# Doepfer MS-404

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{{Short description|MIDI analog synthesiser}}
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thumb|Three Doepfer MS-404 in a rack. Version 1 is in the middle, Version 2 are on top and bottom.

The '''Doepfer MS-404''' is a [MIDI](/source/MIDI) [analog synthesizer](/source/analog_synthesizer) made by the [German](/source/Germany) audio manufacturer [Doepfer](/source/Doepfer).

==History==
In summer 1994 Dieter Doepfer's main intention was to create an analog synth for his personal pleasure and he created a simple clone of the [Roland TB-303](/source/Roland_TB-303). The MS-404 launched in December 1994. It was a [monophonic](/source/monophonic_(synthesizers)) [MIDI](/source/MIDI) controlled analog synthesizer with a 24db resonant filter.  At first, 50 to 100 items were planned for the market launch, but then they received almost 500 orders in the first two months in 1995. At the end of 1997 Doepfer had sold 3000 items. Also in 1997 approximately 100 limited edition synths (featuring a green faceplate) were sold as a 25th anniversary special for Music Store of [Cologne, Germany](/source/Cologne%2C_Germany). The last MS-404 was sold in March 2001, as the amount of inquiries was falling (from 100 items per month to hardly 10 items per month at the end of 2000). Doepfer still offers technical support for the unit.

==Further reading==
*{{cite magazine|title=Doepfer MS-404|page=27|magazine=[Future Music](/source/Future_Music)|issue=32|date=June 1995|publisher=Future Publishing|issn=0967-0378|oclc=1032779031}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.doepfer.de/ms404_e.htm Technical Data]
*[http://www.doepfer.de/ms404m_e.htm Manual]
*[https://www.vintagesynth.com/doepfer/ms-404 MS-404 at Vintage Synth Explorer]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041210203329/http://throbbing-gristle.com/CHRISCARTER/files/sos/doepfer_ms404.htm MS-404 review by Chris Carter for Sound on Sound magazine]

Category:Doepfer synthesizers
Category:MIDI instruments
Category:Monophonic synthesizers
Category:Analog synthesizers

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