We have The Moog One - Sonic LAB - You Drive

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  • Опубліковано 7 лис 2019
  • This one took a couple of people to get into the Sonic LAB, its massive! Unless you've no interest in synthesizers (in which case why are you reading this!?), you will be aware of the Moog flagship analog poly synth, several years in the making, its designed to be the pinnacle of analog polyness.
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  • @VirtualRiot
    @VirtualRiot 4 роки тому +31

    Omg I’ve never seen him so choked up and nervous about a synth I love it

    • @pontram
      @pontram 4 роки тому +5

      Hm that maybe b/c his insurance doesn't cover it ;-)

    • @valeriegrey8328
      @valeriegrey8328 4 роки тому +3

      holy shit, virtual riot 🤣 you’re probably one of the reasons i’m a synth nerd now. had no idea you watched these types of vids too.

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude 2 роки тому +1

      @@valeriegrey8328 Of course he does, he's a music nerd just like us. Difference is he's a lot better at it lol.

  • @diracflux
    @diracflux 4 роки тому +16

    A quick warning: after the monster mono patch demo my iPad was vibrating so heavily that it synced with the fundamental cosmic string substrate of the universe causing the spontaneous generation of a dark matter singularity and local space-time reality oscillations. Everything’s back to normal now (I hope) but be careful.

  • @reissphilippe2217
    @reissphilippe2217 4 роки тому +45

    Had my 16 voice for almost a year. On the one hand, it can do anything you envision; on the other hand, no one knows what's it's truly capable of (the modulation matrix is, let's just say, obscenely flexible). I purchased it with the understanding that I would study it for life.

    • @theokingshango
      @theokingshango 4 роки тому +2

      Hence the price

    • @thedeepblueskys
      @thedeepblueskys 4 роки тому +1

      That’s a good way to look at it. I invested half it’s price in other Moog gear and I plan to fix them if they break. Hence life learning. I can see the value in Moog One for sure. It’s no joke. Most Moog output signals are one of its own. They just deliver a great sound that I like. If you have any recorded music online you care to share, please do. Would love to hear what people make with it.

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 4 роки тому

      reiss philippe Can do anything. Except produce an impressive TONE.

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 4 роки тому

      Blue Skys The one lacks character in tone.

    • @thedeepblueskys
      @thedeepblueskys 4 роки тому

      Spazzoid Studio I’m not really hearing that, but then again I’m listening threw UA-cam audio compression. I’ve never heard one in person.

  • @MaxFleye
    @MaxFleye 4 роки тому +62

    It's an 8 thousand pound Synth, and it costs a lot too...

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 4 роки тому

      Most $3,000 synths sound better.

    • @MFASonic
      @MFASonic 4 роки тому +9

      @@SPAZZOID100 Which ones? I would love to buy one. And it would be great if you could explain what you mean with "better":

  • @waxwaine
    @waxwaine 4 роки тому +84

    Me saving for a arturia minilab mk2

    • @athopi
      @athopi 4 роки тому +7

      lol... no doubt... just 10 more monthly payments on my Gaia...

    • @Jason75913
      @Jason75913 4 роки тому +1

      one payment left on my Ultranova, yaaay

    • @ruffiankickloops
      @ruffiankickloops 4 роки тому

      @@athopi i have the gaia, youre gonna love it dude!

    • @athopi
      @athopi 4 роки тому

      @@ruffiankickloops Good to hear! I've only piddled around for a little with it, but now that winter is here I'll have a lot more time to dig in deep and learn what it's got. What genre are you using it in?

    • @ruffiankickloops
      @ruffiankickloops 4 роки тому +1

      @@athopi dope! i use it for Modern Funk & hip-hop (nothing trap, mostly Underground style) . i love its versatility. i have it paired with the Behringer Model D.

  • @VirtualRiot
    @VirtualRiot 4 роки тому +11

    „The huge vastness Of this thing“

  • @iancallender2432
    @iancallender2432 2 роки тому +5

    I've heard one in person twice. One in a store with some small monitors - sounded great. The second one in a home studio, with proper monitors and subs.... it's indescribable. The walls were shaking with each chord. It's LOUD, and it's T H I C K. I'll most likely never have one, let alone be able to really explore one if I ever do, but it sounds incredible. Moog really created a masterpiece of a synth here.

  • @unkwn_io3350
    @unkwn_io3350 4 роки тому +11

    I was recently at Moog HQ working on a project with them and lucky enough to play the Moog One and the 3P in their labs. Absolutely amazing!

  • @chris.dillon
    @chris.dillon 4 роки тому +31

    When it came out I looked at the price through Solar Eclipse glasses, bracing for the bad news radiation blast. I was annihilated anyway.

