Moog Micromoog 2090 Vintage Analog Mono Synthesizer SN 5231

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"The Micromoog was designed by Robert Moog and Jim Scott as a scaled-down, cheaper alternative ($650-$800 market price) to the Minimoog. It was designed to tap into a market of musicians who wanted an introduction to synthesis, but could not afford the $1,500 Minimoog. It thus is extremely basic in design. It is a monophonic synthesizer, featuring 1 variable waveshape voltage-controlled oscillator. It has a -24 dB per octave low-pass filter with envelope generator, a voltage-controlled amplifier, noise generator, sample and hold circuit, low-frequency oscillator, and modulation routing. It has a 32-note keyboard and was one of the first synthesizers to include a built-in ribbon controller, in this instance for pitch bending. The Micromoog has an audio input allowing external audio to be run through the filter and VCA. It also features the Moog Open System control inputs, a pre-MIDI control system which enabled the unit to be controlled by other Moog synthesizers."

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dr moonstien modular noise machine minis

Published on Oct 29, 2012 by drmoonstien

"modular loop station to sequence tape machines diy lofi samplers /circuit bent goodnesscircuit bent i carly keyboard and game boy for the 2012 circuit bending challenge from moog"


Update:

dr moonstien modular noise machine

Published on Oct 29, 2012 by drmoonstien

BrianPatrickLizards1226.mp4 - Circuit Bent Open Mic

YouTube via CremeDeMentia. Lizard's Liquid Lounge 12.26.09

Update via brian comnes: "the first set was a xoxbox (#150) into a Flight of Harmony PlagueBearer filter that was being tweeked by the CV out of a Moog LP201 pedal - needless to say that PlagueBearer was the bad boy in control - that was my first time with these three things together - it shows too

the circuit bending credo is that " there is no such thing as failure" and I helped prove that - Creme deMentia OTOH stole the show with his set"

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to 2011! Synth posts will follow shortly. I am still alive!!! :)
New Years is slowly becoming my favorite holiday. It is a time to start clean and move forward. It represents freedom and hope in who we are and who we want to be. We get to shake off the past and just look forward. Don't ever let yourself down, you are all that you have.

That said, New Years Eve, and for this site, New Years day, has become the one day I look back and reflect on the year. I look back on the numbers and the posts and I share that with you, the readers and contributors of the site. I think it's fun to look back and see how large this particular audience is. I like to think of us as the hardcore synth enthusiasts in the world. We all love some aspect of the art of synthesis, whether that be analog, digital, hardware, software, tonal music, atonal, noise, circuit bending, DIY, or in short, "EVERYTHING SYNTH!"

First of all, I want to thank you, the readers and contributors of the site. THANK YOU! To the readers, thank you for taking time out of your day to visit the site, and to those that spread the word on the site. To the contributors/makers of synth content, thank you for taking the time to share your hobby, and in many cases, your passion with others. Thank you to all the DIYers and manufacturers for providing these fascinating and esoteric works for us to explore. To the dealers and shops, thank you for providing an outlet for us to pick, and in many cases, try gear out. We have a very boutique interest, and because of this a relatively small market, so thank you for doing what you do.

Before I go over the stats on the site, I thought I'd share a little on what was popular over the last year and what in my opinion, posting every day, really stood out. The two break out areas in the world of synths and posts this year was no doubt the iPad and boutique modulars. This year we saw the start of the slate as a new platform not only for synthesis and sound manipulation, but also, alternative control interfaces for existing gear. On the modular front, there is no denying the surge in the number of manufacturers and modules now available, as well as the format becoming more popular amongst users, and even getting some exposure in the mainstream (see Kesha). There was a time when modular systems seemed distant and unobtainable. A modular used to be equated with a complete modular system. Now people are discovering that you don't need a full system to get started (see this post). Will it ever become fully mainstream? That's hard to tell. The biggest challenge as before is still the cost of entry - a case and power supply. If it wasn't for that, modulars would be just as popular as effects pedals, as essentially, that is what modules are.

As for the most popular individual posts, here's what Blogger had for "all time". They just started providing this feature, so I have no idea how far it actually goes back, but all posts are dated 2010, so here it is. Note I post like crazy of course, an average of 46.35 a day this year, and most people see posts on the front page. That said, this is still interesting to look at. Worth noting is both Twitter and Facebook have become much more popular, so a bit of what you are seeing here are direct click-throughs to the posts from them. What's up with the Technics SX-WSA 1R?

