Korgscrew
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Posted: Oct. 15 2007, 14:29 |
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It sounds to me, from the way you mention wanting a Moog sound, that what you're really after is something that combines an effects unit with a sound module.
What the best solution would be will depend on exactly what you want. If your delay requirements are quite basic, you might want to look at one of the virtual analogue sound modules which has an audio input. If it's only the Moog sound that you want the delay on, then you can even forget about the audio input.
I think I'd personally do it with a small mixer and something like the Novation A-Station, running an aux send from the mixer to the A-Station's mono input. That would give the option of connecting a mic to the mixer and using the A-Station's vocoder as well (though it would need to be fed from a pre-fader aux unless you want the voice to come through as well...which would in turn mean using the same pre-fader aux for the effects on the other synth. You'd then need to either just adjust that synth's volume by using its own volume control, or you'd need to remember to also adjust the send level if you make any adjustments with that channel's fader). The A-Station is a 1 unit rack module which is capable of a fairly wide range of sounds and has a selection of built-in effects. However, it doesn't sound particularly like any flavour of Moog (it depends exactly what you're after - it can of course get close to a lot of analogue synth sounds, but it's got its own character) and its effects are fairly basic and not as good quality as a dedicated rackmount unit, though they're quite usable and have a number of editable parameters. It's also more fiddly to use than its keyboard-toting brother the K-Station, because of its size. Still, it's not particularly expensive on the second hand market (it's been discontinued for a while) and I can't think of anything that would do a similar job for less money.
The fashion now seems to be more for mini keyboards than sound modules. If you don't mind carrying one of those, you could take a look at the Alesis Micron, Korg Microkorg or Novation's X-Station or XioSynth (or indeed the K-Station, which is a favourite of mine), all of which will let you route external audio through their effects.
If you want a unit which will create a Moog sound with delay on its own, there are all sorts of options. You could actually have a look at Creamware's Minimax, which I've heard does a very accurate Minimoog emulation...but that's all it does. It also seems like the delay is more basic even than that of the Novation A-Station, and it's fairly expensive. Further beyond that, of course, is the Little Phatty from Moog itself...
All depends on what your exact requirements and priorities are!
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