Re: MS-20 Synths

[R & T Cummings <R_T_Cummings@compuserve.com>]

Oh boy, I'm answering my own posts. Somebody hit me ... ow!!
Yah, yah, OK I figured this out tonight - the kalimba is a heavy metal
instrument. I tried putting various kalimba loops through the ESP section
of the MS-20 with gratuitous use of the envelope generators - ooh sick! If
only the kalimba had more "phallic" properties I could do those on stage
... is this why so many of you play guitar?

Rob (I'm actually wearing asbestos)

Rob (that's me) wrote:
>Strange that this topic should come up right now because a friend of mine
>just lent me his MS-20 yesterday. This is the first time that I've
actually
>meddled with an analog beast and the possibilities are overwhelming! I've
>tried using this on an aux-send from my mixer and am getting great results
>applying this to loops. The entire patch area of the MS-20 is really
>amazing - today's devices don't seem to give you as much control all at
>once. It can be a little confusing though ... 8-) Does anyone use one of
>these live? I can't imagine the panic that would set in trying to gt the
>"right sound" under live pressure. The whole "preset" concept came later,
>eh? Another question: does anyone have any neat ideas on attaching various
>loop/ drum machine signals to the various patch inputs? It seems to me
that
>the possibilities are many... 

>Thanks for the new thread,
>Rob<