Re: [AH] Differences between Moog 10 and Moog 15 Modulars?

From Jason Proctor
Sent Wed, Sep 18th 2019, 23:01

fwiw, Aion just announced their 3U Model 15 --

http://www.aion-modular.com/System15.html

A touch cheaper than the Moog version perchance!

On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 2:27 PM M V <xx_xxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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> Model 10 and 15 use the 901 and 921 oscillators, respectively. Plenty of =
info out there on real and perceived differences (901s were the first Moog =
osc).
>
> Synth-Werk, Mos-Lab, and COTK all do much less expensive clones of all th=
e key modules in the original aesthetic, including the half-panel modules t=
hat synthesizers.com refuses to make. The general consensus is that they al=
l sound good, although the S-W 901s seem to have done the best job of adher=
ing to the original design (no concessions for tuning fluctuations here!) T=
hey are also one of the most expensive modules they make (they come in thre=
es). I believe Mos-Lab are about to release their own 901 clone if they hav=
en't already. I'm guessing that for the other standard modules like the nec=
essary 3P mixer and VCA, envelopes, etc. they all sound roughly the same. S=
-W also make a hand-wound version of the 907 FFB (also expensive, but proba=
bly still less than an original Moog).
>
> this general question comes up a lot on the MuffWiggler site in the 5U se=
ction, so worth reading around there too for more info.
>
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> From: Marshall Craig <xxxxxx@xx.xxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 5:08 PM
> To: AH <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [AH] Differences between Moog 10 and Moog 15 Modulars?
>
> So Moog is reissuing the Moog 10 Modular, and in the past has reissued th=
e Moog 15. Can anyone tell me the differences between these two units, and =
is there actually a less expensive alternative that gets =E2=80=9Cthat soun=
d!=E2=80=9D? Just playing with the idea of jumping into modular synthesis a=
t the deep end=E2=80=A6.
>
> -M
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