I just finsihed reading this thread, and a lot has happened to me, in the past three years. One: I recently came to the realization, that I am not a musican, and can not really play. Basicaly I was forceing myslef to play, to justify owning a synth. Which I have learned is not a good thing, becuse you loose any creativity in the process. I have a never thread on here that goes into more detial. "Taking a Break from Electronic Music."

TWO: The Minmoog that I suposedly bought, was a scam. There was no Minimoog, I lost $350.00, unkowingly too help someone escape out of Isreal. That, was my second mistake, buying outside the US. Especially from the Middle East. Remember, if it sounds to good to be true, it probbably isn't.

Three: I recently bought my thrid Poly-61 and a K-61 controller keyboard. Both of which are not being used. The reason why I am not useing them, is not becuase they are bad keyboards, but that they were not what I wanted. Also I lost interest in Software synthesizers.

Equalizer, had asked me a serious question, back when I started this thread. "Why do you want a Minimoog?" There are sevral reason why I would like one. The Minmoog, has knobs and switches, and ever since I was young I have always like things that had knobs and switches. The minimoog, has no pre-programed sounds, nor a way of storeing your sounds. There is no dispaly, or hundreds of menues to scroll through, or endless button pushing. Plus when you make a mistake, sometimes the mistake produces, a sound that you were not acheiving. Also having had the oppertunity, to mess about with a Minimoog, fueld my fire, to owning my own. Sadly, that idea, has slipped out of my grasp. Becuse when these thing were at a price I could afford, I did not have a money. Manily becuse I was still in High School. However, when I finnaly became employed, and had the money to afford one, people started to rediscover them, and that started to drive the price back up. Almost to the point, of when they were new. Then a few years latter when Bob Moog got the use of his name back, and started Moog Muisc, again and made a new mini. I thought, I had a chance to by one. But alas, that never happend either, becuse the new mini was even more expensive then, the orignal. I even tried the Minimoog V, from Arturia, but it's not the same. At least not for me, since they progrmaed in presets, and you have to use a mouse to manipulate the sounds.

Snce then, I have come to realize, that I will most likely never own a Minimoog, becuse of the price. I will also sell off the Poly-61 and K-61, becuse they have no knobs, and have presets. I have however, considered buying a Synthesizers.com Modular system, becuse they pretty much have everything that I want in a synthesizer. That to me is what a syntheiszer should be. Of course the Minimoog fits in there as well, just slightly smaller, and no patch cords.



[This message has been edited by analogcontrolfreak (edited 10-30-2006).]