First off, let me start by saying that I LOVE the Moog LP. From the looks, sound, performance, ease of use, etc., it’s one of if not my favorite synth ever made. BUT…it simply wasn’t meant to be for me.
I bought one of the first tribute models to come off the line…serial number in the 300’s somewhere…and right out of the box it had issues. There was simply nothing but a high pitched whine that came from the output and none of the patches were making any other sound. I left it on overnight for no particular reason and when I came back in the morning to figure out what to do…it was working! I was right at the beginning of a recording project that I wanted to use the LP exclusively for and for the first few weeks it seemed to be fine, until the the same thing happened again one morning when I turned it on for the days session. I left it on throughout the day (and night) but unfortunately it never “repaired” itself this time so I took it back to where I bought it and they thankfully gave me another one.
The new one worked great at first, and I even liked the wood finish on it better than my first one, but then the problems started. This time they turned out to be a series of small, annoying things that eventually led to the same crazy problem my original unit had! I must not be meant to have a Moog LP, but I gave it my best shot.
After all of this, I decided to return to the Voyager, and I must say that after having been without one for only a little while, I totally forgot what I had been missing. It’s the synth of a lifetime.
Like I said before, there were so many things I loved about the LP and still do. I think it was just the luck of the draw, because I know many of you have had no problems whatsoever. The blessing of it is that it brought me back to the Voyager, so no harm was done and the LP still made it on to the bulk of some current recordings.
Thanks for listening.