Sonic 6

Moog Sonic 6

Released: 1972

MSRP: ?

Synopsis:

Musonic's Sonic V adapted to Moog technology. Unique, with suitcase styling, dual LFOs (vs. dual EGs), mono or duophonic keyboard. Architecture Class: Conventional (subtractive).

Ebay Description:

The Moog Sonic Six is a 49 key monophonic synthesizer, featuring a dual oscillators (triangle/saw/pulse waveforms) and white/pink noise source, ring mod, a resonant low pass analog filter, amplifier envelope (ADR), dual LFOs (saw/square/triangle waveforms), glissando, filter and ring mod inputs, CV inputs.

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
49 keys	?	?	filter/ringmod	high:1V(RMS) low:30mV(RMS) speaker	no	trigger(accessory) VCO:CV VCF:CV VCA:CV	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	dual-osc:1 single-osc:2	no	VCO1+VCO2+noise->VCF->VCA

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
no	no	Contour	yes

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
no	N/A	no	N/A	N/A	Pitch-Wheel	no

Keyboard

Key Pressure	Chord Memory	External Control	External Sustain	Key Scaling	Velocity Curves
no	no	CV	no	pitch:microtonal	no

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
VCO1	analog	pulse saw triangle	+-2	no	no	GenX GenX/Y Contour glissando Pitch-Bend	no
VCO2	analog	pulse saw triangle	+-2	no	no	GenY GenX/Y glissando Pitch-Bend	no
Noise	analog	noise:pink\|white	-	no	no	no	no
RingMod	analog	OscA\|Ext+-OscB\|GenX/Y	-	no	no	no	no

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
VCF	analog	discrete	yes	24dB low pass (self oscillating)	key GenX GenX/Y Contour	no	no

Envelope

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

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
GenX	saw:up saw:down square triangle	no	no	no	no	no	Contour
GenY	saw:up saw:down square triangle	no	no	no	no	no	Contour

Conventional Models

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