Moog Music Forum

Well MC you don't know how many times I have been asked if I "farted" on that track.

Love that greasy Moog bass.

Taken from another forum ....

Andre from Moog Music was sitting in front of me on the plane, and he had the Moog guitar with him. Apparently it's been updated and he'll be playing it at the booth. They also have a new Moog keyboard that's all analog - nothing digital at all - not even presets for memory.

Could it be...the return of the Model D ??????????

That might be old news regarding the Old School, though. Or, an April Fools joke.

I spoke to a friend at the show.
Nothing looking like a Moog modular around.
He owns one. He should know.

There was a very short period during 1972 in which Moog Music, which had just merged with the smaller muSonics company, saw the production of a scant handful of "Moog muSonics" Minimoogs...(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimoog)


The Model-D Minimoog has been reissued several times time during the late 1990's by businesses that often failed quite rapidly. Finally, it was successfully and faithfully reproduced by Moog Synthesizers in the UK, with MIDI and other updated features. But in 2002 the first official new Minimoog designed by Dr. Robert Moog himself was released by Moog Music (once ***Big Briar***) in the form of the ultimate Minimoog, the Minimoog Voyager.......(http://www.vintagesynth.com/moog/moog.php)

http://www.hollowsun.com/vintage/minimoog/index.html

***In ---1998---, a company from South Wales in the UK (of all places!) rather unexpectedly brought out an almost 100% perfect clone of the original MiniMoog complete with walnut casework - even the knobs were the same as those used on the original (they couldn't source the original rocker switches though).

This company had (somehow) acquired the Moog name and traded under the name Moog Music UK - the Moog MiniMoog was reborn!.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moog_Music (About Big Briar & other companies )
After becoming Moog Music, the company went through ***various changes of ownership***, eventually being bought out by musical instrument manufacturer Norlin (who also owned the Gibson guitar company at the time). Norlin produced a number of synthesizers under the Moog name in the late 1970s, but they were less successful than Robert Moog's own designs.
(http://www.vintagesynth.com/moog/moog.php)

Even other "Moog" synths where made by other companies such as Moog Concertmate MG-1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moog_Concertmate_MG-1), manufactured by Radio Shack .....


After reading all of this i think Moog never really belonged to the same company/manufacturer over the years at all ......................... :/

Anna's Digit wrote:There was a very short period during 1972 in which Moog Music, which had just merged with the smaller muSonics company, saw the production of a scant handful of "Moog muSonics" Minimoogs...(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimoog)


The Model-D Minimoog has been reissued several times time during the late 1990's by businesses that often failed quite rapidly. Finally, it was successfully and faithfully reproduced by Moog Synthesizers in the UK, with MIDI and other updated features. But in 2002 the first official new Minimoog designed by Dr. Robert Moog himself was released by Moog Music (once ***Big Briar***) in the form of the ultimate Minimoog, the Minimoog Voyager.......(http://www.vintagesynth.com/moog/moog.php)

http://www.hollowsun.com/vintage/minimoog/index.html

***In ---1998---, a company from South Wales in the UK (of all places!) rather unexpectedly brought out an almost 100% perfect clone of the original MiniMoog complete with walnut casework - even the knobs were the same as those used on the original (they couldn't source the original rocker switches though).

This company had (somehow) acquired the Moog name and traded under the name Moog Music UK - the Moog MiniMoog was reborn!.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moog_Music (About Big Briar & other companies )
After becoming Moog Music, the company went through ***various changes of ownership***, eventually being bought out by musical instrument manufacturer Norlin (who also owned the Gibson guitar company at the time). Norlin produced a number of synthesizers under the Moog name in the late 1970s, but they were less successful than Robert Moog's own designs.
(http://www.vintagesynth.com/moog/moog.php)

Even other "Moog" synths where made by other companies such as Moog Concertmate MG-1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moog_Concertmate_MG-1), manufactured by Radio Shack .....


