On Saturday 16 October 2004 12:15 am, ?t3 wrote: > Portamento is a just a parameter, not the Moog itself. > By this way you'll never get Moog-like sounsd. > Sorry. > > On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 23:17 -0400, Austin wrote: > > It's time to ask for advice. :-) > > > > I'm playing a show next weekend with a rock band. I'm using a MIDI > > controller and a Roland Sound Canvas for almost everything, but there > > are two songs that need typical "Moog" sounds... highly distorted and > > heavy portamento (think Weezer or The Rentals). This the Sound Canvas > > cannot do (AFAIK). > > > > Without buying an old Moog, what are my options, and what do you > > suggest... looking for cheap, and flawless on-stage? > > > > Ideas: > > 1. Look for a cheap used MIDI sound module with great portamento. I've > > never seen one. > > 2. Alsa Modular Synth. I really like the portamento effect, but I've > > yet to find any great moog sounds, and I'm not good at making my own. > > It's quite stable, but gives me "clicky" artifacts sometimes. > > 3. ZynAddSubFX. Has some great synth sounds, but the portamento is too > > "over the top". Over dramatic. adjust the glide time. > > 4. VST. I have some *amazing* Moogy VST plugins, but no idea how to > > use them with linux. I'm aware of the wine/vst libraries, but though > > they were mainly for effects, not instruments. > > 5. Better ideas are welcome. Remember that simple and reliable is more > > important than sound. > > > > Thanks, > > Austin
