moogerfooger name origins

[SouthPark]

Anyone know the true origins of this name? Moogerfooger. Sure, it rhymes. But should be interesting to know this model name came about. I'm guessing it wasn't the product of a joke..... like mother f*****r etc. Anyway, since Moog is such a huge name in synthesiser history..... had to finally get a Moog product, and ended up with a MF-102. Truly fantastic device.

[GregAE]

IIRC, the name 'moogerfooger' is a corruption of the (ahem) colorful language that Bob was said to use on occasion.

RE: the MF-102 is a great way to start your MF collection (yes, you will be buying more). There's a lot it can do. Check out the 'Lord of the Ring (Mod)' article for all the hints & tips. The article is a PDF available on KnobTweak:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KnobTweak/info

Cheers!
Greg

[Kirneh Ness]

An explanation from the web on the history of the MFs
http://www.retrosynth.com/~analoguedieh ... erfoogers/:

For those curious about the origin of the name, Bob had visited a studio and noticed one of the mixer channels was labeled "moogerfooger". He learned that the owner had a heavy Brooklyn accent and this label was the translated from his pronunciation of a very unflattering metaphor.

[SouthPark]

IIRC, the name 'moogerfooger' is a corruption of the (ahem) colorful language that Bob was said to use on occasion.
RE: the MF-102 is a great way to start your MF collection (yes, you will be buying more). There's a lot it can do. Check out the 'Lord of the Ring (Mod)' article for all the hints & tips. The article is a PDF available on KnobTweak:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KnobTweak/info
Cheers! Greg

Thanks for that kind information Greg!

[SouthPark]

An explanation from the web on the history of the MFs
http://www.retrosynth.com/~analoguedieh ... erfoogers/:

Thanks for linking us into that history section Kirneh!