I know many of you already know the quality of the Voyager, but after a week of having one to play with I’m experiencing a whole new way of making music.
It’s the combination of the sickly sweet analog rich sound, multiple knobs and ease of use. Now I understand why it’s so expensive.
I’ve had a few digital synths, Yamaha DX-7, Roland D-70, Kurweil K2000, and thought they were up there on the music making tool list, but now I see they all take a backseat to the Voyager.
All I can really say here is…YES! That is correct. Oddly enough, I had that same feeling with the LP, though prior to the LP I had owned Yamaha PSR series keyboards…a 70 and a 55, to be exact.
There is something about being able to turn a specific knob at anytime without going through some other sequence of buttons that makes the machine more ‘playable’.
It just feels more like an instrument and less like a computer than ‘modern’ plastic synthesizers.
Between the feel and look of wood (and the smell of tube amps and tonewheel oil in my studio) there is something organic about a Voyager that helps me be more creative.
Glad you like your instrument.
(My Voyager practically lives in Real Panel Mode.)
It is amazing how a great instrument can inspire you. I never really understood the real beauty of the Moog until I was able to play one in person and turn the knobs myself. That realization took only a few seconds! Such a beautiful instrument. I am glad that your Voyager resparked some creativity!
My wife complained about the lighting, and I know shes right, but I’ll let this one go to get another Voyager video up on the web for Moogophiles everywhere.
Personally, for the first few weeks of being exposed to Moog products, I was hunting hours daily for new Moog videos to get my ‘fix’