Analogaddict Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Inspired by Tonysounds recent thread on using a Voyager with a Jam band, I tried the Mini Voyager thoroughly for the first time (!) this weekend. I have a Mini D and haven't really paid much attention to the Voyager, but what a beast of a synth it is..! I'm very impressed - I actually think I have to get one..! Here's a small clip of what we put it through. [video:youtube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nillerbabs Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Whoa! Noisy! I've got, like, 5 instruments on my "WANT!"-list, including the Voyager (and various pianos of both the acoustic and electric sort), but with the economy of a student who just moved away from home, I may have to wait forever. Bottom line is... you're not making things better Will you be going for the OS then? I prefer its look by a long shot, and the idea of sculpting every sound is beautiful, but I fear that gigs would become neverending races to keep up with the next tune. The basic idea, however... just beautiful. When in doubt, superimpose pentatonics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP3 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Moog hasn't made the Old School for a long time. It's a nice synth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogmonkey Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 All those big pretty knobs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analogaddict Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 Fot studio work, I'd definately want to get the OS, but for gigging I need patch memory... And i already have a Mini D for the studio... Yes, I'm a slut! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Great clip - love it! So was the Old School discontinued? It *is* still listed at Moog Music's site. I'd be disappointed if they had stopped making it - I'd love to get one some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I finally saw an Old School in person about a month ago. My friend basically replaced his Voyager with one. He is more into improvisational noise and ambient type sounds. His other synth rig is a Fenix modular, so he is used to not having patch memory and creating sounds on the fly. The Old School works very well for how he makes sound art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nillerbabs Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I'd guess you'd have to try it out a lot of times yourself, to kind of get a hang of it, but it would be interesting to find out at what speed you can get from one sound to another. Say, from a mean square bass to a screaming filter-enveloped saw lead. When in doubt, superimpose pentatonics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I'd guess you'd have to try it out a lot of times yourself, to kind of get a hang of it, but it would be interesting to find out at what speed you can get from one sound to another. Say, from a mean square bass to a screaming filter-enveloped saw lead. +1. I gig semi-regularly with my Mini Model D, and it's amazing how fast you can get from one sound to another if you spend some time with the instrument. I never really appreciated how absolutely perfect the user-interface was for the Mini until I got mine, about 10 years ago. One the gig, it's usually just a matter of tweaking the Osc. octave, the filter settings and maybe the envelopes. It really was an instrument designed for live performance. The Voyager old school is probably the one new Moog I have GASsed over the most. Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analogaddict Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 I'd guess you'd have to try it out a lot of times yourself, to kind of get a hang of it, but it would be interesting to find out at what speed you can get from one sound to another. Say, from a mean square bass to a screaming filter-enveloped saw lead. +1. I gig semi-regularly with my Mini Model D, and it's amazing how fast you can get from one sound to another if you spend some time with the instrument. I never really appreciated how absolutely perfect the user-interface was for the Mini until I got mine, about 10 years ago. One the gig, it's usually just a matter of tweaking the Osc. octave, the filter settings and maybe the envelopes. It really was an instrument designed for live performance. The Voyager old school is probably the one new Moog I have GASsed over the most. The only thing I see as a downside with the OS in terms of gigging is that you don't have fixed positions for the waveforms. On the D, just click to the Wave you want, on the OS you have to listen to make sure you're not using more than the wave you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDP Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Great clip - love it! So was the Old School discontinued? It *is* still listed at Moog Music's site. I'd be disappointed if they had stopped making it - I'd love to get one some day. They are still out there at some retailers, though they are no longer made....check this link: Voyager OS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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