MOTM

Okay, back to the FFB thread...

John's review got me to thinking about my Moog demonstration 
record from 1971, regarding the sounds the original Moog FFB 
made....

So I burned a small section of the 10" vinyl disc, regarding the 
filter, here:
http://www.danacountryman.com/tempsongs/dana/MoogDemoFi
lter.mp3

I want these sounds!!

Like John, I have the s.com FFB, and I'm not 100% happy with it. 
In fact, I haven't used it too much. If I could get the same timbre of 
filtering as on the Moog demo, I'd be a happy guy.

John, I guess my question is ---  Do you think I'd get more 
"Moog-like" filtering from the MOTM version, or is it only 
marginally different from the s.com version?? I don't have $400 
to throw around right now, so this question is purely educational 
for me...

However, the fact that John and Guido have raved about the 
MOTM Sub-Mux caused me to place an order for the kit 
yesterday. I'd been mulling it over for a couple of months....

Final thought:
Here's a gift for everyone on this list: I uploaded the entire 1971 
Moog demo disc to my site. Wendy Carlos played the instrument 
and created all the demo sounds. I haven't attempted to clean up 
the pops and clicks of the original vinyl, but if anyone is inclined 
to do so, I'd love to hear the pristine results... Enjoy!

http://www.danacountryman.com/tempsongs/dana/MoogDemo1
971b.mp3

If neither of these links loads up the file, just paste 
the entire URL into your browser and download, baby!

- Dana Countryman
http://www.danacountryman.com

Ah, yes.  I still have that record, and in excellent condition to 
boot!  Don't you love the way announcers spoke back then?  The WC 
demo has always been a favorite of mine.

As for the FFB, I can only go on memory regarding Paul's design, an 
I've never used a live Moog FFB.  Given that, my judgment is that 
Paul's design doesn't sound as sharply resonant and quirky as the 
Moog. It's much more smooth. I did compare it directly to the dotcom 
and it is only slightly more resonant.  However, people in the market 
for an FFB won't be disappointed. I got some very lovely orchestral 
sonorities out of it and you can't beat it for SNR.

I blush to confess that before sending the unit back to Paul, I was 
going to create a demo highlighting each band.  That was to be 
followed by a measure or two of music using unfiltered waves, then 
FFB-filtered waves and reverb to show just how much you can warm up 
and transform the sound.  Didn't get that far, though.  You see,  
I.....um.....burnt the thing out by accidentally hooking it up 
backwards.  :-}

johnm

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Dana Countryman" <dana@d...> wrote:
> Final thought:
> Here's a gift for everyone on this list: I uploaded the entire 1971 
> Moog demo disc to my site. Wendy Carlos played the instrument 
> and created all the demo sounds. I haven't attempted to clean up 
> the pops and clicks of the original vinyl, but if anyone is inclined 
> to do so, I'd love to hear the pristine results... Enjoy!
> 
> http://www.danacountryman.com/tempsongs/dana/MoogDemo1
> 971b.mp3

Oh Dana - thank you very very much!!!
I'm in search of this record for more than 30 years!
I just couldn't get it here overseas back then and then lost track.
I had great fun to listen to it finally!

You made my day - errm - night.  ;-) 

   cheerio, Michael.