Moog shaping popular music
In 1964, Bob Moog and composer Herb Deutsch were in the process of creating the legendary Moog synthesizer. Around this time musician Wendy Carlos began to collaborate with them on a custom modular synthesizer in 1966. This synthesizer would be the
star of her debut studio release Switched-On Bach. This was the birth of the Synthesiser revolution.
These days the company offers some monster synthesisers, all from the same quirky and individual style of their originator Bob Moog. Now
an employee owned business, Moog continues to design and manufacture their units in North Carolina, USA.
Keyboard Synths
The flagship 16 voice Moog One and the Subsequent range share the same philosophy of digital preset storage and full midi control with an analogue signal path. Grandmother and Matriarch both stick to their all-analogue roots, albeit with the addition of basic USB & MIDI functionality.
Semi Modular
Units such as DFAM, Mother-32 and Subharmonicon can be fitted into and powered by standard eurorack chassis, combined into a 2 or 3 tier freestanding mega synth, or patched into a modular setup. The Matriarch range of keyboards are also modular friendly.
Desktop Units
The moog sound can also be found in keyboard free desktop units, like their classic Phatty range, Minitaur & Sirin. The semi-modular units can also be used as desktop synths as they have individual power, midi and quarter inch audio outputs.
Be Different
Moog still try to innovate, and theremins such as the digitally enhanced Therimini, with features such as key lock are much more versatile than the classic ‘Doctor Who theme’ era models', whilst concepts like the build-your-own-synth Werkstatt aim to de-mystify musical instrument electronics.