Vintage 1970's Moog MiniMoog Model D SN 4440

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"This is a working unit and all knobs and keys operate. The control panels still have the original factory protective plastic covering. The unit has normal cosmetic wear and scratches on the cabinet sides, but can be refinished easily. The metal rear flap for the control panel tilt has a brushed/cleaned area. This was necessary to remove the social security number of the original owner, (remember back in the day you marked your valuables with your SS#). The oscillators sound good, but the bus bar and some knob controls will need cleaning. Some keys will also need to be adjusted. I'm not the expert on Moog restoration, but I believe a person familiar with the brand won't have any problems bringing this unit back to 100 percent.

Included with this auction is a Sound Chart by Tom Rhea to get you started..."

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Original Sonic Six Owners Manual & Sonic V & VI Technical Service Manual

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Owner's manual via this auction

"This is an original spiral bound owners manual (not a copy) published by Moog Music when they were in Williamsville, NY. It was written by Tom Rhea, PhD. In good condition (for its age) with no written notes on the 70 pages contained. A great compliment to you Sonic Six owners who want the original manual and not a copy."

Service manual with schematics via this auction.

"Moog Sonic V and VI Service Manual in good condition. This is an original manual (not a copy) for those that insist on having the real deal, especially if you own one! This edition was published in 1978. All 29 pages intact and clean with no written notes."

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Vintage Moog Minimoog Model D Synthesizer with Original Sound Charts Patch Book by Tom Rhea

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Patch settings pictured below:

The Moog Sound
Moon Chord
The T.L.R. Sound
Hindemoog

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1973 MOOG MUSIC MINIMOOG MODEL D with Original Suitcase

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"It has just been serviced, calibrated and PAT-tested by James Walker at Synth Repair Services. The keyboard contacts, pots and switches have been cleaned and the power supply recapped. It has been converted from 110v to 240v operation (this is easily reversible).

Dating from late 1973, this instrument is in excellent original condition - it has the early oscillator and filter boards (many of the pcbs are RA Moog boards). It comes in the original suitcase (which is missing its original foam - presumably long since deteriorated) and has a full complement of original literature: owner's manual, Tom Rhea Sound Charts booklet and unused user patch charts tear-off pad - all in excellent condition."

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Vintage New Unsold Moog Sonic Six Synth SN 1753

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"Up for auction is a Vintage Moog Sonic Six synthesizer. It has been thoroughly cleaned and checked and is in perfect working order. This is an absolutely unique item with a very interesting history. This is the last brand new Moog synthesizer in existence, the last new Moog to leave the factory, and the last Moog Sonic Six synthesizer ever produced.

When Moog ceased operations in 1993, Tim Smith and Dave Weyer , on a tip from Tom Rhea, purchased the remaining inventory from the Moog factory and had it shipped to Montana. The inventory consisted of one completed Sonic Six unit , three that had failed quality control , owner and service manuals ( I will make a copy and include these ) , some circuit boards and power supplys for various models including the MemoryMoog , MultiMoog , PolyMoog , and several boxes of miscellaneous parts. Moog stopped production of the Sonic Six in 1979. The Sonic Sx listed here , the last completed unit , sat on the production line until 1993, and after leaving was kept in Tim Smith's warehouse until his passing in 2001.

Tim Smith was the Western Regional Tech Rep for Sequential Circuits , Arp, Moog and also contributed to the famous Vintage Synthesizers book and articles in Keyboard Magazine. Tim was an expert at repairing all kinds of synthesizers and electronics and over the years became friends with many notable synth designers and gurus ; Bob Moog , Tom Rhea , John Simonton , and Stanley Jugleib to name a few. Dave Weyer is more well known as the amp guru at West Coast Organ and Amp in Hollywood California . His amplifier mods and repaiirs were enjoyed by many well known musicians including Neil Young, John Lennon, and Jimi Hendrix. Tim and Dave also happened to purchase the remaining inventory of Arp and ElectroComp the same year..."

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MOOG PRODIGY OWNERS MANUAL By Tom Rhea

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Raymond Scott Radio Special Featuring Jeff E. Winner, Thom Rhea & More

"To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Raymond Scott's music, Brian Carpenter will host a live 3-hour WZBC radio special on Friday, November 16th, at 7pm EST. Co-hosted by Jeff E. Winner (me) of the RS Archives, and Tom Rhea (Berklee, MOOG Music), with special guests: J.G. Thirlwell (FOETUS, STEROID MAXIMUS), DJ SPOOKY, Stu Brown, Will Friedwald, Daniel Goldmark, Irwin Chusid, David Harrington (KRONOS QUARTET), and more. LISTEN HERE: http://wzbc.org/ -or- tune your boombox to 90.3 FM.

http://raymondscott.blogspot.com/2012/10/live-wzbc-radio-special-with-irwin.html"

via Jeff E. Winner on Facebook

Update via Jeff E. Winner in the comments: "• LISTEN HERE: The show can now be streamed from its permanent home: http://briancarpenter.net/content/radio-webcasts-imaginationandinnovation.html"

Bob Moog Foundation Commemorates Sixth Anniversary

YouTube Published on Aug 20, 2012 by moogfoundation

"Bob Moog's legacy lives on in the rock stars and panelists at Moogfest 2011. Find out why Bob's extraordinary legacy deserves to be carried forward.

Featuring: Moby, Wayne Coyne, Diego Stocco, Eric Persing, Bryan Bell, Dick Hyman, Terry Riley, David Borden, Joel Cummins, Alan Vega and Torley."

