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Concertmate MG-1

Moog Concertmate MG-1

Concertmate MG-1

Released: 1981

MSRP: $499.95US

Synopsis:

RadioShack Realistic rebranded version, somewhere between a Rogue and a Liberation Architecture Class: Conventional (subtractive).

Ebay Description:

The (Moog) RadioShack Realistic Concertmate MG-1 is a 32 key monophonic synthesizer (with a 10 voice polyphonic section), featuring a dual oscillators (saw/pulse/square waveforms), noise source, ring-mod, a resonant low pass analog filter, an ADSR (shared D/R) envelope, an LFO (random/square/triangle waveforms), CV/gate inputs, and glide.

Physical

Form Factor Dimensions Weight Audio Input Audio Output Communication Port Control Input Control Output Switch Input Power
32 keys ? ? stereo RCA stereo RCA no CV trigger no no AC

Interface

Compatibility Multitimbral Memory Program Memory External Storage External Programming UI Input UI Output
- N/A no no no dedicated knobs/switches LED

Architecture

Multitimbral Polyphony Unison Architecture
no 1+10 (Additional polyphony via square oscillator dividers) no VCO1+VCO2+Noise+RingMod->VCF->VCA

Output

Effects Pan Modulator Volume Modulator Headphone
no no Contour no

Control

Arpeggiator Arpeggiator External Sequencer Sequencer Memory Sequencer External Continuous Program Change
no N/A no N/A N/A no no

Keyboard

Key Pressure Chord Memory External Control External Sustain Key Scaling Velocity Curves
no no no no 3 no

Source

Name Signal Class Waveform Octave Range Amplitude Modulator Harmonics Modulator Pitch Modulator Wave Assign Modulator
VCO1 analog saw square -2 no no glide LFO no
VCO2 analog pulse saw +-1 no sync:VCO1 glide LFO no
Polyphony analog square - no no no no
RingMod analog VCO1+-VCO2 - no no no no
Noise analog noise - no no no no

Filter

Name Signal Class IC Resonant Shape Frequency Modulator Resonance Modulator Shape Modulator
VCF analog discrete yes 24dB low pass key LFO Contour no no

Envelope

Name Level Rate Loop Polarity Trigger Level Modulator Rate Modulator
Contour - attack decay/release no no key LFO no no

LFO

Name Waveform Delay Polarity Sync Delay Modulator Level Modulator Rate Modulator
LFO random square triangle no no no no no no
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