Is the Moog One able to create sounds that Xfer Serum can’t?

[mirth]

I was wondering if it is possible to create sounds with the Moog One, that I would not be able to create with Xfer Serum or kiloHearts PhasePlant.

[Phil_M]

I was say that one is a yes.

[yvawoo]

Moog one is Moog one. Digital synth or VSTs may mimic sounds that sounds like analog synth. But, cannot reproduce the nuance of it. It is like piano VSTs cannot replace acoustic grand pianos no matter how much they try. Digital synth has its merits. But, becoming analog synth is not one of them. My opinion, after playing so many VSTs and analog synths for so many years.

[Matthias Adloff]

Late to the party but - hell yeah, definitely!
It's of course also the other way round, but now that I own probably all (?) serious analog synths made since 2005 plus a few vintage ones AND I have my SSDs full with hundreds if not thousands of VSTi's: There are no VSTi's that claim to reproduce analog sounds that I would actually use. Why would I?

Regarding the Moog ONE, it is much harder to embed it in a sequenced DAW setup than one might think, since it is not really time stable. So it is not the #1 go-to synth when it comes to fast arps or tight basses. But sound design? Gimme a break! The Moog ONE is a pandora's box for sound design, and Serum is just another VA with a mod matrix that is huge, but not interconnected as much as real electric circuits. It doesn't breathe, it doesn't live.

Don't get me wrong. I'm super happy to have virtual instruments. Samplers, additive synths, FM synths, KORG and Roland romplers, even emulations of old analog machines that are impossible to get in acceptable shape. But for replacing a Moog ONE there is no VSTi. Same is true for all newer analog synths, like OB-X8, SE Omega-8, Moog Voyager, Pro-3, Prophet-10, Subsequent-37, Matrix Brute etc.

Can you hear real hardware in the final recording? I think so. Can you feel it during recording? Definitely! It's simply no fun and inspiration in VSTi VAs. Beating dead horses.

[sunny pedaal]

Yes
Every synth has its strenghts and its limitations

[golden beers]

I'd like to see Serum try to make anything like these patches https://youtu.be/Z3TLCb6hlw0?si=0l4Lu7VJq7HaATl1

[thomasfrank]

It is completely possible to create sounds with the Moog One that you wouldn't be able to achieve with Xfer Serum or kiloHearts PhasePlant because of its unique combination of powerful analog circuitry,Buckshot Roulette semi-modular architecture, and distinct sonic character.

[Matthias Adloff]

VSTi's that emulate analog gear are simply boring. The Moog One is the opposite of being boring
Do you need it? Nobody can tell. Will you love it? Most probably yes.