Moog Spectravox Oscillator Sound Demo

video upload by riotbell

"This is a simple sound demo that examines the Spectravox as an individual voice, focusing on the two VCO wave shapes and how they interact with the filter. The Spectravox is played via KB CV, CV OUT and Gate Out via the Matriarch (tutorial video by Moog below).

There's no vocoding or processing of external sounds going on here. Just the Spectravox "speaking for itself"--if that doesn't sound to corny.

I was really shocked at just how massive the pulse wave can sound in isolation for a single VCO. Likewise, it appears the Spectravox is one of the very few Moog semi-modular synths that features some sort of resonance compensation, because the bass doesn't completely drop out when cranked.

Because there's no full onboard ADSR (only decay), I still think the Spectravox functions better as an accompanying drone voice. But it's cool to hear it on its own.

Thanks for listening!"