After reading all of this i think Moog never really belonged to the same company/manufacturer over the years at all ......................... :/

This incarnation of Moog is Bob's company Big Briar. There was only one Moog Music Inc. which was purchased by Norlin, as stated. All that's left of that company is the custom engineering department, which builds insanely expensive modules for the old modulars under the name Modusonics. The MG-1 WAS built by Norlin's Moog Music Inc., but sold under the Radio Shack brand.

Big Briar changed it's name to Moog Music Inc. long after the original Moog Music Inc. went out of business. The only Moog Music incarnations you need to worry about are the U.S. ones, which Bob Moog himself started.

My micro is a norlin, from the buffalo company. I have the original box.

MC wrote:Reminds me of a funny story...

One of the guys' wife is upstairs during our rehearsal.

So I'm messing with the minimoog and I dial up a cool "phone ring" sound

We hear footsteps upstairs. Everybody stops when they realize the wife upstairs thinks the phone *IS* ringing. I cue the minimoog again.

"Ring Ring"

Wife picks up phone "Hello?"

"Ring Ring"

"WILL YOU CUT THAT OUT!!!"

The whole band is busting a gut over that one.

Another time, I dialed up a convincing thunderstorm on the Memorymoog. I had been testing over headphones and decided to try it on my studio monitors, complete with subwoofer.

I fooled the family dog - she came running in the room right up to the window, looking for the storm clouds. The family heard it and thought it was real too.

that's funny
I made a "pur pur" (slow LFO and stuff) on my modular -I was thought it was convincing, but my cat wasn't impressed

To go back on topic, this is not to have a go to Sleeper but to trying to make clear some facts:
if you see an Model D and an OS open you will understand which one is easier to assemble and assembly costs are added to the final price:D

also many parts are out of production:
the last oscillator board version of the 'D' had an temperature- compensation chip that's pretty rare nowdays, the fairchild uA726,
and don't get me started by saying that they should reissue the earlier osc cards - I guess you'll see poeple complaining that their instruments won't stay in tune.

Take a look in another one fact:
Dunlop did a reissue of the MXR Phase 90 pedal.
they made four versions to get right,
and we talk about a small guitar pedal
imagine the Mini's case
The don martin minimoog clone -according to a KL report-, had various goofs (to say it gently)
and the british one made by Alex Winter was redesinged and (in my humble opinion) looked ugly. People said about it that soundwise it was VERY close to the original -still not the same
Personally I always wanted a 'D' but I don't think I 'll ever be able to afford one -I think I'd go better with a Phatty, and I believe that I won't regret it
Please don't bother anyway with the 'D' reissue -if you can afford it, buy a Model D and find a good tech to take care of it. (rare breed nowdays as the uA726)

The Model T Ford was a wonderful little car/truck in it's day and people wax nostalgic about them all the time. Ford isn't about to repop them.
If Moog Music was to do a reissue, I think they would be shooting themselves in the foot. The whining and complaining about any slight or percieved differance would drive them and the world nuts! They did right in making the MMV OS. {Call it the model 'E'} Like Ford building the Ford GT or the new Mustang. It has the look and feel of the original and many improvements that were not available when the original was produced.
For what a 'new' reissue D would cost, I can pick up a working original. They are not hard to come by. Modulars and MacBeth's and 2500's are another story!

Once the Moog brand change company,owner, manufacturer again you never now what the new company may come up with (new moog models of course), a polyphonic moog ,and perhaps a MiniMoog clone/reissue , you never now ,it happened before .....

Anywho .

I'd rather have a shiny new Voyager OS (or the just the "regular" one) than a Model D any day. I'm also accepting donations to fund this. PM me if you have questions.

So is the Rhythmicons Musical Instrument Foundation started by EJK Enterprises. We are accepting donations too.

As long is not manufactured by casio everything will be allrigth.
lol

Voltor's Sound Lab, a division of Voltor's Music Factory, a subsidiary of Experimentation by Voltor, LLC is also now accepting donations for purchase of a Voyager OS as well as a mahogany/Jade Voyager Select.

I've already accepted my donation.
Thank you.