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Analog fatness - ultimate bass monster
Let me start with the fact that this thing is a true analog stuff! Even on board effect is analog. And it is truly great!
If compare it to mini moog , this one easily tops it with sound design possibilities. Just learn this synth a little bit.
Grandmother has multiple patch points : need FM ? you got it . FM doesn't sound in tune? - click the SYNC button and you get nice and polite FM that follows pitch.
Modulation wheel - wow there are a lot of destination options unlike what we have in mini. Patch points allows you re-trigger the lfo and use S&H and some other cool tricks.
What Grandmother does the best is the bass. It has so much bass that you need to cut it with the eq! Simply combine PWM square and Saw oscillators and it starts moving your room already.
You can also do beautiful Moog style leads just add a chorus and a good lush reverb on top.
But don't expect it to do everything. This machine is mainly focused on basses and leads.
CONS - Quality (thats why 3 stars)
Thats the main thing I was struggling with this synth! It looks like its built like a tank from the outside, but its really an old fragile grandmother inside. I had to send it twice to the service department because cutoff filter knob was
becoming noisy and this looks like a typical issue with this synth, really didn't expect it from the Moog machine :(
In general, this synth gets my highest recommendations and I strongly suggest to buy with the Thomann. They give 3 years guarantee which already helped my in dealing with the quality issues ;)
If compare it to mini moog , this one easily tops it with sound design possibilities. Just learn this synth a little bit.
Grandmother has multiple patch points : need FM ? you got it . FM doesn't sound in tune? - click the SYNC button and you get nice and polite FM that follows pitch.
Modulation wheel - wow there are a lot of destination options unlike what we have in mini. Patch points allows you re-trigger the lfo and use S&H and some other cool tricks.
What Grandmother does the best is the bass. It has so much bass that you need to cut it with the eq! Simply combine PWM square and Saw oscillators and it starts moving your room already.
You can also do beautiful Moog style leads just add a chorus and a good lush reverb on top.
But don't expect it to do everything. This machine is mainly focused on basses and leads.
CONS - Quality (thats why 3 stars)
Thats the main thing I was struggling with this synth! It looks like its built like a tank from the outside, but its really an old fragile grandmother inside. I had to send it twice to the service department because cutoff filter knob was
becoming noisy and this looks like a typical issue with this synth, really didn't expect it from the Moog machine :(
In general, this synth gets my highest recommendations and I strongly suggest to buy with the Thomann. They give 3 years guarantee which already helped my in dealing with the quality issues ;)
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Awesome machine
For my first Moog I was looking for something with a good feature set that represents the Moog sound. And does the Grandmother deliver! Wauw, what a machine. I am glad with the semi-modular approach because of the versatility. The only remark I could have, is that the output volume is on the low side. There is no mention of it in the manual. After some searching on the web it seems that Moog did this deliberatly because you are supposed to patch the output through pedals and fx. Great, now iI will have to buy pedals and fx :)
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