This has to be one of the best demonstration videos of musical equipment I have ever seen!! Only thing better would be a video tutorial of each section of the board and what it does. For people like me that don't know how to make diffrent synth sounds. Great job!! Thank you!!
Sweet to see such a musical demonstration of its capabilities. I’m mostly interested in it for lead and bass lines. This was a good example of what it would do if I get one. I appreciate it!
This sounds great - I'm looking to get a lower end synth to produce some 80s synth sounds - for recordings and maybe a couple of live gigs. Would you recommend this or is there something better in the same sort of price bracket? Thanks
The microkorg, Novation mininova or Akai miniak (if you can find a good one) are all capable of those sort of sounds and can be got for less. Plus you can save patches which is a major bonus for live play. The Akai can make some massively layered and manipulable sounds if you have time to dig into the engine. The MS-1 has a more instant feel to it, but harder to control in a live situation. But I remember people back in the day with flip albums full of photos of patch settings for the SH-101 - and that's even easier to do now. The MS-1 sounds amazing and I'm glad I picked one up. Behringer is killing it with all their recent gear. For recording purposes I'd use the MS (or a Pro-1), but for playing live the ease of use wins over a totally authentic sound. If I can't recreate something, I just sample it for live stuff.
If you get a midi controller keyboard I really recommend the IK Multimedia UNO. Cheap for what it delivers. 2 oscillatorer, arpeggiator and sequencer, plus it saves patches. Digitally controlled oscillators but it is analogue and can make great leads and bass sounds. My personal recommendation when it comes to analogue synths under 300 euro. Here in Sweden they are only 160 euro.
Probably worth mentioning, just in case you’re not aware...it’s monophonic, so if you’re after big 80s chords...you’re better off with a poly synth. However for basses, leads, FX...the ms1/101 is a beaut.
I think this synth sounds best set to the saw wave only; especially in the lower octaves; and making use of the excellent filter. I find it sounds creamy and we sometimes call it the butter bass.
I got my red one from b and h and the sound is analog not a fan of the sequencer and arp but I use my minilogue xds sequencer and boom instant goodness
@@jessihawkins9116 it's for more than just looks lol. I figured it out long ago. I am currently running the audio of my moog werkstatt through the MS1 audio input and controlling both the MS1 and the moog via the keys on the MS1. So it's like the MS1 has two oscillators running this way.
@@holygeneration7 Didn't say it's not a good fit for more advanced users. ;) I've been thinking about picking one up. Right now I have a Minibrute 2 and Behringer Neutron for my monosynths. I thought about trading the Minibrute for a MS-1. But the Minibrute and Neutron are so nice together because they both have a 48 point patch bay. I am however not a huge fan of the filter on the Minibrute. Still thinking about it... I also own a Juno 106, Alpha Juno 2 and a D-50. So if I get this I'll have the whole 80's Roland package. :)
@@jeshkam 😄 Yeah. If you _need_ presets, a Bass Station might be similar. This thing is cool for learning synthesis, and just evolving sounds over time.
