MATRIXSYNTH: MOOG Rogue New In Box (and Out)


Wednesday, February 07, 2007

MOOG Rogue New In Box (and Out)

You bee the judge. Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Details:
"Here is a Rogue Moog new in box. New, as in never used, still in original box & packaging along with new manual, technical service manual & power plug. Serial no. 8799. I bought a number of Moogs new from the factory in the 80s, and left some of them in storage. Have finally accepted that i won't ever use some of them, am selling off the goods.

It has been sitting in a cool, controlled storage facility since purchase. This new Rogue, accompanied by original packaging, box, manual, technical service manual and power cord deserves a home with someone who will use and appreciate it.

As far as the sound, it's great. Classic Moog that blows current synths out of the water. They'll make your speakers move. If you want the best in analog sounds, it doesn't get better than classic Moog filtering like this. I have owned all the best Moogs and the Rogue sounds fantastic, far superior to today's analog emulations and not embarassed head-to-head with more famous Moogs. Easily midied to bring it into today's productions, using existing CV & Gate jacks on the back.

Here is some info on the Rogue:

The Rogue, a "Miniaturized, cost-cutting successor" to the Moog Prodigy, is a 2-VCO, monophonic synthesizer with a 2-1/2 octave, 32-note (F-C) keyboard. Both VCOs are tunable to three octaves by a common switch. In addition, VCO2 is tunable via a knob to anywhere between a half-step below to an octave above VCO1. There is also a single switch that selects the waveform for both VCOs. A three position switch syncs VCO2 to VCO1. It can be hard synced or contoured synced, where the amount that VCO2 is synced to VCO1 is controlled by the envelope generator. The mixer section allows both VCOs and the noise generator to be mixed together, with a slider controlling each level. The mixer can be pushed to overdrive (distort) the waveforms. The filter section features variable keyboard tracking controlled by a knob, and sliders for the cutoff frequency, emphasis (resonance), and envelope amount. It also has "the pitch and mod wheels up above the keyboard, not to the left of it, along with a fine tune knob and a glide (portamento) knob." The Rogue has a single envelope generator for attack and decay, that switches to activate the sustain mode. There is also a switch that selects how the envelope affects the VCA. It can be set for either contour, keyed, or bypass (which was a simple organ-style gate).
Item in original box/packaging will be double-boxed and surround by packing materials.

Any questions don't hesitate."

Question: why did he open the box? via Dave.

3 comments:

  1. I bet those capacitors are lovin life after a couple of decades with no power!

    "I have owned all the best Moogs and the Rogue sounds fantastic"

    I wonder why he bought a Rogue if he already owned a Moog 55?

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  2. i wonder if it's better for it to just sit vs. get used over time. is there a difference?

    anyway, it seems the auction ended, but it doesn't seem to have a buyer.

    so really, I am double confused.

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  3. this thing is back on ebay.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/MOOG-ROGUE-NEW-IN-BOX-RARE_W0QQitemZ140088091561QQihZ004QQcategoryZ38071QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    $1449.00, can't say I think it is even close to worth it since those lower level moogs are currently going through a phase (may be here to stay this time) of severe over-inflation.

    the seller was pretty irate when I sent him a message asking why he was asking so much considering the the new little phattys cost less than that, are genuine moogs, similar filter/sound capabilities to a minimoog (minus 1 vco), have a memory and midi, and come with a warranty to boot!

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