  • @sixxdb
    @sixxdb 4 роки тому +26

    I’ve been watching sonic state for at least 5 years, and for all the hours of entertainment Nick Batt has given, I would love it if there was a fundraiser. If everyone who has watched this video put in 50p we could buy Nick a 16 voice. If every sonicstate subscriber threw in, we’d all only have to put in around 6p each. Would anyone else throw in?

    • @MrKKmusic
      @MrKKmusic 4 роки тому +1

      Sixxdb see if you can get him on to Patreon

    • @sunilsolanki
      @sunilsolanki 4 роки тому +2

      I'm totally up for this... Nick is a treasure to the global synth community

    • @Jason75913
      @Jason75913 4 роки тому +1

      I'd pitch in. C'mon, Nick!

    • @sixxdb
      @sixxdb 4 роки тому +1

      I don't think he is the patreon type. I tried to setup a gofundme but was having difficulty with it being a UK based recipient while I'm in Australia. Will keep trying, or if anybody is UK based and wants to help with setup that'd be ace!

  • @ottobyte
    @ottobyte 4 роки тому +11

    If there's such a thing as the afterlife and eternity. I'll spend the first million years exploring this.

  • @final_mile_music9713
    @final_mile_music9713 Рік тому +1

    Just got my 16 voice after 3 years of dreaming of it. It’s wonderful.

  • @Cluless02
    @Cluless02 4 роки тому +1

    1st class synth throughout!! Brilliant video as well!

  • @ccpsrmt
    @ccpsrmt 4 роки тому +4

    We just got one! Can’t wait to really dive into it.

  • @cien1975
    @cien1975 4 роки тому +1

    Nicks videos are the best. I can't afford a synth like this nor do I need one. But I enjoyed watching this video. Awesome job, Nick and Moog. Keep on exploring

  • @MikeSmith-tx2lp
    @MikeSmith-tx2lp 4 роки тому +2

    From about 17:40 it delivered the Tomita tingle. Now lets just consider that Tomita achieved his epic ensemble sounds using monophonic modular Moogs and multitrack tape in the ‘70s with no digital help at all. What a brilliant artist. Sensible demo, thanks Nick.

  • @mikeolson7588
    @mikeolson7588 4 роки тому

    Nice job Nick. I played one at the factory store and couldn’t really figure it out, but loved the sounds. Thanks for demystifying it a little!

  • @Psychlist1972
    @Psychlist1972 4 роки тому

    Really looking forward to your next video on this synth. :)

  • @davebellamy4867
    @davebellamy4867 3 роки тому +3

    19:11 The Moog One is as much as a car. You can drive your car but you can overdrive a Moog One.

  • @hiltonius
    @hiltonius 4 роки тому

    great job, nick! really enjoyed it.

  • @realqwave
    @realqwave 4 роки тому

    Finally a video showing the Moog One in the right way. Thanks!

  • @Individual_two
    @Individual_two 4 роки тому +1

    This is a beautiful instrument. Sound Designers, film score composers, professional recording studios & music directors for major touring acts are the target markets for the Moog One. As a Moog owner, I’m not surprised that the One sounds so good.

  • @m.g.kroger
    @m.g.kroger 4 роки тому

    I hoped this would happen, Nick and Moog One, and it was worth waiting! I hope this will be the first of a series of Moog One dedicated videos.

  • @hakonsoreide
    @hakonsoreide 4 роки тому +48

    That thick line of wood between the keyboard and the controls looks like it's missing a ribbon controller...

    • @urbannpa
      @urbannpa 4 роки тому +7

      Someone at MOOG just said sh*t....I knew we forgot something!

    • @NicholasPoncedeLeon
      @NicholasPoncedeLeon 4 роки тому +2

      Not their style

    • @otzcz
      @otzcz 4 роки тому +7

      you can still rub it :)

    • @strangequark420
      @strangequark420 4 роки тому +1

      Man, the Human League and Depeche Mode didn't need no stinking ribbon controller.

    • @hakonsoreide
      @hakonsoreide 4 роки тому +1

      @@strangequark420 Nobody needs a ribbon controller - just like nobody needs a Moog.

  • @chemicalBR0
    @chemicalBR0 4 роки тому +5

    this thing is a beast
    loving the PWM T-shirt :)

  • @maxmatson1578
    @maxmatson1578 4 роки тому

    All right!👌👍 I been wanting you guys to do something on the "Moog one" since it first came out a few months back!

  • @fjfrancois
    @fjfrancois 4 роки тому +35

    A Synth is not reviewed until Nick does it. 👍🏻

  • @chriskelvin248
    @chriskelvin248 4 роки тому

    God, this sounds wonderful and God, Nick knows how to demonstrate that.

  • @sP33DyEd
    @sP33DyEd 4 роки тому

    Great thanks this for this Quick guide. Will receive mine one 16 next week we can start now directly when plugged in 😁🤘🏻

  • @MrBarlien
    @MrBarlien 4 роки тому +53

    You ask what we would want to know in another, later video. Well I have no clue, how 'bout you just noodle on it for like 30-40 minutes?

