Memorymoog plus factory sequencer data demo by synthpro synthpro. The plus featured a factory installed midi interface making it amongst the very first. Having owned a memorymoog plus and prophet 12 desktop in the. With program memory includes original manualmidi the memorymoog plus was the last and greatest synthesizer ever produce by the legendary moog company. Bob moog foundation announces raffle for vintage memorymoog. These 12 patches are the juice that will fuel modern productions to achieve sounds unobtainable by any other synth, with plugins not even worth a. Wrong, the plus version has midi onboard and a sequencer, both versions can be midified with a kentonkit. The 10 best synth presets in history and where you can. The plus featured a factory installed midi interface making it amongst the very first electronic instruments to include a midi implementation and a basic polyphonic and monophonic sequencer, the latter of which is used to control an externally interfaced monophonic synthesizer via rear panel cvgatetrigger jacks. When the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory bank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig, commented matt fink, keyboardist for the revolution. The memorymoog is a polyphonic electronic music synthesizer manufactured by moog music from 198285, the last polyphonic synthesizer to be released by moog music before the company was sold to management and renamed moog electronics. While comparable to other polyphonic synthesizers of the time period, such as the sequential circuits prophet.
Vintage moog memorymoog plus synthesizer wmidi in anvil case. Earlier firmware versions of memorymoog plus can be quickly identified by pressing the arpeggiator button then any of the numeric keys if you do not see a descriptive display such as. All the fatness of the memorymoog plus midi and sequencer. Memorymoog plus factory sequencer data demo by synthpro. The memorymoog is the last official synth released by the original moog company before they went bankrupt in 1982. When the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory. Aug 28, 2019 when the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memorybank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig.
Preset synth patches are either a boon or a bane, depending on ones programming prowess. The synthesizer was generously donated to the bob moog foundation by supporter lee keeley and has been meticulously serviced by vintage synth specialist wes. The memorymoog is a polyphonic electronic music synthesizer manufactured by moog music. While comparable to other polyphonic synthesizers of the time period, such as the sequential circuits prophet5 and oberheim obxa, the memorymoog. The memorymoog plus has been referred to as the peak of vintage synthesizer luxury, says bmf executive director michelle moogkoussa this memorymoog plus synthesizer has a very special history. The original jupiter8 factory patches 64 reprogrammed for opx proii plus a further bank of custom user sounds 64 derived from the factory patches, available in two separate banks as well as combined in one single bank. Bob moog foundation raffle offers chance to win a memorymoog plus. When the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory bank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig, says matt fink.
Bob moog foundation announces 2017 raffle for vintage. For many serious synthesists, they represent something of a copout easy selections of spoonfed solutions to impress the inebriated denizens of the local holiday inn lounge. By the time i was in a position moneywise, fully loaded eight voice obx were not to be found anywhere. The memorymoog is a very unusual and powerful polyphonic synthesizer with six voices for each of the three oscillators. Last known factory firmware revision for memorymoog plus was v4. An upgrade to the memorymoog plus which added a 4,000 event sequencer and a primitive midi interface did little to arrest its slide from favor although, when moog music rebadged one hundred memorymoogs as the sanctuary and created a new set of factory patches suitable for religious use, they were sold with much success to churches and. This historic instrument, originally produced from 19841985, is highly sought after by musicians and collectors worldwide. Aug 09, 2017 the memorymoog plus has been referred to as the peak of vintage synthesizer luxury, says bmf executive director michelle moogkoussa.
