Today has brought something fairly monumental in the post.

My first Moog.

It seems to me that every synth geek worth his salt should at least have owned one once. For the past 5 years or so I’ve relied on a Studio Electronics ATC1 for analog bass tones but one thing always bothered my about it. The envelopes are sluggish and as such its not possible to get really snappy bass sequences. So I’ve replaced the ATC with the LP in the hope that the classic Moog bass I’ve read so much about will do the job.

In truth I’ve no idea if it will. I have high expectations, as one might of such a revered brand. I’ve heard enough Moog recordings in my life to know what to expect sonically, but whether the LP and I will gel remains to be seen. At the very least I’m expecting *that* sound, high build quality, and oodles of playability. I’m hoping for a few pleasant surprises beyond that too.

Expect a fully fledged synth geek review soon. I’m off to pretend I’m Rick Wakeman, at least for the 20 minutes before my fingers get tired and I switch to using a sequencer.