What X3 Producer synth/patches should I try to get Moog-y type goodness?

Love the Moog sound but can't really justify spending money on specific VSTs and I'm ware of freeware on the DAW. I figure there has to be some reasonable emulations or things that are close included with all these wacky synths I've gotten with Sonar.
 
Also it should be noted that I own (and still have installed) everything that came with the X1 Production Suite, X2 Producer as well as X3 Producer.
 
Wouldn't mind dropping a few old school analog bass drops/warbles into some of my stuff. Cheers.

Thanks. Zeta is the synth I've played with the most so far and I have gotten it to do the brain rattling wobbles and stuff but you're right... it isn't the same, but if that's what'll get me closest then I'll mess with it more. I want to do an in depth study of how to properly use it to create/manipulate patches to learn about synths better anyway.
 
I figured maybe DimPro might have some stuff but I've barely touched it. I also have a copy of Novation BassStation that came with my interface that I haven't tried yet but I don't think that'll be the same. I also keep seeing threads about it not working properly with Sonar.
 
I gotta wonder... isn't there a free version of Kontakt Player that comes with a few sounds and that patches can be bought for a la carte? After seeing/hearing some of the stuff that thing can do I should probably consider it for the future.
 
Anyway... thanks for the heads up. I'll just have to poke around at stuff some more. Cheers.

Have you tooled around with Pentagon? It's got some Moog-y sounds in it. PSYN II has some as well. I think one of these should do the trick for you.

Oh also simple EQ can help a lot to get the right tone. I tried matching a KingKorg to my MicroMoog and ended up using a little low boost on the KK to end up nearly identical.

I've gotten some great Moog type sounds out of both of those that I mentioned, especially PSYN II.

Interesting. I'll definitely be sure to check those out. Man... they really gave me a LOT of synths. So many I apparently can't keep track of them all. lol
 
Thanks, all.

Ya beat me too it @b rock :)
 
Muz3um has a bunch of Moogs (and Moog Arps) and is available for Rapture (as above) ... and Z3TA+2!
The Z3TA+2 version goes even further including the Original Muz3em and 540 new patches that take advantage of Z3TA+2 features
Z3TA+2 Muz3um (free)

These muz3um patches being referred to... they sound awfully familiar. Is it possible it's one of the free downloads Cake tosses into my account every so often or got included with one of my Sonar/included synth downloads? Or is this something that is strictly available on a third party site?
 
Anyway... just watching a bunch of vids on the included synths to get an idea of what's what. The Pentagon does seem to be able to get that old analog type sound and does indeed look to be a good synth to learn about stuff as a synth n00b. I also forgot it could be used as a vocoder which is cool. I'm kind of wondering what it could do to an electric bass track as a vocoder.
 
Thanks for all the insights, guys. Cheers.

+1 for MinimogueVA.
 
I also like this guy's stuff:  memorymoon.com (although it's not free, it's still pretty inexpensive).

I can really, really recommend getting a "knobby" basic synth to learn synthesis on. Alternatively, a properly mapped controller with a layover of the knobs/sliders meanings will help a ton. It will help to make sense of things waaaaayyy faster than clicking around with the mouse might. I hadn't realized you're new to synthesis as a whole, I wouldn't recommend Z3TA+ in that case, cause it kind of assumes you know what all the "building blocks" mean.

Also, the "Synth Secrets" series done by Sound on Sound is GREAT if you want to learn what's what in synthesis, even just reading the first few articles should help tremendously. Google them, they're free.

If you are going to play around with Pentagon be aware the patches using the Valley Simulators have been known to cause a very loud continuous blast of noise when selected (or on some machines the patches go silent, me I get the noise).

Beepster
 Are those clearly marked?

No. Best to mute the master when changing patches. As much as I liked the synth, I won't use it anymore, it has not been maintained. The version with X3 is going on 10 years old, long overdue for an update.

Monark is the absolute best Moog emulation, can't stress enough how amazing it sounds. However if you're looking for a freebie to get some quick and easy kosher-sounding analog leads and basses, TAL Bassline is excellent. Considering how old it is, it sounds VERY real for a VST. In fact there are times where I've gone back and forth between Monark and TB because I couldn't decide which sounded best for a lead part. Just be prepared to squint at that tiny old school interface!
http://kunz.corrupt.ch/products/tal-bassline

Yeah, I might do that too if I end up falling in love with the Pentagon.
 
So uh... what's up with the earlier Triangle version? Same types of problems and/or other known issues? It's apparently free and may be an even easier starting point for n00by ole Beeps. I'm assuming it does a lot of the same stuff but... perhaps just less channels/thingamadoodles?

The problem is exclusively with the 64bit version of Pentagon, the 32bit version does not have the problem. Triangle II is a 32bit VST and does not have the simulator module.