The oberheim obx is a unique sounding classic analog polyphonic, but with many of them in disrepair they are not easy nor cheap to restore. Win a vintage memorymoog plus in bob moog foundations. Physically, the memorymoog was extremely well constructed utilizing solid walnut cabinetry again a nod to its minimoog heritage and brushed aluminum frontrear panels. The memorymoog possibly the least reliable musical instrument since the harpsichord was invented and underwent numerous updates including autotune power supply improvements, not touch sensitive in any way like the matrix12, no splitlayering like the obxa, the midi was horrendous and only fitted to the plus model, only one dedicated lfo like the sci prophets that had. Ive loved moog synthesizers since i bought my first minimoog at the ages of 18 in 1976. Bob moog foundation 2017 raffle for vintage memorymoog. Apr 29, 2019 this is a memorymoog plus that i bought directly from moog when i worked there as marketing manager. Diva patches 1 is a collection of 150 uhe diva soft synth patches that marko programmed and used during 20. Bar piano midi controller plus other innovative electronic musical instruments. Aug 29, 2019 when the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory bank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig, says matt fink. With 18 oscillators, 6 voices, the moog vcf and subtle onboard overdrive via the mixer section, the instrument has a massive sound all its own and is capable of dominating the mix in which it is used. It was one of the first polyphonic synthesizers with a memory bank for storing sounds, with the capability to hold up to 100 patches. The raffle begins on august 28, 2019 at 7am et, and ends on september. I have so many fond memories of using this memorymoog on tour, and of the tours themselves.
Aug 28, 2019 when the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory bank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig. Heres how you can win the memorymoog plus synth that dr. Moog memorymoog plus proserviced analog synth for sale. It has six independent voices, each containing three voltage controlled oscillators, a voltage controlled 24dboctave lowpass filter, two adsr contour generators and extensive modulation facilities. Announcing our fall 2019 raffle for vintage memorymoog. Bob moog foundation announces raffle for vintage memorymoog plus. And as its name would suggest, it has memory storage 100 patches. The memorymoog is a polyphonic electronic music synthesizer manufactured by moog music from 198185, the last polyphonic synthesizer to be released by moog music before the company was sold to management and renamed moog electronics. It was generously donated to us by lee keeley, who was the winner of our 2016 memorymoog raffle. It was donated to the bob moog foundation by supporter lee keeley and is in excellent technical and physical condition after having been meticulously serviced by lauded vintage synthesizer specialist wes taggart. Now this has always been a dream synth, but ive never had the cash and as well it just seems like a very risky purchase with all of the maintenance and etc. Fink, of the revolution when the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory bank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig.
The analog horn pads, strings, killer solo patches, sound effects, direct panel accessible editing. The memorymoog was part of the revolutions touring rig on the purple rain, around the world in a day, and parade tours. It has six independent voices, each containing three voltagecontrolled oscillators, a voltagecontrolled 24dboctave lowpass filter, two adsr contour generators, and extensive modulation facilities. This memorymoog plus synthesizer has a very special history. Win a vintage memorymoog plus in bob moog foundations fall. Polyphony 6 voices oscillators 3 vcos per voice pulse, saw, triangle, or any combination lfo triangle, pulse, sine, and square waves filter one 24 dboct lowpass. Analogue heaven need original patch data for memorymoog plus. This memorymoog plus is now sold as at 10th december. Its chief designers were rich walborn and ray caster of the norlinacquired, bob moogless moog music. The bob moog foundation has announced a raffle for a vintage memorymoog plus synthesizer. The bob moog foundation has announced a new raffle featuring a coveted, fully restored vintage memorymoog plus synthesizer formerly owned, played, and signed by dr. Included with the sale is a uk iec powercable, and also an original bound memorymoog user manual.
The bob moog foundation is raffling off a vintage memorymoog plus synthesizer. Its chief designers were rich walborn and ray caster of. Its physical condition is generally excellent, but the memorymoog plus does have flaws consistent with vintage instruments and consistent with touring. Moog memorymoog specifications, pictures, prices, links. The memorymoog plus i played did not have this problem. The memorymoog is a voiceassignment polyphonic synthesizer with the ability to store up to. Forget about it, theres nothing that sounds like a memorymoog period.
Peakmod 8voice polyphonic synthesizer module, with 3 oscillators per voice, 1 analog multimode filter per voice, 60 digital wavetables, cv input, and arpeggiator more info. I have been loading tape data back into doug wyatts memorymoog. Announcing our fall 2019 raffle for vintage memorymoog plus. Heres how you can win the memorymoog plus synth that dr fink. The memorymoog uses curtis cem 3340 ics as opposed to the discrete moog oscillators used in the minimoog and modular units.
