New Exhibit Honors Herb Deutsch, Who Helped Design The Moog Synthesizer

History of Electronic Music: Hofstra University Professor Emeritus of Music Herb Deutsch will be honored for his years of service to the University and his place in music history in a special ceremony on April 14, 2010, at 11:15 a.m. The ceremony will see the unveiling of a display featuring the Moog synthesizer, co-created by… Read More New Exhibit Honors Herb Deutsch, Who Helped Design The Moog Synthesizer

Virtual Moog LIttle Phatty Analog Synthesizer

Xhun Audio has introduced LittleOne – a virtual emulation of the Moog Little Phatty analog synthesizer. Description: LittleOne emulates every component of the Little Phatty (oscillators, filter, envelopes, LFO …), preserving the original frequency responses and frequency ranges. The result is an analog-sounding instrument – all in the digital domain. In addition to the Little… Read More Virtual Moog LIttle Phatty Analog Synthesizer

Who Needs Synths? Recreate Pink Floyd Classics With Effect Pedals

Bill Ruppert of Electro Harmonix is back with another impressive Effectology demo – this time recreating Welcome to the Machine with effects pedals, an electric shaver and a phone. The original recording, from the 1975 album Wish You Were Here, used an EMS VCS 3, ARP String Ensemble and Mini-Moog synthesizers. Ruppert used a boatload… Read More Who Needs Synths? Recreate Pink Floyd Classics With Effect Pedals

The Realistic Concertmate Moog MG-1 (Video)

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9AA9DD8A001675B7 This series of videos, by Marc Doty, takes a look at the Realistic MG-1 Synthesizer – a vintage analog synthesizer that was distributed by Radio Shack under their “Realistic” brand name. Arguably a Moog synthesizer, it was a very odd synth – part monophonic, part polyphonic. But it was capable of great sounds, as… Read More The Realistic Concertmate Moog MG-1 (Video)