Author Archive: jlaity

Working Moog

Well, I cracked the Voyager open and fixed the LED because it was pissing me off. Now that it’s 100% working, I really enjoy the synth. It’s a very flexible synth too. Once I got past the lovely lead and bass sounds, I started playing with audio frequency FM of OSC 1 and the Filters, […]

Published on: 11 December 2007
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Brief Voyager Review

More than a month after I ordered it, after receiving a non-working one twice, I finally got my Moog Minimoog Voyager. So far I like it – it sounds and looks great. The walnut is nicely figured and the sound is big and full. I’m not sure it’s as fat as my MOTM modular was […]

Published on: 11 November 2007
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Still Broken

Three weeks later, I got my Moog back from Factory repair. Turned it on and… no LCD, no audio, same burning smell. WTF? They’re supposed to send me a replacement this week, but for some reason I doubt it. I’m pretty disappointed in them so far.

Published on: 6 November 2007
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Broken Moog, Broken Heart

So I got my birthday present to myself, the one I’d been saving for all summer, the Moog synth I’ve always wanted: I plugged it in right away and turned it on. The LCD didn’t show up, which was weird. There was no sound. Then I noticed the burning smell. Short story long, I had […]

Published on: 19 October 2007
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Panels

I switched some things around in the studio and installed some acoustic panels. The stereo imaging has greatly improved. Click on the image for more pics.

Published on: 13 August 2007
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Peaceful

Here’s a piece I wrote to study orchestration. This is heavily based on “Venus” from Holst’s The Planets, but using my own themes. It’s derivative of the Holst piece, but only because I was trying to learn his orchestration tricks. Peaceful

Published on: 28 July 2007
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