Considering getting One
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 11:46 am
Hi, everyone - or should I say «everyOne»?
First of all, I realize there's another thread about your opinion on the Moog One for someone else who's considering getting it, but I wanted to see if maybe some of you had an opinion on the Moog One in regards to my own personal needs and wishes for this synth and if you, who have the experience with the unit, think that it would be a good fit for me? In advance, thanks so much for your time and your thoughts!
What I'm primarily after, is a great-sounding analog synth timbre with polyphony options and versatile filters and LFOs for processing these synth sounds – both chords, leads and weird vintage sound effects – as well as the ability to process external sounds through the synth in a similar manner. I really love the variation in «bleeps and bubbles» of Stereolab and the likes (links to examples below), relying heavily on filtering and LFO-treatment of all sorts of sounds. I'd definitely be running my other keyboards and gear through the Moog One, using the different sections of the synth to process sounds and turn them into something completely different – or just add a little bit of texture and filtering for an alternative touch on more «common» sounds.
I'd basically be using the Moog One for recording (for my own solo project and in my work as producer), so I would rather layer different sounds on separate audio tracks to have more control over them in the mixing process, than layer the three different timbres in the Moog One. So I do think the 8-voice model would be sufficient, although I'd be curious to learn your opinions on the pros and cons of the 8-voice vs. the 16-voice considering my needs and main use of this synth. I don't tend to use arpeggios much either, at least so far in my musicianship.
To be able to purchase the Moog One, I would need to sell my Moog Voyager, my Moog Opus-3 and my Korg Polysix. Then I'd be left with my Nord Stage 3, which is my main live keyboard, but which I find myself using a lot for recording synth sounds as well. I'd also like to keep my Korg MS-20, and I have a Farfisa Compact Deluxe, a Fender Rhodes Mark II, a Wurlitzer 200A and a Roland Rhythm 77 drum machine, all of which I'd like to run through the filters of the Moog One. Furthermore, I have a Deagan vibraphone and marimba that I'd like to treat through the Moog One (of course after recording these instruments first).
To sum up, the sounds I'd primarily be after, are more 70s/90s sounding than 80s, although I'm definitely interested in how this synth could potentially expand my soundscape (for instance, one of the artists I work with is very much into ambient music and dissonance) and inspire me to delve further into synthesis to progress the way I work and think about sound. This, in addition to the top-quality timbre, filters and LFOs, is what intrigues me about the Moog One – the possibility to do an endless amount of tweaking, constantly exploring new sonic territories and having it all in one unit that also has polyphony.
I know there's been a lot of issues with a lot of Moog One synths out there, but how often do you think it would need to be serviced – I mean, if I mainly use it in my studio and don't move it around much, do you think it would be stable enough to not have to be serviced every other year? I also know this synth is made up of A LOT of parts – and really tiny parts – so do you think one would have to be a synth specialist to be able to troubleshoot and fix it, or should an all-round instruments technician be able to figure it out?
Do you think the Moog One would be able to replace my Voyager, Opus-3 and Polysix AND add something substantially new and different in terms of sound-processing and tweaking? Do you have an opinion on the filters and LFOs of the One vs. the Voyager?
Again, thank you so much for reading this far, and I'd really appreciate ALL your opinions – both positive and negative, of course – and I look forward to the conversation!
Here are a few examples of the type of sounds and processing I'd be interested in recreating and developing further:
https://youtu.be/DSXf0RRtSQ8
https://stereolab.bandcamp.com/track/off-on
https://youtu.be/rbDB-YYtvWs
https://youtu.be/OXbh_ydJv-4
https://youtu.be/f4NQmZ6kEe8
All the best,
Alexander
First of all, I realize there's another thread about your opinion on the Moog One for someone else who's considering getting it, but I wanted to see if maybe some of you had an opinion on the Moog One in regards to my own personal needs and wishes for this synth and if you, who have the experience with the unit, think that it would be a good fit for me? In advance, thanks so much for your time and your thoughts!
What I'm primarily after, is a great-sounding analog synth timbre with polyphony options and versatile filters and LFOs for processing these synth sounds – both chords, leads and weird vintage sound effects – as well as the ability to process external sounds through the synth in a similar manner. I really love the variation in «bleeps and bubbles» of Stereolab and the likes (links to examples below), relying heavily on filtering and LFO-treatment of all sorts of sounds. I'd definitely be running my other keyboards and gear through the Moog One, using the different sections of the synth to process sounds and turn them into something completely different – or just add a little bit of texture and filtering for an alternative touch on more «common» sounds.
I'd basically be using the Moog One for recording (for my own solo project and in my work as producer), so I would rather layer different sounds on separate audio tracks to have more control over them in the mixing process, than layer the three different timbres in the Moog One. So I do think the 8-voice model would be sufficient, although I'd be curious to learn your opinions on the pros and cons of the 8-voice vs. the 16-voice considering my needs and main use of this synth. I don't tend to use arpeggios much either, at least so far in my musicianship.
To be able to purchase the Moog One, I would need to sell my Moog Voyager, my Moog Opus-3 and my Korg Polysix. Then I'd be left with my Nord Stage 3, which is my main live keyboard, but which I find myself using a lot for recording synth sounds as well. I'd also like to keep my Korg MS-20, and I have a Farfisa Compact Deluxe, a Fender Rhodes Mark II, a Wurlitzer 200A and a Roland Rhythm 77 drum machine, all of which I'd like to run through the filters of the Moog One. Furthermore, I have a Deagan vibraphone and marimba that I'd like to treat through the Moog One (of course after recording these instruments first).
To sum up, the sounds I'd primarily be after, are more 70s/90s sounding than 80s, although I'm definitely interested in how this synth could potentially expand my soundscape (for instance, one of the artists I work with is very much into ambient music and dissonance) and inspire me to delve further into synthesis to progress the way I work and think about sound. This, in addition to the top-quality timbre, filters and LFOs, is what intrigues me about the Moog One – the possibility to do an endless amount of tweaking, constantly exploring new sonic territories and having it all in one unit that also has polyphony.
I know there's been a lot of issues with a lot of Moog One synths out there, but how often do you think it would need to be serviced – I mean, if I mainly use it in my studio and don't move it around much, do you think it would be stable enough to not have to be serviced every other year? I also know this synth is made up of A LOT of parts – and really tiny parts – so do you think one would have to be a synth specialist to be able to troubleshoot and fix it, or should an all-round instruments technician be able to figure it out?
Do you think the Moog One would be able to replace my Voyager, Opus-3 and Polysix AND add something substantially new and different in terms of sound-processing and tweaking? Do you have an opinion on the filters and LFOs of the One vs. the Voyager?
Again, thank you so much for reading this far, and I'd really appreciate ALL your opinions – both positive and negative, of course – and I look forward to the conversation!
Here are a few examples of the type of sounds and processing I'd be interested in recreating and developing further:
https://youtu.be/DSXf0RRtSQ8
https://stereolab.bandcamp.com/track/off-on
https://youtu.be/rbDB-YYtvWs
https://youtu.be/OXbh_ydJv-4
https://youtu.be/f4NQmZ6kEe8
All the best,
Alexander