prices of The Source

writeroxie · Post by **writeroxie** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:06 am

gd wrote:2 more just sold this week for $1k US so their prices are holding. I just sold off another kbd to pair my home studio down and will clear out more of my main studio later this year. The Boss (my wife) told me that I still need to free up more room and $ in order to buy any new gear. Well the Voyager, Mini D will definately stay as far as Moogs are concerned but my Source maybe forced to the trading block at some point. Just sold some of my old Juno's, Obies that just were no longer getting any useage and all the Emu gear is now gone as well. I cannot see the new LP making its way into my studio as I'd rather keep the Source.

dont sell it! you'll just miss it and have to buy it back for even more.

electricmoog · Post by **electricmoog** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:32 pm

The Moog Source looks cool but I would be too afraid of the touch sensitive pads going out especially after forking over that much cash for one.

joshbdork · Post by **joshbdork** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:53 pm

if you just buy a new membrane you have no worries! the coolest looking synth ever with some of the best sounds! can't pass that up

dualaud · Post by **dualaud** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:41 am

you know where?
please tell me. i once found a person who planned on remaking the panel, but i guess they gave up.

any ideas?

cheers,
dual

writeroxie · Post by **writeroxie** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:17 am

on ebay! $80

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-2005-moog-sourc ... dZViewItem

dualaud · Post by **dualaud** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:05 pm

great hint!

but, did you buy one?
is it good?

thanks,
dual

writeroxie · Post by **writeroxie** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:47 am

i haven't purchased one, but i hear they are identical to the originals and work and look great. i've been thinking about buying one more and more lately, as according to the ebay seller he only made a limited run (of 100).

by the way, he (chipforbrains) seems to be a legit replacement parts seller. I've had only good transactions with him.

mee3d · Post by **mee3d** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:01 pm

I bought one last year for my Source - works a treat.

Peel off the old one, clean up the surface with some isopropanol, poke the ribbon of the new membrane through the slot, unpeal the paper off the back and stick it down (best to carefully put some even weight on it for a day or two . . a few hardback books for instance), plug the ribbon back in and your done.

Great - chipforbrains is a life saver!

Mal

mee3d · Post by **mee3d** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:11 pm

The source has great looks, great name, and great sound, but that single knob just turns me right off. At least "The Little Phatty" has one knob per module.

Yeah, but that knob was one hell of a knob . . smooth . . weighted . . . you could give it a twist and it would go on it's own, great for opening up the filter while playing two hand solos.

In my mind, moog missed a trick on the LP . . if it had 4 freeflow, weighted knobs like The Source that would have been the business . . imagine, you could give the OSC sync a twist while the filter opened!

Also, I think they should have had dedicated knobs for the filter, from what I see it's not possible to tweak the res and cut-off at the same time (can this be done via an expression pedal?).

Mal

thewaag · Post by **thewaag** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:04 pm

writeroxie wrote:ya know... i never really noticed that the square wave was adjustable on the source

Really! Can't wait to try that when I get home..... After all these years with a Source and now a new feature that I didn't know about!

thewaag · Post by **thewaag** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:21 pm

After getting home and playing with my Source, it turns out that I knew about the pulse width all along. Took getting in front of the controls to spark my memory. I just don't use the pulse wave on the Source very often (obviously!!).

MC · Post by MC » Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:38 pm

You got to be kidding me. The Source has some badass pulse waves.

godzilla · Post by **godzilla** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:20 am

mee3d wrote:

Also, I think they should have had dedicated knobs for the filter, from what I see it's not possible to tweak the res and cut-off at the same time (can this be done via an expression pedal?).

Mal

yeah, just plug the expression pedal into the filter in (this will give you control over cutoff) and use the filter section knob to control the resonance, if you wanted knob control over both you could combine the expression pedal with the cp 251.

industrial_gypsy · Post by **industrial_gypsy** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:47 am

$1700 anyone?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Moog-The-Source-f ... dZViewItem

thewaag · Post by **thewaag** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 3:46 pm

MC wrote:You got to be kidding me. The Source has some badass pulse waves.

Even so, it is just not the sound that I am looking for from that little gem....