Post Your Fav Dated Machine that's Still Ahead of it's Time

v00d00ppl · Post by **v00d00ppl** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:32 am

mike_o wrote:
muthafunka wrote:Too easy...

it's not even ass kissing, its really just true, so damn true

even though i have 5, 6, and 7....i still go back on 5 and mess around and still make heat on that thing.

Kilroy · Post by **Kilroy** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:46 pm

The only Moog I own (or have ever owned) is a Prodigy. I know it was considered "low end" for the Moog line, but it was never very musical to me. A lot of maintenance as well.

I feel the same way as you with regards to my Oberheim. No virtual synth gets all of it. The real Ob has the sound of, I don't know...electricity.

K

Machinesworking wrote:
Kilroy wrote: If I had to choose one it would be the Oberheim.
good choice. I've got an Xpander and it's really a hard choice between it and the Memorymoog. Thing about the Memorymoog is it was plagued with tuning issues, then Moog folded before any official resolution. So the only decnt solution is a Lintronics retrofit, but unless you live in Germany, it's prohibitively expensive.
So the thing has unique routings and really nothing quite sounds like 18 oscillators going through a moog filter, but it doesn't make the Classic cute.

In general though I would say the very concept of poly analogs which by the time they were going strong were annexed by the DX7.

Jupiter 6 and 8 and Super Jupiter,
ObX series Matrix 12 and Xpander,
Memorymoog, Prophet 5, Korg Poly Six etc.

these all sound wonderful to me, and aren't fully realized in emulation.

GUY SMILEY · Post by **GUY SMILEY** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:56 pm

Kilroy wrote:I have a 3-way tie...

If I had to choose one it would be the Oberheim.

thats what i'm talking about

Marx · Post by **Marx** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:51 pm

I'm referring to the tucked in T-shirt with no belt, not the Sh 101. I'm trying to bring that look back

GUY SMILEY · Post by **GUY SMILEY** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:45 pm

I'm referring to the tucked in T-shirt with no belt, not the Sh 101. I'm trying to bring that look back[/quote]

bring it back ? you telling me that look ever went away ?

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:18 am

Nord Modular G1

oh yeah, and the Micro. got my micro for $350 to see if I liked programming it (I was worried I wouldn't understand it) turned out I really dig it (still barely understand it) but I saw a G1 keyboard for $500 on ebay some time back and snatched it up, dropped my micro for the same $350 I paid for it. that's a pretty badass $150 upgrade for sure.

Machinesworking · Post by **Machinesworking** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:43 am

Kilroy wrote:The only Moog I own (or have ever owned) is a Prodigy. I know it was considered "low end" for the Moog line, but it was never very musical to me. A lot of maintenance as well.

I feel the same way as you with regards to my Oberheim. No virtual synth gets all of it. The real Ob has the sound of, I don't know...electricity.

K

Machinesworking wrote:
Kilroy wrote: If I had to choose one it would be the Oberheim.
good choice. I've got an Xpander and it's really a hard choice between it and the Memorymoog. Thing about the Memorymoog is it was plagued with tuning issues, then Moog folded before any official resolution. So the only decnt solution is a Lintronics retrofit, but unless you live in Germany, it's prohibitively expensive.
So the thing has unique routings and really nothing quite sounds like 18 oscillators going through a moog filter, but it doesn't make the Classic cute.

In general though I would say the very concept of poly analogs which by the time they were going strong were annexed by the DX7.

Jupiter 6 and 8 and Super Jupiter,
ObX series Matrix 12 and Xpander,
Memorymoog, Prophet 5, Korg Poly Six etc.

these all sound wonderful to me, and aren't fully realized in emulation.

The Memorymoog honestly beats my other synths, and I went apeshit a while ago, got an Oberheim Xpander and a Poly Evolver. Thing is the Moog is the hardest to copy sonically on the computer, though the Xpander is a close second.
Thing is though the Memorymoog had to be modified to get to that point, but now it sends CC messages on all parameters. I'll never sell it.

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:00 am

Marx wrote:

I'm referring to the tucked in T-shirt with no belt, not the Sh 101. I'm trying to bring that look back

I like how it looks like he's getting ready to play a chord..

Lo-Fi Massahkah · Post by **Lo-Fi Massahkah** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:14 pm

Johnisfaster wrote:Nord Modular G1

Ha. I was gonna go there as well!

.m

hdrpbx · Post by **hdrpbx** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:19 pm

the black magic box!

there's no vst that comes close to its dark and 3dimensional sound when it comes to basslines and squelchy synths

kb420 · Post by **kb420** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:22 pm

Grappadura · Post by **Grappadura** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:59 pm

twisted-space · Post by **twisted-space** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:22 pm

If you're talking cars then.............

subbasshead · Post by **subbasshead** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:42 am

I own a 201 and a 555 and imho the 555 is way better!
balanced i/o plus it has sound on sound...