Synthesizing with Moog | Lesson 6: Original Soundtrack

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Synthesizing with Moog

"The soundtrack from the sixth episode of Synthesizing with Moog carries the lesson as we look at how to create harmonics using basic waveshapes through processes such as Frequency Modulation (FM), Amplitude Modulation (AM), and distortion effects like saturation and wavefolding.

We hope you enjoy this music created by Moog electronic musical instrument experts Max Ravitz ( / patriciaaa ) and Gunnar Haslam ( @lasynthesehumaine6932 ).

0:00 - Ops and Algos / Max Ravitz
3:13 - Sum and Difference / Max Ravitz
7:37 - Winds / Max Ravitz
12:22 - Music for Pharmacies / Gunnar Haslam
15:07 - Speculative Histories / Gunnar Haslam"

The Most Misunderstood Knob On Your Synth

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"Allow me to demystify one of synthesis’ most misunderstood controls: the resonance knob. Using a variety of examples, I’ll show you how adjusting resonance can add character, while also explaining how the loss of bass as you turn it up can even substitute for a high-pass filter.

Resonance can be used for vocal-like effects by creating a fixed-frequency formant in the filter, or by controlling the filter with an ADSR envelope generator to shape percussive attacks at the front of a sound.

Then I take things further by making subtle changes to the filter’s attack envelope, revealing how a sound can 'speak' with even more personality.

This video is perfect for synth learners or anyone looking to unlock the full creative potential of resonance!"

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Moog Geddy Lee Minimoog Model D 44-Key Monophonic Synthesizer w/ Original Box SN GLMD 0551

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1970-1971 Moog Minimoog "RA Moog" Model D - (Player Grade / Replaced Components) Serial No. 1117

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"If you’re looking for an RA Moog–era Minimoog Model D on a budget, this is a great opportunity. The previous owner replaced all four of the original mainboards with new units from SynthRestore.co.uk; unfortunately, the original boards have been lost to time. While this does impact the instrument’s value from a collector’s standpoint, it is fully functional and performs reliably.

The exterior cabinet is in excellent condition and may have been rebuilt or replaced, along with a fresh set of knobs. Overall, it’s a fantastic player’s instrument with vintage character at a more accessible price.

Serial No. 1117"

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Moog Memorymoog (Model 345A) w/ Kenton MIDI Kit - Serviced SN 2563

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"The Moog Memorymoog Model 345A is an early-production version of Moog’s flagship six-voice, three-oscillator-per-voice analog polysynth from the early 1980s. It delivers the same massive, layered sound the Memorymoog is known for, combining classic Moog filters with extensive modulation. The 345A designation mainly reflects internal production labeling rather than a feature difference. Today, it’s regarded as one of the most powerful and collectible analog polysynths ever built. This one was just serviced by our in-house technician...

Service notes:

-Installed kenton midi retrofit kit
-Modified bottom panel and keybed frame as per instructions
-Fitted midi jacks and push button switch to reaer panel
-Recalibrated entire unit and bench tested for several hours"

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Music is such a strange language | synth jam

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"'One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.' (Bob Marley)

Whatever the style, whatever the reason, music unites us under the same banner, the same freedom, the same language. A unique, universal and strange language.

Headphones 🎧 recommended

My Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MAeb...
My Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/"

MOOG Messenger Sequencer, Arppegiator, & Spectravox Feedback

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Playlist:

1. Messenger | Sequencer Functionality

Messenger features a deep generative sequencer with functionality inspired by Muse. With features like Note Pool paired with Note Probability, Gate probability, and the ability to store a unique sequence per-patch, Messenger’s sequencer provides an intuitive way to build up complex melodic sequences that can spin off into new permutations at the touch of a button.

2. Messenger | Arppegiator Functionality

Messenger features an extremely flexible arpeggiator with functionality inspired by the arp found in Muse. With the ability to chose both traditional or newer advanced note movement patterns, program rhythms, and the option to store a unique arp style per-patch, Messenger’s arpeggiator is a powerful tool for music composition and developing new song ideas.

3. Messenger | Spectravox Feedback

In this video we look at how to use Spectravox and Messenger together to create feedback tones verging on the edge of destruction.

Spectravox is a flexible signal processor which adds lots of sonic character to any signal we patch into it. Using a basic sound from Messenger we can add distortion and saturation using Spectravox's pre-amp section as well as deep modulated phaser tones with its ten filters. Messenger's control voltage output allows us to control parameters of Spectravox (in this case the Spectral Shift LFO rate) using Messenger's keyboard. Later, we look at tying Spectravox and Messenger together in a feedback loop - patching the headphone output of Messenger to the Program input of Spectravox, the Program output of Spectravox to its Carrier Input, and then the output of Spectravox to the External Input of Messenger. With careful balance of the EXT IN/FB control and various parameters on both Spectravox and Messenger, a whole new world of gnarly and nonlinear feedback tones opens up.

