Mooger Foogers in plugin format

[zerocrossing]

If I already have an abundance of processors (filters, phasers, delays, choruses, saturators, etc., etc., etc.) do these give me anything significantly new?

I’ve never heard an effect with a better sounding built in saturation. Try them out, but really push them. I think they’re pretty brilliant. I love to use them in front of a Tonex capture that’s on the verge of breakup and use it as a drive/effect.

[JerGoertz]

If I already have an abundance of processors (filters, phasers, delays, choruses, saturators, etc., etc., etc.) do these give me anything significantly new?

I’ve never heard an effect with a better sounding built in saturation. Try them out, but really push them. I think they’re pretty brilliant. I love to use them in front of a Tonex capture that’s on the verge of breakup and use it as a drive/effect.

Hmmmm, interesting... I do love me some saturation. I used up my demo license a while back without really trying them too much, maybe they can reset it.

[zerocrossing]

If I already have an abundance of processors (filters, phasers, delays, choruses, saturators, etc., etc., etc.) do these give me anything significantly new?

I’ve never heard an effect with a better sounding built in saturation. Try them out, but really push them. I think they’re pretty brilliant. I love to use them in front of a Tonex capture that’s on the verge of breakup and use it as a drive/effect.

Hmmmm, interesting... I do love me some saturation. I used up my demo license a while back without really trying them too much, maybe they can reset it.

Often a developer does allow that, especially when there have been updates.

Another thing the Moogerfooger plugins do that a normal plug doesn't, is that they talk to each other. So for instance, I can load up the MF-103S and MF-107S and use the 107's envelope to modulate the 103's rate, or whatever. They're modular between instances.

[electro]

The UAD MF-101 saturation was on an entirely new level. No native plugin could touch it.

I’ve never heard an effect with a better sounding built in saturation. Try them out, but really push them. I think they’re pretty brilliant. I love to use them in front of a Tonex capture that’s on the verge of breakup and use it as a drive/effect.

[sin night]

UAD has a Moog multimode filter, based on the Sub line afaik, so it’s a different flavour of Moog… unfortunately is not native yet afaik; I listened to the audio examples months ago and I’d like that plugin in my collection (but I have no desire of buying a dsp box…).

I’m not excited by the saturation on the Moogerfooger plugins, I think it’s just nice, but not a gamechanger… but maybe I’m highly biased in my expectations and my attention is drawn towards the differences in comparison to the hardware… I don’t know…

[JerGoertz]

When these plugs were released last year, I listened to a comparison of the phaser (I think?) with the hardware it's based on. Hardware sounded much better. Now that my interest has again been piqued with this sale, I checked out another video comparing the delay hardware vs. software. Again, the hardware won.

Kinda disappointing, but hey, I just saved some cash (again).

[Genetic_Junk]

When these plugs were released last year, I listened to a comparison of the phaser (I think?) with the hardware it's based on. Hardware sounded much better. Now that my interest has again been piqued with this sale, I checked out another video comparing the delay hardware vs. software. Again, the hardware won.

Kinda disappointing, but hey, I just saved some cash (again).

I had the same impression. But I compared the lowpass filter to my favorite software (volcano and the drop), and it offered something interesting and significantly different. Same with the saturation. The filter and saturator together for around $30 was worth it for me.

[foosnark]

I don't care about comparing it to hardware, the delay sounds fantastic with a lot of the material I try it with.

[dionenoid]

They don't sound like the hardware but in this case that isn't a bad thing as the plugins have far more possibilities and a much wider range. They sound fantastic nonetheless, and are much fun to play with.

[zvenx]

They don't sound like the hardware but in this case that isn't a bad thing as the plugins have far more possibilities and a much wider range. They sound fantastic nonetheless, and are much fun to play with.

This is why I bought them.
I don't own or have ever used the hardware, so my decider was how do they sound compared to what I already have and what sounds good to my ears and they do sound fantastic.
rsp

[Aiynzahev]

Standouts for me are the Delay, MuRF, and saturator.

[Septic Underground]

I like
-the ringmod (good for crazy tremelo/stereo pan fx)
-the clusterflux for adding swirl to my hihats and cymbal busses
-the freqbox for adding a synth layer to perc sounds (try this on rimshots and toms)
-the filter for some nice action on the snaredrum bus (transient shaping with the env on the mf101, gives it a nice analog edge)
-murf for some animated fx
-delay for some dark dimensions/room to the sound
-phaser and saturisator are used the least here (eventide instant phaser and audiority pyros are my favs)

I had the OG MF-101 MF-102 MF-103 MF-105m MF-107 and a couple of CP 251s, the control processors.
The way you can interlink the plugins like the HW versions is really cool. I miss that from my analog days

[kidslow]

Taking the ADSR sale seriously enough to go through with trial of some of the individual foogers. Thus far my only real complaint is the lack of resizable windows. I've played with MF-101s filter and MF-102s ring mod. They compare favorably with the alternatives I tested.

I do like that resonance knob on the filter in 8-10 range with full drive.

Couldn't get Kazrog Synth Warmer or Arturia Filter MINI to go to that next level. Synth Warmer paled in comparison to me, and Filter MINI is not really the best choice if you want a filter, hold the cheese.

Ring modulator went up against Waldorf D-Pole and Melda MRingModulator. I did look at a few multi-effect distortions with a ring mod, but those not entirely comparably here. The non-MB version from the Melda FreeFX bundle was just meh by comparison. I'm sure MRingModulatorMB is a whole lot more interesting. D-Pole however is a very capable ring modulator and actually holds its own vs the Moog, even better with some material if you ask me, but no save/load of presets [EDIT: VST & VST3 load/save presets properly in Reaper, but not all hosts.]

[EDIT: Bought the filter and ring mod. I like the CV modulation between plugins, very capable. MuRF ... I need to get a hardware pedal version, did not buy the plugin.]

[Korg Supporter]

Guys, the ring modulator plugin is $9.99 on JRR Shop now! I don't know when the sale will end. Is it worth it if I already have Echobode and NI Freak for ring modulator sounds?

[foosnark]

At that price I would.