KORG MS10 Whats inside? REVERSE TEARDOWN #1

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[@hojdog]

For some reason when you said the queen had an MS10, it went unchallenged in my brain. I just sort of thought 'yeah, that sounds about right'

[@arcadeuk]

Surely the queen would have an MS20? Less than 2 oscillators simply won't do

[@Someone89a]

"this is my favourite synth" Kosmo looks on with a tear in his eye

[@jeanbonnefoy1377]

being (due to my ooooooooooold age) the proud owner of almost all the original Korg range of that period (and the earlier generation too, the "traveler" ones), I have to admit that my favs remain the MS 20 (Mk I = raging filter), 800 DV (my very first synth, bought in 76) and the MP-500 (micropreset). As for the filter, the best deal is to buy an MS20 kit (which I did), allowing you to swap easily between all the filter modes (a bit like with the Prophet 5 or Arp Odyssey)... plus, the MS20 kit has a cool flat form factor (proof again that the MSs are indeed big empty boxes (but great then for circuit bending - or hiding away furbies, your choice), and talking about circuit bending or customizing, the MS kit is a dream come true: lot of free holes on the front panel and connecting points on the circuit board to add new patch points... last but not least, thanks to its flat form factor (again), the ms20 kit can easily be placed in front of its ancestors' kbds (which I did, with a rack including MS10, MS20, MS50, SQ10, MS02, MS03, MS10 mini, on top of a stage echo 500... just the VC10 missing... too expensive when it was originally released - and too expensive now too on the vintage market). Anyway, about the prices : my M2 20 cost about FF 3200 when I bought it in 77 (or 78) which was something like £ 250, and the MS10 was at FF 2500 (£ 200)... (compare to the FF 10,000 of a 800DV or FF 12,000 of a mini Moog model D in the same time frame or FF 8000 of a synthi AKS - the Putney VCS3 was more expensive, hence never owned one... huge regrets, all the more now that I live 300 yards from Putney High Street, on the other side of where Peter Zinoviev lived, by the river :-)

[@lemonlimestiv]

In the early 90's I found an MS-10 at a thrift store for 15 bucks!!

[@kvn95ss]

Steven Doherty of ALL NATURAL LEMON & LIME FLAVORS but did you buy it?

[@Joiner113]

Bargain of a lifetime? Also if you're the real Steven Doherty, I love you guys and your music, you were a real formative influence on my tastes when I was younger!

[@jakewelch.design]

Holy shhhhit

[@JackHekler]

I saw one once for about the same price, I did not buy it because it did not have midi, head slapper when I think about it today

[@aakh5678]

Im sad becuase im only 70th like👍 rather than 69th ..[θ~θ]

[@JDStoneCreations]

"Do not remove this cover" says sam holding up the cover he just removed.

[@ariheino327]

It's just a recommendation.

[@Matt-qp7fn]

Love this guy tells us its 40 years old and that it has a unique sound, but still carries on by chucking the board about. I appreciate him hella won't lie

[@kitchentable1362]

*THIS IS MY MS10, THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT, BUT THIS ONE IS MINE*

[@LektroiD]

Awesome! I love mine, I have the grey-faced MS10 and MS20. I also bought a MS20 mini for modding (didn't want to drill my vintage original), which now has a PWM pot wired into the LFO and oscillator sync switch (just add two diodes and you're sorted). The MS range are my favourite vintage monos!

[@perli216]

i like the "new" style a lot, looks very professional (with camera pans and so on)

[@jeggyfrobapulous6913]

Fantastic video! As an owner of an MS10 I thank you! Really cool to see what is inside this magical synth! I love this thing! Also, thanks for the fat bass trick! Cheers!!!

[@neonitize6101]

these videos keep on getting better and funnier, keep it up sam!

[@deviousxen]

This is a genuinely enjoyable youtube and I've been watching it grow and I'm so glad I started watching tbh. Please keep making this stuff. Everyone's depressed af. Brain is quite gruntled by this channel. I *started* with LSDj and Gameboy Camera / Logic Pro junk. Now I have a modular with Nerdseq... So this channel's good times.