VoxModula TipTop Buchla Demos

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Playlist:

1. Polyrhythmic Motion – TipTop Audio Buchla 245t / 281t

A 4-minute modular improvisation exploring the interaction between The Tiptop Audio Buchla 245t and the 281t — where sequential voltage triggers envelopes, generating evolving polyrhythms and shifting patterns.

Recorded live, no overdubs, no post-processing.

Modules used:
• TipTop Audio Buchla 245t Sequential Voltage Source
• TipTop Audio Buchla 281t Quad Function Generator
• TipTop Audio Buchla 258t Dul Oscillator

Part of VoxModula Archives — a growing collection of modular sound fragments and explorations.

🎧 Best experienced on headphones.

2. Tiptop Buchla + Strymon El Capistan Live Modular Loop Performance / VoxModula #02

A live modular improvisation exploring the Strymon El Capistan as a looping delay.

The sound slowly folds into itself — echoes become layers, layers become memory.

Recorded in one take.
No editing, no overdubs.

3. Exploring FM Synthesis on Tiptop Buchla 258t + 259t | Live Patch Talk

In this video I explore FM synthesis on the Tiptop Buchla 258t and 259t, using the 245t sequencer to modulate pitch and rhythm, and the 266t for random voltages. It’s a li

ve patch talk — I build the sound and explain what happens in real time, fit's my first video like, hopefully you will like it.

Let me know if you would be interested in more videos like this.
If you want the audio files and detailed photos of the patch please reach out and I can send them to you.

🎛️ Modules used:
• Tiptop Buchla 258t Dual Oscillator
• Tiptop Buchla 259t Complex Oscillator
• Tiptop Buchla 245t Sequential Voltage Source
• Tiptop Buchla 266t Source of Uncertainty

🎧 Patch focus: FM synthesis, modulation routing, random CV and sequence interaction.

And two featuring Moog for good measure:

Playlist:

1. Short Ambient Moog Grandmother Performance (40s Demo)

A short ambient performance using the Moog Grandmother, exploring smooth analog tones, slow modulation, and spatial delay textures.

Recorded live in one take — with external effects, Zoom Ms-70 CDR, Grandmother’s raw sound shaped into a soft, floating atmosphere.

🎛️ Gear used:
• Moog Grandmother (analog synth)
• Internal spring reverb & Zoom Ms70 CDR delay

2. VoxModula Archives – The Beginning of an Archive

Hi, this is the first video of VoxModula Archives. VoxModula is an ongoing collection of sonic fragments — recordings where synthesis meets the quiet presence of the surrounding world.

Each piece is an observation of sound as a living material: unstable, imperfect, shaped by voltage and time.

The project does not aim to perform or entertain, but to document the space between intention and accident — where tone becomes memory, and noise becomes evidence of existence.

These works are presented without manipulation or spectacle, as if retrieved from an open archive of moments.

Nothing here is fixed.
Everything breathes.

MOOG THEREMINI DESKTOP THEREMIN

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MOOG SUBHARMONICON SEMI-MODULAR POLYRHYTHMIC ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

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Vintage Moog Synthesizers - Catalog & Brochures

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Moog Synthesizers vintage catalog via this Reverb listing

"Original Moog Synthesizers catalog, probably printed in the late 70s. It has four pages, printed on both sides and it's written in English language. It contains short information about the following models: Multimoog, Micromoog, Minimoog Model D, Taurus Pedals, Polymoog Synthesizer and Keyboard models, Signal Processors, Accessories, Synamp and Studio Systems."

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Moog Geddy Lee Model D Minimoog w/ Original Box & Materials

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"Moog Geddy Lee Model D Minimoog. Excellent new condition as I received it when I bought it new. Note that any blemishes (considered normal for production) in the red are in the wood. This is me being extremely picky, but I want to mention it. See the pics."

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Synthesizing with Moog | Lesson 6: Carrier

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Synthesizing with Moog

"In the 1970s, composer John Chowning used early computers to experiment with extreme vibrato effects. Modulating the pitch of a sound with an LFO gives a nice vibrato, but raise the frequency of the LFO into the audio rate and all of a sudden dense new textures are created. In this episode we look at how to create harmonics using basic waveshapes through processes such as Frequency Modulation (FM), Amplitude Modulation (AM), and distortion effects like saturation and wavefolding.

Written, hosted, filmed, and produced by our team of electronic musical instrument experts, this new seven-part educational video series makes learning the fundamentals of synthesis accessible, engaging, and inspiring for anyone curious about science, music, and how the two worlds converge. We set out to create a series that brings you as much technical knowledge as it does entertainment and joy as you watch each episode!

