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Re: Mini The Moog

Postby pitfall » 14 May 2013, 00:34

monsterjazzlicks wrote:Thanks Pitfall,

Where in the UK do you live mate ?? And did you buy the VML off ebay ??

Have you posted any videos on You Tube yet with it yet ??

Ta,

Paul


I live in a small(ish) village near Colchester in north east Essex. I went into Camden in London and picked the VML from Juno.
I'd tried out the Lancet and was amazed at how powerful and authoritative it sounded for such a small module - the last time I had played something that had such punchy, cutting sound was on an actual mini about 10 years ago.
I've used a Nord VA (their first) in the past, which had a very incisive sound, but this is cutting AND warm, like the mini.
Cranked up through a keyboard combo and miked up from a foot or two with a Beyer M160 ribbon, the recording jumps out of the speakers like a rottweiller on steroids - and it sounds fantastic without any effects, which is always a good sign.
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Re: Mini The Moog

Postby analogika » 31 Dec 2013, 13:09

FWIW, a couple of comments:

You can stop referring to the original mini as "Model D" — models A through C were shop prototypes that were cobbled together in hacked cases. The only one ever for sale was the Model D.

The Little Phatty and Voyager sound different from an original mini. This is because they're different synths. ;)
They do have a "sheen" to their sound that reminds me more of the Source, while the original mini has a slightly more "direct" dryness to it...not as unpolished and raw as the Prodigy (which I love), and with a huge amount of energy if you want it.

The other thing to remember is that minis are instruments that are AT LEAST thirty years old. Every mini will sound and react differently, even if they have been calibrated.

I'm not a fan of the Little Phatty myself, but that's as much due to the layered interface as the fact that it's built specifically to sound like an affordable but bland moog clichée. And to the fact that I own more moogs than I can carry.

Now, the Sub Phatty...there's an interesting moog...
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