Introducing Moog
Founded by Bob Moog, Moog (R.A. Moog Co from 1953-1970, Moog-MuSonic from 1971-1973, and Moog Music from 1974-1993, under Norlin, and 2002-) was the first commercial synth manufacturer on the east coast. Moog began selling modular synthesizers in the late 60's, which were later refined into various normalized (i.e. preset signal paths) versions for easier use and portability. Their most popular synth (also their first non-modular) was the Minimoog, which has been updated as the Minimoog Voyager. For street prices, see Prepal.
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Resources:
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Sound on Sound Mar03:
- http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar03/articles/bobmoog.asp Sound on Sound May98:
- http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may98/articles/bob.html Bob Moog Foundation:
- http://moogfoundation.org/ Moog Music:
- http://www.moogmusic.com/ Moog Music (Wikipedia):
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moog_Music Robert Moog (Wikipedia):
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moog Moog Archives:
- http://www.moogarchives.com/
Architectural Classes:
- Additive: Multiple sine wave harmonics are combined.
- Conventional: Single cycle waveforms, subtractive architecture (filtered harmonics).
- FM: Oscillators use Frequency or Phase Modulation.
- Rompler: ROM based samples (often subtractive).
- Sampler: User recorded samples (often subtractive).
- Modelling: Digital model, usually involving a Driver and Modulators.