We invite you to follow along with us at home with a printable worksheet corresponding to the contents of each weekly episode. https://inmusic.to/bdhnff3m

Creator, writer, and host: Chris Miller
Director and editor: Paul Shaver
Producers: Max Ravitz and Chris Miller
Director of Photography: Paul Shaver
Music: Max Ravitz and Gunnar Haslam
Graphics and Animations: Ryan Ford
Special thanks to Ana Rome
Filmed on location at Schneidersladen Apotheke, Berlin"

The #1 Reason Your Basslines Don’t Hit

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"Ever wonder why your basslines don’t hit the way they should? I’ve seen the same problem for decades—and in this video, I’ll show you the #1 reason it happens and exactly how to fix it.

I’ll walk you through some of the techniques I’ve used on hit records and film scores over the last 40 years—techniques you can apply on any synth to make your basslines punch harder and stand out in your tracks.

Whether you’re editing presets or creating your own sounds from scratch, I’ll show you how to craft memorable, expressive bass tones that fit the song and move people.

For a deeper understanding of these techniques and to learn about all the classic synth modules check out my method Think Like a Synth, my online course that helps you break free from presets and truly understand to create sounds that payoff in your music."

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Reminder: Minimoog Prototype Exhibit, Erik Norlander Keyboard Sale Price Drop, Mini Minimoogs & More

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Minimoog Prototype Exhibit At the Moogseum This Weekend Only!

The anticipation is almost over! We are thrilled to be hosting the Minimoog Prototype Exhibit at the Moogseum, this weekend only, in partnership with the Museum of Music Technology (MMT). The exhibit will feature four ultra rare Minimoog prototypes from 1969, 1970, and 1971, as well as a host of related artifacts from the Bob Moog Foundation Archives.

We are honored to have JoE Silva, author of The Minimoog Book: The Synthesizer That Changed Music Forever: Sounds, Stories, and Technology join us throughout the weekend of the exhibit. He'll be on hand to delve into the history of the Minimoog with exhibit attendees and sign books in the Moogseum store.

We're excited to share a new addition to the exhibit. MMT will be bringing Minimoog serial number 1016 (the sixteenth Minimoog ever produced out of 12,269 units), which was purchased in 1971 by none other than David VanKoevering, the marketing genius behind the early Minimoog sales. David's Minimoog will be available for exhibit attendees to play and explore. Come get you hands on this incredible piece of synthesizer history!

Finally, be sure to take advantage of the morning tours with our executive director, Michelle Moog-Koussa. Michelle will be delving into Minimoog history as it is conveyed through the main gallery of the Moogseum. She doesn't give tours often, so take advantage of this opportunity. The tours are available for a small fee for any exhibit attendee.

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tangerine dream - 3 rotcaf neila (chandra)

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moog one
minimoog d
summit novation
matrixbrute
xf 8
space eventide

Moog BFAM Brother From Another Mother

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Bluetech ft. Lisa Bella Donna - Chronos Empire Of Rust (Official Video)

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"A meditation on impermanence and time.

Music & Video by Bluetech, with Moog synthesizer and additional audio production by Lisa Bella Donna.
Mastering by Shawn at audibleoddities.com

Find more of Lisa Bella Donna's music here - https://lisabelladonna.bandcamp.com/"

Synthesizing with Moog | Lesson 5: Original Soundtrack

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"The soundtrack from the fifth episode of Synthesizing with Moog invites you to dive deep into the basics of modulation, using Low Frequency Oscillators (LFOs) and envelopes to modulate pitch, timbre, and amplitude, and harnessing the power of randomness to add unpredictable elements to our sounds.

We hope you enjoy this music created by Moog electronic musical instrument experts Max Ravitz ( / patriciaaa ) and Gunnar Haslam ( @lasynthesehumaine6932 ).

0:00 - Balearic Winds / Gunnar Haslam
4:30 - Circuits In Order / Max Ravitz
7:58 - Not Land / Max Ravitz
12:08 - Sus VHS / Gunnar Haslam
14:20 - Terl's Turmoil / Max Ravitz"

Moog | Notice of Discontinuation of Service

via inMUSIC - Modified on: Fri, 26 Sep, 2025 at 6:00 AM:

"Moog Music is no longer able to offer spare parts or service for the following products:

500 Series Delay
500 Series Ladder Filter
Little Phatty
Minifooger Pedals
Moog Guitar
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MP-201
Piano Bar
Slim Phatty
Taurus 3
Voyager
VX-351
VX-352

If you need service on one of these products, please REQUEST AN RMA and send the instrument to the factory in Asheville, NC for a component level repair.

We cannot guarantee a complete repair, but our service technicians will work with each customer to determine the best path forward."