Via Amos on the AH list:"Howdy all,
Anyone on AH who has a Moog Little Phatty synthesizer may be interested to know that a new version of the firmware has been released as of today.
As has previously been discussed (although primarily offlist), the new firmware adds two new modulation sources, Noise and Sample & Hold. There are also a number of parameters which can now be saved per-patch, such as filter cutoff slope (number of filter poles), filter velocity response, pitch bend range (now asymmetrical, offering individual bend up & down ranges), legato mode (of which there is a new setting, EGR RESET, which clamps the envelopes to zero at the start of each new note, for some new dynamic possibilities)... also there is now Pot Mapping which allows you to assign the four analog pots arbitrarily to any parameter or external MIDI-CC. Full details are included in an addendum to the manual, which is included with the firmware download.
You can download the update for free from the Moog website;
http://www.moogmusic.com/software/LP_T_103b.zip
Thanx for the bandwidth,
-Amos"
I played with the little phatty today at the Guitar Center.
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This one had the 'Suit and Tie' patch, as well as the 'Matrixsynth' patch.
The synth does sound great! I'm not sold on the 'one knob to rule them all' (well, okay 4ish) control philosophy.
I'd freak for a poly version of this beast.
Really liked the filter overdrive. I hear the Voyager doesn't really do it the same way.
Yep, they are different. The Voyager doesn't have a dedicated overdrive. You just route one of the stereo audio outs to the audio in and adjust the level. It can get raunchy real fast and it can be hard to control as different audio levels will send it over. But it does sound good. The LP on the other hand has the dedicated overdrive that is pretty much level across the board meaning it is much more controllable and stable. You can adjust the amount but you need not worry about sending it over the edge. That can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what you are going for. It's like a dog on an adjustable leash that can't break free vs. one that easily can.
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