  • @ProckGnosis
    @ProckGnosis 4 роки тому +6

    Every time I hear it, I think "ok...yeah...maybe it's worth the price" and it inches up on my gearlust list. Then I calculate what all else I could buy for the same $8,000 and it falls back down a couple notches. It can sound sooooo nice though...

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 4 роки тому

      It’s not great sounding like the Matriarch.

    • @ProckGnosis
      @ProckGnosis 4 роки тому +1

      @@SPAZZOID100 James...almost didn't recognize you with the new icon/name. Did you snag a Matriarch? I do think it sounds great, but it's a little pricier than I'd want to shell out. Might try to snag one used in the future. Still digging your Murmux v2?

    • @NickHchaos
      @NickHchaos 4 роки тому

      ProckGnosis yep

    • @NickHchaos
      @NickHchaos 4 роки тому

      Spazzoid Studio and a Vermona perfourmer sounds better than either.

    • @gnarlysoundscapes7210
      @gnarlysoundscapes7210 4 роки тому +6

      $8000 will get you about 4.5 years worth of cigarettes, if you live where they're cheap and smoke a pack a day. So if you're a non-smoker and play it every day for 5 years, you've actually spent less on the Moog One than a pack-a-day smoker spends on giving himself lung cancer.

  • @Lukeevanshen
    @Lukeevanshen 4 роки тому +1

    Yes! I've dabbled with one for aa little bit in the store. Just has an amazing feel to it.. one of the few instances when I would definitely say it's actually just worth the money. Just make sure that you are gonna get some work as a sound designer , musician or recording engineer with it...

  • @rixcom7621
    @rixcom7621 4 роки тому +2

    Hey Nick! Lovely to see you finally got one to demo. I've owned the 16 voice since April. Only issues I have is the latency between patch selection and how long the indicator LED's take to catch up with your button selection.
    I've spoken to Moog and they say they will eventually address this. As for the whole, it is a Dream synth to add to my massive studio! Rix :)

    • @oblitafier
      @oblitafier 4 роки тому

      rix com Hey Rix, where can we hear your music? Would love to hear some real world usage.

  • @SynthgodXXX
    @SynthgodXXX 4 роки тому +3

    Such a powerful, beautiful sonic monster! I'd love to own one, 8 voices would work out just fine for me. 16 voices would rock though! A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

  • @zbsfm
    @zbsfm 4 роки тому +15

    this thing sounds unbelievably massive. i'm kind of in disbelief, it seems just totally larger than life

    • @cardboarddog2010
      @cardboarddog2010 4 роки тому +2

      Recently purchased an 8 voice (best I could afford). It's definitely big sounding . . . but potential buyers should be aware that it does not really sound like a Memorymoog (and I have first hand experience). This is probably what most are expecting. Don't get me wrong . . . it's a 24 VCO synth (or 48 VCO's for the 16 voice model), so you can certainly do huge, warm analog sounds . . . but it has it's own thing going on sound-wise. As Nick mentions, it's output is incredibly hot, so you have to be careful with the master volume (and you can see Nick making adjustments as he demos it). It's a super deep instrument, and I've only had mine for a couple of months so I'm just scratching the surface of what it's capable of. Overall quite happy with it. Just wish I could've afforded the 16 voice, but I would've had to sell off too much of my studio to make that happen!

    • @pablumpicasso9207
      @pablumpicasso9207 4 роки тому

      cardboarddog2010 I have the 16 and I actually feel like I would have been fine with the 8. The Quantum and Prophet X are only 8 voices in stereo, also.

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 4 роки тому

      z not to my ears.

  • @cliffadams9040
    @cliffadams9040 Рік тому

    Nick, that was lovely. I've bought two -- so we'll both have one! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ... *whew*

  • @MrHarney
    @MrHarney 4 роки тому

    that outro sound fucking lovely thx nick

  • @regmonmusic
    @regmonmusic 4 роки тому +1

    Wow, massive sound!!!

  • @SynthsandSounds
    @SynthsandSounds 4 роки тому +1

    You got some great sounds out of it, what a great demo! Talking about the Jupiter 8 comparison, I didn't entirely get the spread option. Are you able to pan some voices left and right to create that Jupiter-8 style stereo unison sound?

  • @peterkadarmusic9728
    @peterkadarmusic9728 4 роки тому

    Hey Nick,
    Great stuff as always.
    It might be cool to make use of those send/returns with a preamp or drive pedal as a way to introduce some pre filter drive. I don't think anyone's tried that yet.

  • @dazeja
    @dazeja 4 роки тому +49

    Just dished 2 grand on the Matriarch, why am I watching a video on a 8 grand synth. Moog, that’s why.

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 4 роки тому +15

      Matriarch has WAY more character than this.

