Mark Schmieder
Senior Member
I've owned dozens of synths over the years. The only one I kept was the Moog Voyager.
I've moved away from poly as I prefer to split the voices to different sounds and avoid block chords, so I find a mono-synth is enough. Having three oscillators also makes a huge difference!
I have one full bank of custom patches that I did myself, but I also use some of the ones provided. The search-by-category feature is really helpful for quickly going through patches to make a good decision on bass, lead, etc., based on resonance and other factors. Overall, a very quick interface to work with.
I also use the synth as a MIDI controller when working with computer-based sounds that don't demand a fully weighted keybed. The semi-weighted keys are quite expressive, and it has the most complete MIDI spec and smoothness (no missing values or jumps, whether for velocity, aftertouch, etc.), of any that I've ever owned.
Only Arturia's KeyLab series got similar marks, but I didn't really have desk space for even the older slim-line version so it was redundant to keep it when the Voyager suffices for most purposes.
I've moved away from poly as I prefer to split the voices to different sounds and avoid block chords, so I find a mono-synth is enough. Having three oscillators also makes a huge difference!
I have one full bank of custom patches that I did myself, but I also use some of the ones provided. The search-by-category feature is really helpful for quickly going through patches to make a good decision on bass, lead, etc., based on resonance and other factors. Overall, a very quick interface to work with.
I also use the synth as a MIDI controller when working with computer-based sounds that don't demand a fully weighted keybed. The semi-weighted keys are quite expressive, and it has the most complete MIDI spec and smoothness (no missing values or jumps, whether for velocity, aftertouch, etc.), of any that I've ever owned.
Only Arturia's KeyLab series got similar marks, but I didn't really have desk space for even the older slim-line version so it was redundant to keep it when the Voyager suffices for most purposes.