Moog sent the synthesizer community into panic with warnings of 25% price hikes and moving manufacturing outside the US due to new tariffs. Now other synth makers are questioning those claims.
President Trumps 25% import tax on circuit boards and components could seriously damage American synth manufacturing. Moog is suggesting they should move overseas. It's time to write to your congressman.
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An unsubstantiated email posted on a forum spills the beans on the spec of what could be a huge polyphonic synthesizer from Moog, probably called the Moog One. Is it real? Hopefully Moog can set us straight.
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When you've got your hands full of knobs how do you switch modulation or sequences without taking your fingers off the sweet spot? The Sleight of Hand is a passive CV signal footswitch that'll do the job ...
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An official-looking video takes us inside the Moog build process and explains the components in the Grandmother while another from gives us Justin Meldal-Johnsen's first impressions and some great sound demos.
Moog are releasing a colourful modular monosynth that assumes your Grandmother is a tripped out hippy chick from the 70's who was at Woodstock. It's $899 at Moogfest but you do get a free denim jacket.
Need to get hands-on with your Repro-5 or Prophet V VSTi? Soundforce have the perfect controller for that situation. The SFC-5 models the controls of the Prophet 5 for that hardware experience in software.
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Fancy a little DIY synth project? Get yourself an Engineers Pass to this years Moogfest and build the remarkable Subharmonicon. They've just revealed the front panel - will it ever be available to the rest of ...
Just when you think your collection of virtual emulations of classic vintage synthesizers was complete IK Multimedia reckon you need 5 more to make it the Syntronik Deluxe bundle.
This years' Moogfest Engineer Pass two-day workshop will be building the Sub-Harmonicon a completely new electronic instrument based on some really old electronic curiosities that Moog will make awesome.
A couple of weeks left to get in with a chance of winning a pristine vintage Moog Minimoog Model D signed by YES keyboard legend Rick Wakeman. All proceeds to the Bob Moog Foundation.
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50 years since the last one Moog are once again building the Moog Synthesizer IIIc portable, 3 cabinet synth of the gods. They are only making 40, so step up with your $35,000 quick!
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In light of the Behringer Model D is there still room for a boutique analogue synthesizer based upon the Minimoog? ADSR seem to think so and offer up the TEM Mini for your consideration.
Saturday 3rd February sees a Symposium of seminars, demonstrations and performances at the University of Surrey by the likes of Chris Carter, Chris Watson and Thom Holmes presented by Moog Soundlab UK
The TB22++ Thought Box is a Moog-style 5U modular system complete with 15 modules including a 3 oscillators and a Q960 sequencer in a folding cabinet for a lot less than a Make Noise Shared System.
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Synth Art Vol 1 is a wonderful piece of work that every lover of synthesizers should have on their coffee table. Time is running out on Ste Holme's Kickstarter so get in quick to grab yourself a copy.
Sheffield hosted the second UK SynthFest on the 7th October presented by Sound On Sound magazine. I walked the floor, played with all manner of synths and noise machines and met the people who made them.
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What will we find when we tear apart a Behringer Model D? Synthpro takes a prototype Behringer synthesizer to bits to find out what makes it tick.
Grab a soldering iron and let's invalidate our warranty. This well put together DIY conversion kit will hack your Moog Minitaur into a 48HP Eurorack synthesizer voice. Not for the faint-hearted.
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Behringer have officially announced that the price of their forthcoming Moog Minimoog Model D clone with be a stunning $299. Who could turn it down at that price?
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Moog Music's modern classic, the Sub 37 paraphonic analog synthesizer gets an evolutionary upgrade to the Subsequent 37, but stops just short of CV interconnectivity.
A vintage 1984 Memorymoog Plus synthesizer is up for grabs in this summer's Bob Moog Foundation raffle. The "Plus" version has MIDI and a sequencer and it's worth $10,000 for a $25 ticket.
Version 2.2 of the Minitaur firmware brings in some very welcome modulation modes and waveforms and a nice bit of hard sync along with all the refinements we've been asking for.
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In 1981 the Minimoog Model D was discontinued because of the pressure of the digital age. In 2017 could it be the attack of the clones or have they simply run out of parts? Either way, we're sad to see it go.
