Moog Minimoog Voyager

Just like the classic, but with more options. Hard to complain about the very minimal menu diving as it's all stuff a regular mini can't do anyways.

Good modulation options, lots of options for interfacing with other analog gear, variable filter slopes, twin filters, dedicated VCOs, patch memory. Tons of stuff you would have killed for on the original mini.

Very expressive, velocity, aftertouch, and it sounds like a Moog... but in a very bland way. Here's where the review gets bad- for 3 grand it just comes up *way* short sound-wise.

I pity the poor bastard who buys the old school version of this, because frankly modern conveniences are all that it has going for it.

Let me put it this way- there are *800* patches, but 70% sound more or less the same and they almost all suck. I got a headache paging through bland patch after bland patch and finding nothing worthwhile.

You can get some usable sounds out of it, but I found myself messing around with it way too much trying to get it to sound right. It did exactly what I told it to, a square wave sounded like a square wave, unlike that weird squarish looking thing the mini D spits of, the oscillators stayed perfectly in tune, but it was just boring. None of the cool distortion when you cranked the filter up, the oscillators would beat in very matter of fact way. The envelopes actually had separate decay and release knobs but other than that did nothing to endear me to them.

I'm sure "on paper" this is a much better synth than the Mini D, but then again "on paper" everyone's favorite guitar amp is a piece of junk. If it sounds good, it is good. And this sounds very boring.

I've had stuff from MacBeth and synthesizers .com and both did a much better job than this, especially the macbeth.

You can still get a Studio Electronics midimini new for 3 grand and less than 2 used that will absolutely kill this. Mine has original Minimoog D filter boards, true, but any of them sound much much better than this. And of course an Mini D is only a little more than a new Voyager OS in good shape.

I got my Voyager new in the box for $2100 at GC Green tag sale and I still took it back, paying a restocking fee. I disliked it THAT much.

Put another way, any synth with this many pretty lights has to suck.

Built like a tank. I think the only reason to get one it to bring up on stage and have your glowing eye candy for people to gawk at, but then again it's too expensive to lug around.

They sound good, never used them.

This is a decent attempt, but too little fidelity to the original design reminds you that you can't modernize something like this. It's not a piece of technology, it's an instrument, and If you just think of it in terms of specs it looks great but that's so beyond the point. Nail the sound first then add bells and whistles, don't just expect it will work out. Yes, it sounds like a Moog, but so do the VSTs. It's nowhere near that bad of course, but way short for something this expensive. It checks all the right boxes but fails to impress in every way.

Is that harsh? Try any of the old, great synths first, and some of the lesser known modern ones and I think it's pretty obvious you can do a lot better for the money.

The sucky sound is not because of the digital controls, either (and I DON'T mean DCOs- I mean the type every synth with patch memory has). A P-5 sounds a ton better than this. Don't assume the Old School is any better, please.

I find that it was easy to learn the analog sequence on the panel, though the os features and other things are a bit out of my reach, which is why I went with the MiniMoog in the first place. I found the panel configuration to be the easiest way to understand analog subtractive synthesis. Start left move right. If it wasn't for the digital aspect i would have given it a ten.

Well It seems like this has been covered by all the tech people very well. So I will not go into the innards. I will go into the performance points. The key system is one of the fastest playing keys I have ever felt. I turn down many synths because of the key action. I use this as a performance instrument. I may record stuff for album or demo in the studio, but this thing deserves to be on stage. I like the plug in for the light. The flight case is very good too.

Ok Here we go. The reason for buying it in the first place. It sounds like none other than Moog. It is everything that has ever been said and more. Yes it sounds incredible in the studio, but in my opinion, so do most. LIVE, is where this thing really stands with no other. It really send the most warm tone rich sounds to an audience. It is the reason Keith Emerson Toured with the Monster 8ft. Modular.

I use Reason, Arturia and others on my Mac. They are said to be flawless at replication and sound perfect in the studio and live. This claim does not sit well with me. It does sound really good in studio settings, but it is not the best live. I use it
as pads, effects, and an ocasional sample. Nothing really holds up to a main lead synth like the MiniMoog.

When toggling through program banks or turning knobs on stage through big sound systems, it retains a decent consistency in volume. so one effect is quiet, and you change and it sends monitor carpeting in you face from extreme volume. Reason is great for that sort of thing.

All things aside Nothing sounds like a Minimoog. It is really inspiring on stage.