    • @emilyschmanks
      @emilyschmanks 4 роки тому +4

      @@SPAZZOID100 agreed. i'm not much for workstations. thats not to say this isn't a very impressive piece of gear though, just isn't for me personally

    • @Individual_two
      @Individual_two 4 роки тому +4

      Lucky man! The Matriarch will be my next synth. It will fit well with my Granny, two Mothers & DFAM. From bottom to top, Moog’s complement each other well.

    • @MrEuki
      @MrEuki 4 роки тому +4

      I also went for the Matriarch. Went to a rather big piano shop (looking for a good keybed 88 controller or digital piano and am either going with the VPC-1 or a Nord Grand) and they had the Moog One. While it is an impressive and beautiful machine in its own right, I'd rather have the Matriarch (which I do, hehe, and lemme tell you, it oozes character and inspiration), a DAW, the Ventris or something by Eventide or Strymon, a master keyboard, an audio interface, maybe a workstation and a pc while we're at it and still be far away from reaching the price of the One. To each their own and I'm happy for the owners of the One, but it's simply not worth it for me.
      Also the keyboard is rather peculiar on the One, haven't seen one like this yet. Don't know if Nick states this, haven't seen the video yet.

    • @davidrobertson4301
      @davidrobertson4301 4 роки тому +1

      Admit it! You really NEED both! I knew I really wanted one as soon as I heard about before I read the specs

  • @LazorLaRue
    @LazorLaRue 4 роки тому +7

    I'd really like to hear more FM. The One has some special precise oscillators that should make nice sounding analog FM possible, really curious what that sounds like.

  • @lester3960
    @lester3960 4 роки тому +3

    I'd really just like an additional 30 minutes of just Nick noodling through patches pls.

    • @Jason75913
      @Jason75913 4 роки тому +2

      I second this motion.

  • @StephenLearson
    @StephenLearson 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for exploring this amazing synth Nick! Could you talk more about how the gain staging works? For instance, when you put all 48 voices into unison is it 48 times louder?
    I’d like to hear some sounds you’ve designed without the effects. Just the raw synth.
    I love the looping abilities the Sub 37 has. Does the Moog One have similar options?
    Can you stack 16 voices to play different pitches? So when you play one note the synth plays a 16 note chord? Or some variation on that theme...
    I have some many questions but I’ll stop there. Thanks! Looking forward to the next review.

  • @michaeljeremybrown6853
    @michaeljeremybrown6853 4 роки тому

    I will buy one of these beauties soon so excited to get my hands on one.

  • @Robguitarjarvis
    @Robguitarjarvis 4 роки тому +2

    This synth is like one of those things you really do dream about, I know that I really do want one and I will find a way.

    • @final_mile_music9713
      @final_mile_music9713 Рік тому +2

      I am the same. I just finally got one!

    • @bluehole6019
      @bluehole6019 Рік тому

      @@final_mile_music9713 how do you like it so far? I’m saving up for a really good polysynth and I’m between this and the Prophet 10 or OB-X8

    • @final_mile_music9713
      @final_mile_music9713 Рік тому

      @@bluehole6019 I have a Prophet 10, a Moog One 16v and a Polybrute as my polysynths (with mono duties handled by a Moog grandmother, minimoog model D and. Sequential Pro 3 SE). I only mention this, not to show off, but to give you an idea that I’m able to give you a fair assessment of their differences. While I don’t have an OB-X8 I think that that serves a similar purpose to the Prophet 10. Very different tones, but both classic in their own way. And somewhat limited yet simple and still capable of quite interesting modulations. They are both great if you want that vintage tone. The Moog One is just out of this world as a modern interpretation of what an analogue synth can be. It might not have quite the individual character of an OB-X8 or P10 but can get very loose and do an awful lot more. No other modern analog synth can touch the Moog one for what it can do but, while it’s an incredibly intuitive design, it isn’t as immediately gratifying as either the P10 or OB-X8. If you want immediate vintage 80’s tone, go for either of them. If you want a forever synth that can do modern and vintage, go for the Moog One. Put simply, if I was forced to sell everything and could only keep one, it would be the Moog One. Don’t overlook the Poly brute though. It’s amazing and can do double duty too. The implementation, mod matrix and expressive controls are fantastic.

  • @PaulGBass
    @PaulGBass 4 роки тому

    Good review my master, now you have ultimate power, surrender to the Moog dark side...

  • @johnnymidnight2982
    @johnnymidnight2982 4 роки тому +2

    Nick Batt - the proper boffin to review the Moog One. This is going to be epic. With lots of PWM.

  • @innerspacerace9196
    @innerspacerace9196 4 роки тому +2

    Looks like the sort of thing One could grow attached to.

  • @vampolascott36
    @vampolascott36 4 роки тому +1

    Oooh! Me wantee dat haha! What a great sounding synth. If I was serious about buying one, I think I'd wait a year or two for Moog to work out any bugs there might be in the firmware.

