1 - one is the PianoBar - already released but the first time it’s been shown on this coast. Easy attachment for any acoustic piano, adds MIDI control and a simple box of sounds controlled from the piano keys and pedals.
2 - a new Theremin! It is SO beautiful and different-looking; there will probably be pictures soon. It is an EntherWave Pro - mostly a wood design, but not boxy - very smooth sweeping lines. EVen the main knobs are smooth rounded wood, and switches - made specially for this instrument - that look like silver shape ships or eggs! It has simple controls as before, plus some presets and also some filtering not available before. A mute switch (lighted) comes in very handy.
3 - A “50th Anniversary” version of the Voyager - still the same internal parts and sounds, but this one has a front panel that glows blue. ALL the control markings glow deep blue - which is visible even in bright light. In the dark it looks incredible.
4 - The big suprise - the first prototype of a new MoogerFooger pedal. The “MuRF”: Multiple Resonant Filter.
This is something completely new - nothing has existed before like it. It has 8 Resonant FIlters - eight slider controls across the pedal. These can make a crazy (strong!) EQ effect that modifies sounds out of their nornal range. More unusually, it can sequence forward or back at various speeds, stepping through them. There are also various “patterns” - they make the sequence of filters run in different orders. The filters sound BEAUTIFUL, very unlike most filters. They can jump hard from one to another, or even “morph” between the stages. There are controls to input tempo, and to sweep the filter ranges with CV. Very hard to describe the sound - hopefully there will be some audio demos soon. It’s a great pedal as it sounds like nothing out there, and has such a beautiful tone.
The Moog calendars (on the website too) are a big hit. People keep buying them and lining up to get Bob to sign them.
that sounds amzing. any ideas on how much that murf filter will cost. also any news on the moog traveller that was mentioned a while ago on the fourm. please post pics of those new things you mentioned i can image that they look absolutely incredible
…and the actual functionality update? In other words, when will our Voyagers transmit MIDI messages from their knobs? I know it’s a hard problem. The front-panel controls transmit 14-bit messages, while MIDI is only set up for 8-bit data. Thanks to Moog for giving us our playable instrument with adequate data-space, in the first place!
If sequencer recordability is a must, maybe the OS can transmit (and receive) two values for every value, sorta like a program/bank change message. Maybe the controller position could exist as two values, MIDI-wise. I’m just theorizing here, but I’m hoping the historical superiority of Moog, both engineering-wise and musician-wise, can come through and triumph.
It looks goofy and cheap.
Perfect for the 80’s revival.
Oooh and the stained black cabinet just gets me so hot. It will look perfect next to my Nagel prints. What you don’t see is the mirrored ribbon control that you can do lines on!
