" really make much of a difference.. i do not however have a original ms-20 for comparison in my possession anymore so cannot do a A/B comparison either.

[@nsn7110]

Your music is still cool after nine years

[@BURG]

Thanks a lot! And thanks for stoppning by 🙌

[@josephwright5921]

You have come a long seeing this compared to your new rig!

[@BURG]

haha yeah, many years and a bit too much funds spent over the years.. great fun though :D cheers

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

I was jamming with you. I noticed no hi hat so I provided it with my synth. Sounds pretty good. Let's take it on the road.

[@Darkhan123]

This shit is RAD! Im into bit tunes/chiptunes whatever, but this kicks ass. Really getting one of the ms 20's! Great creation btw!

[@BURG]

thanks a lot mate! :) peace!

[@billyrigney4455]

Awesome stuff man

[@Samurai_Punk]

I am overwhelmed by the beauty of it. You are the next John Carpenter. (I hope that doesn't offend.) Bring us home, baby. Make that Korg jam! Take us to old haunts and new horizons.

[@BURG]

thanks !! and on John Carpenter.. i am humbled by such a comparison, him being one of the reasons i make music today.. so, thank you! :D cheers !

[@Samurai_Punk]

I am not surprised. His music is inspiring. I immediately took to your work. Looking forward to more!

[@3379108]

Absolutely amazing theme

[@N.G.S._01]

Wow is this AWESOME AS HECK!!! This is 💯% Equivalent to John Carpenter’s style of music. Funky, Catchy, and above all atmospheric.🎹

[@BURG]

Thank you for the kind words 🙏🎹

[@radiomorph]

That was pretty awesome!

[@BURG]

thanks!

[@zombifiedni]

I love your music mate, it's exactly the type of music I want to try and create. I have ordered an MS20 myself and was wondering if you have any tutorial videos and if not would you consider making one for extreme beginners of analogue like myself. I'd love to learn how your setup works.

[@CockatooDude]

Well first I recommend getting either a monotribe or a volca beats to go along with your MS20, as well some sort of echo/delay unit.

[@paulfearn4070]

Love it pal sounds great..

[@BURG]

Paul Fearn thanks!!

[@westrider6021]

sound like depeche mode 81 year ...awesome !!!

[@scottbeckstead33]

West Rider Thought it sounded like DM a bit as well.

[@stephenbarrera9634]

Great playing

[@BURG]

thanks much!!

[@robfredrichsen5234]

Amazing playing and sound, but tbh, if you replaced the Ibanez with a tc electronic slapback x4 or something like that, it would end all of that background hiss for you.

[@chrispowell4242]

Hey man awesome stuff!

[@BURG]

Thank! :)

[@ogasi1798]

Pretty sick dude ! Good effort :-))

[@BURG]

thanks!! :D

[@maqboy]

Good shit. What have you synced with the drum machine to make the ms20 filter drops be in time?

[@sanjayramachandran757]

Brilliant Stuff, love the sound, so Floyd, Just release a 60 minute 1 track album man

[@BURG]

haha, thanks.. maybe i will! :)

[@KosmicKitchen]

Very catchy piece of music, well done. What reverb/delay unit was in use?

[@CockatooDude]

The ibanez echo shifter.

[@willemlenteren1485]

I see it almost everyday so cool

[@middle_pickup]

Sounds so cool. I need to get a synth.

[@BURG]

thanks! and i agree.. every man should own a synth!! :) peace!!

[@middle_pickup]

How do you like the MicroKorg XL?

[@BURG]

Zach Drummond the microkorg is a great little synth.. nice vocoder, ok PCM sounds and VA sounds. Considering the price and format not much out there that gets any better imho. I use it mainly as masterkeys and the vocoder from time to time.. and also some pads/leads that are pretty neat. A great first synth if you ask me. Make sure to get the Microkorg XL+.. they come is nice colours too :) cheers!

[@middle_pickup]

ollilaboratories right on.