  • @NicholasPoncedeLeon
    @NicholasPoncedeLeon 4 роки тому +3

    You should use the LFO's (key synced) to control the levels of each oscillator. So if you play a chord note by note, depending on when you press the note you can create your own arppegiations to taste.

  • @iaamusic1121
    @iaamusic1121 4 роки тому +1

    Great Nick, it’s a wonderful sound creation instrument- like a modular. Would be good to show the sequencer and the capability of having that * 3.

  • @TimShoebridge
    @TimShoebridge 4 роки тому

    Nick, In your more detailed look can you please discuss the viability of the 8 voice vs 16? Is it really, like some commentators suggest, a question of buy the 16 or forget it? How complex can sounds really get with the 8 voice and still be able to play chords? I have seen a couple of 8 voice synths on the second hand market recently so I am wondering how limiting they really are. The problem is, everyone reviews with the 16 voice version and I am yet to see or hear the 8 voice’s potential

  • @dromeiro
    @dromeiro 4 роки тому +2

    11:10 “This is your captain. We’re going down.”

  • @SoundtrackAudioCom
    @SoundtrackAudioCom 4 роки тому +5

    I've seen a fair number of reviews of this synth ... and they've all left me cold and wondering why anyone would pay that much for a very average sounding synth ... this however brings the sound out and for the first time it sounds huge, wonderful and rich ... kinda tempted now!

  • @jfarrugiaj
    @jfarrugiaj 4 роки тому

    Hey Nick! Great video, as always. Quite a beast, sounds amazing ! I'd like to ear some of that vocoder effect we can briefly see at one point. Also do you know what can be done with that network RJ45 connection? thanks

  • @Digiphex
    @Digiphex 4 роки тому

    I agree, it is the "pinnacle" finally reached.

  • @gnarlysoundscapes7210
    @gnarlysoundscapes7210 4 роки тому

    I wasn't expecting to like it because it's so over-the-top, but wow, that thing sounds dreamy.
    Something I'd like to see demonstrated is just some maniacal modulation madness using all 4 LFO's and all 48 oscillators at once. I bet that could create some awesomely gnarly noises.

  • @PaulLawlerMusic
    @PaulLawlerMusic 4 роки тому +2

    How was the low end tuning ? I had to send 3 of them back because the low end drifted up and down a semitone almost, even with V1.1.

  • @seeyouintheeighties
    @seeyouintheeighties 4 роки тому +12

    Great vid as always... it truly is gorgeous!
    A fourth digital or wave table oscillator would have been nice to add something a lot different - I’m probably alone on that - I wish I could afford it

    • @batmansmk
      @batmansmk 4 роки тому +2

      There is an external in and a midi out. Oscillators are the easiest component to add in a setup! Patches should be in sync due to Program Change. And if the Moog One sends Sysex patch save messages, a blofeld or a virus will save the patch when you save on the moog as well!

    • @MrKKmusic
      @MrKKmusic 4 роки тому

      seeyouintheeighties that’s heresy :-)

  • @danselmix
    @danselmix 4 роки тому

    hahaha! great PWM T-shirt! and this is the review the One deserve! thanks, can wait for the next part!

    • @danselmix
      @danselmix 4 роки тому

      Nick, you really made it sound like it should be! best sounds I heard out of the One till now!

  • @moe47988
    @moe47988 4 роки тому +4

    Can you do some more exploration and overview of the unison detuning?

  • @nexuzeb79
    @nexuzeb79 4 роки тому

    Finally! Been waiting for this one for a while!! How many IFX and MFX Simultaneously per voice? Btw, is Bunson Honeydew your lost brother, Nick?

    • @MrKKmusic
      @MrKKmusic 4 роки тому

      Sebastian Blokland one ‘IFX’ per timbre (or synth) - so that’s up to three IFX and one MFX

  • @yodice
    @yodice 4 роки тому +3

    I'm a bit late to the party here!
    Nick, how long do yo get to hang onto it? Can you walk us through building some patches from scratch? Maybe a simple one and a super complex one?

  • @Kkidzz
    @Kkidzz 4 роки тому

    Nick, nice overview. I am really curious as to your opinion on the 'raw'/all fx off' sound of the One? Some modern analogs have that 'sheen'/brightness to the combined output of OSC's and filter(s) compared to more vintage synths; maybe in the ballpark of our beloved Dreadbox? Of course I realize they're completely different beasts.
    Also really curious how fast the envelopes respond; getting into that great 'plucky' vintage Roland territory?
    Thanks so much.

  • @tarekmansur
    @tarekmansur 4 роки тому

    I love you Nick!!