New Moog Voyager XL
Sep 8, 2010, 24 comments
3,349 Pageviews

Bob Dylan Goes Electronica
Jul 12, 2010, 6 comments
1,344 Pageviews

RIP Keith Barr - Founder of Alesis and MXR
Aug 25, 2010, 16 comments
1,269 Pageviews

Santa came early...
Dec 22, 2010, 6 comments
1,216 Pageviews

eml 400 ebay
Jul 20, 2010
1,125 Pageviews

TECHNICS SX-WSA 1R ACOUSTIC MODELING SYNTHESIZER
Nov 7, 2010
851 Pageviews

Moog iOS App on the Way
Oct 11, 2010, 3 comments
818 Pageviews

Something Wicked is Coming From M-Audio
Dec 20, 2010, 13 comments
780 Pageviews

Daft Punk's Modcan Modular
Nov 3, 2010, 5 comments
753 Pageviews

RIP David Hillel Wilson - Curator of the New Engla...
Aug 29, 2010, 17 comments
730 Pageviews

Total number of posts for the year? 16,917, up from 13,002 in 2009. That's an average of 46.35 posts a day. Not a single day missed.

Number of posts by year:
2010 16,917
2009 13,002
2008 10,066
2007 6,673
2006 3,871
2005 1205


3,048,111 visits came from 209 countries/territories

I think I'm still banned in some...

According to Google Analytics, the blog had 3,048,111 Visits for a whopping total of 6,988,389 Pageviews. That's up from 2,565,300 Visits (18.82%) and 5,804,265 Pageviews (20.40%). When you look at the numbers, realize this site reads like a roster of posts, it's not a multi-page forum or site that requires you to constantly click through pages to get to the info you are looking for. Everything is there on the front page or two depending on how often you visit.

Total Visits:
2010: 3,048,111
2009: 2,565,300
2008: 2,010,102
2007: 1,383,340
2006: 513,060
2005: 207,750 (via AdSense)
Total: 9,727,663

Total Page Views:
2010: 6,988,389
2009: 5,804,265
2008: 3,865,863
2007: 2,519,689
2006: 912,490
2005: 207,750 (via AdSense)
Total: 19,385,956

The numbers by country for the year:
1 United States 1180153
2 United Kingdom 266338
3 Germany 209723
4 Canada 168485
5 France 168127
6 Italy 109265
7 Sweden 90540
8 Netherlands 82509
9 Japan 72101
10 Australia 62750

Again, THANK YOU for a great year!!!

STG Soundlabs at Moogfest 2k11

via Suit & Tie Guy

"This past weekend during the Moogfest music festival in Asheville NC, due to the kind graces of the Bob Moog Foundation, I was able to set my personal Moog-format modular system (composed of STG Soundlabs and Synthesizers.com modules) up for public interaction in the "Moogaplex" venue of the festival, where the panel discussions, circuit-bending competition, and Dr Bob's Soundschool were located.

This was a rather intense weekend for me. I was able to get people in front of a system who had never seen one in person or not had the opportunity to touch one, I met customers and friends who I only interact with online finally in the flesh, and I was able to shake hands with people whose work I've admired for years as well (and even show them my work.)"

VINTAGE 1970's MOOG MICROMOOG MODEL 2090 SN 3870

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"This item is a vintage 1970's MicroMoog Analog Synthesizer Model 2090. It was made in the USA (Williamsville, NY) and it's serial number is 3870. It is a monophonic (only one note at a time) synthesizer, featuring 1 variable waveshape voltage-controlled oscillator. It has a -24dB per octave low-pass filter with envelope generator, a voltage-controlled amplifier, noise generator, sample and hold circuit, low-frequency oscillator, and modulation routing. It has a 32-key keyboard and was one of the first synthesizers to include a built-in ribbon controller, in this instance for pitch bending. The Micromoog has an audio input allowing external audio to be run through the filter and VCA. It also features the Moog Open System control inputs, a pre-MIDI control system which enabled the unit to be controlled by other Moog synthesizers."

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Raymond Scott Centennial Vinyl Figurine & CD Set

Available at raymondscott.com

via Boing Boing, via Jeff of http://raymondscott.blogspot.com/ in the comments of this post.

Note Press Pop also make the Bob Moog doll.

The small keyboard is Raymond Scott's Clavixox. The larger instrument is Raymond Scott's Electronium, video of it directly below (previously here).


Raymond Scott's Electronium

YouTube via DrRek

"As it remains in non working order in the Basement of Mark Motherbaugh's Mutato Music Offices in Hollywood, CA courtesy of http://absurdity.biz's circuit bending documentary"
Be sure to click on the labels at the bottom of this post for more. There are a lot of nuggets in there.

ARP 2600 Garbage and a Kitty

Another story to make you feel warm and fuzzy inside.
"around may of this year in seattle, there was a electronics recycling thing going on which i helped with... it was insane piles of electronic waste, all of which would be disassembled and sold as scrap. during this event i asked the guy in charge if i could have a old 'music keyboard' i found (arp 2600 + 3620keys)! (no one knew what it was but me!!!!) once home i and it was taken apart for cleaning i found it had the old 'moog filter' and was missing 1 speaker,only thing wrong with it! plus someone had modified it (8 extra holes plus toggle switch) sorta like 70s circuit bending i suppose." via anonymous.
Not sure about the cat connection, but there it is.

