Ohm Force has announced a fun contest – How The Minimonsta Saved The World. How it works: you make a cool track with Minimonsta before November 30th (you can use the free demo version), you send it to Ohm Force, you win cool stuff. Details here. How The Minimonsta Saved The World comic below:
Dave Cornutt, at Sequence15, has an interesting post at his site about the mystery of the first Minimoog synthesizer. Two synths appear to be contenders for the first Minimoog: The Eboard Museum in Austria has a unit that they advertise as being S/N #1001. The Audities Foundation owns one that several third parties who have… Read More The Mystery Of The First Minimoog Synthesizer
http://www.vimeo.com/1820127 This is a direct comparison between a vintage analog Moog Minimoog (1976) and a Creamware Minimax ASB, trying to use the same settings on both instruments and playing them together or one at a time. The video was recorded “live” with two cameras and a Panasonic AVE5 video mixer (I’m switching channels manually between… Read More Analog MiniMoog Vs Virtual Analog Minimax ASB
dlumenta has shared some nice photos of a vintage Moog Minimoog Model D: Designed by Robert Moog in 1970, the Minimoog Model D synthesizer is still regarded as the Rolls Royce equivalent of analog keyboard-based synthesizers. Specifically designed for touring musicians, the minimoog exported electronic music experiments from university labs out to the masses –… Read More Vintage Minimoog Model D Synth Porn
Microscopics has re-released Gas 0095 CD, a cult classic ambient electronic release. You can preview the album above, or download a free track from the album below. All pre-release orders of the Gas 0095 CD come with a free model Minimoog: The 1/8th scale model is modelled on the classic Minimoog model 204D and is pre-cut & scored by hand.
BigCityMusic is the culprit behind this frenetic hardcore synth porn jam video. It demos the Minomoog Voyager running into the Malekko Heavy Industry Assmaster. They call this octave-up fuzz “brutal”. Between the brutal Assmaster, the Fucking Fucker and the recent splooge of NSFW synth videos, though, we can pretty much kiss getting lunch-time traffic from… Read More This Assmaster Video May Get Us Banned From Your Office
Cakewalk has announced The Minimoog Tribute Expansion Pack for Rapture and Rapture LE. Created by Craig Anderton, the Minimoog Tribute Expansion Pack pays tribute to Bob Moog’s legacy. Using Rapture’s advanced engine, Craig has created a truly innovative collection that blends classic Minimoog sounds with modern synthesis. It’s hard to get excited about another virtual… Read More Cakewalk Releases Minimoog Tribute Expansion Pack
Linda at Moog sent over an update on Moog products: The MF-107 FreqBox is shipping The MF-107 FreqBox is different from other effects – the effected sound is not a processed version of your input signal, but the sound of the input signal modulating an internal oscillator. It contains a VCO with continuously variable waveshape,… Read More Moog Update
The Asheville Symphony Orchestra will honor the late Moog synthesizer creator (and Asheville resident) Robert Moog in a unique performance Saturday of Gustav Holst’s The Planets. Music director Daniel Meyer will lead a performance that features six Moog Little Phatty synthesizers playing the choral harmonies, typically performed by a six-woman choir, in Neptune, the Mystic.… Read More Asheville Symphony Orchestra To Honor Bob Moog
Arturia has created a interesting video on the Minimoog and its history. It looks at the synth’s features, famous users, Minimoog recordings and uses this as a starting point for introducing Arturia’s Minimoog V.
