SaussDigit wrote:
Do you miss the extra keys when playing the Phatty with your right hand? Or the third oscillator?
How do both instruments compare?
Not a difficult question, but the answer is not completely linear.
First, the two instruments don’t compare. Sound quality, playability and versatility in programming sounds are vastly superior in the Minimoog, which is a matured musical instrument that stood the test of time.
Sure I miss the additional fifth interval. You can play three octaves if your song or segment is in F, F#, G, etc. but with a 3 octave C >> C you really have 3 octaves only if you are playing your part in C. If you change key to G (just as in my example) you use the high G in the line that goes down to a lower G that just is not there. You need to resort to inversions and mask the lack of keys. If you are thinking quickly (improvising live) that stress is not welcome, because you cannot imagine and just play. The fluidity of your playing gets lost now and then.
(just watch in which note a grand piano starts and ends). The more keys the better, if you can play.
For some purposes I needed 2 Minimoogs!
Also because of the sound. The 3 oscillator + capable filter set makes the difference in most situations. It makes your main voices so powerful and adequate; it gives you confidence like few instruments do.
The Phatty is a subset of the Minimoog. Having said that,
If I had the possibility of owning two Minimoogs, great.
However I might eventually buy a Phatty if I had the chance.
I am used to it now and I am rather fond of it; I use it to play music, not just experimenting with sound (the latter, nevertheless, is a legitimate use of the instrument as well).
Actually I don’t plan to sell mine. With the right patch and a little add-on it cuts through the mix with delightful texture and can compete with any screaming instrument (I had to lower it down almost 6 db). I has its own merit!
chalhat wrote:You did it pretty cool actually
Chalhat: thank you, that was nothing much. Just having fun.
Cheers
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