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Moog Envy

Mar29
2006 Leave a Comment Written by Mick

The new Moog Little Phatty

Being a bit of a skinflint, almost all of my musical gear is either second-hand or end-of-line stock, but I’ve got a deep hunger for the new Moog synth. It’s the last project from the legendary Dr Bob, and what a send-off it is. It definitely looks like a Minimoog for the neext century.

Not only does it have all the usual MIDI paraphenalia required of today’s digital synths, but it has several CV inputs that are just begging to have my Etherwave Pro plugged into them. I want one of these. Really very much. But I know it will be at least a year away before I can even consider thinking about it.

I haven’t forgotten about ‘Track of the Week’ either, just been incredibly busy this last week or so, and will make it up to you with 2 tracks for this week.

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The Etherwave Has Landed

Sep30
2005 2 Comments Written by Mick

My theremin has arrived.

It’s quite wonderful.

It’s incredibly difficult to play, but that was expected. It looks fantastic – well-finished wood with 2 big wooden knobs and lots of shiny chrome dials. It sounds out of this world – with plenty of scope for altering tone colour and a wide picth range. It’s just so good to to finally have the Moog sound at my fingertips after years of using digital keyboards

I’m starting off with simple tunes to get the swing of it, then aim to move on to use it a bass and backing for other music before graduating to using it as a front-line instrument.

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Hands Off!

Sep23
2005 Leave a Comment Written by Mick

I finally got the push I needed to get a theremin.

I’ve been scouting round looking for one at a reasonable price, and had come to the conclusion that it was going to cost at least £130 for one that’s actually playable rather than just a special effect. Then I discovered yesterday that Turnkey are flogging off their stock of Etherwave Pro’s at a knock-down price.

The EW Pro is built by the legendary Moog (r.i.p. Bob) Music, and is just about the best theremin money can buy, with the exception of a couple of specialist dealers or an original RCA theremin (which now cost seriously silly money). So I paid more than I had intended, but what a deal! Like going out to buy a starter guitar and finding a top-of-the-range Les Paul for an extra hundred quid.

So, the order’s gone in and been confirmed – now I just have to wait for delivery – hopefully early next week…

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