Moogfest 2019 Early Bird Tickets Available

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Un-boxing Bastl Kastle v1.5 mini modular synthesizer from Moogfest

Published on Jun 2, 2018 Martin Brossman

"Mini modular synthesizer that I bought at Moogfest 2018.
More resources and info on the Bastl Kastle v1.5:
Company page on it
http://www.bastl-instruments.com/kast..."

Take a Look at Moogfest 2018! Synthesizer Heaven!

Published on May 18, 2018 B and H

"AB form B&H visits Durham, NC, for Moogfest 2018. In addition to a variety of vendor exhibits and educational forums, he checks out Moog's latest synth release, the GRANDMOTHER, a semi-modular synth that packs a big sonic punch. Check it out!"

Lisa Bella Donna Live in the Moog Store

Published on May 20, 2018 Guitar Center

"Recorded live in the Moog Store by Guitar Center at Moogfest 2018, sonic sorceress Lisa Bella Donna stopped by with her Earthquaker Devices pedalboard for an improv performance with Moog’s brand new Grandmother and semi-modular synth."

Moogfest 2018 (live edit) - Modular on the Spot, Moogfest | Eurorack Modular Synthesizer

Published on May 26, 2018 Lightbath

Moogfest 2018 (live edit)
Modular on the Spot
Durham, NC
May 19, 2018

Patch notes archive available through Patreon rewards: https://patreon.com/lightbath

All hardware performance/improvisation recorded straight to 2-track and mastered Premiere with compression and eq. This performance is an edit of the full 36-minute set available exclusively on Patreon.

I'm so grateful to have been a part of Moogfest 2018. It was great to hang a bit with lightbeams Emily Sprague, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Sean Hellfritsch and to see some cats—like Waajeed and Jamire Williams—from my 'past life' as a guitarist in NYC. Thank you to Yoga After Dark and Modular on the Spot for having me.

It was an honor to play another MotS event, this time alongside Rodent, Peter Speer, Sarah Belle Reid, Jake Pugh, Jerry Kaba, and Lee Coleman. As with my first MotS experience, the vibe was one of immense support. It was so much fun to lead the audience through some air guitar moves. Truthfully, I don't know how that happened, but I'm glad it did. Thanks to all who participated!

And lastly, it was great to meet some of you IRL after my set. I also finally got to meet Richard Devine and talk shop (thanks to his wife and family for giving us some time to do so). Many thanks to Iain Smith for helping to cart my gear up the hill to the car.

Critter & Guitari - Moogfest 2018

Published on May 25, 2018 Critter & Guitari

"We ventured down to Durham, NC for Moog's annual celebration of music, conversation, and musical devices! Here's a recap of our booth scene in the Modular Marketplace.

We brought along a prototype of the forthcoming ONDA! A fully programmable instrument, kind of like the Organelle but a little different... It has multi-colored light-up keys, a built-in speaker and microphone, and battery power for easy use on the go.

All the visuals at our booth were made with the ETC. All sounds made in this video were made at Moogfest, using the ONDA, Organelle, Kaleidoloop and rain.

Thanks for inviting us, Moog! See y'all next time!"

DFAM Drum Circle at Moogfest 2018

Published on May 24, 2018 poorness studios

"I attended Moogfest 2018 and one of the coolest ideas was the DFAM drum circle. Just sit down and make a beat with 5 strangers. Fun!"

Moog Grandmother Analog Synth Moogfest 2018 Limited Edition w/Jean Jacket Cert.

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"Moog Grandmother synth, brand new. One of 500 made to coincide with Moogfest 2018. Includes Moogfest 2018 badge on side of synth. Also includes certificate for free embroidered Moog jean jacket w/proof of purchase.

Brand new. Opened to check and ensure all is functioning as it should, then placed back in box with all original packing materials, manuals, patch cables (6), power cable.

NOTE: Jacket requires sending in proof of purchase and selecting jacket size. It requires proof of purchase. I can include original Guitar Center receipt with sale to facilitate ordering jacket, but working out the details to get the jacket is up to you and Moog."

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Happy Birthday Bob Moog from Moog Music & Herb Deutsch

"Today would have been Bob Moog's 84th birthday. We were lucky enough to share a moment with Bob's lifelong friend and collaborator, Herbert A. Deutsch, at Moogfest last weekend to celebrate.

Happy birthday Bob--

Love,
Your friends at Moog"

MoogFest 2018: Sub-Harmonicon Classroom Drone Session

Published on May 23, 2018 JAkoGreyshire

"This is my first patch with the MoogFest 2018 Sub-Harmonicon.
I just used a bit of background noise reduction to take away the noise of the large classroom we were in... Many thanks to the people at Moog music, everyone that helps make the MoogFest possible and a Mega-Ultra-Gigantic Thanks to Steve Dunnington for all his hard work. Thanks bro!

The Moog Sub-harmonicon is a combination of two electronic instruments.

A quote from the Moog Music email: "A brand-new electronic instrument inspired by the Trautonium, the Rythmicon, and the Schillinger System"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythmicon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trautonium

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schillinger_System

This synth is deep... It can do lots of different things.. Fast, slow, simple, and complex..."