Seems fine to me.

I think customer support is great, but I also live 3 mile down the road from Moog Music in Asheville NC. I know employees, and support the Robert Moog Foundation. From what I know of them all, they will bend over backwards to help and set things rite. I have been called as follow up to make sure all things were fine, and if ever any trouble they would be happy to help. But this is coming from a local of them. Dealings from a distance is always different, and harder due to shipping.

Overall, It is my only true LEAD. It is like that really good sax that a great horn player cherishes. A horn is mono phonic. so is the moog. so what. I wouldn't let it stop me from buying it. To me there is no other feeling while performing than having that panel in front of me. Yes it was expensive. I got mine used and it was perfect. Look around if you can't aford of one new try to find a great deal. It should last a lifetime.

The basic parameters are easy to use. But for some special parameters you need to navigate through the menu & the PC editor is not included.

The CV box & CV inputs are damn cool! -1 for calling it modular in the manual while not supplying hardwired individual outs for the VCOs on the CV box.

It deserves 13,8 out of 10

If you know how to handle this synth you can get fuckin nasty sounds brutality out of it. I love the way it sounds. Without an external distortion I got such heavy driven sound out of it - pure rawness but still musical.

VCO FM sounds also pretty cool. And of cause the basses. And FX sounds. And theres so much more to explore. It??s versatile.

Bob??s designs are reliable.

The support is said to be very good if you phone them. But I live outside of the USA and I won??t call them on the phone because it??s expensive to call them from europe.
Theres virtually no tech support via eMail - no matter how many mails I write. I??m not sure how to rate this - eMail support get??s a "not helpful at all" but Rudi Linhard, a phone call to Moog USA or en eMail to the distributor are the options to get support.

In my opinion this is the best monosynth ever build. A bunch of them make the best polysynth ever build ;)

I??ve been playin 17 years and I??ve played and owned a lot of analogue synths. Right now I only own gear that helps to express myself musically - a second synth, great converters, a great pre, a nice microphone, a Mac Pro...

And I expand the Voyager with external devices (eg moogerfoogers). Somehow the CV doesn??t track external VCOs correctly. It??s not 1V/oct and also not 0,935V/oct. It??s much more than 1V/oct so currently use an attenuator to adjust it.

I got a select model - it looks nice. Overall value is great.

This is an Update of my prev rewview. Cause i integrated a few more stuff to my setup. In this new context the voyager shines out of the night!
I add a Midipedal to change presets instead of the useless select buttons. I organize my patches in a row i need in a song. The way the voyager switch to a new preset is incledible. It switches faster than i can play! The other feature i add is a Ibanez AD9 analog delay. Awesome! In combination with the pedal-preset-switch i can play 20 Sounds in a row with delay and with the other foot i change the filtercutoff for a long neverending sweep madness!!
Another great thing i have ad. The Moogerfooger Ringmodulator. Connect the LFO out to the voyager and you have a second LFO and more. Awesome.
So more i use this instrument so better it is. I learn in a timeline to use all the features this instrument offers. I guess i will never need another keyboard. I have only to hands and two feets and they are in work while making music. THANKS MOOG FOR THIS BEAST

The other cool thing is, that my band mate has change his crappy novation bassstaion for a Little Phatty! Cool!
We are now a moog sounding madness. :-D

People! Throw away computers and all digital crap, buy real instruments, use it right and explore the possibilitis.
So i go and learn better english...

Not good overall. I`d like to see a seperate legato switch and remove the useless release-switch for that. The glide-switch is cool.
The rest is cool.

Patches are cool, so you can use this instrument live ways better than the old one that i am own too.
But the way you change the presets sucks. Have OS 3.1 and you can use mixerknob Ext. for quick changes but that is too inefficient. So this feature ist useless.

Soud is realy good. Not best overall but good. It is worth the money. I run this instrument in that chain: Voyager whit 3 Expr.Pedals - Danelectro tremolo - Marchal Bluesdriver - Danelectro Pure Drive - two VOX AC30 so i can use it in stereo.

In the band we are 3 keybordplayer and everybody only plays one board. I play the moog. The other play a Korg CX3 Organ and the other play the Basstation from Novation. He is our "virtuel Bassplayer".
Then we have a Guitarplayer and a drummer and a two singers.
Very loud group.