It was generously donated to us by lee keeley, who was the winner of our 2016 memorymoog. I had don besecker of dbm tech install a better midi implementation system, while keeping the original moog hardware. Heres your chance to get one of the best poly analog synths ever made. The featured memorymoog plus was built at moog musics buffalo, ny factory, and has been fully restored by lauded synthesizer technician wes taggart. The featured memorymoog plus was built at moog musics buffalo, ny factory, and has. The plus featured a factory installed midi interface making it amongst the. The memorymoog is a voiceassignment polyphonic synthesizer with the ability to store up to 100 patches in computer memory. Im being offered a memorymoog, not sure if its the plus version. The plus model added a basic midi implementation, a sequencer, and. The memorymoog was the last official synth, made back in 1982, to come from moog before they eventually went bankrupt and out of business.
The memorymoog is a polyphonic electronic music synthesizer manufactured by moog music from 198183, the last polyphonic synthesizer to be released by moog music before the company was sold to management and renamed moog electronics. Bought it new at the factory, shortly after they ceased production. I had wes taggart of analogics do a complete restoration about 10 operating hours ago. The legendary memorymoog plus synthesizer the fattest. Vintage moog memorymoog plus synthesizer wmidi in anvil. When the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory bank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig, commented matt fink, keyboardist for the revolution. Our rental memorymoog will arrive with an expression pedal and 12 custom patches 8799 made by our resident in house programmer, eli goss. Aug 28, 2019 the featured memorymoog plus was built at moog musics buffalo, ny factory, and has been fully restored by lauded synthesizer technician wes taggart. When the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memorybank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig. Some moog memorymoogs have a history of being unstabletuning issues, but there have been upgrades including the memorymoog plus.
The memorymoog is a polyphonic synthesizer with the classic moog sound and the ability to store up to 100 patches in memory. Heres a vintage memorymoog synthesizer in really nice condition that seems to be working well. Memorymoog users manual pdf memorymoog service manual pdf memorymoog schematics pdf memorymoog soundcharts pdf memorymoog 840 autotune pdf 10012723 only memorymoog 841a sequencermidi pdf under 3000 memorymoog 842a noise source pdf memorymoog voice card component layout gif memorymoog voice card mixer schematic gif. While comparable to other polyphonic synthesizers of the time period, such as the sequential circuits prophet5 and oberheim obx, the memorymoog. When the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory bank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig. Battery has been changed and factory patches loaded. Frankly, theres no red swedish synth, moog 1, whatever, that sounds like this thing. On the other hand, both midified regular memorymoogs i played were a pain to play, there was a. There are also some mods including a minimoog cv in mod that solves problems using midi2cv control. Vintage moog memorymoog plus lamm lintronics upgrade. Each of the six voices of the memorymoog is made up of 3 voltagecontrolled oscillators that can be set to any combination of pulse variable width, saw, and triangle waveforms and freely switched over a 4octave initial range. This instrument, originally produced from 19841985, is highly sought after by musicians and collectors worldwide.
Moog memorymoog plus keyboard synthesizer sn 2277 w interesting history via this auction this is a memorymoog plus that i bought directly from moog when i worked there as marketing manager. An upgrade to the memorymoog plus which added a 4,000 event sequencer and a primitive midi interface did little to arrest its slide from favor although, when moog music rebadged one hundred memorymoogs as the sanctuary and created a new set of factory patches suitable for religious use, they were sold with much success to churches and christian music groups. The plus version is the one that can be midified, right. This particular memorymoog, serial number 1460, has been retrofitted with midi and a sequencer, making it a memorymoog plus although the nameplate was never replaced to reflect the increased capability. The memorymoog was part of the revolutions touring rig on the purple rain, around the world in a day, and parade tours the raffle begins on august 28, 2019 at 7am et, and ends on. Roland jd800 the 64 classic factory patches duration. And the greatest thing is that my memorymoog is rock solid. It combines 100 patch memory slots hence the name with six voice polyphony to create a unique polysynth with a triple vco moog flavor. Aug 08, 2017 the bob moog foundation has announced a raffle for a vintage memorymoog plus synthesizer.
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