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    Moog Minimoog Model D App

    Minimoog Model D macOS app out now

    Moog launch the first official app version of the iconic Minimoog Model D

    This software recreation of their legendary monophonic synthesizer is now available for Mac computers as well as iPhone and iPad.

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    Moog Mavis semi-modular analogue synthesizer

    Moog Mavis semi-modular synth

    Affordable Moog synth will come supplied in kit form

    Mavis is a semi-modular DIY synth that can be used both standalone or as part of a Eurorack system.

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    Moog Etherwave Theremin

    Moog release Etherwave Theremin

    Classic gesture-operated instrument gets CV outputs

    Moog say their latest Theremin preserves Bob Moog's “legendary Theremin circuits”.

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    Moog Sound Studio

    Moog Sound Studio

    Synth bundle expands

    New bundle comprises three Moog modules plus accessories, a dust cover and a card game.

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    Moog Sound Studio

    Moog Sound Studio kit unveiled

    'Just add headphones'

    New synth bundle includes everything you need to start exploring electronic sounds.

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    Moog Claravox Centennial Theremin

    Moog celebrate 100 years of the Theremin

    Claravox Centennial Theremin limited edition announced

    Moog Music have announced a limited edition of the classic proximity-sensing instrument, called the Claravox Centennial Theremin.

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    PATCH & TWEAK with Moog Book

    PATCH & TWEAK with Moog

    A new book on Moog’s Semi-Modular Analog Synthesizers

    The creators of the highly-regarded original PATCH & TWEAK book have teamed up with Moog Music to produce this 200-page book on Moog’s Semi-Modular Analog Synthesizers.

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    Moog announce Subsequent 37 CV

    New for Moogfest: Sub 37 adds more modular control, better duo & more grit

    Moog Music Inc. have today announced the upcoming release of a limited-edition redesign of the superb Sub 37 Tribute...

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    The Minimoog is back for good

    Moog's iconic monosynth back in full production

    The Minimoog is back. Not in limited quantities. Not as a special edition. The iconic Minimoog Model D...

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    Moog release Model 15 app for iOS

    Classic modular synth recreated for Apple devices

    In January last year, Moog left many open-mouthed when they announced the reissuing of the mighty System 55,...

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    Figure 1: A simple six-oscillator synthesizer.

    The Theoretical Acoustic Guitar Patch

    Synth Secrets

    Having explained last month the reasons why analogue synthesis of guitar sounds should be well-nigh impossible, Gordon Reid puts the theory to the test...

    Techniques Sep 2001
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    Synth Secrets Aug 2001 header image of acoustic guitar being played.

    Synthesizing Plucked Strings

    Synth Secrets

    Having dealt exhaustively with the mechanics of brass instruments and how to go about synthesizing them, we turn to instruments that use plucked strings to generate their sound, taking the complexities of the acoustic guitar as an example.

    Techniques Aug 2001
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    Brass Synthesis On A Minimoog

    Synth Secrets

    Last month we looked at how analogue modules can reproduce the sound of a real trumpet. All very well if you own a wall-sized modular system — but what if your means are more limited? Gordon Reid adapts theory to practice with a Minimoog.

    Techniques Jun 2001
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    Figure 1: [top-left] A simple monosynth. Figure 2: [bottom-left] A four-note broken chord played on a low-note-priority monosynth. Figure 3: [top-right] A four-

    Introducing Polyphony

    Synth Secrets

    Having explored the way monophonic and duophonic analogue keyboards work, Gordon Reid puts away his Minimoog and Odyssey and descends into the complex world of polyphonic synths to a flourish of complex jazz chords.

    Techniques Dec 2000
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    Figure 3: [top] Creating a. Figure 4: [bottom] The chromatic scale generated by the configuration in.

    Priorities & Triggers

    Synth Secrets

    In these days of 64-note polyphony and 32-part multitimbrality, it's easy to forget the importance of note-priority systems in analogue monosynths — yet they can have a drastic effect on what you hear when you play or trigger an old synth. Gordon Reid provides a refresher course.

    Techniques Oct 2000
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    Figure 1: [left] An irregular, non-repeating waveform.

    Envelopes, Gates & Triggers

    Synth Secrets

    You press a key on your synth. It plays a note. That's it, right? Wrong. We explain the role of envelopes, gates, and triggers in this deceptively simple process.

    Techniques Nov 1999
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    Figure 1 [top] and Figure 2.

    Of Filters & Phase Relationships

    Synth Secrets

    Having dealt last month with the concepts of envelopes, oscillators and LFOs, Gordon Reid moves on to the subject of filters, and the havoc they wreak on the signals that pass through them.

    Techniques Aug 1999
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    Figures 7, 8 and 9: Shown from top to bottom.

    What's In A Sound?

    Synth Secrets

    In Part 1 of this (63-part) series exploring the world of subtractive synthesis, Gordon Reid goes right back to basics. What are waveforms and harmonics, where do they come from, and how does the theory relate to what we actually hear?

    Techniques May 1999
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    Synth School: Part 3

    Digital Synthesis (FM, PD & VPM)

    Having completed his study of analogue synthesis last month, Paul Wiffen takes a look at FM and its related digital synthesis types, which rocked the synth world throughout the 1980s.

    Techniques Sep 1997
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