User-reviews: Arturia Moog Modular V

Product Arturia Moog Modular V

Category:: Virtual Modular Synths
Brand:: Arturia
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Avg price:: $193.22
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Arturia Moog Modular V By songboy on 11/04/2009 I would like to make music my profession

Getting Started: I use a Macbook with Logic 9 and Ableton 7, so far not a single compatibility issue. Works Great! I have not looked at the manual, actually, I'm not really sure if came with one, but, like many of Arturia's instruments, it is a physical model of the actual instrument and there fore most all of the functions are right in front of you. Most questions can be answered by studying up on the workings of an actual Modular Synth.
Is the config/setup simple? Well that depends on how experienced you are on Modular synths. This thing was a little daunting for me, and still is to be honest, due to the massive amount of options and modules. If you really want to use this thing properly, study up (good site for some info is www.synthesizers.com). The typical functions are very easy to access, they are all right in front of your face.
Suitability/Performance: The software works great in Logic 9 and Ableton 7 as well as it works great as a standalone. This software is very stable, it has never crashed on me nor has it ever failed to save or load a preset.
Well, this is obviously a digital representation of a beautiful Analog Monster. If you are trying to compare it to the real deal, you will be disappointed. But, if you weigh that against the fact that the plugin costs thousands less, makes damn good sounds and can go with you anywhere you take your laptop, it gets a 10 out of 10 for me. I have been using this plugin for about 6 months. I am still pretty much a novice at it, but spending an hour on this unit once in awhile will yield some great sounds.
Overall Opinion: What do I like most about this plugin? It sounds fantastic for what it is. The options are virtually endless (or at least seem that way to me right now) and it fits right into my laptop. What don't I like? Well, its so large it doesn't fit entirely on screen. Instead of creating a Scroll bar that you could operate via mac's 2 finger scroll option, or even the arrow keys, you have to click on the unit and drag. Its not a huge problem, but when playing live, the former options would have been much better.
I believe my studio partner got this is an Arturia synth pack for a few hundred bucks. Every synth included rules so I say its worth every penny.
Again, sound quality suffers in comparison to the real deal, but that is to be expected, especially when its a Moog (best synths in the world).
This is the only Moog Modular plugin I have ever used.
I would definitely buy this unit again, its a lot of fun despite the amount of time it takes to use.

Arturia Moog Modular V By moosers on 02/13/2009 Music is my profession

Getting Started: The Arturia Moog Modular V was easy to install without any problems. I have used it both on a Mac and PC and it has worked fine with each of these. I had no compatibility issues and it overall set up was easy and quick. I don't have a manual so I don't know how helpful it is, but it could be helpful as there are a lot of virtual patches on this.
Suitability/Performance: I currently run the Moog Modular V with a Mac Book Pro that has a 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 4 GB of RAM. I use it both as a standalone unit and in Logic. I have also used it with a Hewlett Packard lap top with a 3.0 Ghz processor and 2 GB of RAM both standalone and with Cubase SX 2.0. For both of these configurations it was stable. I would sometimes get latency on the PC, but that might have more to do with the midi interface or the computer.
Overall Opinion: I've been using this software for about four or five years and have found it to be an incredible piece of software. The sounds are not only variety, but extremely realisitic and authentic sounding. A lot of the sounds on this sound like a real Moog and you can get sounds that are beyond the capabilities of a lot of synths out there. The presets are great and range from lead synths, to bass synths, to sound effects and they are all great sounding. Since it is a virtual modular synthesizer, it has endless patches which equals endless synth sounds. Compared to a real modular synth, which will cost you a ton of cash, this is quite cheap and I love using it with my MIDI controller. Overall, this is probably my favorite virtual synthesizer and I love the sound it produces.

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