MOTM

I ordered a MOTM system and the first modules to show up were the oscillators 
(and a power supply).
If the quality of these oscillators is any indication of what I have coming, 
then my patience will be generously rewarded.
This is not a full, technical review. I just want to share some sonic 
impressions that others may find useful.

For now I've got my MOTM-300 Ultra VCO and MOTM-310 Micro VCO patched into my 
Moog modular system and they tracked perfectly right-out-of-the-box from my 
Moog 951 keyboard controller.
This is surprising since I bought the MOTM-300 used and the MOTM-310 new 
(both assembled by Synthesis Technology) and I had expected to have to do at 
least a small bit of 1V/octave trim adjustment as I have with every other 
analog oscillator that came through the door.
But - they were ready to play as soon as they were patched in.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Synthworld@... [mailto:Synthworld@...]
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 8:22 AM
> To: analogue@...
> Subject: [AH] MOTM oscillators

I'm using them in conjunction with my Moog 921B oscillators and they sound - 
and track - great together. 
(921Bs track much better than most people give them credit for). Upon auditioning the MOTM waveforms, I found that the MOTM oscillators give 
me that "extra-hollow" square wave sound that is missing from the Moog 921Bs. 
I had previously planned on tracking down some Moog 901B oscillators to get 
that sound, but when I whipped up a simple "Lucky Man" type patch with the 
MOTM oscillators I was truly shocked at what I was hearing. A friend of mine 
was over at the time and he has owned both 901B and 921B oscillators and when 
I made the patch glide down to the lowest note, he had the same jaw-dropping 
look on his face.
And, I'm only using two oscillators (for now ;-).
The sawtooth waveforms are exactly what I had hoped for - and more - since 
they are much fuller sounding than I had expected.
They also have the clarity of detail that gives me all the sizzle I ever 
wanted from a sawtooth wave.

So, am I impressed? Absolutely.
In fact, after three decades as a synthesist and the owner of several modular 
synthesizer systems  (Moog, ARP 2500, Doepfer, Roland System 100) and 
normalized analog synths (too many to mention), I've got to say that the 
MOTM-300 and MOTM-310 are the best sounding analog oscillators I've ever 
played.

My jaw is still on the floor.

Zon Vern Pyles

Oh Yeah!  They are beautiful, as are the rest of the bunch.  The 
highest quality, too, so they will be around a long, long time.
 
One more aspect that gets a little over-looked in my opinion is that 
the MOTM is *BY FAR* the quietest synth with respect to signal to 
noise.  It's an entire no-brainer to record this beast.  In fact, 
that's the main reason I chose MOTM (and sold off modules from other 
brands).  As a happy side-effect, I also got one of the best sounding 
synths avialable now or in the past.
 
Mike, big MOTM fan
 
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Chris Walcott <cwalcott@m...> wrote:
> I ordered a MOTM system and the first modules to show up were the 
oscillators 
> (and a power supply).
> If the quality of these oscillators is any indication of what I 
have coming, 
> then my patience will be generously rewarded.
> This is not a full, technical review. I just want to share some 
sonic 
> impressions that others may find useful.
> 
> For now I've got my MOTM-300 Ultra VCO and MOTM-310 Micro VCO 
patched into my 
> Moog modular system and they tracked perfectly right-out-of-the-box 
from my 
> Moog 951 keyboard controller.
> This is surprising since I bought the MOTM-300 used and the MOTM-
310 new 
> (both assembled by Synthesis Technology) and I had expected to have 
to do at 
> least a small bit of 1V/octave trim adjustment as I have with every 
other 
> analog oscillator that came through the door.
> But - they were ready to play as soon as they were patched in.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Synthworld@a... [mailto:Synthworld@a...]
> > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 8:22 AM
> > To: analogue@h...
> > Subject: [AH] MOTM oscillators
> 
> I'm using them in conjunction with my Moog 921B oscillators and 
they sound - 
> and track - great together. 
> (921Bs track much better than most people give them credit for). 
Upon auditioning the MOTM waveforms, I found that the MOTM 
oscillators give 
> me that "extra-hollow" square wave sound that is missing from the 
Moog 921Bs. 
> I had previously planned on tracking down some Moog 901B 
oscillators to get 
> that sound, but when I whipped up a simple "Lucky Man" type patch 
with the 
> MOTM oscillators I was truly shocked at what I was hearing. A 
friend of mine 
> was over at the time and he has owned both 901B and 921B 
oscillators and when 
> I made the patch glide down to the lowest note, he had the same jaw-
dropping 
> look on his face.
> And, I'm only using two oscillators (for now ;-).
> The sawtooth waveforms are exactly what I had hoped for - and more -
 since 
> they are much fuller sounding than I had expected.
> They also have the clarity of detail that gives me all the sizzle I 
ever 
> wanted from a sawtooth wave.
> 
> So, am I impressed? Absolutely.
> In fact, after three decades as a synthesist and the owner of 
several modular 
> synthesizer systems  (Moog, ARP 2500, Doepfer, Roland System 100) 
and 
> normalized analog synths (too many to mention), I've got to say 
that the 
> MOTM-300 and MOTM-310 are the best sounding analog oscillators I've 
ever 

> played.
> 
> My jaw is still on the floor.
> 
> Zon Vern Pyles

Heh. Just wait until you hear the 410, 440, and 490 filters.

Moe

> If the quality of these oscillators is any indication of what I 
have coming, 
> then my patience will be generously rewarded.

I'm on this list, too - but I didn't post my comments here since I figured 
most people here have MOTM stuff and already know how great they are.
Thanks for posting them over here, too.

Now is the time to figure out how to afford about 40 rack spaces worth of 
MOTM!

Hmmm....... ;-)

Zon