[@gjc82071]

It's not that you "cannot" have any extra connection, it's that you "shouldn't". You always want the cleanest & purist signal path possible & whenever possible, avoid extra connections. (but sometimes that's not possible) IMO, an adapter isn't really going to make much difference. Just make sure to buy an adapter w/decent quality,....maybe w/gold plated contacts or whatever, as opposed to a $1.50 adapter from Radio Shack.

[@jaimefuentealba4745]

Very nice. How much is about a similar equipment? Thanks.

[@magicboss777]

Sounds great ... good machine !! My next buy !! At this time Roland System-1, MicroKorg XL+, APC40 MK2, APC Key25, ... You give me the good mood to buy this MS 20 !! ;-)

[@imagods]

Amazing! How did you create pulse/loop/sequence on ms20?

[@Doognduke]

Love ur video man ! Love ur vibs i cant wait to remake some noise with my korg family tools :D

[@Ron_Of_The_Dead]

This is so excellent.

[@Ron_Of_The_Dead]

Single Malt???

[@PureAmbientDrone]

I read the mini's have a noise issue, or did have. This sounds clean.

[@BURG]

I have really no issues with noise on mine... if there is any, it's negligible, cheers !

[@gauthierjeanty7161]

Mine is quite noisy at lower volumes, but that's not an issue at all, i can play with that to give caracter to the sound

[@PureAmbientDrone]

AND its and excuse to BLAST IT LOUDER HEE HEE :) Not that any of us synth nuts need an excuse.

[@blackpillfitness9136]

Nice, dude. Looks like fun

[@quimiscas1913]

congratulactions....great

[@BURG]

thanks!!

[@MrSkywalker1000]

That's so really cool my Friend. Big Synthstuff ;-)

[@BURG]

thanks mate!! :)

[@DerBaxxter]

So unbeleavable amazing what you create - i Love it. Inspired by Jean Michel Jarre? Greetz from Germany and keep on rocking :)

[@BURG]

thanks a lot!!! cheers! :)

[@RobertParenton]

Thank You.

[@lostboy5861]

And i finally got one due to your videos.

[@BURG]

+Edgar Moreno wow, thats great to hear! GLHF !

[@McSireson]

I always get sort of a Deus Ex (the game) feeling from this video/jam, just everything sounds so inspired by the music from the game!

[@BURG]

thanks mate! cool, i need to check out the soundtrack of that game, thanks for the tip! :) cheers!

[@Re-vant]

lol I thought Deus Ex or the first Tron right away.

[@fogan8]

I want to add my sk-5 to my ms 20. how do it add it like that?

[@BURG]

theres no special mods here, i just have a shelf (the white one just barely visible in the video) on where the microkorg leans and stands on top the ms-20

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

Can I ask you something? Can you still play your guitar through the new mini? It seems like it uses 3.5mm jacks now instead of the standard 1/4 inch jacks. So how does that work? Do you need an adapter? Seems like you'd loose audio integrity with the extra connection. Thanks I'm thinking of getting one. Can't beat the price.

[@theanaloguefix]

So so good how did you sync a beat in timing tho...

[@100DollarHeadache]

What's with the glass of The Balvenie?

[@VolcaRock]

sounds really great!

[@ew7230]

Hey man, first I'd like to say that this is an awesome track. As for the drum machine you are using, would it be possible to get the same "trigger" effects from something like an Alesis SR-18?

[@BURG]

thanks a lot mate! Oh, sorry i have never used the SR18 so could not tell unfortunately :( sry..

[@radiomorph]

That was beautiful!

[@MarshalArnold]

Great tune! Was that microKorg XL red when purchased? I have never seen a red one!

[@BURG]

yep, they came in a variety of colours, black, white and red iirc, cheers

[@okidot]

great lines! nice boards of canada moogy vibes :)

[@koban4max]

DOPE PLAY...sounds like futuristic battle arena theme...

[@BURG]

:) Thanks for listening!