images via this auction"Produced: 1982-1985
The Memorymoog is a polyphonic synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music from 1982 to 1985, the last synthesizer to be released by the company. The Memorymoog was capable of storing 100 preset sounds whereas most memory-enabled synthesizers before it could store only a much smaller number of presets. While not as polyphonic as the Polymoog which featured unlimited polyphony, the Memorymoog is sonically superior, & often described as like having six Minimoogs in one unit. Each of the six polyphonic voices of the Memorymoog is made up of three VCOs that can be set to pulse, saw, or triangle waveforms and switched between octaves. Each voice also has its own VCF. All 18 oscillators can be set for monophonic playing for powerful leads and basslines. An independent LFO allows modulation, while vco-3 can also be used for modulation. It is possible, with concentrated programming, to emulate some acoustic & electric instruments quite accurately, quite surprising for a "traditional" synthesizer. The Memorymoog uses Curtis CEM 3340 chips as opposed to the standard Moog oscillators and the sound quality of the instrument is often unfairly criticized for this reason. It is still capable of dominating any mix it is used in. Stock Memorymoogs are prone to problems, notably missing or stuck voices, or auto-tuning failures. A later version, the Memorymoog+, is capable of taking a MIDI retrofit and also features a basic polyphonic sequencer."
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