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3 of 5 customers found the following review helpful:
Mooogy! , 2005-04-05
I have played around with some of these virtual instruments to find that some of them are quite good-sounding. The Moog series VSTs are somewhat less attractive that, say ARP VST. They all are CP memory-consuming plug-ins that also require sound cards with good latency characteristics (otherwise you have to play the instrument in MIDI mode with a reduced latency, allowing for clicks and pops to appear, and then increase the latency before the recording is mixed down to an audio file). The Moog series have lots of factory settings that mostly out of the range of pleasant and purposeful sounds. It is often hard to use them either as leads or bass sounds, and they need to be tweaked so some extent. Besides, some of the sounds are overwhelming and destroy the rest of the sounds in your recording. If you're after bass sounds, I'd suggest the Arp 2600 VST instead.
1 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
Great Synth Emulator!, 2005-03-26
I have been using this for three months now and love it!
The main thing I love about it is all the built-in patches that come from the manufacturer. More than half of them are throwaways, but the others give you enough of an introduction to the voices and oscillators that you can tweak them just a bit to get them where you want it. I think there are over 400 built-in patches, including Arpeggios, Basses, and Pads. I'm getting some serious Boards of Canada and Casino v. Japan voices here. There are some classic Moog sounds, for sure!
I'm using it with an M-Audio Keystation 49e ($99.95), which is essential in my opinion. You don't get polyphonic without a MIDI controller, and this is a good one if you don't already have something to drive the program.
THE ONE DRAWBACK: I'm also using it with Pro Tools LE 6.x on a PowerMac G5 and it works fine in standalone; however, I have a hard time patching into the M-box without going from the computer headphones jack. This is less than ideal as it introduces some white noise on the track. I'm working with someone to try and get around my hack.
I also have a 25-year-old Moog Opus III synth, so I know what to expect from the real thing. This is a great innovation for vintage synth fanatics like myself, and I recommend it highly.
I bought the Korg Legacy Collection and had to take it back because it wouldn't work on my PowerMac G5. I prefer Moogs anyway, so I would recommend this over the Korg Legacy Collection (especially because of the price)!
7 of 8 customers found the following review helpful:
The Best Minimoog Emulation , 2004-12-20
If you're like me, you're dying to own a Minimoog, whether a vintage instrument, or a new Voyager, but don't have the ready cash to make a purchase. For a 20th of the cost of a new Minimoog and a 10th of the cost of a vintage model, you can buy this amazing emulation by Arturia, sanctioned by Bob Moog himself.
Using TAE (True Analog Emulation), the Arturia Minimoog V sounds just like the real thing. How do I know? I used to own a Minimoog (1973-1978) and mourn everyday that I ever let it go. The Arturia's true-to-life sounds make my dreams come true. Even better, Arturia's Minimoog V is polyphonic, and has features the old original Mini badly needed, such as a dedicated LFO, an arpegginator, and on-board reverd, delay, and chorus. Arturia also adds a matrix modulation feature, allow easy cross-polination of sound sources.
Along with Minimoog V's sterling interface comes many factory presets created by an array of synthesizer freaks including Klaus Schulze. Arturia itself provides updates, community boards, and excellent documentation.
If you want the phat, dirty, and analog sound of a Minimoog, but blanch at the price and the size, buy this one. I use it in Cakewalk Sonar Producers Edition with no problems whatsoever. Along my G-Force Mellotron, and my Kurzweil Hammond emulation, I am one happy prog freak.
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