codename's Reviews

Most unique poly synth in the market. Flagship synth for space travel.

Moog Matriarch may end up being one of the greatest synths of all time. Too early to tell and too controversial to say, but it’s definitely my favorite synth. It’s a semi modular 4-5 oscillators on a paraphonic 2-4 voice synth through stereo filters and an analog delay. It’s not true poly and that’s part of its charm because chords are unique on this synth and can be further tweaked through options like round robin mode, oscillator manipulation, and modular wiring. I’ve read false claims that it’s a suped Grandmother. I be;over to be false. It’s based upon similar circuits, but the sound is completely different got through stereo filters and Analog delay vs spring reverb. Even the knobs are calibrated and respond differently. But, together they are a dream.

Lastly I believe the Matriarch has a longevity to it that most synths have trouble finding. It’s unconventional and versatile so much that you can go beyond normal synth sounds and spend you whole existence experimenting on it.

First class Moog sound that always warms the ear.

Possibly one of the best monosynths created in the past decade plus, Moog Grandmother is the best and most ear pleasing intro into modular synthesis. True Moog leader filter, Minimoog based Oscillators, and entry level friendly modular options. But what’s great is that you could spend ages on it before you even test your modular skills as it’s great just on knobs alone. Throw in a spring filter to give it character you cannot find on any other Moog synth, and you got one of their best ideas since Bob’s last synth.

Behringer’s mixing clone ideas creates something that’s actually nice.

Using the oscillator clones from DSI and the ladder filter clone from Moog had birthed something simple, yet effectively nice. At its price it’s an exceptional value and it makes me wish DSI and Moog would collaborate on a synth.

Lovely Synth that’s exactly what you’d expect to hear from Dave Instruments!

Only thing I can ever say about this synth that I’m not high on is that there just isn’t that many really great presets, but it’s sound is excellent and I enjoy the journeys I take with it.

Flexible, but don’t expect a cs80

It’s touted as being inspired by the cs80 and while you can hear small parts of that, it’s just impossible to recreate what that was in a small synth like this. But once you get that notion out of your head, you start to realize that this little synth may be the most flexible sub 500 dollar synth on the market. It’s synthesis options give you enough control to create as many sounds as your imagination can muster, and the 8 note polyphony is great for getting that layered pad sound to get fairly strong. At less than 300 dollars I think it’s a no brainer to own this at least unti Behringer finishes it’s cs80 clone. ???????????

Power, true power has rarely been this small.

Time is the true measure of how good your Moog is. Sub Phatty seems to age exceptionally well so far. It’s modern hard edge sound and envelopes coupled with vintage Moog modulation and silky cream as fuck filter makes it an excellent go to for immediate punch on bass or leads.

With all that said this little bastard also has flexibility and synthesis surprises if you dig further into the non-labeled options. I thought when I bought a Grandmother my sub phatty was doomed to be sold, but to Moog’s credit it still has a character to it that you wouldn’t even get from another Moog. Also I originally saw it’s small amount of presets as a detractor, but it actually changed me as an artist into being more open to organic creation(or you can set up more presets in the sub phatty app on your computer if you’re not looking to make that journey). I expect that 10 years from now sub phatty will be considered a unique piece of monstrous work in the history of Moog pantheons.

The best vst in the market

A vst intended for sound design, but it redefines what that means as it can be laced into almost any genre. Quality large sound that truly makes it worth the purchase

Pure exploration. A great introductory piece for learning modular synthesis.

Modular synthesis has been reserved for hardcore purists up until Semi-modular Synthesizers hit the scene over the past couple years. The amount of creativity you can find with the grandmother is pretty intense and you start to get an idea amount about sound and exploration.