The latest Sonic Lab review takes an in-depth look at the Moog Muse, the latest flagship synthesizer from Moog Music.

Host Nick Batt explores the architecture of the Muse, the synth’s performance capabilities and shares his thoughts on its pros and cons. Plus, PWM!

Moog positions the Muse as a ‘best of the best’ synth keyboard. The Muse combines discrete oscillators derived from the Minimoog Voyager, a saturating mixer inspired by the classic CP3 mixer, dual transistor ladder filters, and stereo discrete VCAs inspired by Moog Modular circuits.

This synth voice is paired with digital controls, including a 64-step sequencer with sequence chaining, parameter recording, and probabilistic editing, as well as a powerful arpeggiator and chord memory.

Batt says that he’s “rather impressed with the Moog Muse”, adding “It’s a lot of money, but you’re getting a lot of Moog.”