The MS2000B is just there anniversary addition, its black and it comes with that stupid mic, oh and the new sounds can be downloaded from korg for the MS2000...

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Better to buy an second hand ms2k then

you can one realy cheap
about 200 euro i think for the rack

I haven?t seen any for 200euros. I think they are someway between 300 and 400. And 500-600euros for the keyboard.

did you search the german ebay?

I own one ms2000 rack version, use it a lot for drumnbass basslines, it can make really wicked basslines, very bright and so agrressive youll be frightened :)
for the first oscillator you ve got the possibility to modify continuously the wave so that the sawtooth becomes a double higher one adding a great deal of overtone ; i m not sure thats possible on the virus (the shape offers you to morph through the different wave forms but not so a modification i believe)

What exactly is it about the tone of a ms2000 that u like?

DS

The agressiveness and analog sound.

LOL

Its got a good vocoder......I like that the best

DS

I just got myself a 2nd hand microkorg (same engine as MS2000 I think) and it sounds great. I have some problems with the mixing, as some of the sounds are like 'too fat'. I must say, though, I'm extremely happy with it. Amazing little machine, great basses.

The vocoder is cool just to make phone calls. Funny stuff.