I am seriously considering getting a MiniMoog. I always considered the instrument over my head until attending the clinic at Manny’s in NYC. Great night for me: met Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson in one night! 
I currently own 2 Casios (try not to laugh too hard!) But I do have some familiarity with the concept of waveforms. Without studying it carefully yet, I see many more knobs on the machine besides ADSR.
I’m comfortable with the idea of twiddling and seeing what happens. I just want to make sure I cannot unintentionally render it in a state where no sound comes out. I suppose it’s possible for a waveform to crash in on itself with the right settings (i.e. ELP, Pictures at an Exhibition, keyboard solo near the end.) But I imagine that can be undone easy enough.
Before I throw too many misconceptions out there, 
I’m interested to hear opinions so far.
Thanks!
Go for it!!! When I started I had no sweet clue what I was doing…come to think of it, I barely do now…but I have had an absolute blast and there is no better way to learn then to jump in with both feet when it comes to moogs. Plus I find that once you are familiar with one, the theory starts to explain itself. I might not recommend a minimoog right away …but then again I wouldn’t dismiss one either. There are “simpler” starter moogs. Another thing is if you are scared or stuck, you have great 24hr support right here on the forum. Cheers!
Buy a Minimoog Mode D… You can’t understand what a great sizer the Mode D is before you tried it!! I have a Mode D and a Voyager Anniversary Edition and the Mode D sounds a lot fatter then the Voyager…
Regards
Demokid
I am also tempted to get a Model D, after I get my Prophet-5!
Thank you very much for the feedback! I will look into the Model D and see how it goes.
Another fellow on the line waiting for Rick Wakeman suggested the Prodigy would be a good model to start off with. Is that the case?
Phil
Prodigy’s are great little rigs. As i mentioned before you might want to consider one of the cheaper models to start off on. An MG-1 or Rogue would be you base models… great starters and as this forum might suggest, hold a fan club of even experienced synth players. Prodigy’s, micromoogs and sources (I love the source!) are your “next step up” in my opinion with more variations of the options. All of them have pros and cons but have great sounds for your buck. The opus 3 is a bit different as it was considered primarily a string synth…stay away for the ultra cheap satellites/minitmoogs…they are preset synths and really teach nothing about electronic music playing. And if you are serious …go for the Mini…you just can’t beat them …but might find the price a little harsh if the moog sound isn’t for you. Hope this helps ya a bit…cheers and good luck!