The old one sounds better but the tuning stability is a mess. So i make some turn on my efect pedals and my amps and it sounds nearly the same. I dont use the old one live futher.

Not good.

The first thing i recived from EMC germany was damaged. The touchpad dont work. And the pitch wheel stuck in downpitch. The second i`ve get was ok, but the corsor keys stuck too. So if you press the coursorbutton too hard you running throuh the presets. So i have used a nail file to give it a little more space to work. Now it works fine, but man, this thing is bout 3000 Euro!!!! I want to have a PERFECT working mashine!!!

Very good. No doubt. The best service i ever had.

Overall i can say: if you want a good live synth whit realy great sound then buy that thing. And hope u get a fully working instrument first time.

Fantastically easy to get some wacky sounds out and its semi modular under the skin as well.

some presets are cheesy but it does so far convincing emulations of a number of other analogue synths and some of the presets by bernie worrell are truly funktastic. a number of others are great as well, including the good old brain salads and the super slinky synthworld.

editing is a cinch... and the panel for editing is for me relatively ok to get through. gonna get the software though. that will make things much easier.

monophonic.
keyboard is way better than on my nord lead.
its the easiest to use synth i've ever used.
you can use 2 items to expand it, the 351 cv device and the control processor from moog...
midi is fine.
no on board sequencing, as far as i can see, but i can do that from my DAW....

its a moog, it does everything very well.
its only real weakness for me so far is strings, but i've only just got it so will see.
its a very human device in terms of playing, its warm and emotive and very powerful.
aftertouch and velocity are fine.

1 week in its still working.

the finish is fairly good but theres a paint chip near the keyboard.

not tried yet

very very good so far. when i get the editor and cv expander it will be truly awesome.

OS 3.0 is simple to scroll though the presets but I'll be damned if they didn't make it more complicated than it should be. Many submenus and the like to really scare off an analog synth nut like myself ( I thought the whole reason behind buying an analog synth today-besides the sound-was to get away from editing patches in a tiny LCD screen-aarrrg!). On the flipside the synth isself is very easy to use IF you've had experience working with analog synths and moogs in general and pretty much any way you twist the knobs you're going to get a cool sound. Everything is laid out in a neat and self-explanitory manner. Not as easy to use as my moog rogue but so many more sounds. The only tricky thing is the routing for the modulation busses...just cause there's so many options. I give the ease of use a four: because the OS 3.0 is a real bitch to use and reminds me of why I hate digital keyboards and also if you aren't familiar with analog synthesis you may be a little lost-considering the voyager's panel looks like something you'd see on the starship enterprise.

Ok so it's a monophonic synth. Besides that slight drawback (I mean moog did, at one point, have polyphonic synths) the features of this keyboard are outstanding. It's an analog synth, through and through, but you can save presets, which is incredible if you've ever sepnt any time trying to play a vintage moog live, and its got just about everything you need to get some of the coolest, funkiest sounds out there. The touch screen is the bomb...I just love moving my hand around in that thing-it's like having a kaoss pad built in to your synth. All the knobs the voyager has really give it an earthy feel. I love being able to shape my sound by twisting knobs and immediately hearing the results. With the voltage control expander and the moogerfooger control processor you can turn this thing into a pseudo modular synth-how cool is that (you won't need your ARP 2600 anymore). The OS is a little lame, although if you're just changing presets and editing presets it's not too bad, but it definately takes some time to get aquainted with. Bascially all this functionality ends up with the user being able to craft pretty much ANY sound. Truely amazing.

Are you kidding me! This thing is so fat and warm and psychedelic. It's unbelievable. What's awesome with the 3.0 OS is that you get about 800 presets. Yes, some of the presets are incredibly cheezy sounding and completely unuseable...but here's the great thing, just start twisting knobs and you can change the preset and get something new out of it, and when you've tweaked to your heart's desire you can save the changes. It's great to scroll throught the numerous presets, find a sound you like, and then tweak it even more to get a sound you really like. It makes things so much faster when you are recording and when you play it live-forget about it!-this thing smokes any analog synth out there. You can have all the sounds you neeed at the touch of a finger w/o having to tweak and write down settings. A few of the presets are really fantastic too. I love: Bank 3 Preset 74: "skinny 2" sounds like the ohio players funky worm. Bank 3 Preset 79: "head duck" bubbly LFO modulated madness. Bank 4 Preset 72: "spartacus" one of the illest sounding bass presets the voyager has (and there's plenty). Bank 3 Preset 45: "DPG Lead" Dr. Dre/ Bernie Worell all the way baby, real smooth sounding and funky as all hell. These are just a few of the wonderful sounds available on the voyager, man this thing is great!!!