[@deviousxen]

Like, thank you for revealing to an audience that the great Nerdseq was, indeed, actually real. It is appreciated. The Furby Organ made my day, looool

[@Coastincolt]

deviousxen Great use of an undeservedly obscure word ("gruntled")!

[@deviousxen]

lel I rarely use it, but it's just... Such a great word. Associations made with it always conjure some really silly imagery. Like an Orc that just got laid, I dk. O_o;

[@LukasFink1]

It’s good that you’re doing a reverse teardown. It’s often easier to take something apart than to get it back together, so showing it this way is probably more helpful to people than the other way around.

[@georgepaul5612]

More like This is my ms10! There’s a few left and this one is mine!

[@bendavidson6340]

If I can laugh my ass off AND learn some awesome stuff in 15 clock spinnies, that's clock spinnies well spent! Much love from the States, Sam!

[@InvertedPopesMusic]

Tip top. Still have my original MS10 but it is a tad ill these days so got to get that fixed after seeing this. My first ever synth was a Korg MP500 loved that beast also. Can't wait to see what you tear reverse teardown next.

[@alexanderhuliakov6012]

That bass is really awesome.

[@midierror]

awesome video sam. A jen sx1000 is super simple too, I did a similar thing years ago. Love your vids!!!!!

[@wisteela]

I love the construction. That thing really is fantastic.

[@harryelektron3086]

I dig Sam cause amidst all his raving, he knows what's going on "What a beautiful piece of...material possession" ;) on 5:45

[@AlexWitney]

This series will stand the test of time, keep doing them!

[@nichttuntun3364]

Killer machine. Played it back in my band days. Cool video.

[@dylonmurphy4119]

Dude, please do more of these vids. They're awesome.

[@pete2070]

Oh yeah! The Korg MS10. Bloody mint! My first ever synth. One note at a time (monophonic). Great piece of kit in '78. I used this synth in a couple of local bands I played in. One was rock and one was reggae! Lovely stuff....

[@WizardofFuzz]

This video got me interested in the MS-10. Half a year later I bought one. It's amazing!! Unfortunately it needed tons of repairs that were way beyond my current level of expertise so it cost me an arm and a leg. At least I can do the calibration myself by now.

[@projekt6_official]

This was awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@idontfeellost1367]

Wow 200,000 subscribers!!! Fantastic!

[@GamesExposed]

entertaining and awesome on the technical side ! Great Channel !

[@waynemurray7085]

Brilliant dude a breath of fresh air you

[@pescados666]

Exotic teardown you say? Surely you can get back into the dublin science gallery to disassemble that moog system 55? :P

[@aeronneff5779]

terrific vid! making me want to find one for myself!

[@johnnyatrocious]

A teardown of your Juno 106 for sure

[@necronomicon1472]

You didn't lie, that filter sounds dope AF!

[@georgeray3492]

Some nice black anodized aluminum ends? Durable and heavy. Your demo section really shows how familiar you are with the MS-10. Well done!

[@user-od4yl3rf4n]

I’m glad that youtube crazy guy with modular synths is you

[@ThankGodnewsworld]

Thank you video. Good work

[@validcore]

My first synth & still use it. Long live the MS10!

[@wigglyboots2]

That's a lovely knob you have.

[@gnarlysoundscapes7210]

You should do more videos where you just play around with your favorite synths. That demo after you put it back together was really fun to watch :-)

[@the-engneer]

Plays the Kill Bill Noise😂 It's obvious you have played with that thing alot!

[@droptopsalvador1864]

Congrats mate! You've been featured on Colin furzes latest video!! Cheers

[@korbly]

Idk if you're too interested in it, but I'd love to see a (reverse) teardown of a MicroKORG

[@graxjpg]

The ms10 is a really great one to be handy on. Imagine knowing a system 55 like you do this

[@Sp4wnEffect]

I was just looking into the possibility of getting a ms10 such a cool thing

[@buncho888]

Tear down an Arp Odyssey. If you haven't got one, you should, crazy noise making potential!

