MOOG Mavis - Standalone Semi-Modular Analog Synthesizer Kit with Keyboard; Analog Oscillator, Filter, Envelope Generator; Wavefolder; and Dust Cover

This thing looks kind of bland at first but I have made some really great sounds on this. For the price it’s definitely worth it. I wouldn’t want it as my only synth because it doesn’t have a sequencer and its not very fun to play using the keys on the face so its not really a starter synth in my opinion. But i use it in a eurorack with other modules. Thats where it really shines. For $300 you get a VCO, an attenuator, a wavefolder, an ADSR, a cutoff, and mults… since this is modular you can use all that on whatever other sources you want. The inclusion of a wavefolder is great. A wavefolder alone is going to be $150. Basically, although its not a good starting synth, its a great first piece to get a eurorack going because you have all the basic necessities and that frees you up to get whatever other modules you want without worrying you missed something. The one downside of the Mavis is that it does take up a lot of HP in the Rack.

Mágico. Gran sintetizador con el auténtico sonido moog, ideal para aprender diseño de sonido sin demasiadas complicaciones

Schon ein tolles Teil. Echter Moogsound für kleines Geld. Zusammenbau ist unkompliziert.

Le Moog Mavis est une très belle surprise. N’ayant pas le budget pour un Moog plus haut de gamme, j’ai trouvé ici un synthé à la fois abordable et musicalement riche. Sa sonorité est immédiatement identifiable, avec cette chaleur propre à Moog, malgré une architecture relativement simple. Je l’utilise souvent avec mon Stylophone CPM DS-2 : la combinaison des deux permet d'explorer des textures étonnantes et décuple les possibilités créatives. J’apprécie aussi beaucoup les patches fournis, en particulier ceux conçus par Lisa Bella Donna : très inspirants, ils montrent bien ce que l’instrument a dans le ventre. Le format est compact, idéal pour les petits espaces ou l’intégration dans un setup modulaire. Le fait de le monter soi-même donne un rapport particulier à l’instrument. En somme, un très bel objet, mais surtout un vrai instrument de musique expressif et surprenant.

Stunning sounds from this simple to learn synth. Just what my 74yo brain needed. I had already bought a s 1 Roland which is good but didnt let me grasp the basis of synthesis. only have reverb on my mixer but that is enough with the Moog Mavis. I have the the Novation SL61MK3 that works great with the Mavis