ok, i want to know everything there is to know about the voyager; how to program sounds, how to loop samples, everything. does anyone have any suggestions? are there classes out there? i live in los angeles.
thank you for your time.
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There are books you can use that are about synthesis. Several of them have been recommended on this website. Synthesizer Technique is a good one and there are several books available on Amazon. I haven't heard of any books specifically about the Voyager except for the manual.
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You could have a look at the Voyager Newsletter which you will find in the Manuals section of the Voyager product page. There are a few tips and tutorials within these that are helpful.
It is funny, I have owned the Voyager for over 6 months and I never got sent a newsletter or even told about it. Oh and still no sign of my Moog sticker!
I would love to see more tutorials and user tips available on the website, kind of like Native Instruments do on their site. Bob is obviously well connected and could get some real Moog star players to supply some tips. Just a thought.
Regards
CB
It is funny, I have owned the Voyager for over 6 months and I never got sent a newsletter or even told about it. Oh and still no sign of my Moog sticker!
I would love to see more tutorials and user tips available on the website, kind of like Native Instruments do on their site. Bob is obviously well connected and could get some real Moog star players to supply some tips. Just a thought.
Regards
CB
Get a copy of "Power Tools for Synthesizer Programming" by Jim Aiken. It was published last year and should be available at your local bookstore (or Amazon). Although not written specifically for the Voyager, it will help you to understand the principles of synthesis and how to program sounds.
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The Voyager is an analog synthesizer that uses a method called 'subtractive synthesis' to generate its' sound. There are no samples to loop. The book I suggested covers sampling technologies, but doesn't deal in the specifics on looping.
Corky - The last Moog e-newsletter contained a good dozen or so tips on the Voyager. It was published in December I think. I like the idea about putting user tips on the web site. Sounds iike we'll need some space to post. How about it Mr. SysAdmin?
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<< how to loop samples... >>
The Voyager is an analog synthesizer that uses a method called 'subtractive synthesis' to generate its' sound. There are no samples to loop. The book I suggested covers sampling technologies, but doesn't deal in the specifics on looping.
Corky - The last Moog e-newsletter contained a good dozen or so tips on the Voyager. It was published in December I think. I like the idea about putting user tips on the web site. Sounds iike we'll need some space to post. How about it Mr. SysAdmin?
G
ktposey, I think a lot of us here have gone through exactly what you have. Some just pick this stuff up quicker than others. For me, it has been a slow process but I learned lots teaching myself. I came to these forums asking for help pretty much the same way you have. I took Greg's advice and grabbed the Power Tools book. Trust me, you will not regret buying that book!
I know this may sound like a horrible idea, but take about a good 2 hours and read everything you can in the Voyager forum as well as the general forum. Yeah, there's going to be some stuff that you care nothing about but you'll find plenty of nice little tidbits of info scattered around. So many questions are answered here and so many neat tips people have shared etc. I actually copied and pasted lots of stuff out to my own documents and then put them in a 3-ring binder. Sounds like a lot of trouble I know, but give it a shot!
Other than that, you will just need to spend time with the Voyager panel I think. Start with the init patch and stick with one oscillator. Tweak nobs but don't get too ahead of yourself while doing it. When I first started with my Voyager I would tweak so many knobs having no clue what they did. Not a great approach in my opinion. Start really basic and be sure you grasp the basic concepts. Look to see what the octave switch does when you move it, the filter, frequencies, waveforms, whatever. Tweak all kinds of bleep. Try to really listen for the changes too though. Introduce another oscillator. Play with frequencies more, volumes, mixer, etc. Tweak for hours and hours, it will eventually start making sense. Force yourself to figure out how to change some really basic sound property of a patch too. The moog librarian software thingie is cool. I think some veterans probably believe it to be shite, but for me it revealed things I previously had no clue about.
Good luck!
I know this may sound like a horrible idea, but take about a good 2 hours and read everything you can in the Voyager forum as well as the general forum. Yeah, there's going to be some stuff that you care nothing about but you'll find plenty of nice little tidbits of info scattered around. So many questions are answered here and so many neat tips people have shared etc. I actually copied and pasted lots of stuff out to my own documents and then put them in a 3-ring binder. Sounds like a lot of trouble I know, but give it a shot!
Other than that, you will just need to spend time with the Voyager panel I think. Start with the init patch and stick with one oscillator. Tweak nobs but don't get too ahead of yourself while doing it. When I first started with my Voyager I would tweak so many knobs having no clue what they did. Not a great approach in my opinion. Start really basic and be sure you grasp the basic concepts. Look to see what the octave switch does when you move it, the filter, frequencies, waveforms, whatever. Tweak all kinds of bleep. Try to really listen for the changes too though. Introduce another oscillator. Play with frequencies more, volumes, mixer, etc. Tweak for hours and hours, it will eventually start making sense. Force yourself to figure out how to change some really basic sound property of a patch too. The moog librarian software thingie is cool. I think some veterans probably believe it to be shite, but for me it revealed things I previously had no clue about.
Good luck!