Haven't had it all that long but I can certainly attest to the durablility of the moogerfooger pedal line, which I have been gigging with for many years and the voyager seems equally well built but I am ccertainly going to take real good care of it. You would do the same, wouldn't you, I mean come on, this thing is worth almost three grand!!!

Moog has been very helpful everytime I've called. Much easier to deal with than most and all thier products are made in the USA so they know what's up with thier stuff.

Well, it gets a ten in my book for the fact that it has the most unbelievable sounds and being able to preset them is just great. It loses one point for the OS being pretty stupid and hard to get into and one more point for the fact that is freaking unbelievably expensive!!!! I mean, it's made in the US and it's analog so it's not like someone can just slap a microchip in it and call it a day...it takes time and skilled craftsmanship to build these things, im sure, but man was this thing ever expensive. But, then again, if you really really love analog synths, their controls and thier sounds, well then you might as well just submit and realize that the moog voyager is the best out there. Nothing compares. However, if you simply like electro synth type sounds and don't really care about having all those knobs to twist, well I gotta say that the Nord lead is a great souding synth and it's way cheaper than the moog and it does polyphony. So if you need a nice sounding, durable, flexible synth, and just play completely off presets, go ahead and get the nord lead-you'll be very happy. However, if you need the absolute fattest sounding bass, and warmest, liquid analog sounds, why the hell would you buy a digital keyboard?! Plus, if you love being able to tweak your sound on the fly by reaching out and grabbing, say the filter cutoff knob, well brother, you need to get yourself a moog voyager.

Depends how you look at it. The knobs and controls are easy. Updating the OS was complicated and didn't work as expec'ted. Without help from the moog website & forum I would have been utterly lost. The manual is no good. It lacks any detailed information about updating the OS other than a refreence to MIDI OX, which again I found very hard to understand. I am a bit oldskool and not so much into computers - which brought me to the idea of buying the Voyager as a modern analogue instrument, just wanted to ceonnect it to a tape recorder or a hard disk recorder. Bad move. Without a PC or laptop, a MIDI to USB connector and lots of patience you're not going to enjoy this as you can't update the OS. Needed to buy a whole set of expensive peripherals. Ho-hum.
I also hate the fact that you have to buy the breakout box to have any decent connectivity. And now, with OS 3.1 out you need another thing to build in just in order to have zillions of patch places. For people who don't care about programming and saving patches, it's an utterly useless feature. Probably many people want to save patches, but I personally don't so I think I made a mistake buying this. 4 Rating for this section due to the fact that it's not self-contained, rather dodgy and was delivered to me with inherent bugs. I'll come to these later.

I'm not going to say a lot about its features as other users will have said more on this.
In my opinion it has... too many of some and too little of others.
The thing I dislike most is the touchscreen. It is uncomfortable to play and even died after installing OS 2.5 (yes I did follow the instructions by the word). Had to send it back in for repairs.
I got a UK model right when it came out so mine had many bugs. Unfortunately, the touchscreen issue came up after my warranty expired. No idea wha the touchscren died, but I have heard other users comment on the same issue in early models.
Also, there was a problem with the pitch bend wheel. When toggling through the interval options (half note to two octaves range) the whole sound flattened by a note.
The pots tended to crackle, and one of the oscillators went out of tune.
On the positive side, the sound is unquestionably very, very good.
But I spent 6 months waiting for it (and it was damn hard to get any info out of Turnkey where on earth my 2000 Pound synth was) and another 3 months for repairs. that's a lot of waiting.
I like the knob action and the build quality. I only wish it had
- no touchscreen
- no Patch memories
- no OS
- Ins and outs straight out of the box
- a decent ribbon controller in a better place
- a ring modulator
- free patchability rather than being hardwired.
4 Rating because of the fact that I find its features lacking in some important areas.

The sound is excellent. No further comment. Play one and you'll hear.
8 rating only because some sonic possibilities are missing that I would have liked to see in the instrument.

