The Apple or the Orange.

[Sandro]

This question is indeed very difficult because it's comparing two very differnet pieces of equipment. However, in a general perspective, which do yo think I should buy.. Moog little phatty, or Roland VP-550.. Both are used for completely differnet things, but both are very necessary. So far, I'm thinking of the little phatty... What do you think?

Sandro

[HammondToby]

I'd go for the little phatty, but I already have a Moog. On the other hand, I'm definitly not interested in the VP-550, so the choice would be easy ;-)

Best regards
HammondToby

[-=AnatomiC=-]

I would buy V-synth GT. It has VA and vocal designer.

I would not take VP-550 btw. So I think you should take little phatty

[normthesamurai]

The VP-550 could be used for when your work/school phones up wondering why you're not there and you can pretend to be some one else, or if you have to do a speech but have a whiny little voice just use the VP-550 and you can give speeches with some Balls.

On the other hand whats the Moog good for? If your boss calls you up pissed about missing work (which you probably will want to do a lot when you get a little phatty) the best you can do is create some "please hold" music.

Having said that I couldn't go past the Moog because people instantly become cooler when they own a Moog. its a fact.

[jeebustrain]

I actually got to play the Little Phatty a few weeks ago for the first time. As a Moog owner (a Micro), I was curious as to how it compared to others. I've played the original Mini-D, a couple Modulars, along with the Voyager. The panel layout took a bit of getting used to, but nothing insurmountable. The one thing that was, however, was the keybed. It was terrible. The keys had a lot of side-to-side play and felt really squishy. It sounded awesome, but I couldn't get past the keybed feel. Granted, this could have been just the model I was using (GC Display boards often get abused), but I would definitely try to play one before purchase if keybed feel is important. Every other Moog I've played has had an excellent keybed (including the ones that are older than I am).

[Omega Monkey]

It really depends on what other gear you have already and what you need each one for.

But in general, I would say you probably have something closer to the analog sound with what you already have, while the VP would give you a lot more range sound-wise. On the other hand, the VP is somewhat of a "specialty" board, and you may not need it for much. I would say those are probably the main aspects to look at.

Also, you could look at alternatives to either/both. You might find something cheaper and/or better for your specific purposes.

[Sandro]

Good suggestions guys... Well, unltimately, I think I am going to go with V-synth now. Probably the XT.. :biggrin: it has a nice vocal design installed and it has amazing sound flexibility and control that I can use for many different pieces of music..

A little slice of both...

Sandro

http://trinity-of-one.smugmug.com/photos/7967095-S-1.jpg

[-=AnatomiC=-]

A little slice of both...

Sandro

http://trinity-of-one.smugmug.com/photos/7967095-S-1.jpg

A pretty expensive slice, if you ask me :rolleyes:

But if you can afford it, this is the one you should buy.

[Sandro]

It sure is... One question regarding which... Should I get the XT or the GT version of the V-synth. Some advice would be great. I would like to use it both for live and recording.. in this case, the rack seems wonderful and has virtually every function as the original V-synth... However, how much better is the GT than the XT? You can now layer sounds and use vocal design on almost any program.. Would this vocal design be true of the XT or are there limited program settings for the XTT or V-synth vocal design?

-Sandro

[-=AnatomiC=-]

It sure is... One question regarding which... Should I get the XT or the GT version of the V-synth. Some advice would be great. I would like to use it both for live and recording.. in this case, the rack seems wonderful and has virtually every function as the original V-synth... However, how much better is the GT than the XT? You can now layer sounds and use vocal design on almost any program.. Would this vocal design be true of the XT or are there limited program settings for the XTT or V-synth vocal design?

-Sandro

Lister to your heart :biggrin:

For live performances, GT is times better, because you have double core: you can play different patches at once.
And you can use vocoder, and play synth: I don't think it's possible on XT
+ AP synthesis: very cool

[aibohphobia]

Isn't the V-Synth almost the same price as a VP550 and a Little Phatty combined? the V-synth GT costs even more than the two. Why not go for your first choices?

[Sandro]

Isn't the V-Synth almost the same price as a VP550 and a Little Phatty combined? the V-synth GT costs even more than the two. Why not go for your first choices?


Undoutedly, that is what I was going tot do at first, but it seems that I'm going for something that I can use to program for studio recording and use for live performance... I am still following the concept of using rack units and a mster controller, so I want a nice V-synth to use. Also, I love the v-synth... I love the beatufual sounds you can some up with in this instrument. Ultimetly, I think a v-synth would be a better choise. In the future, I will get a little phatty as an addition to the v-synth! But now, it somed down to how much cash I'm willing to fork over. The XT will probably be my choise in terms of having something that is excellent for live performance and studio recording.

So, the XT may be my decision... Any other sugguestions?


-Sandro