What if there was a space online where you could upload and share information on all Moog instruments – Voyager, Little Phatty, Moogerfoogers, Theremins and Piano Bar? And what if that space could store an unlimited amount of information, including synth patches, wiring and routing diagrams, MP3 files, photos, links, user tips and pro techniques about Moog instruments, together on one site? What if the space allowed you to configure and hear your favorite Moog instruments and MoogerFooger effects? And you could post technical questions and have them answered by Moog’s own technical support staff? And what if that space also offered special discounts on Moog gear and accessories, and gave you the opportunity to win free stuff?
Wouldn’t that be a cool space?
There IS such a space. It’s called MoogSpace.
And it’s coming November, 2006.
More info to follow soon… perhaps on the Moog forum?
Well, it definitely has a slant… it plainly says “all Moog instruments,” but what it means is “all current/modern Moog instruments,” as nothing made outside of the current incarnation of the company is listed.
So THAT’s what those ‘Got Space?’ pictures on SquareWave and Phatsound have been about over the last two months - MoogSpace! This must be what GregAE meant by that ‘stay tuned for a big announcement’ comment from back in September. It sure took a while to get here.
MoogSpace seems like it will be pretty cool. Anybody know if it’s another Yahoo Groups thing or if it’s a Moog Music thing?
I’ve just had a look at this thing. It looks to me like what we’ve got now, plus some extras that we may not particularly want, but we have to pay for it.
Surely you know that bandwidth isn’t free. 13 bucks a year seems like a pretty good deal for unlimited storage space. Money certainly isn’t the motivation for this if they’re charging that little. Flickr is $25 per year, and its just for photos.
The site looks cool and very well designed. I really like it, and i understand charging the fee for storage space.
I just hope this doesn’t segregate users from the forums. I mean we had Squrewave, (which is dead now?), then we have the forums here on Moog, and now Moogspace?
I’d expect this forum will close? Otherwise Moog would be running two forums. On the other hand, they’d need to allow guests to post at the new site if they do that, otherwise they’ll lose most or all of the people interested in Moog instruments who haven’t yet bought one. And if they allow guests, they’re going to have to separate the forum from the rest of the new site and make just the other features the thing people are paying for. Mabe they’ll rethink and do that, but they haven’t designed it that way.
Actually there’s another point. When you subscribe they don’t just ask for your money, the also ask for your home address details. I don’t at all mind Moog having that information, but I really don’t like the idea of supplying it for an online service and thus making it available to anyone who hacks the Moog site. When people realise there’s a list of the home addresses of loads of people with expensive Moog gear you can bet there are going to be some serious attempts at hacking.
What’s the storage space for? Patches? I use my own patches. I haven’t even downloaded any from Squarewave, though I subscribed to be in touch with what’s going on.
As far as I can see all this will achieve is that either Moog replace Squarewave and nothing much will change, or else they’ll open up the new site in replacement of this forum as well and they’ll lose several people from here and more importantly lose a lot of prospective Moog customers who begin by discussing Moog products with people who already play them.
As the new site has a carbon copy of these forums already set up I can see that happening.
I know $13 bucks a year isn’t much but as it was already been pointed out..after spending $3k for a voyager..$500. in upgrades…over $1,500. in moogerfoogers -cases- etc.. it don’t seem right…I’ll definately pass..sorry
It seems as though all the services they offer can already be found for free. Forum; right here, sound files; Squarewave/Phatsound, Ask Amos; on the Moog site. You can post your vids on YouTube, photos on Photobucket etc. and link all of them to the central meeting point of the Moogmusic forum!
Sign up this month for a 60-day FREE TRIAL and you’ll be qualified for an introductory offer of $12.95 for a one year membership
Introductory! So it’s gonna go up???!!!
Suggestion: Remove photos from Squarewave/PS to free up more space. You can’t tell me that sysex files are gonna fill up the quota!
Minimoog Voyager EB: $3395
Little Phatty Tribute: $1475
Being able to access product information, sound files, patch files, photos and support networks for free: $Priceless! Or, $13 a year (probably to increase).
There might be less chance for spam, if it’s members only, but then again (as Sweep said) they’d have to allow guest posting to get newbies interested in the first place.
FYI - SquareWave (and the companion site Phatsound) will be going away. Since MoogSpace encompasses all the features and capabilities of these sites (and a lot more), there’s no need to continue them further.
I’ve been in that situation, too. And even when I first posted to this forum I was working longer and longer hours for less and less money. That situation changed. Yours will as well, hopefully. You’re just the kind of person Moog needs to keep visiting their forums - someone with a strong enough interest to be here and keeping old Moog synths alive. Chances are you’d be a prospective buyer for new Moog products in the future.
Moog need to keep future buyers interested, not deflect them off to someone else’s discussion forums.
FYI - SquareWave (and the companion site Phatsound) will be going away. Since MoogSpace encompasses all the features and capabilities of these sites (and a lot more), there’s no need to continue them further.
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Greg,
I’m getting frustrated with MoogSpace. I signed up yesterday and even downloaded the members tour pdf. The site was acting strangely, and didn’t list me as a member. Now I can’t login and have sent a few messages to Moog/Zimm with no response. I’ll be paying eventually, If I can use the site!,can you help me?
Greg,
I’m getting frustrated with MoogSpace. I signed up yesterday and even downloaded the members tour pdf. The site was acting strangely, and didn’t list me as a member. Now I can’t login and have sent a few messages to Moog/Zimm with no response. I’ll be paying eventually, If I can use the site!,can you help me?
Yeah currently I only own a few vintage pieces that I have fixed up and frankly I dont want to sell them to gain access to the new site for a few years. If you really have to pay to access the forums I will be very bummed out.
For what it’s worth..There have been only 4 posts on the Phat Sound boards in the past 2 months… Almost 2 weeks since anyone posted on Square Wave..both of those boards are free…how will charging $$ increase the interest?
..looks like i’ll pass