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Roland MKS-20

Sound Module from Roland belonging to the MKS series

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Published on 03/08/05 at 20:46
- How many sounds, effects? What styles?
- Sound: 8 banks, 3 pianos, a clavinet, a harpsichord, a xylophone and two electric pianos. For each sound, 8 predefined variations.
- Effects: tremolo, chorus.

What connection?
- Jack on the front.
- MIDI in / out.
- 2 XLR.
- 2 stereo jacks.

UTILIZATION

The general configuration is it simple?
- Yes, no problem. LCD display with adjustable contrast depending on the brightness.

Editing sounds and effects is it easy?
- Yes, very intuitive.

The manual is clear and sufficient?
- OK. For the head in the air, oblivious ... : http://oldschoolsound5.free.fr/manuels/MKS20_MANUEL_FR.pdf

SOUNDS

Sounds ...

Recall that the MKS-20 sound module is the famous R & D-1000
So there: excep-tion-nel.
The piano sounds sound a bit metallic, certainly, but very good nonetheless.
Those looking for good sounds of Rhodes will be filled with depth, nuance and expressiveness imparrables. In summary, the electric piano sounds are great, there is the strength of the MKS-20.
But what advantage!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a few days, and to be honest, I squinted over recent years.
The sounds of electric pianos are truly exceptional. FYI, these are those used for example by Goldman "Over there", or the album "New Morning at the Zenith" (for those whose girlfriends love jean jaaacques Jonasz ...), or Elton John to name a few.
The MKS-20 can therefore afford the sounds of the famous R & D-1000 with a small footprint, and pout me on a brand new keyboard (FP-5).
I would buy again!