![]() ![]() I might even go out on a limb and say that Mini-D is probably the most sonically appealing (and convincing) analog emulation plug-in I have found in all my travels. The plug-in doesn't come with the MPC at this point, but when I bought my Live 2 they were going for $200 under retail, which allowed some room to add some plug-ins. They captured what's good about a Moog but gave it its own voice. and actually I think that's its strength. Now that is subjective and depends on how much you like the Model D sound to begin with, as opposed to punchier "west coast" synths, but to my ears I honestly prefer the sound of Mini D to all of the above, and many of the hardware devices I already own.ĭoes the plug-in sound identical to a Moog? I don't think so. It is a Moog Model D emulation, which I think actually consistently sounds better than any Model D I've heard, and it is head and shoulders above the other Moog plug-ins I have in my collection, including The Legend and Diva. The first big surprise I encountered was a plug-in Akai just released around the time of the MPC keyboard launch called "Mini D". I am going to narrow the scope of each post to limit myself to one aspect of it. Rather than one huge post I may just do a series of shorter posts, highlighting one or two things I like (or don't like) about it, for those considering one of these. ![]() ![]() I thought I would write here about some of the fun I've had discovering it. this bit of gear has been such incredible bang for the buck that it's hard to keep my hands off it. So it's not really a travel device for me at this point, but it doesn't matter. ![]() On my last actual travel trip, I rarely even powered it up simply because I was consumed by the trip itself and found no time for music. It has actually become the basis for a "compact studio", basically some table space in another room where I can quickly jam or throw down ideas without powering up all of the big gear. I bought an MPC Live 2 a while back, more for a travel play thing, and it has really blown me away at what a great device it is. If you see their site, they try to make serious money out of everything they can sell…they even sell at a relatively high price their printed manual and even the dust cover for little phatty is a little expensive for what it really is.I've been meaning to start a thread on this for a while now. It doesn't worth all this money and we mostly pay for the Moog name on it and of course the very basic Moogish sound. In fact, i got a Little Phatty, and i thought…wow, i have a Moog synth now, but when i got into the site to register, i saw a ridiculous banner which said something like: "fill in the form with your personal details and you will get a great present which is….a magnificent Moog sticker!!!!" After all this money for the "moog sound" they don't even give a nice marketing gift (like a t-shirt) or a free editor…and no i don't believe that $1300 are a logical price for the specific product. If you count that you already paid a relatively small fortune for the Moog logo on a Little Phatty, the fact that they sell their editor at this price, its a "theft". A well respected company like Moog Music, should give editors like this for free (or a lot cheaper). ![]()
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