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Moog font "O"

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 6:58 am
by potts1970
I saw a listing of what fonts were used in synthesizers and someone referenced the "musical note embedded in the O" in "Moog". It may be highly stylized but I can't make a musical note out of it! I've stared at it for 30 years and can't place what it represents. Am I being thick?

Re: Moog font "O"

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 8:55 am
by noddyspuncture
The two tails of a semiquaver...?
That's the way I see it anyway.... :wink:

Re: Moog font "O"

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 11:25 am
by EricK

Re: Moog font "O"

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 9:07 pm
by thealien666
noddyspuncture wrote:The two tails of a semiquaver...?
That's the way I see it anyway.... :wink:
That's what I see also.

Re: Moog font "O"

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 6:50 am
by NickGrooves
No I don't think so. With all due respect, I do not see semiquaver beams or flags. Primarily because it is described as being a note, not the beams of a note.
I think it is either a stylized Minim (half note) or, if not the minim, perhaps a Long. Here is a visual list of symbols for reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_m ... _and_rests

Re: Moog font "O"

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 7:38 am
by potts1970
Thanks all for the info, folks. It IS highly stylized, so it's still fuzzy but I accept the description! Now I can stare at it another 30 years and try to resolve a musical note out of it! (squinting probably helps)

Re: Moog font "O"

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 12:10 pm
by Struble
It's a note with the stem folded in on itself.

Re: Moog font "O"

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:23 am
by latigid on
It's the umlaut (in stylised form) that indicates how to pronounce "Moog" properly.

Re: Moog font "O"

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:37 am
by thealien666
It could also be a bent pitchfork ? :mrgreen: