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Eddison wrote:Hi Guys,

I'm trying to decide to get a LP or not. I know I am attempting suicide by coming on here and saying this lol!
But to really understand what the money is for, I've looked through dozens and dozens of you tube videos. All of them seem to be a variation of the same theme- an organ that goes waa waaoooeeeahhh etc. Now I think the sound is nice, and rich, and lots of base. It looks like the little phatty has about 5 exceptional sounds, that are fat- rich, fantastic ect. But I am wondering if I should spend over $1250 dollars for those 5 admittedly nice sounds?
I came across this on my travels;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwBv0-WM ... er&list=UL
and this guy is supposed to use the LP in every production he makes. So maybe the little phatty IS worth the money?

appreciate your comments..

Ed.

I'd recommend playing one... you can make MANY sounds with this thing. The presets alone will show you this. And, it is not an organ --- although you can make an organlike sound with it if you choose. Or the sounds to eat eyeballs to. Or delicate tines. Or heavy sub bass. Or wet bass. Or scorching leads. Or wheezy like sounds. Or fluttering madness. Or tubular whooshing sounds. Or migraine inducing screeches.

My point? As many descriptions as you care to make--- the Phatty can be the centerpiece. Combined with moogerfoogers... go to moogmusic.com for more info.... you can go further and further.

It's a bit more in depth than you realize

ED,
Synthesizers can make pitches that encompass the entire range of the human ear. They use the same building materials as nature to "synthesize" sound. It is a meeting of physics and creativity.

Knowing this and understanding that the Phatty or any self contained portable synth is going to have its limitations.

Will it do what software can do? Nope. Will the software do what the phatty can do? Hell no.

In the end it just comes down to you understanding what you are getting, what an instrument like this is capable of and evaluating where it can fit in your music.

IS it worth X $? yes but you can find it a lot cheaper than that new and A WHOLE LOT CHEAPER used if you are genuinely worried about if you get getting a value or not.

Eric

Eddison wrote: It looks like the little phatty has about 5 exceptional sounds, that are fat- rich, fantastic ect. But I am wondering if I should spend over $1250 dollars for those 5 admittedly nice sounds?

Old thread by now, and you've probably had all your questions answered, but consider this:

I have the Little Phatty Tribute Edition. I bought it used for $1.600,-
I bought it because it is the only synth I have found that can do the ONE sound I am after.
That's right; I use it for ONE particular sound. It's like when you find the perfect guitar and your own personal tone - you don't really need to wander after that. You just play.

why are you humouring this ######bag? I'm so sorry there hasn't been high enough quality you tube video made especially for you.I know a really excellent video informing you ,the viewer on how to give yourself a frontal lobe extraction.I assure you the sound quality is exceptional. ps,I know this is a belated response,but i hate knobs like that!

Yeah, I don't think Moog owners are obligated to make it their patriotic duty to sell them to prospective buyers...

not an LP vid, but very educational and may help in the understanding of "analog synthesis": http://youtu.be/A0IHhs4XvOo

Listen, I bought my Phatty without a scrap of knowledge about analog synthesis. I owned a microkorg at the time, and that was not "floating my boat". I had heard Moog in plenty of records. I knew that was what I wanted. I bought the Little Phatty, and I was lost. Sever.

Several years later, I'm in love, and I still feel like I'm just getting to know my instrument. I now own several analog synthesizers, and I use all of them regularly. Truth be told, a microkorg is a sad piece of plastic in comparison to a real analog synth.

Go to a record store. Search through liner notes until you find an album that credits someone with playing the Moog, and buy it. Listen to it, and if the ethereal sounds of the Moog send shivers down your spine (or something to that effect), go buy a Moog. If you can't tell the difference between the Moog and any other keyboard, go buy a microkorg.

Guys, not that what you say is not interesting but the initial post was written two years ago. The poster last visited the forum one year ago.

You are fighting a ghost!

stiiiiiiive wrote:Guys, not that what you say is not interesting but the initial post was written two years ago. The poster last visited the forum one year ago.

You are fighting a ghost!

Ooops. Guess I should have looked at the post date before I got invested!

Eddison wrote:I would really love to hear;

filter overload
Glide
latch, division, octave range
What does the ladder filter sound like at low resonance setting- four or one pole?
If the resonance is up full what does it sound like at four pole? one pole?
Overload any good?
What does KB amount sound like at full tilt, or combined with the oscillators?
What does the EG amount sound like when responding to KB velocity?
Arp?



Ed.

Here's a tip: play one for yourself. I don't know about you but before I spend $1000+ on something, I like to try it, touch it, taste it, feel it, etc. No Youtube video will do that.