Moogfest 2018 Synth T by RUNAWAY

Cool design by RUNAWAY

"Moogfest celebrated its third year in Durham this past weekend and its third year working with Runaway. 2018's merch collaboration features a mix of hand-drawn contour drawings and diagrams from Moog synth instruction manuals from the 1970s. To top off the release we partnered with The Lot Radio to livestream musical performances and interviews from Moogfest artists directly from our flagship location over the course of 3 days. Great vibes all weekend long."

Moog Grandmother sound test and popup factory tour

Published on May 21, 2018 loopop

"In this video we get to know the people and process behind building Moog's new Grandmother synth, as well as get a taste of what it sounds like.

Like Moog's Mother-32, Grandmother is a semimodular analog synthesizer. But Grandmother has a few new tricks up her sleeve: a classic spring reverb (we get to see the spring in this video!), two oscillators, faithful reproductions of Moog's vintage modular components, hard sync, a keyboard and more.

In this video I test the sounds of a few of these new components, as well as get a factory tour for an inside look on how Grandmother is built. Moog relocated Grandmother's production line from Ashville to Durham for Moogfest."

Sensory Percussion w/ DFAM live at Moogfest 2018

Published on May 21, 2018 Mason Self

"I've been really excited about using Sensory Percussion to control / play / interact with a modular set up. Stoked to have the opportunity to demonstrate some of my ideas alongside Sunhouse at Moogfest this year.

This is a short piece I performed to demo some possibilities. My goal was not just to play some synths on the side while using SP, but to really blend the craft of drumming and synthesis. I'm using MIDI from Sensory Percussion, translating it to CV, and using that to play the DFAM.

Translated to CV, the Controls from Sensory Percussion (timbre, velocity, speed) become modulation sources. I'm using those modulators to control VCO EG, VCF EG, VCA EG, and VCO pitch on the Moog DFAM.

I'm also using modulation from Sensory Percussion to navigate the Make Noise Rene. The quantized pitch out from Rene is getting summed with different Midi Note values from the rim tip and rim shoulder of the snare via Make Noise Maths, allowing me to flexibly modulate the sequence every time I go to a new chord."

Modular On The Spot - Moogfest 2018

Published on May 20, 2018 poorness studios

"I went to Moogfest in 2018 and got some footage during the Modular on the Spot event. It was raining buckets, but that didn't stop the music. Enjoy this summary of 6 performances that took place on 5/19/18.

Jerry Kaba @ 0:12
Sarah Belle Reid @ 0:49
Jake Pugh @ 1:51
Eric Rodent Cheslak @ 3:02
Pete Speer @ 4:19
Lightbath @ 5:20"

Moogfest 2018 | Spatial Sound :. Live Stream

Last streamed live on May 1, 2017 Moogfest

Bookmark this page and check back for performances.

"Watch all the one-of-a-kind performances from Moogfest's flagship Spatial Sound programming, featuring the revolutionary A3 sound array by Meyer sound, with sets by Mouse on Mars, Jon Hopkins, Jenny Hval, Author & Punisher, Suzanne Ciani, and more."

Half-built Moog Subharmonicon: here's what it sounds like

Published on May 18, 2018 loopop

"Here's what a half built Moog Subharmonicon sounds like (thru some reverb), after part one of the Engineer Workshop at Moogfest."

New ONDA from Critter & Guitari at Moogfest

"Take one of the first looks at the ONDA, a new musical instrument computer from Critter & Guitari that runs patches that can mimic a variety of behaviors, from simple synths to complex algorithmic generators.

With an open platform as it’s base, it possesses the potential to grow a community of artists creating and sharing their own patches with one another."

Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso at the Moog Pop Up Factory Moogfest

Last night, @Moogfest neighbor and 1/2 of @sylvanesso, Nick Sanborn, stopped by the #MoogPopUpFactory while we were still setting up for an impromptu #synth session 🎶 pic.twitter.com/HqpWHgY38r

— Moog Synthesizers (@moogmusicinc) May 17, 2018

Touché & Moog - Expressive E Coming to Moogfest 2018

Published on May 16, 2018 Expressive E

"Composed & Performed by Arthur Bouflet.

To promote Expressive E's presence at the 2018 edition of the Moogfest, and to showcase the collaborative possibilities of Touché and Moog products, this video demonstrates some great sounds created using Touché connected to classic synthesizers from the Moog range.

Thanks to built-in USB, CV and MIDI connections, Touché can be tightly integrated to both hardware and software synths, as shown in the video with a Subsequent 37, the Model D iOS app, and a DFAM, all from Moog.

This video also lets us see a custom wooden skin for Touché, labeled with a golden “Moogfest 2018” logo on it. This custom skin will be available as an add-on for each purchase of a Touché at the Moogfest - Units will be available on sale, at the “Modular Marketplace” inside the festival."

Moog Grandmother Moogfest 2018 First Sounds by Simeon Peebler

Published on May 15, 2018 Simeon Peebler

"Tinkering with the Moog Grandmother Moogfest 2018 edition; sorry for the level changes, routed audio directly into camera. This handful of minutes tinkering around demonstrates a wide range of sounds with the default circuits and controls in place, but I feel like I barely scratched the surface of what's possible. Sturdy construction, great feeling full-size keys. The instruction manual, which I cracked after making this video, is super helpful. Can't wait to get this rolling with my other mod and semi-mod synths. Love the easy to read labels and knobs worth a thousand words."