via this auction"built in 1973, serial number 5339
Built in 1970, and released at the NAMM convention in 1971, Robert Moog’s Minimoog changed the course of electronic instruments forever. It was the very first compact and affordable synthesizer for musicians. Specifically designed for touring musicians, the Minimoog Model D synthesizer moved electronic music experiments from university labs out to the general public. Prior to the Minimoog synthesizers were huge modular designs that were expensive and built one at a time for large recording studios and electronic music labs. After the Minimoog, synthesizers were mass-produced making them much cheaper. The Minimoog was still able to recreate the thick warm sound of the large modular models and offered the most essential programming controls required for producing an endless variety of new sounds. The Minimoog Model D synthesizer is still regarded as the Rolls Royce equivalent of analog keyboard-based synthesizers. The Minimoog’s fat sound and unparalleled filters eventually became responsible for some of the best analog synth bass and lead sounds on the market. There were originally 13,000 minimoogs produced between 1970 and 1981. After a brief hiatus during the digital-synth craze in the 1980s, the minimoog enjoyed a resurgence of interest among musicians since the 1990s. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to purchase an earlier model. Technical Specifications: 3 Oscillators, 1 External Input, 1 Noise Source_Oscillator Waveforms: Triangular, Sawtooth, Triangular-Sawtooth Mix, Reverse Sawtooth, 3 widths of Rectangular White or Pink random waveforms_Filter: Wide-range low-pass filter with variable-height resonant peak at cut-off frequency, and 24dB/octave cutoff slope._Range of Cutoff Frequency: Continuously variable from 40Hz to 20kHz (9 octaves). Glide (portamento) 44 note keyboard_Adjustable front panel that swings up and down for proper level of comfort by user._Size (with front panel down): 28-1/4'' x 16'' x 5-1/2''_Wieght: 28 lbs."
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