chk071 wrote:...and nice and warm Mooginess.
Waldorf Pulse 2 vs Moog Minitaur
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- KVRAF
- 5677 posts since 25 Dec, 2004
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- KVRAF
- 5677 posts since 25 Dec, 2004
The Pulse 2 is quite full featured when compared to the Minitaur.
The Minitaur is pretty fat, I'd say the filter is probably more instantly pleasing to most people.
The Minitaur has a limited keyboard (what do you call it?) range?
The Pulse 2 has a matrix of 4 knobs whereas the Minitaur is pretty much what you see is what you get, hands on, apart from some glide modes and a handful of other features that can be accessed by the software editor... The Pulse 2 IS more flexible yes, but i personally found it a bit of a pain in the ass. Even though I generally love the Waldorf sound, the filter is a bit average... basically I sold it and bought a Bass Station 2 instead, no regrets really. I can't get into the matrix style of editing... the Bass Station's oscillator and envelope "bank" situation is bad enough... plus the knobs on the Pulse 2 were not so pleasing to me. I just found the Pulse 2 wasn't really a 'unified sound' to me. Also the HUGE LCD, with tiny little parameter readings, and a GIANT patch number, it's totally retarded.
The Minitaur is pretty fat, I'd say the filter is probably more instantly pleasing to most people.
The Minitaur has a limited keyboard (what do you call it?) range?
The Pulse 2 has a matrix of 4 knobs whereas the Minitaur is pretty much what you see is what you get, hands on, apart from some glide modes and a handful of other features that can be accessed by the software editor... The Pulse 2 IS more flexible yes, but i personally found it a bit of a pain in the ass. Even though I generally love the Waldorf sound, the filter is a bit average... basically I sold it and bought a Bass Station 2 instead, no regrets really. I can't get into the matrix style of editing... the Bass Station's oscillator and envelope "bank" situation is bad enough... plus the knobs on the Pulse 2 were not so pleasing to me. I just found the Pulse 2 wasn't really a 'unified sound' to me. Also the HUGE LCD, with tiny little parameter readings, and a GIANT patch number, it's totally retarded.
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- KVRAF
- 5677 posts since 25 Dec, 2004
sqigls wrote:...it's totally retarded.
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- KVRer
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- GRRRRRRR!
- 15939 posts since 14 Jun, 2001 from Somewhere else, on principle
I notice that you avoid turning up the resonance on the Minitaur for as long as possible. When you finally do, at around 9:45 in the video, you can hear the bottom end drop out as the resonance value increases. Then, at around 10:25, when you switch from the resonant Pulse 2 back to Minitaur, you can hear how much more bottom end the Pulse 2 retains. By 11:04 it is so completely obvious that I can't believe anyone would say the Moog's filter sounds better. It''s rubbish.dtekproduk wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:06 amFirst a clarification, this thread I opened to discuss these two great synthesizers. I own both and the video is mine.
This is why I don't like Moog synths - it is a feature of ladder filters that you don't get with other filter types. To call something a "bass" synth and then to put one of those filters into it is a joke. To my ears the Waldorf craps all over the Moog.
Unless you want to use some resonance, at which point that fatness goes swirling down the crapper.
Until you get on stage, when it's awesome.Also the HUGE LCD, with tiny little parameter readings, and a GIANT patch number, it's totally retarded.
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- KVRAF
- 1568 posts since 1 Aug, 2006 from Italy
Fair point, I never thought about it.
So the best solution would be an option to switch the diplay behaviour between a "performance mode" (big patch number, as-is) and "studio mode" (smaller patch number, bigger parameter readings)... the only downside is that it could make the software more complex, requiring more development work (extra cost?), and it's another possible source of bugs...