  • @warrenduplessis
    @warrenduplessis 4 роки тому

    Finally! The perfect shirt for Nick!
    Well perhaps apart from one saying "Sing-song harmonics..." 😜

  • @gwinerreniwg
    @gwinerreniwg 4 роки тому

    A few items that Nick should comment on: the synth architecture is fairly simple, but the complexity in sound comes when you layer synth engines in the Moog One. Therefore it is interesting to understand how polyphony plays out as one creates more layers/patches - a good topic for anyone considering the 8 vs 16 voice model.

    • @MrKKmusic
      @MrKKmusic 4 роки тому

      gwinerreniwg if you expect to use all three layers with intensive poly usage often then you really do need the 16v. Control of the voice assignments among the three timbres is flexible and complete.

  • @Pete-xh8ct
    @Pete-xh8ct 4 роки тому +1

    Great review as always Nick. You really are my favourite UA-camr.
    I'm going to make a confession which makes me sound like a total c**t but hear me out....
    I bought a Moog Voyager XL a few years ago when I came into a bit of cash. I didn't know much about synths at the time - had learnt on a Juno 6 - but was persuaded by the Sound on Sound review that 'this is the only synth you'll ever need to buy'. Now don't get me wrong, it's an amazing sounding thing. I love it. But I use it far less than I do many of my other synths. Sadly it's ended up too often being a bit of a superexpensive midi controller!
    I love Moog as a company and I love what they are trying to do. I cannot say a bad thing about them. However, there is something about their synths which is kind of 'muscle car'. They're completely OP.
    I'm completely sold on your review of this and it's infinite potential but I find the sounds you made in the video almost 'too big' if that makes sense. It sounds ostentatious, which given its price tag, it is. Its interesting to compare this to your review of the OB6 (which I bought after viewing). I find that synth so much more soulful an usable than I do the Moog VXL. I want my synths to be able to create beauty, subtlety, surprise, funk, and weirdness. The sounds that transport me when I'm listening or on the dancefloor.
    When I listen to the Moog One in this review I feel like I'm going to end up making Rick Wakeman 20 minute portentous synth solos not like I'm going to want to dance or have my emotions moved to a different place.
    Maybe it's just me but it seems too often that the more you spend on a synth the further you can get away from music that anyone would want to dance or listen to (Vangelis and the CS80 excluded!). Some of my favourite sounds and tracks have been made with some of the cheapest, simplest, and most overlooked synths and drum machines. Limitations can be a gift to creativity. A small function set can actually maximise the creativity of the player. Big is definitely, not always better. I like to use synths I can rest on my lap, that I can tweak and play like a guitar. Moogs are like fucking cathedral organs! I just don't feel like I can get close and intimate with my Moog VXL. Too often I feel like it's playing me, more than I'm playing it.
    Like I said, I love Moog, they're a brilliant company full of wonderful, genuine and dedicated people. I should add that they've been superb with me on any service issues and I respect them hugely. But I sometimes feel like this desire to create the 'ultimate' can end up taking them further away from musicians and music that anyone would want to listen to. Most of the people who drive supercars are wankers. I hope that the buyers of the Moog One prove me that this maxim doesn't apply to supersynths....

    • @steviox
      @steviox Рік тому +1

      just came to this from a Prophet 10 vs Moog 1 at Andertons....kind of a of agree with you . Having started with a CS30 mono synth in the 80s and had the pleasure of the progress of technology....adding polyphony, sampling and realistic sounds ending with a studio in the late 90s. having the limitations meant you got the most out of any piece of gear. I was trading synths then, buying all the analogues I dreamed of as a kid with the emergence of digital. I kept them for a bit, recorded and sussed them out: then traded them on when I found something juicy in the used columns or readers ads. So I have had a fk load of synths!
      There is a massive potential here which i am sure can be used well, beautiful depth. But 48 osc with 4 lfos has potentially so much movement and complexity that can overwhelm the ears and easily overwhelm a track...Matt Johnson/ Jamiriquai was great with it on his channel.
      I was drawn to the beauty and simplicity of the Prophet 10...with the aftertouch and velocity it would be the bees knees recording and performing! Well that's my take anyhows.

  • @SamLowryDZ-015
    @SamLowryDZ-015 4 роки тому +4

    Apart from it's esthetics - not as impressive as a Solaris - but still swapping my JP8 for one is a tempting thought.

  • @Psychlist1972
    @Psychlist1972 4 роки тому +3

    I'd love to hear some more really big pads with complex evolution/modulation in them, more akin to your Atmos patch and what you played around 17:52.
    Personally, I'm not interested in the territory already covered by monos, or by proggy/compy keys like what Moog often demos themselves. I AM interested in that poly pad space between the classic Oberheims and the poly moogs, with modern modulation.
    BTW, the keybed looks like it may be the same one that's on the Schmidt. I tried it (on the Moog) briefly at Knobcon and found that it just felt weird. I imagine you get used to it.

