Considering a used Moog One - what to look out for before purchase?

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Eat_My_Jorts
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Considering a used Moog One - what to look out for before purchase?

Post by Eat_My_Jorts » Mon Jun 19, 2023 3:47 pm

I found a local, used Moog One. It's still a huge investment so I need to make sure it's not a lemon. What should I check and look out for? Aside from the obvious things, like all buttons/knobs/keys work, are there any One-specific things that often have problems?

I actually played this same unit a few months ago and I don't remember finding anything wrong, but I wasn't considering buying it then, so I didn't scrutinize it as deeply as I would a purchase.

And I assume Moog would be able to fix many of the common, major issues, so that is some insurance against it being a dud, but I also assume that would be very expensive.....even more so.
Thanks!

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Re: Considering a used Moog One - what to look out for before purchase?

Post by rtcstudio » Wed Jun 21, 2023 8:55 am

16v or 8v ? I’d def recommend 16.

Play every key multiple times. Check for consistency, feel etc.

I’d run the 1.5 update if it hasn’t yet, and I’d run the the voice card calibration routine, as well as all the service calibrations (described in the 1.5 update docs).

See if everything passes.

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