Moog has released a limited edition Voyager, it’s Moogerfoogers and the Slim Phatty in white. They also released white wood sides for the Slim. Why didn’t the regular Phatty didn’t get the white treatment? I have a Slim and really like it a lot. With it’s overdrive and Moog heritage it has a sound all it’s own. In addition to the snow color job Moog has sent an email with a download link for 100 new presets to all registered Phatty owners. The presets are designed by Phil and Paul Hartnoll AKA Orbital, Chad Hugo of N.E.R.D./The Neptunes, and DJ/Sound Designer Dom Kane. I do think the Phatty is one of those synths where presets are useful so this is welcome. Don’t forget there is also a Little Phatty Editor Librarian plug-in available too.
“Today Moog Music announced the limited edition release of an all white series of its classic analog instruments. Moog has polarized the color of their traditionally black steel and natural wood instruments to a solid white finish.” – Moog
For more info: moogmusic.com/products/phattys/slim-phatty
This entry was written by , posted on November 16, 2012 at 6:18 am, filed under sounds, synthesizer and tagged moog, presets, Slim Phatty, synthesizer, white. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Dennis P. Paul lives in Bremen, Germany. He’s a professor and self proclaimed “interaction designer”. He’s created a pseudo Theremin, Roland D-Beam lazer device to show how every day physical objects can be used as sequence generators. Who needs a MIDI file when you just just pick a plastic clown head?
“A translator and controller module transforms the measured distance values into audible frequencies, notes, and scales. It also controlls the stepper-motor’s speed.” – dennisppaul.de
For more info: dennisppaul.de/an-instrument…
This entry was written by , posted on September 20, 2012 at 5:22 am, filed under live performance and tagged d-beam, Dennis P Paul, moog, roland, Theremin. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Robotspeak from Oliver Chesler on Vimeo.
San Francisco Studio from Oliver Chesler on Vimeo.
On my recent trip to San Francisco I went by the synth shop Robotspeak. They have some cool stuff inside. New synths like the Minitaur and old cool items like Opcode Studio Vision Pro on display. They also have a modular workshop where you learn how to build your own modular. Tom Oberheim lives nearby and as you can see by the photo Bob Moog visited the store. The only thing in the store I wanted to buy wasn’t for sale. It was a circuit Vtech Tiny Tot Driver. Just see the video above to know what I am talking about. When he hit the horn I started offering money. Before I returned to NY I went by my brother’s studio space and showed him (he’s in the video above) and his friend Chris how cool the Doepfer Dark time is. You can see all the photos from my trip on flickr: click here.
“Once a Month, learn how to build Modules for you Modular synth setup. This is an ongoing workshop series that will feature different synth designers and focus on different components each month.” – robotspeak.com
For more info: robotspeak.com
This entry was written by , posted on August 24, 2012 at 11:56 am, filed under circuit bending, hardware, synthesizer and tagged circuit bending, moog, Oberheim, Robotspeak, San Francisco. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
The Mini Moog Synthesizer with Herb Deutsch from Michael Sterling on Vimeo.
Herbert Deutsch the co-inventor of the Minimoog talks about the invention and plays the instrument. Directed by Michael Sterling. For the record I really enjoy my Slim Phatty!
“Herbert A. Deutsch (born February, 1932) is an American composer, inventor, and educator. Currently professor emeritus of electronic music and composition at Hofstra University, he is best known for co-inventing the Moog Synthesizer with Bob Moog in 1964.” – Wikipedia.org
For more info: moogmusic.com
This entry was written by , posted on June 17, 2012 at 6:44 am, filed under synthesizer and tagged Herbert Deutsch, Minimoog, moog, synthesizer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I wish you a special Wire to the Ear Happy Birthday Bob where ever you are. I love my Slim Phatty!
“Robert Arthur “Bob” Moog (May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005), founder of Moog Music, was an American pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer. Bob Moog’s innovative electronic design is employed in numerous synthesizers including the Minimoog Model D, Minimoog Voyager, Little Phatty, Moog Taurus Bass Pedals, Moog Minitaur, and the Moogerfooger line of effects pedals.” – Wikipedia
For more info: moogmusic.com
This entry was written by , posted on May 23, 2012 at 6:18 am, filed under synthesizer and tagged birthday, Bob Moog, Happy Birthday, moog, synthesizer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
So far none of the April Fools jokes are all that good so I’m posting a Cat Playing a Theremin video. Google tried way too hard with Google Maps 8-bit for NES, Gmail Tap and the Google Fiber Bar. Moog released a sound pack for Animoog “based” on a certain bodily function. Side-Line magazine let us know Justin Beiber covered a VNV Nation track (link). Let me know if you’ve been tricked by anything good today.
