Synth: Moog MiniMoog Review by: Damien Miller Summary: The ultimate fat machine! Great sound. Flakey tuning. Weird CV. Incredible filter. Years Made: 1971 to 1979(?) Polyphony: monophonic Multitimbrality: MIDI: no Other external control: CV/Gate: CV is 1.2 v/oct, although you can recalibrate it from the back panel Trigger is S-Trig Clock: Other CV: VCF cutoff, VCA Audio input: into pre-filter mixer. Attenuation knob and overload light Proprietary (DCB, etc): Programmer: Patch storage: Patch dumping (tape, MIDI, etc): Voice architecture: 3 x VCO (saw, 3 pulse widths, tri, [VC0 1+2] hybrid saw/tri, [VCO 3] rev saw) 1 x White noise generator 1 x Mixer (VCO1, VCO2, VCO3, Noise, External Audio) 1 x VCF Transistor ladder lowpass (2 ranges of key scaling, env amount) 2 x A(D)S(R) (switchable between ADS and ADR) hardwired to VCF and VCA Modulation variable between VCO 3 and white noise Sequencer/Arpeggiator: no Keyboard/rack: 3 octave Keyboard Known problems: Tuning problems, strange CV standard. Accessories: Moog Sample and Hold controller, Moog footpedal, Moog External VCO Related synths/gear: Price range: In Australia: $800AUD to $2000AUD Availability: Pretty easy to find, if you have the cash. Comments: Strengths: It has 3 very fat oscillators. The filter is excellent, great resonance. VCF and VCA CV controllable Weaknesses: Without modification you can only calibrate it to be in tune with its own keyboard *or* external (1v/oct) CV. The keyboard S+H leaks, causing the pitch to slowly droop on long notes. Overall: A true classic. Other: The CV problem can be fixed (details are at hyperreal). PWM in CVs can be added (details at http://minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au/~s9506190) /-------------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Damien Miller a.k.a s9506190@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au a.k.a Silicon Dreams | | http://minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au/~s9506190 || old addr: toado@swin.edu.au | | CAUTION: WEIRD LOAD | \-------------------------------------------------------------------------/