minimoog vs prodigy

[scarabmasta]

Ah, the two synths in this world I would kill to have. And all I've got is a Micromoog. Though it is badass.

[fooloof]

The Mini is fatter, though the timbres are almost identical. How many OSCs does the Prodigy have?

[lesingemonotone]

@fooloof 2 oscillators, the mini has 3 but you often use the third one as LFO. At the end of the video you hear the mini sporting all 3 oscillators.

[fooloof]

@lesingemonotone: Yes, I have a Minimoog. Later 8000 serial number. I've only had it a short time.

[fooloof]

@rollerskater: very hard to believe, especially since the Mini has 3 OSC and the Prodigy only 2. is either of you Minis an R.A. Moog?

[lukuntri]

why is that moog called prodigy? the band prodigy took the name from moog?

[lesingemonotone]

@lukuntri yes, that's right.

[a303romance]

give me the mini any day of the week.

[cprostudio]

i have both and can confirm that with the prodigy you can replicate some of the minis sounds. The mini is very thick and has a huge punch, the prodigy is very big in sound and has a very tight bite - which the mini doesnt have. Out the 2, the prodigy is best for bass and tight leads and the mini everything else. Mini = a hybrid hulk/wolverine, prodigy = terminator

[cprostudio]

@cprostudio beleive it or not, my juno 60 has a bigger sound with bite (not fuller) than both of these. My voyager is not even in the same league soundwise.

[panulli4]

@cprostudio I own a Prodigy and have tested the Voyager. To me the Voyager sounds much different and thinner than the old Moogs. And I believe you: They did something different in these days compared to modern analog synthesizers.

[cprostudio]

@panulli4 ive just got hold of an analogue solutions leipzig keyboard, it sounds very much like my minimoog and ms20. the filter lets it down, but for a modern analog it it destroys dave smith and the voyager soundwise. It has plenty of functionality too.

[panulli4]

@cprostudio I didn't know that synth, but it looks cool and the sound is very classic and thick to me. thanks for the tip!

[astroboomboy]

@cprostudio Yeah, the leipzig k is awesome, I just got one. But I have one small problem with it, the highest notes drifts a little, you experience the same? And also the resonance on the filter doesn't do anything until it's all the way up...

[rollerskater]

@cprostudio i've got a prodigy & two model d minis (i went through 4 to find the best ones)- in my experience the late model d mini (SN 10175 & up) is at least as good or better than the prodigy across the board- it's a much more dialed-in instrument than most minis.

[fooloof]

@rollerskater: The guy who fixes my Mini had another one at his shop with a later board. I was surprised that there was virtually no difference between that other mini and mine (which has the middle and most common board).

it wasn't a true a/b test because the tech doesn't have a mixer and we had to unplug one mini in order to hear the other one.

[rollerskater]

@fooloof the main difference is in pitch stability. the sonic difference is there but negligible. the Voyager on the other hand sounds totally different than any Model D.

[fooloof]

@rollerskater: yes. as a Voyager owner, I can attest to this.

[styx49]

The Mini is a bit more flexible and has more possibilities, but let's face, a Prodigy is way more affordable and is the closest thing from a mini you can get

[retrosound72]

both synths are fantastic! the sound is very different. the prodigys oscillator sync sounds are one of the best ever. also great the Micromoog and the Source.

[FOCtv]

The tracking is a lot better on the Prodigy. It does sound like the Prodigy loses gain when the resonance is cranked, whereas the Minimoog sounds think no matter where the resonance is set.

[THEH4VOC]

3:56 to 4:18 - A TRUE POWER OF MOOG!!!!

[boswachtersrule]

What are those mods ?

[retrosound72]

I have both and I like both :)

Some sounds are very similar other not.

[petrisuhonen1]

To my taste Prodigy sounds a bit more deeper and I like it better.

[wathaldi]

@petrisuhonen1 - you should try the voyager!

[Cds56]

@wathaldi This guy just has a minimoog. I like the prodigy betta personnally. I would love to own both of them.

[emerography]

Bravo! :-)