Sorry for the weird subject line.
How similar is the LP oscillators to the Micromoog? My favorite pianist, Nate Wilson, plays a micromoog and it sounds awesome, here is a way-old clip of his old band Percy Hill and he's playing around with the moog at 3:13 minutes or so. Here's the link:
http://www.2shared.com/file/6033785/a0d ... 3_vbr.html
I'm looking to achieve that very "basic" sound of the one oscillator. How similar are the oscillators, parameters, and circuitry? Can the new parts of the LP be thrown back to that old-school Moogs?
Interested to hear responses.
Peas
Phatty and similarity to micromoog? clip of micro in action
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I haven't checked out the clip yet, but I owned 2 micros, and own an LPTE. Here are my thoughts about the two:
I think the LP is a superior synth in just about every regard. The Micros were cool, but to me they always felt like the low end sibling to the Minimoog, which is exactly what their niche was at the time. The Micros were cool because they had so many different inputs and outputs, and of course were very easy to use because of the lack of menus, etc. But the flexibility of the LP - plus the addition of MIDI - more than make up for any of this. Finally, in terms of sound quality, although the Micro had some really cool things happening, it was at the end of the day a single osc synth... and I also found that it lacked the brightness and openess of my LP or even my Prodigy, even with the filter fully open.
If I were you, I would go with the LP, and then program it to your heart's content (and save the sounds) rather than try to source out a 30+ year old instrument.
Now, if we were talking about a really high end piece of gear, or something that was distinctly unique in character, then I'd say try to find it. But the Micro, while cool, doesn't really fall into that category. It was like the Korg Triton LE of it's day, if that comparison makes sense.
I think the LP is a superior synth in just about every regard. The Micros were cool, but to me they always felt like the low end sibling to the Minimoog, which is exactly what their niche was at the time. The Micros were cool because they had so many different inputs and outputs, and of course were very easy to use because of the lack of menus, etc. But the flexibility of the LP - plus the addition of MIDI - more than make up for any of this. Finally, in terms of sound quality, although the Micro had some really cool things happening, it was at the end of the day a single osc synth... and I also found that it lacked the brightness and openess of my LP or even my Prodigy, even with the filter fully open.
If I were you, I would go with the LP, and then program it to your heart's content (and save the sounds) rather than try to source out a 30+ year old instrument.
Now, if we were talking about a really high end piece of gear, or something that was distinctly unique in character, then I'd say try to find it. But the Micro, while cool, doesn't really fall into that category. It was like the Korg Triton LE of it's day, if that comparison makes sense.