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by gazer » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:55 pm
Amos since you quoted my words then proceeded to try to read my mind, I would like to clarify my words which are being twisted now. The frustration i am having with my LP TE is a problem of the second oscillator consistently being flat no matter if i let it warm up for hours, do 4 full calibrations back to back, or just talk gently to it. I'll send you audio files if you don't believe me. i have a legit complaint here. I think the other day was the first time I actually bitched on the forum also.
I have thought reluctantly of sending it in for service until I heard a couple other people saying they have the same problem. So i keep thinking its a firmware thing, probably just hoping cause that would be a quicker, easier fix. Some one mentioned something about making the tribute special. I mentioned what i would like as an option, and i did not say or mean for it to be only for the tribute. Why would I care.(I'm not really that jealous of the arp or the midi over usb) I even said I would be happy to pay for such a thing and I would. What's wrong with upgrades? When the mf 107 came out. It started to bug me my lp couldn't control it the way I wanted it to, in my mind, to it's true potential. When i bought the lp I was torn between it and the voyager.(Now I know I should have bought the voyager) I bought the lp for two reasons 1) thinking it was a limited edition and if I ever wanted to upgrade to the voyager i could always get my money easily back out of the LP. The second being my fascination with Dr. Moog and the LP being his last design while he was ill before he passed away.
Being someone who understands life threatening illnesses it was something I felt I could relate to and at the same time impressed me so much because it seemed he refused to be stopped by his illness, continuing to design seemingly up to the end of his life. I wasn't there so I cant know but that is how it appeared from the outside looking in. I really don't want to get rid of my lp cause I've always felt it is magical, like there might still be undiscovered potential in the circuits that Bob designed. I'm sure all of you poured everything you had into making the LP as true to how Bob designed it. I would like to reiterate I only expect moog to fix what ever is wrong with the 2nd oscillator or what is making the oscillator behave odd. I am just bummed the lp doesn't control the 107's freq cv so i can use it as a third oscillator. The lp is a great synth minus a couple rare problems and I have enjoyed playing and programing it but now I would like more control so I decided to sell my lp te and get a voyager os since my patch memory isn't working real well I have gotten used to starting my programming on the calibration patch. But the last tribute I saw sell went for slightly under a grand. I paid 1575 for my tribute the stage 2's are street price 1000. Combine that with a few of the te's having problems, they aren't selling on the used market real well. I wouldn't even feel right about trying to sell my LP until the oscillator problem is fixed. Then I hoped the mp 201 would have a work around for the issue of controlling the 107 via cv. It didn't so I got frustrated and I voiced it. I don't appreciate being told I can't say anything but ass kissing comments when I talk about moog products. Amos for the last few years I have had nothing but respect for you and have told you so on every occasion I could. I am not a regular poster or complainer on these boards. To be honest i think I've done more moog ass kissing than complaining. I still don't understand why me wanting cv outs keeps you from sleeping. That was a wish for me so I didn't need to buy a voyager or a future retro xs to do the things I want to do. Let my repeat myself, I really like my LP and I don't appreciate being ganged up on because i'm having a rare problem. I don't appreciate being called a whiner because you don't have the same problem. I am severely ill and I deal with more pain and misery on a daily basis than most of you have seen in your lives. I am not a damn whiner. You are obviously very personally involved in the LP project Amos and what I said the other day upset you. I'm sorry you feel unappreciated. It feels bad huh? My comments make you want to quit, well yours make me feel stupid for being a Moog fanboy for so long. Be happy you have the health to have the over demanding job that you have. It is some people's dream to do what you do. I mean come on man you are alot of peoples hero, you work for moog music and you got to work side by side with Dr. Robert Moog, who know what wonderful things you got to talk to the man about. This issue has been blown way out of proportion I dont need you to replace every led light so my tribute can stay blue. I just want to be heard and would like a fix for the sound problem of my instrument because i have waited patiently for probably a year.
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