LAMM Moog Memorymoog SN 2396

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Moog Memorymoog Plus with the imfamous LAMM upgrade (Linntronics Advanced Memorymoog Modification - priced 7500euro, with a 20 month waitinglist)

The synth is in amazing condition, more 'mint' then 'excellent', as you can see on the pictures. Well cared for, serviced (incl recapped PSU, etc) and ships in a heavy duty pro flightcase (not pictured yet).

Sold with invoice.

Make sure to check out our other stuff!

ABOUT LINTRONICS ADVANCED MEMORYMOOG MODIFICATION (LAMM)
Designed more than twenty years ago and built by Moog Music before 1984, the Memorymoog has earned a reputation for the highest quality analog sound of any polyphonic synthesizer. However, the Memorymoog has been plagued with hardware instabilities and operating system shortcomings that have compromised its reliability and frustrated the players who have used it. Furthermore, current standards of operating system flexibility include a level of MIDI implementation that goes far beyond the feature set that has heretofore been available on the Memorymoog.

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MOOG Memorymoog L.A.M.M. - Lintronics

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"Hardware Upgrades Include:
* Five new jacks are installed on the rear expansion slot's cover plate: MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports, a 1/4" stereo output jack, a 1/4" mono output jack and a FILTER input jack. Stereo output circuitry is added. If the mono output jack is used simultaneously with the stereo output jack, then the Memorymoog's six voices are spread across the stereo field (the placement of the individual voices is fixed internally). The volume of the stereo output can be adjusted only with the programmable volume pot, and the value can be stored with each individual sound.
* An analog noise circuit is added to the stereo output board to avoid the digital loop effect of the original noise generator.
* The power supply is checked for cold solder points and defective components.
* The six voice cards are removed, checked, repaired if necessary, and modified for the Lintronics Autotune algorithm. Forty-six oscillator adjustments are replaced with high-stability precision multi-turn potentiometers. Oscillator capacitors and resistors are replaced with high stability parts.These modifications ensure the long-term stability of the oscillators.
* All system boards are removed, checked for cold solder joints, tested, and repaired if necessary. Modifications for pitch bending, modulation wheel, foot pedal, and octave signals are made. After these modifications, the cutoff frequency in Keyboard Tracking mode is not only controllable by the keyboard, but also by the transpose switch, tune control, and pitch wheel.
* The Octave Board is modified so that the setting of the octave switch can be stored on a per-sound basis.
* The Digital Board is rebuilt so that the reset switch functions reliably. Microprocessor and program ROMs are replaced with upgraded components. MIDI interface circuitry is added.
* The front panel components are removed, checked, and replaced if necessary. The front panel is cleaned, and missing or damaged knobs are replaced with original Moog parts as availability permits.
* After the upgraded circuit boards are reinstalled, the instrument is 100% tested, then allowed to burn in for 7 days, then tested again."

via Scott Metzger

Moon Rise by John L Rice

Published on Jun 29, 2015 John L Rice

"One from my archives, wow, 28 years ago! Time sure flies! :-("

What you are hearing:

"In order of appearance:

The dog/wolf howls is Roland MKS-50 preset B83 ‘Dog Bark’ I used some pitch bending on it
http://www.synthmania.com/Roland%20MKS-50/Audio/Factory%20examples/B83%20DogsBark.mp3

The ‘wind’ sound I’m pretty sure is Mini Moog Model D

The sort of gong/deep bell sound is a Roland S-10 sampler with a sample I made of part of an old coffee percolator.

The strings . . . the first strings to enter are one of the Roland MKS-50 presets but though out the piece I think there are also Roland S-10 sampler strings and possibly some from a Yamaha TX81z also?

The massive bass is Mini Moog Model D of course! ;-)

The soft bell line is a Yamaha TX81z preset I think, probably from bank D (or Roland MKS-50?)

The acoustic guitar is from a Roland S-10 sampler.

The noise burst (supposed to be 'lightning crack/thunder'! ;-) is sort of interesting. This is from a modified PAiA 4750 LFO/Noise module. I was experimenting with different noise transistors and I happened to try a zener diode that was in a transistor like package. (the noise circuit only used two of the three transistor leads so the diode was try-able) I put a switch on the front panel select the normal transistor or the zener diode. And I found that by switching to the zener would cause a burst sound that would die out in a sort of random way.

The lead solo line is Yamaha TX81z preset C20 ‘Lyrisyn’

The drums are from a Roland TR-505 drum machine, played by hand via MIDI on the Roland S-10 keyboard.

I think the only effect unit I had at the time was a Yamaha SPX90 which was used for reverb and possibly chorus on the guitar sample.

Mixing board was a Studiomaster 8 Into 4"