I am extremely cautious about giving the instrument a high rating due to the fact of my bad experience with an OS update which for some reason deactivated the touch screen. Who knows what will happen with certain functions in a further OS update.
Other than that, it is very good. Stays in tune and plays very nicely.
7 rating due to the fact that OS updates *may* bring out inherent bugs. No idea if it will happen again or if an inherent bug caused the TS to die at all, but this is what happened to mine.

I bought mine at Turnkey, UK. Well, they were eager to get my dough, but giving out any information about the whereabouts of my instrument at the time of purchase was a fight I could have lived without.
When I had trouble, again, it was a fight to get it fixed. I had spent a lot of money on this instrument and it arrived faulty (some faults were not immediately obvious, and only after upgrading to OS 2.5 after a year - the warranty had expired - did new bugs become obvious). I was not treated well at all times by Turnkey and I felt rather humiliated by Moog's treatment. I have managed to get it fixed and have made some music with it, but somehow, I don't enjoy it as much as I would like to. I never got all too friendly with it due to bad vibes.
2 Rating for having to fight for repairs and a rather patronizing way of being treated. Face it: If you buy from a manufacturer and get a faulty unit from a supplier, the supplier must see to it that you get a working instrument. I have experienced that they were not interested in helping me.
Not a 1 rating as it was fixed after all. But boy, what a shlepp. Sorry, can't be positive here.

If it were lost or stolen, I would be sad about the money, not about the instrument itself.
I bought it in Fall/ winter 2002 and got it in april 2003. A long wait. Plus it's a UK model, i. e., a "Voyager by Bob Moog". I play a Yahaha DX100, several sequencers and effects and a Casio VL1.
I love the wood and the build quality. I hate the touchpad and the hardwired concept. I loathe the missing ins & outs, I can't stand the OS updates all the time, and I ferociuosly can't live with the fact that you're forced to have a PC to be up to date with this thing. I'm oldschool, so other useres will say, dude, so what', who cares. It is too compliated for my taste and the internal features I'll never, ever use (pot mapping etc., no thanks),
I wish it were more flexible, and self contained. I can't stand this pseudo-modular concept and the way it's built as a "buy everything else from moog" instrument. Blecch.
When it works it's ok. I remember trying to figure out how to update the OS for the 1st time. I nearly lost it. Without help from the forum, I would have lost the will to live. I spent so much time with technical issues that I hardly made any worthwhile music so far. Only a handfull of semi-acceptable recordings. I had way more fun with my Rogue althzough it sounded not as great as the Voyager. But it was easy and funny. This thing is just bulky and has too many bells and whistles which deters me from enjoying it. I wish Moog would have kept it simple, without this silly touchpad, had completed the instrument prior to selling it and finally, I would have loved a more flexible approach in regards to the patchability.
Dear synth fairy: take this back to Moog and give me my money back.
2 Rating for overall dissatisfaction. The good point, again, is the sound. That is the only thing I honestly love about this.
Sorry. Disappointed.

Well, everything's right there in front of you. Nothing hidden...except a few interesting features buried in the menus...the only reason I give it a 9.

Fantastic instrument! Its a sophisticated toy for sophisticated ears...just "turn the knobs and blast off!"

Real nice and simple. Limited but versatile, if you are.
But it does what it does extremely well.
No polyphony, however I have transcended polyphony by accepting the instrument as it is, and am learning how to work/play WITH it...rather than me playing IT.

Adding a Delay in the chain really puts some rocket fuel into this puppy, Phaser works great too. I use Moogerfoogers, and an Echoplex.

The best keyboard I've ever played. It is the Rolls Royce of synths, hands down.

There are enough control voltage parameters (for patching), and knobs, switches, wheels, pedals, and touchpad to have your entire body rockin in riddim, gyrating like a drummer with all limbs playing in unison. A very unique instrument in that regard. Not many offer that caliber of TOTAL expression. That's somethin I live for, to move like that with the music WHILE MAKING IT!!!

Sounds???
Sheeeet....This thing has got so much personality, you could give it a name, but its already got Bob's, and it fits perfectly, so.....
But the sounds put VAs to shame, except the NordLead which I appreciate... It doesn't have all the bells & whistles a VA has, but its got some real magic of its own. I don't use the presets anymore, not even as a launchpad. So, actually by abandoning the presets, I'm able to coax tons of USABLE SOUNDS out of this synth, without having to spend 3 hours tweaking endless parameters... But there's plenny of fun wacky sounds possible as well, it all depends on YOU.

But, with all the expandability options + Control Voltages, this thing a bad mutha...
no doubt.

