Hello . I have the option to get an Minitmoog and an satellite. The satellite will only interest me in the case it can be good as an spare source for the minitmoog.
Do they have many common parts ? ¿ its worth to get it?
What can be used from the satellite in the Minitmoog ? is the minitmoog really so bad in repairs & problems ??? and finally is the sound good ? (I have never hear one before).
I will apreciate your comments
Regards Jan
Some.
¿ its worth to get it?
No one can answer that completely. It’s your money and two unknown condition synths.
What can be used from the satellite in the Minitmoog?
Various switches and sliders, discrete parts, key parts. Probably the power transformer and some other goodies.
I don’t have a list of all shared components between the two models.
is the minitmoog really so bad in repairs & problems ???
Also hard to answer. All synths and all techs are different.
I’ve had some nightmare Minitmoogs to restore.
The aftertouch can be a problem to repair or replace sometimes.
and finally is the sound good ? (I have never hear one before).
Again subjective, but the Minit CAN sound pretty good to my ears.
Properly working aftertouch can really make it an expressive instrument with vibrato or hardsync controlled by key pressure.
When working well, they can make great solo instruments.
They are not good for interfacing tho because of a lack of I/O jacks, but I’ve had a lot of fun playing them.
One large problem is that if you get a bad one… or a bad tech (or both), the tech work necessary to restore it might exceed the original purchase price.
One has to really love a synth to dump more money into it than it cost you to buy.
They are not known to sell for a lot of money even when working, so they’re not a great “investment synth.”
Hope this helps.
Thank you Kevin for the info.
Bollinote.