Maintenance and Inconveniences in Modern Analog Synthesizers

[Libertine Lush]

I intend to get my first analog synthesizer some time this year--the Moog Sub 37 specifically.

I've read some threads on the maintenance required of older synth, but for newer synths, like the Moog Sub 37 which was introduced just last year, what kind of maintenance and inconveniences should I expect in a modern analog synth?

1) How often would I need to calibrate, is that something I can do myself and is the equipment needed expensive (I briefly looked up oscilloscopes on Amazon and the well-rated and popular ones are not cheap)?
2) How often does a modern analog synth require tuning, and do you need to check it with an oscilloscope?
3) Are there certain conditions (like room temperature; it gets wildly hot and humid here in the summer) that exacerbate the need for maintenance?
4) I've read about analog snyths needing a warm up time. Is that still relevant today?
5) When connected to a DAW, what kind of functions/interactions with a digital synthesizer are not possible with an analog snyth?

And if there's any other maintenance or inconveniences of analog snyth ownership, I would love to hear about them, to know what to expect--even the Sub 37's beautiful "light show" mode can't mollify a mistaken $1.5k purchase.

Thank you for any insight.

[sin night]

I gave a look to the Sub37 manual and it has a built in calibration routine. The manual states it's rarely required. You don't need any additional tool because the synth does it all by itself (I don't own a Sub37, but I can speak for my Minitaur and Pulse 2: it's just a matter of using a function and waiting for the routine to do its job, with the speakers turned off because it's not something you'd want to hear). If it was a synth like the MS20 or the Mini/MicroBrute, I think a tuner (even as an effect in your daw) is all you need for everyday work (since you may need to to fine tune them - by the way the Microbrute tuning is not perfect, some notes are slightly off), an oscilloscope is probably overkill for most uses.

About warming up time, there are some synths that take some time, while others are almost immediately ready for playing; it depends on the model. For example, the Microbrute requires some time to warm up.

About daw interaction, is all up to the synth: some have an extensive midi control, while others receive just notes or even nothing at all. This has a huge importance for automation. Also, some synths have no presets.
Being hardware (and analog, in particular), it will probably break the "total recall lifestyle" of the itb world, so you may have to manually keep track of a few things (but it's not that big deal).

[Libertine Lush]

I gave a look to the Sub37 manual and it has a built in calibration routine. The manual states it's rarely required.

Thank you for taking the time to do that.

Could you tell me what a "calibration routine" is?

[sin night]

It's a feature to automatically tune the synth (I think there are also other calibration routine, for example for knobs response, which of course requires some manual actions like turning the knobs in a certain way; but in this case I'm talking about the tuning routine).
When the synth is out of tune, you just have to use this feature and wait a few minutes.

[Libertine Lush]

It's a feature to automatically tune the synth (I think there are also other calibration routine, for example for knobs response, which of course requires some manual actions like turning the knobs in a certain way; but in this case I'm talking about the tuning routine).
When the synth is out of tune, you just have to use this feature and wait a few minutes.

That's very helpful to know in advance. Thank you again.

[sin night]

Just to be clear: it's not a standard feature on every synth, though modern Moogs like the Sub37 have it.

[Libertine Lush]

Just to be clear: it's not a standard feature on every synth, though modern Moogs like the Sub37 have it.

Thanks for the clarification!