“In France and Italy children (and adults, when appropriate) traditionally tack paper fish on each other’s back as a trick and shout “april fish!”" – Wikipedia.com
For more info: wikipedia.org/wiki/April_fools
This entry was written by , posted on April 1, 2012 at 7:01 am, filed under political and tagged April Fools, Google, moog, Side-Line, VNV Nation. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Imagine waking up, looking in your email box and finding an email from a member of Front 242. That happened to me today. DanielB reached out to me to let me know about his project Nothing But Noise. His email comes at an interesting time. Last weekend I ended up on Youtube watching November Növelet’s Misanthropy video. I realized for the first time that like any genre there is great and average. Misanthropy just blows me away so I started looking for more in the genre. I found more I liked and this morning after reading the email clicked to the Nothing But Noise website. I have to admit I was a little worried. I knew I had to honor one of my musical teachers by posting about his music on the blog. But what if I didn’t like it? I did a quick scan of the page. Images of silhouetted men coordinated in front of machines. They got this part correct. Image does matter and usually it’s a tip off if the music is going to be anything special. Before I hit play on the videos I noticed at the bottom of the page some gear. I found Livewire, Moog, MakeNoise and analog sequencers. I started to get excited. You see in the hands of these Belgians 80s Emulators or real analog works. Its the VSTs and such I’m not so sure they know what to do with. So I hit play and with great relief I am very pleased. It’s a serious effort. Yes I am starstruck but I never lie about music. This is good and as you can see by another recent 242 related post (link) I’m glad to be hearing from my old friends again.
“Nothing But Noise is the new musical project from Front 242′s mastermind Daniel Bressanutti, Dirk Bergen (ex Front 242) and Erwin Jadot. Upcoming is the project’s first album “Not Bleeding Red” (expected to be released… April 12, 2012).” – side-line.com
For more info: nothingbutnoise.be
This entry was written by , posted on March 12, 2012 at 7:48 am, filed under music and tagged Daniel Bressanutti, Dirk Bergen, Erwin Jadot, Front 242, Livewire, MakeNoise, modular, moog, NBN, noise, Nothing But Noise. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Novamusik has posted some very nice photos of the new Moog Minitaur.
“It’s hard to imagine what else Moog could bring to such a straightforward concept as Minitaur, but members of the company have assured us that they have a very detailed road map sketched out for the instrument over the coming years.” – musicradar.com
For more info: moogmusic.com/products/taurus/minitaur
via matrixsynth
This entry was written by , posted on March 8, 2012 at 5:55 am, filed under synthesizer and tagged Minitaur, moog, Moog Minitaur, synthesizer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
The first Moog Minitaurs are reaching people now. As you can see and hear, yes it is a bass synthesizer. Keep in mind Youtube isn’t the best way to really know what bass sounds like.
“Minitaur is a compact and powerful analog bass synthesizer that features a classic one knob per function design.” – moogmusic.com
For more info: moogmusic.com/products/taurus/minitaur
This entry was written by , posted on March 6, 2012 at 7:21 am, filed under synthesizer and tagged Minitaur, moog. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Presets for Animoog. Yes some are Dubstep. $19 USD
“Expand your Animoog! 64 new presets for Animoog covering a broad range of genres from Ambient to Dubstep. Smooth ambient pads, wobbly basses, subtle drones, rhythmic sequences and organic sound effects such as a true budgie tweet, the hypnotic song of whales and the natural purr of a cat. Luftrum 8 is compatible with both the iPhone and iPad version of Animoog. Included is an easy install instruction, describing how to get the sounds onto your device. All presets are nicely sorted with LUF initials to separate them from the factory presets.” – Luftrum
For more info: luftrum.com
This entry was written by , posted on February 20, 2012 at 4:00 pm, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged Animoog, iOS, Luftrum, moog, presets. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
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