I just finished reading the new Bob Moog biography “Switched On” and it’s got me thinking about all the synthesizers made by Moog. Do you have a favorite? If so, tell me about it and why you like it so much. Would love to hear everyone’s take!
I’d have to say my favorite is the Moog Voyager. It was Bob’s fully realized Minimoog with lots of tech he had been working on over his career. The Minimoog Model D being a close second.
Here’s a funny quote I have to share from the book:
“Borden recalled that Bob received a letter from someone who’d been in the audience that day: "It amounted to a long hate letter about my music, condemning the invention of such a musically destructive piece of trash and that he should destroy all of the synthesizers that he had made before more damage could be done. He absolutely loved this letter and every time he thought of it he would start laughing very loudly. He hung it up on his wall in the office.”
System 55, IIP, IIIP. My hero Isao Tomita squeezed a complete classic orchestra out of those modulars. Cloning the System 55 gave me many insights in modular systems and how powerful they are. http://www.analog-monster.de/mmclone_en.html
