Product: Moog MG-01
Price Paid: US FREE used
Submitted
01/10/2000
at
04:22pm
by
Christopher Geissler
Email: c_geissler<at>hotmail dot com
Ease of Use
:
10
This is amazingly easy to use. I compared it to a Moog-15 modular, and found it to be REMARKABLY more easy to use. Of course, there were no patch cables...
Features
:
5
There are not a whole lot of features on this one, only this CHEESY polyphony section and a "bell tone", neither of which are very interesting unless you want those Devo sounds.
Expressiveness/Sounds
:
8
Moog Filter! MOOG FILTER!!! How much more expressive could you want? This keyboard is great for any budding enthusiast. One can be procured for the convenient price of about $150 on EBAY. I got mine FREE! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!Velocity and aftertouch are not only nonexistant, but I beleive it actually laughed at me when I tried to mod it to do some.
Reliability
:
7
The most stable oscillators of any True and Warm analogue I've ever seen! Set it from the last gig, and when you get to the next one, plug it in, turn it on, warm it up, and everything's in tune! Not only that, but it will keep a reasonable facsimile of the last patch programmed in (if you don't bump the sliders). Speaking of sliders, don't bump them! They can break just like any other slider. I had mine for something like two weeks and the OTHER filter slider broke (you know the one that is modulated by the envelope generator...). Crap.
Customer Support
:
1
Radio Shack ACTUALLY HAS the technical manual for these little monsters! Call the Tandy order line and ask them for the repair manual on the stock number of your beast, and they'll laugh. Then have them do it anyway, and they'll get it for you! This is nice and life is good. Also, Allen Organs have some of the replacement chips for the machine (like frequency devider chips). Surprising eh?
Overall Rating
:
9
If this little thing were stolen, it's not a joke that I'd fall into a fit of tears. I love it.