  • @kiko1935
    @kiko1935 4 роки тому +17

    NICK, upon seeing this in the studio was your first thought "wow, what a lovely PWM machine"?

  • @flame2106
    @flame2106 4 роки тому +1

    just came to mind an idea where you do exact same settings on another polysynth and listen to differences. but honestly have no serious questions since i will never own one of these.

  • @derrickaf1
    @derrickaf1 4 роки тому

    Yes:)!!! Thank you!

  • @leiahedberg8112
    @leiahedberg8112 4 роки тому

    Nicks playing always sings me to sleep

  • @downpatmusic
    @downpatmusic 4 роки тому

    It looks really easy to program and assign modulation source and destination. 3 synths layers. 48 Osc. multiple LFOs, filters galore. Expensive but they throw in quite a lot of synth power. It's like buying a large instrument like buying a piano, or B3 organ. This would look great next to a large format vintage analog console.

  • @vegansynths7757
    @vegansynths7757 4 роки тому

    I don’t know that I can ever figure out how to justify $8000 for this synth but after hearing it and seeing what it is like, it actually almost makes sense. Amazing sounds. Great review.

  • @laynehoward2870
    @laynehoward2870 4 роки тому

    Can you program each voice individually like on the old Oberheim 4-voice? Can you get to all of the perimeters from scratch like on the Minimoog?

  • @KiR_3d
    @KiR_3d 4 роки тому +1

    Nick, a big poly jam with other synths, please! Maybe you'll call other guys to make a great jam! Would love to see&hear!

  • @cliffadams9040
    @cliffadams9040 4 роки тому

    I took all the course offerings at university back in 1972-73, the horse 'n buggy era, and the late Paul Palombo was the prof. He would not allow us to attach a keyboard as that would render the Arp and Electro-Comp synths we had as, ugh! mere organs. This is the synth we dreamed of then and so it really does appear to be 'the pinnacle of synthesizers' - and thank you Nick for the intro. I could listen to more... please. I wonder how it stands up to Sequential and Access Virus.

    • @ToyKeeper
      @ToyKeeper 4 роки тому

      It'd be difficult to compare to a Virus. They're very, very different... But on that note, I'm really looking forward to seeing how the Kyra stacks up against a Virus.

  • @fiddlestickzmuzik
    @fiddlestickzmuzik 4 роки тому +1

    Let's face it, it's a synth heads dream synth for life, I would take one of these over all the other synths in my studio in a heart beat, I love the sound of it, shame these things are just way way out of reach cost wise.

  • @77advanced
    @77advanced 4 роки тому +4

    The only concern i have about that beautiful synth is that moogs are all smd. So if you buy that expensive synth you'd expect it to last for long long time. But it is too hard to maintenance.

    • @mrdiggie3321
      @mrdiggie3321 4 роки тому

      Smd isn't too hard, I just tried it as a hobby and found it fairly easy.

  • @Tibbon
    @Tibbon 4 роки тому

    So I've got a Moog Voyager, Boog, Prophet 8 and a handful of other synths. Is there much I'd miss about them if I sold them to fund part of the purchase price on this? The Voyager is cool, but this looks just jawdropping.

  • @my4trackmachine
    @my4trackmachine 4 роки тому

    I hate that i cant afford this thing. It sounds amazing. It would be really cool if there was a cut down 6 voice one. I would totally buy that.
    Loved this video. Keep em coming.

  • @LocaliLLocano
    @LocaliLLocano 4 роки тому

    Amazing

  • @Jonhilsea
    @Jonhilsea 4 роки тому +1

    Can it do the legendary Polymoog Voxhumana sound ? Keep up your great work Nick ;-)

  • @markacker3013
    @markacker3013 4 роки тому

    Casting a vote for a Friday Fun Moog One extended-noodling video.

  • @Pepijn_a.k.a._Akikaze
    @Pepijn_a.k.a._Akikaze 4 роки тому

    Could you demonstrate if the synth is capable of changing programs (sharing the same effects) without glitches while the sequencer is running, just like the Prophet 6 and OB-6? Another interesting application would be changing filter poles by midi cc commands. Unfortunately, there is no other way to do so, unlike on the Sub 37.

  • @kurteberhardt8932
    @kurteberhardt8932 4 роки тому +1

    I’d like to see at least 2, if not more, Friday Funs with it. Solo and paired with something complimentary. Proof is in the pudding, and Friday Funs are the pudding.

  • @delskioffskinov
    @delskioffskinov 4 роки тому

    I would love to see you do your stuff on my favourite synth of all time the Fairlight cmi please can you do that video!

  • @dash3dot
    @dash3dot 4 роки тому

    Nick how does it compare (sound-wise) to the Andromeda A6 in your opinion?

