In favour of the Voyager
...All of its knobs are on the front panel, and it feels amazing. I have a feeling the architecture of the Little Phatty's more or less the same - just fewer oscillators? It's just that some controls are slightly hidden by the multi-function knobs.
Don't be afraid of learning about synths - there are books and tutorials out there to help, and the signal flow in the Voyager is based on the Minimoog D, an iconic classic machine and one which helped set the standard for how analog synths function.
I had a similar experience to you in Turnkey in London, A-B'ing a Virus against a Voyager. The Moog does sound delicious, and the fantastic thing about the Voyager is that you can just reach for a knob and know what it'll do: each knob has one function. The cutoff... is there. The resonance... is there.
The Voyager's also the last synth that Bob Moog designed and saw go into production. So you're connected with history a little bit better, too.
Sentimental I know, but... well, get a soft synth, learn a little about oscillators and LFOs (they're pretty simple when you get going), then decide on how important the simplicity is.
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