Something worth noting about the original post is, intentional for comparison
reasons or
not, none of those synths he liked are true modular synths.

So that to me implies while you can make sounds like those with a modular,
perhaps what
he really wants to focus on needs an analog synth but not an actual analog
modular?

That said, you can make all sorts of sounds with a decent modular that you can't
do with
those synths.

>
> please do not buy the Omega 8. It sounds loud and bright but has very
> little routing.

Absolutely true as the comparison stresses the ability to behave like a modular
synth. It
simply doesn't and isn't ever going to. On the other hand it has the ability to
play chords
and store and recall patches once you've made them.

The chord aspect of playing melodies is something you'd need to invest a real
fortune in a
real modular to even attempt to do. It's one of those compromises.

The Moog Voyager is a bit of a one trick pony, it
> does all the classic (old) Moog sounds but is about £700 over priced.

Well in England you have expenses from customs, local importing, and that
Welshman who
scooped up the name "Moog" under British law so he could market his clones
unsucessfully. That Welshman doesn't have legal claims in other countries but
there's still
some additional cost for Analogue Systems outside of England.

You can't make the claim that the Voyager is a true modular synth but you can
make the
claim that it semi-modular or make an excellent part of a more extensive music
setup.
You can of course store it's patches so long as they don't use the patch cords.

You can make quite a few more sounds than classic Moog sounds but you can go
further
with a medium sized modular synth.

There's no perfect synth otherwise everyone would just buy that one. You kind of
have to
ask about the benefits or minuses of a particular synth or system. With a
modular you
have a great deal to explore but also a synth that takes time. You find great
things
exploring it, but on the other hand it's not a very great way to work on
something for a
deadline or while someone is waiting for you to play. I know the last couple
personal
deadlines I missed were because I wanted to use modular synths. On the other
hand you
have a much better chance at making sounds that other people aren't all using.