No problems, I use the soft bag for local travel, bought the Alum Flight case for plane travel...no problems.

I bought mine used, a few knobs were missing the silver cover. I emailed moog to buy new knobs. They send em free + AND kept email correspondense to make sure I got em!!
Its all about handmade, quality instruments, in my opinion...The personal touch is crucial.

I've been gravitating towards American or Japan made gear lately, feels the best...

This thing is helping me take my music to the next level. I was fussing with digital synths for 4 years cause I knew no better or different. I was frustrated that I could never get the sounds out of my digital synths to go with the rest of my music...I thought it was me. Turns out it was only partially me. The moment I heard the demo of the Voyager online, I was sold. I heard the quality I was looking for.

Before that, I never even CONSIDERED getting a Voyager. I thought it was WAAYYY out of my league, some retro collector's item. Then as I was researching I realized that it was not too lofty for me, that it was the next step to take. Indeed it was. If it were stolen?? Man, don't even ask me that! I'd flip out! Of course I'd get another one! By all means! I'd sell my car & strait ride the bus for a year so I could get one!!! Its one of my core instruments, along with my Rhodes, MPC2000...My holy trinity.

But, you know...if you don't flip over the demos...or REALLY dig the power & elegance of simplicity, you prolly want a VA. And that's okay. Lots of great music made with VAs... But for me, this thing is a COMET with a monophonic trigger, like shooting stars across space...one at a time...a cosmic flute from another time, another place...a paintbrush where each simple stroke speaks the calligraphy of music far beyond the known...abandoning convention, while reinventing it. This thing is a bad mutha.

It's an analog synth . . . Depends on if you know analog synthesis or not. Location is laid out however, and learning your way around is VERY fun . . .

This thing is amazing. There is so much room for expansion, external input to the filter is great. Dual Low Pass filters and HighPass/Lowpass in stereo is SICK. WON"T find that on any other analog monosynth. Lot's of features and cross-modulation capabilities. Two things I would wish for - THe ability to set the keyboard to regenerate the envelope each time I press a key, not just when I only press ONE key. Sometimes I will miss when playing and the envelope doesn't regenerate. Also wish the filter could be set to glide with the portamento. As it is it does not match the portamento glide. It isn't very noticeable, but if I could have my way . . .

If I had all the money and space I could want, I'd have a Voyager and right above it I'd have an original Mini. As it is I can only have one, and I've chosen the Voyager. Sure there is a certain mystique and rock and roll aesthetic to the original Mini's - they are like war relics now . . . But the Voyager SOUNDS AMAZING! And all those irresistable features for today's world - Full MIDI capability, patch saving, perfect tuning stability. I'll give up the nitpicky crap about the VCA not being quite as overdriven, or whatever minutia people can come up with, for the ENORMOUS gains.

I'm not diminishing some of the very analytical comparisons out there. They are very usefull. I'm saying that anyone who says the Voyager is nothing compared to an original Mini is an idiot. They are slightly different, but you won't find a better monosynth than the Voyager. The original Mini might be the equal, but not Better.

The frequency response is unreal. Every sound has so much presence. Nothing get's lost in the mix. It is a dream come true. I don't have to EQ it like my other synths, and it ranges from so beefy to smooth and crinkly. So many sounds . . . Sounding so good. Best low end in the business. The only synth I have heard come close to the pristine sound is the Arp 2500. Pristine but oh so analog.

For the first few hours I had trouble getting used to how clean it was compared to my other synths, but now I just love that about it. You can make it dirty if you want - just tweak a bit, or send it through some light tube distortion and quite whining!

Very well built except a few of the small screws on the bottom fell out . .. Was like that straight out of the box :( Waiting to here back from Moog . . .

Just contacted them two days ago . . . waiting . .. I've heard the folks at Moog are good people. Bless Dr. Moog . . .

Please don't steal it . . . Overall this Synthesizer is just fabulous. Sure it has a big price tag, but when you own one, you can see and feel just how worth it it is. It is a professional tool. Truly. I have spend countless hours dicking around with digital emulators and less expensive analog synths, and now I just wish I had bought one of these sooner. It is the real deal. Currently I own a CAT Octave synth (very awesome synth by the way, truly like a wild animal), JX-8p with PG-800, Kurzweil K200, MPC1000, KORG EM -1, and a bunch of other synths I've had the pleasure of meeting.