The latest Mylar Melodies is a sponsored demo of the new Moog Muse.
While the video is part of Moog’s marketing blitz for the new synth, host Alex Theakston does a good job of focusing on the basic sound of the Muse, exploring circular FM, modulation possibilities, effects, bi-timbrality, the arpeggiator, chord mode & the sequencer.
No presets are used in hour-long video, so it offers a good sense of Muse’s sound design possibilities.
Topics covered:
00:00 Triumphant Opening Vibes
00:43 Is the basic sound good?
06:31 3-Osc Pads
08:05 What are the FM capabilities?
16:14 What are the modulation possibilities?
25:09 RND Trigs – randomise everything!
29:41 Slewing Aftertouch
31:26 Are the Effects Good?
36:21 Should I care about Bi-Timbrality?
44:34 Should I care about the Arpeggiator?
50:29 Should I care about Chord Mode?
55:41 Chord Mode Jam 2
1:00:25 Why should I care about the Sequencer?
1:08:27 Another little Sequence Jam
1:11:26 Final Jam
7:25
Super clean 3 osc pads!!!!
Isn’t it 2 oscillators on the Muse?
Sounds almost as good as Synapse Audio Software The Legend HZ
It’s 2024. Why are we still being offered synths by major players with just eight-voice polyphony like 40-50 years ago?
Analog still has its limits, this 8 voice 3 oscillators and 2 filters per voice must be already hot and a little noisy, and costly to manufacture/design/support. In many ways this is a masterpiece
Hmm. (shakes fist at cloud)
its 2023
Measured by an external body, last year’s light. True.
8 voices seems to be the sweet spot although if you have a bi-timbral 16 is great for stacking patches. I played around with adjusting voices on some VIs and found that in most cases it was overkill. Adding to the expense tacked on to expanding voices on a hardware synth, it’s not worth it. The flop of the Moog One might have made them shy away from it as well.
8 voices is plenty for an analog poly largely aimed at live play. As thick as a Moog is to begin with, 10 voices could often get too muddy. I’ve heard some great pluck and percussion sounds from it, sure, but c’mon, its Stadium Rock in a box, with honking big pads. Besides, its bi-timbral, so you can sequence pretty easily for that big KAPOW! effect. Seems like a well-enhanced Memorymoog 2024 to me.
i bet this synth would be great for some borat disco dance
Not a Moog it is by InMusic. Two different companies & now these machines are made in Taiwan. No thanks! The first synth carrying the logo not made in USA. Better if it was just not branded and called InMuse instead!