Moog synthesizers

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After the MiniMoog, the next highest prized is the fairly rare Multimoog, due to
its built in ribbon and other nice features..at this late date, unless you are a
master technician, the MemoryMoog is to be avoided!  Due to tin plated internal
cable connectors and many other weaknesses as well..it is a real maintence
nightmare..besides it does not have a ring modulator or sample/hold..
BTW..I have a sales specs sheet for the Moog Modular 55's ..did you know they
did NOT come with either a ring modulator or sample/hold as standard?  They were
costly extras!..not only that they even had only 3 adsr enevelope generators
standard! also they came with only a single low pass and a single high pass
filter..for band pass you had to combine them..so for $10k+ in 1970 dollars! you
got 7 vco's 1 each low pass & hi pass vcf's, 3 adsr eg's  ecet..a bargain no?
LOL!
Personally I would just build up my own modular analog system from Paul
Scriebner's MOTM, or the new paia line of modules ecet and drive them with a
midi/cv converter such as a kenton or paia model..for the cost of a
minimoog-about
$1-1.2k now you can have much more for your money!...If you must have the Moog
low pass filter sound...many module builders on the net will sell you one or you
can run your modules through a big briar moogfooger..all this is my
opinion...suit yourself if it makes you happy paying too much for a little toy
moog or arp then so be it.

AstroSpec at aol.com wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone could give me an idea of moog synths that  seem to
> offer something original or worth having around in terms of sound. My friend
> currently has an opus 3 and a rogue, and he was told that they were both
> lower-class moogs. Is it possible for someone to give me a rating scale of
> the whole  moog synth line or separate the good ones from the bad?..thanks
>
> matt