I think Wakeman could play any keyboard and within a few seconds you're going to know it's Wakeman.
The Mini/Wakeman ratio (to me anyways) is 10% mini, 90% Wakeman.
If he he suddenly played a Cat SRM or SH-5, he'd still sound like himself.
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Rob,
just bought a voyager last month, so forgive me if i'm making the new guy mistake of stating something that i should recognize is obvious. I think this thread talked more on the overdrive issue. http://moogmusic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4704
also, i used to play a moog rogue in a rock band. don't underestimate the value of presets while playing live. the dynamics of a rock band will often require drastic changes in sound (unless you want to risk the monotony of playing the same tone on every song a la motion city soundtrack). There would be some songs where i'd need a brassy sawtooth synced sound, and then i'd have to switch to a soft whistling vibrato sound on the fly. You'll find that you will make sacrifices in terms of getting the tone just right in favor of getting one quickly and reliably live.
basically, presets can really set you free if you give them a chance.
plus, personal dynamics sometimes come into play. in a digital synth world, bandmates are often impatient when it comes to the idiosyncracies of an anolog synth. If the sound guy is a dolt and isn't receving your signal, their first instinct is to blame you and your synth. and they often don't have the patience for you to dial in your sound just right before the song starts. Or even the patience to let you tune your synth between songs (a big problem with older synths.)
i've never played a d versus a voyager, so i can't comment on the tone differences. I just have an odd faith that bob moog made it true to the original and that the majority of people can't *really* tell the difference. (not all. some people do have great ears. but i think a lot more people act like they have a great ear for the sake of being a throwback elitist.) I would like to see some of those people who are just so hung up on the vintage thing humbled by a blind sound comparison.
Regardless, I would imagine that, in a live setting with distorted guitars blaring and you fighting to cut through the mix, any nuance between the two would be lost.
just bought a voyager last month, so forgive me if i'm making the new guy mistake of stating something that i should recognize is obvious. I think this thread talked more on the overdrive issue. http://moogmusic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4704
also, i used to play a moog rogue in a rock band. don't underestimate the value of presets while playing live. the dynamics of a rock band will often require drastic changes in sound (unless you want to risk the monotony of playing the same tone on every song a la motion city soundtrack). There would be some songs where i'd need a brassy sawtooth synced sound, and then i'd have to switch to a soft whistling vibrato sound on the fly. You'll find that you will make sacrifices in terms of getting the tone just right in favor of getting one quickly and reliably live.
basically, presets can really set you free if you give them a chance.
plus, personal dynamics sometimes come into play. in a digital synth world, bandmates are often impatient when it comes to the idiosyncracies of an anolog synth. If the sound guy is a dolt and isn't receving your signal, their first instinct is to blame you and your synth. and they often don't have the patience for you to dial in your sound just right before the song starts. Or even the patience to let you tune your synth between songs (a big problem with older synths.)
i've never played a d versus a voyager, so i can't comment on the tone differences. I just have an odd faith that bob moog made it true to the original and that the majority of people can't *really* tell the difference. (not all. some people do have great ears. but i think a lot more people act like they have a great ear for the sake of being a throwback elitist.) I would like to see some of those people who are just so hung up on the vintage thing humbled by a blind sound comparison.
Regardless, I would imagine that, in a live setting with distorted guitars blaring and you fighting to cut through the mix, any nuance between the two would be lost.
crs.one