Hey gang. I have a dilemma. My Prodigy stopped working mysteriously (Like, it was fine and one day I turned it on and no sound comes out ). I have had to get it repaired twice in the last four years, and though I love it, repairs are a pain (and I just moved to a new city, leaving my trusted synth tech hundreds of miles behind.)
I’m contemplating just selling my broken Prodigy and picking up a Phatty instead. And that CP-251 deal is mighty tempting (I have two Foogers that would love to meet it…)
So LP users, would you ditch a Prodigy for an LP? I’ve demoed one, and the sound is great, but the lack of knobs weirds me out a little, like I don’t have as much of a connection with the synth. Do you get used to using just the 4 knobs? Or will I be longing for knobs and chagrined by patch memory?
I would go for it. Maybe keep the Prodigy and fix it later, you can never have to many analog synths laying around . You could of course use what you get for a dead Prodigy help fund the LP purchase though, but a lot depends on what the repair cost will be. It may be worth it if not too high, was the repair problem the same the last two times ?
For me I had no problem getting used to the four knobs, in no time you’ll be flying around the panel press the desired button and twisting the knob.
Yeah, I think that if you are looking at a Phatty then youll be happy with it. I don’t own one but the layout is very intutiatuive. Just push a button for filter cutoff, push the button again for resonance. Its pretty fast, though not as fun as having a million knobs gleaming in the light.
I agree, keep your prodigy. Perhaps email kevin lightner on here and see what he would charge to service it. I pretty much guarentee that when you get it back it won’t break again. Kevin is simply the most trusted in the biz.
I think that if you can hang onto as much Vintage stuff as you can you won’t have any regrets later.
Also, start a new thread about your issues and see what people say about it. It could very well be that your tech didn’t know what he was doing.
It could be something as simple as a cable that went bad over night, odd i know but it happens . Make sure the cable is inserted all the way on the Prodigy, mixer and or amp. It is still plugged in right ?
Check the amp and or mixer are they working with other gear. Try a pair of head phones to see if you have audio. It could very well be a simple fix, but for sure grab an LP while you can get a free CP 251 . With it and the MoogerFooger you have you’re in for a lot of fun.
I think the only Moog Kevin services are Minis, but I could be wrong. But for clarification, a tech didn’t mess it up. I had the Prodigy serviced in June to fix a problem with oscillator one not scaling properly, and to fix a problem with the attack (it had slow [~1 sec] attack no matter what). In August I moved from Austin TX to Alabama. The prodigy worked fine, solid tuning, no problems, until two weeks ago, when I turned it on and no sound came out. The light powers up, but nothing happens. So now I’m faced with the prospect of finding a synth tech in a town that seems to have zero music stores that sell synths.
So here I am, mono-synthless in Alabama. I would probably need to sell the Prodigy, though. And thus the dilemma.
Ha ha, I see a fellow Alabaman. Yeah, my wife got a good job in Huntsville. It’s not bad, but it’s a big change from Austin, TX. And the music stores have banjos where I think the synths should be…
Well, bigcitymusic has a Stage 1 on their ebay store for $1,119. I have an ebay coupon that would get it to $1,019. The stage 1 can be updated to get all the functions of the stage 2, correct?
Well, bigcitymusic has a Stage 1 on their ebay store for $1,119. I have an ebay coupon that would get it to $1,019. The stage 1 can be updated to get all the functions of the stage 2, correct?
Yeah you can upgrade it from Stage I to Stage II. I did it, and there are at lot of useful features, but you already know that.
I would go for the Phatty, or save up for the Voyager.
Your synths are so fucking cheap i the US, I live in scandinavia a Phatty costs about 1.800$. Thats crap!
Thanks for everyone’s advice! I took the plunge…Novamusik had an ebay sale $1050 for brand new Stage 1’s, which will still be eligible for the CP-251. And I used my 10% off Ebay coupon, got it down to $950, and I took the advice and did it through Microsoft Live Cashback…just got my message I’m eligible for $200 back. so I think I just scored an LP and a CP-251 for $750 flat.
Bless you, internet. Now to sit by the door all week waiting for my package…
). I have had to get it repaired twice in the last four years, and though I love it, repairs are a pain (and I just moved to a new city, leaving my trusted synth tech hundreds of miles behind.)
. You could of course use what you get for a dead Prodigy help fund the LP purchase though, but a lot depends on what the repair cost will be. It may be worth it if not too high, was the repair problem the same the last two times ?