  • @bastismusikbutze7450
    @bastismusikbutze7450 4 роки тому

    I would love to see/hear a lot of sound demos :) maybe u can show us the caracter of the moog one a bit more? :)

  • @jimmychonga5054
    @jimmychonga5054 4 роки тому

    Nick , I was hoping perhaps to see some examples of the One doing more simple ,typical Moog style bass and lead patches. Everyone I personally know that have had the chance to have a play on one report that its sound tends towards the grandiose and the epic type soundscape thing. Which is fantastic obviously, but sometimes lacking the immediacy of the rest of the Moog lineup. Lets hear some more meat and potatoes please ! And could we also see a few different sounds being addressed multitimbral-ly, analog workstation style. Moog bass on one "synth" , lead on another and say pad on the third "synth". as always thanks for the great vids !

  • @therealskinflutes
    @therealskinflutes 4 роки тому +68

    Do they accept a kidney as a method of payment?

    • @informatimago
      @informatimago 4 роки тому +8

      It's a no brainer for professionals, and it's really abordable for amateurs, when you compare to other hobbies.
      Eg. $8000 is about only 16 Märklin trains (a loco + a few wagon is about $500).
      $8000 is not even 1 fifth the price of a Tesla car!
      $8000 is 1000 beers, less than 300 days without beer and you get your Moog One!
      $8000 is barely a flight simulator station (high end computer + 3 big screens + VR + Thrustmaster joysticks + software),
      $8000 is really nothing nowadays.

    • @Jimbo386000
      @Jimbo386000 4 роки тому +9

      informatimago “affordable for amatures” “$8000 is nothing these days” hahaha ho are you Donald Trump? I mean it’s fucking ridiculous. Hahaha that’s like almost an entire year of income for me if I never spent any on groceries or other necessities at all. And you think it’s affordable for amatures. Hahaha maybe amature engineers or something, but not amature musicians.

    • @XanderEwald
      @XanderEwald 4 роки тому +1

      informatimago Speak for yourself, but 8k is 16 months of rent in my world. Not saying this is too expensive, it’s reasonably priced.

    • @therealskinflutes
      @therealskinflutes 4 роки тому

      @@XanderEwald I'd rathere prefer to have a roof over my head for 16 months

    • @leetronix
      @leetronix 4 роки тому +1

      Hahaha 2 x kidneys and a liver with a down payment of a lung..other than that you’re good to go ~

  • @pbasswil
    @pbasswil 4 роки тому +2

    It sounds like it could be the centrepiece of any synth-based studio. Some of the pads & plucks played here are quite lovely. But I keep waiting to hear the Mini-type bass & lead sounds that _rearrange your guts_. So far I haven't gotten that experience from any Moog One demos I've heard. So for me, the jury's still out.

  • @northern_kind
    @northern_kind 4 роки тому

    Hey Nick, as an owner of one of these I’d be interested in you taking a look/listen to the signal to noise ratio on the main outs. I’ve sent mine back to HHB for them to take a look at but they’re saying it’s normal.
    Can you demo what the noise is like taking the main output beyond level 6 without any sound going through the synth.
    I also get noticeable clicks and interference just using the UI. Lots of talk of this online but I haven’t been able to try another machine other than my own.

    • @northern_kind
      @northern_kind 4 роки тому

      Orlando Pergamo believe me, when you’ve paid £8000 for one, you’d be annoyed too. This is interference not just noise. There are lots people complaining about this, now just me.

  • @davebellamy4867
    @davebellamy4867 3 роки тому +1

    13:31 Ooooooooohh! One osc per voice there but wow.

  • @JenkemFactory
    @JenkemFactory 4 роки тому +3

    Question. How incredible wouldn't the moog one be with poly after-touch?

    • @valeriegrey8328
      @valeriegrey8328 4 роки тому +2

      this thing is impressive as hell, but i really wish that it had that too. (though i’m certainly not looking to buy one anyway right now 🤣) though i understand it might not be feasible cost and manufacturing-wise. i heard they might implement external poly after touch capabilities with a firmware update, though.

  • @jazzjeffjazzjeff
    @jazzjeffjazzjeff 3 роки тому

    OMG 48 synched, detuned oscillators.......massive doesn't even begin to describe!!

  • @djultraful
    @djultraful 4 роки тому

    Forget the pre sets that are available for the Moog One for moment the synth is still a very new a product but i suspect their will be lots to come in the futer ! The Moog One really is about designing creating your own sounds, after owning the Moog One for a few weeks it is with out any doubt a very beautiful instrument that is extremely well thought out and extremely well built and to be honest it is hands down the best polyphonic synth i have ever ever used and i have used quite a lot of the vintage and new Synths , sure it may seem like a lot of money to most people and believe me i was one of those good people, but like i said you get what you pay for and that is a 1st class user interface and the sound that can be achieved from the Moog one is nothing short of stunning it is a performers, sound designers dream machine. Is it worth the 8k yes absolutely.