Analogue systems

Something worth noting about the original post is, intentional for comparison reasons or 
not, none of those synths he liked are true modular synths. 

So that to me implies while you can make sounds like those with a modular, perhaps what 
he really wants to focus on needs an analog synth but not an actual analog modular?

That said, you can make all sorts of sounds with a decent modular that you can't do with 
those synths.

> 
> please do not buy the Omega 8.  It sounds loud and bright but has very 
> little routing.  

Absolutely true as the comparison stresses the ability to behave like a modular synth. It 
simply doesn't and isn't ever going to. On the other hand it has the ability to play chords 
and store and recall patches once you've made them.

The chord aspect of playing melodies is something you'd need to invest a real fortune in a 
real modular to even attempt to do.  It's one of those compromises. 

The Moog Voyager is a bit of a one trick pony,  it 
> does all the classic (old) Moog sounds but is about £700 over priced.  

Well in England you have expenses from customs, local importing, and that Welshman who  
scooped up the name "Moog" under British law so he could market his clones 
unsucessfully. That Welshman doesn't have legal claims in other countries but there's still 
some additional cost for Analogue Systems outside of England.

You can't make the claim that the Voyager is a true modular synth but you can make the 
claim that it semi-modular or make an excellent part of a more extensive music setup.
You can of course store it's patches so long as they don't use the patch cords.

You can make quite a few more sounds than classic Moog sounds but you can go further 
with a medium sized modular synth. 

There's no perfect synth otherwise everyone would just buy that one. You kind of have to 
ask about the benefits or minuses of a particular synth or system. With a modular you 
have a great deal to explore but also a synth that takes time. You find great things 
exploring it, but on the other hand it's not a very great way to work on something for a 
deadline or while someone is waiting for you to play. I know the last couple personal 
deadlines I missed were because I wanted to use modular synths. On the other hand you 
have a much better chance at making sounds that other people aren't all using.