mini moog clone

[Tony Allgood]

>If I wanted to clone the mini and I wanted to remain faithful to the
original but also wanted to avoid things people dislike.

Which version of the VCO are you going to use? The first one looks very
cool, except I couldn't get the beggar to work. The second one is
supposed to sound better, which is debatable, and the third is more like
a Prodigy.

As for which bits to add and take away: Skip the A440 osc... add VCO
sync... add PWM and a decent LFO... add velocity sensitivity to the
VCF-EG and VCA-EG. Take a look at the Ron Rivera modded ones, they look
particularly cool.

But, it wouldn't be a Minimoog then. I think one of the key things to
the minimoogs sound is the user interface. Its so simple to operate, and
at the same time so limiting... but that is the point, it delivers the
sound that people like with no fuss. No complex stuff at all. Simple yet
nice sounding. And it looks so nice too... that little pop up front
panel and all that wood. The midimoog looks complete and utter cack in
comparison.

BTW: You can almost build a whole minimoog from my own modules. VCOs and
MultiLadder are very very minimoog sounding.

Regards,

Tony Allgood  Penrith, Cumbria, England

Modular synth circuits, TB303 clone and Filter Rack
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