[@RobFlaxMusic]

Solid Queen impression 😂😂

[@curtislitchfield1378]

New show Idea. Sam and James May in the same space reassembling 2 identical thingamajigs.

[@chucku.farley]

I know that an audience interested in synthesizers is probably fairly limited but you should have a million subscribers just on showmanship. Cool channel.

[@steeliewheelies]

My buddy's got an Arturia Microbrute, and the pitch wheel is defective (has been ever since he got it). A tear down or rebuild video of one of those would be invaluable to us as we could more easily and comfortably take it apart to fix it!

[@soyginna]

I didn't know you have a you tube channel! Great piece!

[@nneeerrrd]

12:27 Jean-Michel Jarre impression :))

[@littlebacchus216]

So happy I'm not the only one to hear that!

[@robyoink]

Dammit, I just resisted the urge to pick one up a few months ago, now I want one again

[@johnmorganwesternspy8786]

I want that kit he blipverted.

[@LouisSerieusement]

one of your best video !!!!

[@TamasKalman]

13:00 is my favorite sound. i also grew up with a commodore 64.

[@ozule1782]

Yessss!! New video

[@lemonhscott7667]

That was fun!

[@sakisaki9911]

From Japan. I saved up my money and bought a new MS-10 about 40 years ago. I'm still using the MS-10 to make various cover songs. Please let us hear the songs you made with the MS-10.

[@proc007]

It'd be cool to see a Juno-106 tear down! I swear I've seen one of those in your videos before.

[@LektroiD]

Wait until the voice chips break. Inevitable in all 106's, I'm sure he'll open it up then...

[@abhijanwasti7991]

Do more DIY series! Could you teach how to make a nice ADSR or a filter?

[@Harumio1529]

Abhijan Wasti www.schmitzbits.de/adsr.html

[@wickeddubz]

Lovely!(c) Only Sam can say this word like nobody else.

[@dillipphunbar7924]

Brilliant!/....Genius...

[@MisAnnThorpe]

There is something, I can only describe as a bit special, and almost "organic" about the sound of the MS10. It's probably the most inspirational synth I own. I bought it pretty much on a whim, with very low expectations of it; I mean, just how much can you do with a mono synth, right?! Wrong! I've since gone on to get rid of my Juno 6, JX10 (x2), MKS70 and JD800 and replaced them with another MS10, ARP Axxe (x2), Avatar, Korg "Odyssey", Roland SH-1, Teisco 60f, MS20 mini and Moog Multimoog. Unfortunately, I'm a talentless tosser with a load of "classic" synths, that I don't deserve, so.... if you're in the London area and fancy giving me a fair price for any/all of them (I did retain my Korg Polysix and Roland D50 btw), then drop me a line.

[@yebot]

Love my MS-10. Now I don't have to rip it open to satisfy my curiosity. I have you.

[@AirborneSurfer]

Obviously, Her Majesty is a bag fan of LMNC. She goes to all his shows with her entourage of corgis.

[@EmanueleIntagliata]

This is true love 💙

[@jeez0r]

so fearless , awesome . Is there any synth you do not want to take apart because it's like .... holy to you ?

[@AndyKing1963]

my MS10 was £179 from Chase Musicians (The London Synthesiser Centre) in London in 1981

[@Sonikbytes]

and it has an original korg 35 VCF ic unlike some newer ms-20. My m-500 has 2 :)

[@Sonikbytes]

oh, and a DYI tutorial to add a sub osc to it or maybe another CEM3340 type osc

[@atozee1500]

Please do a video about what to change when you order JAPANESE synths that only work on 100v. As in the power supply unit swap or the best type of step down/up transformer also what to pay attention too, like what capacitors to change etc etc.

