Realistic Concertmate MG-1

Boeing 737-400 · Post by **Boeing 737-400** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 10:28 am

A while ago I actually considered getting one done on my right arm, but I don't think I would be able to tolerate the pain!

MC · Post by MC » Fri Oct 01, 2004 10:51 am

Prodigy was released in 1979, not 1976. I have back issues of Keyboard magazine as far back as 1976 and distinctly remember ads for the prodigy around 1979 (showing my age here

). Julian Colbeck's Keyfax also dates the Prodigy to 1979. I have old Moog brochures and product sheets, but they're packed away and I'm in the process of moving.

sundaeclubber · Post by **sundaeclubber** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 2:54 pm

I thought 1979, not 1976.....

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Nick Montoya · Post by **Nick Montoya** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 3:51 pm

Well maybe it is 79.. But Like I said my prodigy has dates inside saying 75 and 76.. So .. Beats me !

samaepstein · Post by **samaepstein** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:49 am

god bless the mg-1. it is the bass player in my band. knocked it right off the wurli last night at rehearsal but she lives strong! best thing radioshack ever had anything to do with.

eXode · Post by **eXode** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:13 am

I think it's a shame to see some people be so ignorant towards the MG-1, but I guess I should be thankful at the same time as it is not nearly as expensive as the Rogue (yet).

It's a great instrument in it's own right and I prefer it even to the Prodigy just because of that great belltone and the added S&H mode to the LFO. I also prefer that I'm able to control the LFO's mod amt of the filter and pitch individually with the sliders, so the lack of a mod wheel doesn't really matter for me either.

Compared to the Rogue, I like the fact that you have individual octave and waveform switching which the Rogue lacks. The bell tone is great as well, without resonance it produces a hard FM like tone which I'm very fond of.

I'm having my MG-1 serviced soon, just waiting for the fader/switch/pot replacement from technologytransplant to arrive. I'm going to have it modified at the same time to replace the RCA with 1/4" tele jacks with signal boost at the back as well as audio in through that great filter. Can't wait till it's done!

Hi btw, I'm Dan aka eXode and I'm new on this forum.

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:38 am

eXode wrote:
Compared to the Rogue, I like the fact that you have individual octave and waveform switching which the Rogue lacks. The bell tone is great as well, without resonance it produces a hard FM like tone which I'm very fond of.

i was thinking that as i looked a some piccies of the MG-1 - it's actually better than my Rogue. Just ignore the Poly section (*ahem*) and it's actually a more flexible Rogue.

eXode wrote: I'm having my MG-1 serviced soon, just waiting for the fader/switch/pot replacement from technologytransplant to arrive. )

Likewise for my Rogue. i just got the black gunk out of my Rogue and the sliders were nasty, plus those funky slider knobs are splitting, so this is a great upgrade.

eXode · Post by **eXode** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:45 am

The MG-1's closest relative seems to be the Liberation. It lacks the triangular waveform options on the oscs and separate envelopes for filter and amp that the Liberation has.

Either way, MG-1, Rogue, Prodigy, Liberation and all of the rest are all very fine instruments in their own right and what is attractive to one may be repulsive to another.

eXode · Post by **eXode** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:31 am

Update: I've had my MG-1 serviced and slightly modded. I'm picking it up this thursday.

I've had all the sliders/pots/switched replaced and had it retuned.
Removed the RCA outs/ins on the back and added 1/4 tele jacks instead.
The new output has gotten a simple signal boost and the input is routed through the filter.
Finally, the PU have been modded from 110v to 220 v and gotten the powerchord replaced to euro format.

Can't wait till I get it home!

xiaoliang · Post by **xiaoliang** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:18 am

me too!

sundaeclubber wrote:Sweet!!

I boughgt my MG-1 for £10 in the late 1980s, and a Rogue for £5 with a missing AC adapter. I've sold them both now I have a Model D and I'd never sell my Prodigy because I've had it since I was 16, but I was just interested to know what everyone thought of the MG-1

I think I sold the MG-1 to a dealer (Music Control?) for about £150 or £200 about 3 years ago. Worth more now I expect, and they had to make a profit, but I had a good deal from them on the purchase of other synths.....

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samaepstein · Post by **samaepstein** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:10 am

by the way just wanted to have one representative voice saying that the poly section on this is awesome, expressive, and very useful contrary to popular opinion. i have used it on many many tracks