I have heard two ways to pronounce this: ‘Moog’ rhyming with ‘rogue’ and ‘Moog’ rhyming with ‘coug’ (short for cougar). And how do you pronounce ‘moogerfooger’? It seems like that would be pronounced with two ‘oo’ or long ‘u’ sounds, not two ‘o’ sounds.
thanks in advance,
Mike
When in doubt, go to the FAQ:
http://www.moogmusic.com/faq.php
My associates and I have officially, in our cliche at least, changed the name to MOOOOg as in bOOb, GOOgle, SnOOp Dog, and other gOOd words that contain double O’s. We acknowledge the actual pronunciation, but just chOOse another option. So when I say MOOOOOOOOg it’s out of personal preference and not ignorance. 
I think I would like to do that too. It just sounds so much cooler to say it ‘Moooog’.
thanks,
Interesting opinion, but it’s not the man’s name…
ha! i like mooog.
Although I have no way of confirming whether this was true, or some load of crap (although I must say if it was a load of crap, someone went to a lot of effort to create a reason to continue mispronouncing…):
I read somewhere that Moog originally pronounced his name Mooooog, but later changed the pronunciation at the request of his wife, who was a teacher and had some student-related trouble with that pronunciation.
Again, I have no way of confirming this story… but I remember hearing it from a source that made me think it was accurate.
Also, I remember reading an interview with Roger Manning Jr. and Bob Moog where Bob said it wasn’t important.
Anyone around who can confirm yea or nay?
I know I’m late. I had a Moog Promo red Plastic sampler record, the Narrator pronounced it ‘Moag’ or “Mohg” (Rogue) I have a clip if interested… “Come… Moog with us…”
On the Top 10 Electropop, when the Pet Shop Boys were crowned the #1 position, I recall the narrator saying “the marks and angles of the Mini Mooooooooooooooooooog…” meh, I can’t remember the rest.
Sir Bob Moog : pronunciated like ‘Vogue’
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all compositions are pronunciated like in ‘boo’…
Well that’s my opinion.
hi
moog is a music player. Most people pronouce the synthmaker’s name Moog as “Mooog”. Those in the know pronouce it “Mogue”, like “vogue”. It seems as though there is another pronunciation that I didn’t know about, “Moch”.
There is a YouTube Video out there somewhere i once watched, with our late great Dr Bob Moog, saying himself its pronounced Moog as in “Vogue”
have some respect, Please dont screw the man’s names up!
Mogue-er Fogue-er 
Then theres the Google Doodle, which I pronounce with the long o as well. lol
It is pronounced smith. All the letters are silent.
Gougle Doudle? 
Indeed.
Hence…
In one sense, it’s on par with the argument about which way
toilet paper rolls should be inserted (which is hotly debated
but doesn’t really change the world much.)
But…when I’m listening to someone talk about synthesis,
their pronunciation of “Moooog” or “Moog” (as the good doctor
himself pronounced it), is a quick clue as to the experience
level of that speaker.
It’s kinda’ like when someone pronounces “timbre” the same
way you’d warn about falling trees, writes DB or Db as an
abbreviation for decibels, and HZ or hz for Hertz, or says
“Notch Pass” as a filter type.
It doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re clueless about audio but,
at a minimum, it keeps me from automatically giving them the
benefit of the doubt.
There is no question about how Dr. Moog pronounced his name.
It only stands to reason that his products would be pronounced
the same way. And “Mooooger Foooooger” completely misses
the point of the pun.
But if someone wants to walk through an auto expo and tell
everyone they meet that they own a Chevrolet (with a hard “t”
at the end), what damage is it going to do? …None at all.
…but you’re far less likely to be asked to sit and have lunch
with a bunch of serious car enthusiasts 
Good point, DaymonDan… 
Am I excused for saying sometimes Mooog as a french speaking synth connaisseur?
The Mooger Fooger pun is -I believe- totally unknown here in France… Too bad.