[@justincomisk]

I re-capped my Fender Rhodes, don't you have one? I bet you could teardown/hack, it's really cool!

[@clivemathieu9386]

Think it should be called a "TEARUP"

[@xenoneuronics6765]

gary sage "Welcome to my Tear-Up! As usual we'll be betting on how many screws I lose, and there will be a second bet on how many pieces are left over when it's re-assembled"

[@pegroj]

You could 3d print the sides, or sculp on a cnc in metal

[@blackforest9109]

Hey, nice Vid. Could you please tell me where the modwheel is connected on my ms10 it just not work because the ribbon cable just hang arround

[@claytonlevibrown]

On speaking about the arturia drumbrute, if I want to give the knobs for pitch more and accurate range what part of the synthesizer do I need to upgrade in order to give the pitch knob greater detail and clarity resulting in a higher quality sounding drum machine. I don't hate their product but their pitch knob in general is low quality.

[@KiR_3d]

Right, man! It's the proper route for analog synth tutorials! I imagine the Queen making LFO noises and head ducking in rhythm ))) Sam, will you make tutorials on this theme further? I mean... making a clone of MS-10/20 and etc.

[@Tehstroyer]

Seeing the keyboard makes me wonder if there would be a possibility of a video on making CV keys. Like, modding a cheap keyboard for it or something like that. I don't know how popular/expensive are standalone keybeds like the one on the MS10 online, but I assume there's a fair bit of "vintage gear repair parts" tax on them?

[@ddrrr3799]

Hi Sam! Can you make video, How to make two korg ms-10 sounds together if i want two oscilators of korg ms-10?

[@LazareMV]

Wow ! True synth love here. But, do you think we can wire a MS10 with a MS20 to get a more powerful sound ? Like 3 oscillators, 2 filters and a bigger modulation in between ?

[@SebastianMcCrazy]

14:41 new korg ad campaign

[@thehighprotondiet3127]

Looking at the way the keyboard is wired: What happens if you hold down two keys at once on one of these?

[@23hangingtrees]

Hello, having an issue with the envelope on my MS10 (I think the release, as it never gets quiet). Would you mind sharing the chip model you used to fix yours? Many thanks!

[@Белая-простыня]

I really like MS10 instead of MS20 bc it has PWM input.

[@MisAnnThorpe]

May I suggest a reverse teardown on the ARP Axxe MKI or II?

[@robertjacoby5180]

Sold!

[@broklee]

lol @ the vauxhall nova reference

[@dcaban85]

dear sam, would like to see some circuit bending on a KORG Ms20IC if its possible.

[@andrevenancio]

Can u buy just a keyboard (set of keys) to make a custom synth? Can’t find anything online

[@simonburns1055]

I can remember buying my MS20 in the early nineties for $400 AUD second hand before the price started to rise. I can recall the the price of a new MS20 was about $300 in the Eighties, So a MS10 would be less maybe

[@Mackenziersg]

You should do one for the Juno!!!

[@simonburns1055]

Question, how did you remove the pot nuts with a screwdriver lol

[@johnselander8067]

Is a petentiometer the same thing as a variable resistor ?

[@thearmadilliestone]

Neat

[@edwallace3704]

I bought an ms10 for 30 quid in 1993 .Love your videos m8 . Do you own all your kit or does it belong to your Dad ?

[@hagenstamm-leichenschmaus]

Hi, is this Sound at 13:13 possible with a MS-20 and how? Thx

[@samgamgee3622]

How often do you have change your potentiometers?

[@athmaindrain]

Yeah

[@kentxx12]

Not every video you make must be in a ADHD X 2 Tempo...just once and i mean just a one time in a kind chill down tempo show...but keep up the good work :)

[@ZiadSidawi]

Wish you showed the transformer and how to turn it from 115v to 220v

[@kiravetoine1004]

14:42 aw so cute

[@bennyadamlockhart1193]

Good after noon my mate Sam battle the 80s dude