Speaking of Moog products. Has anyone had any experience with the Moog Liberation? I'm thinking of getting one to use occasionally in lieu of electric bass for some hip hop projects I'm involved in. Would love to know y'all's thoughts on it for that use (not for whole gigs, but just for a couple tracks a set). Much love,
Cuzme
Moog Liberation is basically a cheap Moog that looks incredibly uncool. Contrary to popular belief not everything Moog did was good, in fact, other than the Minimoog and Modulars Bob Moog didn't design Moogs. In fact, the majority of the products came out after he had left the company in disgust.
Yeah, did some research. Those are pretty awesome (and are definitely on my studio list)! But I want a good functional live thang to have in addition to my Bass. And yes, I'm leaning into the "electronic dork", "keytar", or whatever you want to call it thingamajigamabob.
Thanks for the advice though. It's most probable that I'll just get a bunch of pedals...but who knows.
Keep in mind that a Prophet 5 isn't a casual synth to get... make sure you know what you are getting into. They have to be babied and maintained, and they are pretty pricey still.
I should know I've had a Prophet 5 for almost five years now. My favorite keyboard ever.
I believe the Liberation is the same as the Moog Rogue, which I'd classify to be one step behind the Moog Prodigy. Luckily, the Rogue is (ostensibly) the same as the Realistic Concertmate MG-1, which Moog made for Radio Shack in the early 80's.
I share only because I don't see too many Liberations floating around the used market, but there's a few Rogues and several MG-1 models.
I agree with the Prohet 5 and Oberhiem being great analog synths. In addition I'd add the Yamaha DX7 and the venerable ARP 2600. The ARP was the best analog synth I have ever owned (I'm soory I sold mine). But as CloneBoy Studio said, all of the above need to be babied/maintained. But they are well worth the hassle if you're looking for the vintage synth sound that reigned back in the day.
Problem with the DX7 is that programs like the FM7 VST nail the sound. Also, the inherent programming difficulty of FM can be unappealing to 99% of the users out there.
Personally one of the best analogs for someone that doesn't want to get deep into debt is a Roland Juno 60. That was my first keyboard and I think it is great for simple analog stuff. The chorus is KILLER, the board is reasonably reliable, looks great, sounds great, and is under 400 bucks. Plus it's polyphonic with 6 notes. No MIDI unless you get a DCB>MIDI converter like the Kenton Pro-DCB (what I have) or the OP8.
Oh, a great virtual analog for live use is the Virus KB. Sort of hard to find and about 900 bucks, but amazing keyboard action and pretty good sounds. The Alesis ION is great too, but not in the same cosmetic/construction/playability class as the Virus KB.
