Moog Music Forum

I wish to send you a belated welcome to the Moog Forum. Please share some stories about working at Moog in the 1980s - as well as obscure information and useful mods on vintage Moog gear!

It seems that the slight detuning is creating a pulsing phase cancellation of the output. The simplest way to reduce this is to set one oscillator at a lower level than the other. On a side note, although a stock Minimoog does not have hard sync capability, amplitude modulation by setting the 3rd ...

I believe your synth is either a 1973 or 1974 Minimoog. My 1973 Minimoog has a serial number roughly 800 lower than yours. If yours has square corners on the Moog Music tag on the front it is more likely a late 1973 model, while rounded corners would indicate it's more likely from 1974. Perhaps ...

Yes - the forum used to be more active with several experienced techs active some time back. I believe some of the reasons have to do with the huge increase of information available on the web and that some of these techs are getting older and even passing.

I was lucky enough to finally locate and purchase a Source at a great price about a year ago. Since that time I have come to fully enjoy its rich warm sound, 4 stage envelopes, quality weighted control wheel and light even keyboard action. Its simply amazing!

If you get the Model D reissue you may also wish to get a vintage Yamaha e1010 analog BBD delay like Geddy Lee originally used or at least a new analog (ex Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail) or digital equivalent. I get amazing results using both an e1010 and Vapor Trail on my 1973 Minimoog!

Hi - Welcome to the Moog forums! The best way to get the patches you need most is to learn how to program them yourself. The Source is a rather simple instrument to program - which is rather surprising considering how rich and powerful it can sound in comparison to most other mono synths. Most ...

Ah - this is an easy one for me since I have one. The Moog synth in question is definitely The Moog Source.

Welcome to the forum Jessica. My approach to recording either of my Moogs is to use the signal chain that will deliver the sound I need at the moment. If I need a cleaner, subtle, or tight sound I may record my Moog direct. If I need a fatter, richer sound, or some distortion, I'll patch my Moog ...

It doesn't seem to be a good week for my Moogs. First, my Source develops an issue and now my Minimoog! My Minimoog's ADS envelope appears to have a problem shutting up - apparently the amp envelope release doesn't appear to attenuate the oscillators as it should. Are there any simple fixes for this ...

Hi friends and synth experts! After purchasing my Moog Source 6 months ago I recently started having an overheating problem. The Source membrane panel stops working after the synth warms up after a couple of minutes and reverts to the #1 patch which remains playable. I read about the "Crazy Source ...

I have several amazing books on analog synthesis - many of which are listed in this excellent collection of useful reference material: http://www.matrixsynth.com/2006/12/synth-books.html
My favorite and the one I learned the most from is the very last in this list called The Secret Guide to ...

Sinewave1kHz welcome to the forum! I have recently added an early version Moog The Source to my studio and it exhibits exactly the same cyclic "rhythm" in its noise source - which is most noticeable in the lower noise frequencies. My 1973 Minimoog and the new Minimoog reissues in contrast have a ...

Most (although not all) audio engineers will agree that the bass is the hardest part of a mix to get right for several reasons - including these:
1) Its subject to the greatest variability on the large variety of playback gear a track will be played on.
2) It is often best reproduced in the middle ...

Judging by the 3 Minimoog Model Ds that I've had over the years (1973, 1975, 1978) many if not most Minimoogs only needed tuning once for a session, if they are allowed to fully warm up first, and if the room temperature is reasonable without variation. The early R. A. Moog Minimoogs (as lovely as ...