Used my ae on gig last night and it reaffirmed to me exactly why there is nothing as good as the voyager around. Those who say a mono is not enough are missing the point. The sheer scope of the voyager is mind blowing and it kicks the original minis backside as a performance instrument. Im sick of reading its not as good as the original as it is a fantastic instrument in its own right. I would never give it up now. The more i use it the more i love it and the more i cant be bothered comparing to my source and mini as it completely outclasses both. In the studio the midi and touchpad and modulation facilities are second to none. No midi to cv boxes,midi problems. The sound is up there with the best and though its slightly smoother than the mini i see this as a good thing, It sits in a mix better and can impersonate any other mono out there. There is no alternative for me.
I used a mini on several gigs b4 and it gave me headaches in terms of tuning and trying to set up sounds quickly enough. Yeah it sounds fat but that is not enough.The voyager is the only mono synth that can cope with the demands for quick setup and changing of sounds for contemporary music styles whereas the mini just doesnt cut it. I would rather have the voyager. Using two different sounds on one tune on the model d is a nightmare.IMO Modern music demands much more quick patch changing and thats why the source was always a better bet than the mini for me as a performance instrument, but the voyager is the perfect marriage of the two. I can replicate any sound from the mini or source with ease on the voyager and the only real difference in sound is a slightly duller top end but i can live with that.
Analog polys are even more cumbersome instruments than monos. There use is MORE limited than a mono. I dont really like pad sounds or big cheesey brass patches and thats all they are good for imo, though the polyevolver does look more interesting. I would rather layer up a mono and give the impression of rich harmonies with single lines instead of cluttering up a track with a 4 or more note poly chords all over the place. The memorymoog was the only poly synth that could be played in mono mode and still sound as good as a mini or source or voyager. Jupe 8s sounded good but a little lifeless.
The voyager is also the only current analog that is reliable when i need to get a remix done quickly, and where a track may change in tempo. Not having tom print it to audio in the first instance is a god send. It excels everytime and the midi is tight.Correct me if i’m wrong but i use my voyager everyday writing tracks which are being commercially released and i feel many voyager owners may just want to say they own a moog and spend too much time over analysing and comparing its sound to past synths. I too have been guilty of that but we are getting a bit too picky. We have got it great with the voyager and moog deserve credit for engineering such a fine musical instrument/interface in a very hostile industry. There is so much choice out there and we are spoiled with the Voyager. Best just use the thing or sell it, instead of wasting valuable musical energy on moaning. 