"Asheville, NC - August 20, 2012 - Tomorrow marks seven years since beloved synthesizer inventor Bob Moog passed away in 2005. It has also been six years since his family formally established the non-profit Bob Moog Foundation. The BMF continues to advance Bob’s legacy by announcing several recent projects ranging from educational videos to a Web page tracing the history of synthesizers. The “Moogmentum” that the BMF initiated in the summer of 2006 continues picking up steam.

In cooperation with macProVideo.com, the Bob Moog Foundation introduces a tutorial series titled The Foundation of Synthesis with Marc Doty. Six videos cover the History of Synthesis; Oscillators; Filters; Control Voltage; VCAs, Ring Modulation, and S&H; and Applied Synthesis. Education specialist Doty, best known for his YouTube-based synth instruction, has created custom animations and uses a variety of instruments to demonstrate these six concepts. In addition, keyboardist Erik Norlander makes an appearance to give a brief tour of his massive modular synthesizer affectionately known as the Wall of Doom. The first three videos from this exclusive series will be available on August 23 for individual downloads or to monthly or annual macProVideo.com subscribers. A large portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the BMF.

A new promotional video, produced by Flying Pig Studios in Asheville, highlights the Bob Moog Foundation’s unquenchable desire to inspire innovation and ignite creativity. It features performers and panelists from last year’s edition of the annual music festival held in Bob’s honor, Moogfest 2011. Musicians such as Moby, Dick Hyman, and Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips talk about Bob Moog’s lasting impact on the world of music and the importance of continuing his legacy. You can view the video at http://youtu.be/VO-9JtN5-a0. [embed above]

This week the BMF is also releasing free online video coverage of “History of the Minimoog,” one of the most spirited and informative panel discussions of Moogfest 2010. Watch and learn as legendary Moog collaborators Bill Hemsath, Tom Rhea, Dave Van Koevering, and Herb Deutsch discuss their individual roles in developing the Minimoog synthesizer in 1970 as part of a team effort with Bob Moog.

Anyone who has researched the history of synthesizers knows how frustrating it can be to find consistently reliable information. As part of the Foundation’s relentless effort to rid the world of misinformation, the BMF announces its comprehensive Timeline of Synthesis, which will be posted on its website beginning this week.

Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool is making news, too, with its ongoing mission to teach the science of sound through the magic of music. After concluding its pilot program in 8 Asheville second-grade classrooms this past spring, DBSS is expanding to 25 classrooms in Asheville and Buncombe County schools for the 2012–2013 school year. Using traditional and electronic musical instruments with custom educational materials, the BMF plans to expand DBSS to 100 classrooms in North and South Carolina by 2014.

For more information and announcements, visit www.bobmoogfoundation.org."

1974 Sound Setting Charts for Moog Minimoog

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"1974 Booklet of Sound Charts for Moog Minimoog Model D

A 32 page booklet from Moog Music by Tom Rhea that features various sound settings for Moog's Minimoog synthesizer Model D. Utilizes Minimoog faceplate diagrams with marked positions and numerical settings. Plus, additional notes and comments.

Sounds include: Electric Guitar, Bass/Treble - Balalaika (Mandolin) - Shamisen (Chinese Plucked Instrument) - Harpsichord - Electric Piano - Violin - Viola - Cello - Bass Viol, Bowed - Bass Viol, Plucked - Piccolo - Flute - Recorder Family - Clarinet (Bass Clarinet) - Oboe - Bassoon (English Horn) - Trumpet - Horn - Trombone (Jazz) - Tuba - Xylophone - Temple Blocks - Drum Roll - Bass Drum - Tinkling Bells - Emerson, Lake and Palmer's Aquatarkus, From Tarkus - Emerson, Lake and Palmer's Trilogy - Emerson's Fat Bass From Brain Salad Surgery - Emerson's Steel Drum From Brain Salad Surgery - Rick Wakeman's Catherine of Aragon - Good Sound - Goom - The Moog Sound - The T.L.R. Sound - Moon Chord - Hindemoog - Hommage A Badings - Ring Modulator Effects - Vree Oo Bleep-Bleep - Running Rhythm - Night Creatures - Jet Plane - Surf - Thunder - Wind - Exploding Bomb - Gasoline Engine - Heartbeat - Siren - Whistlers - Steel Drum - Routing An Instrument Through The Minimoog - 10 black diagrams"

Crumar SPIRIT SN N1 00020

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"This is one of the most powerful and certainly the most mind-boggling vintage analogue monosynths around. Designed by (the big man himself) Bob Moog, Tom Rhea and Jim Scott in the early 1980s for Italian company, Crumar (from MARio CRUcianelli, in case you were wondering).

Rumours abound as to how many of these were actually made - they arrived at rather the wrong time and were eclipsed by the digital DX7 - as few as 100, definitely not more than 300. This baby is serial number 20. What's more, this exact instrument was previously owned by the legendary and sadly long gone BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Who knows what TV themes and incidental sound effects it has graced? A proper collectors item."

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Crumar Spirit No. 1 - Marc Doty at the Bob Moog Foundation

Marc Doty has a new post up at The Bob Moog Foundation website. You'll find more of his discoveries including Crumar Spirit No. 1 pictured here.

"The phrase that kept playing in my head was 'kid in a candy store.' But it was not that. It was more like a kid in a candy world… in a world… well, of pure imagination. Yeah, that’s right. Let Gene Wilder sing that song in your head for a bit, and listen to the lyrics. They all apply."

Be sure to see the post for more.

The Spirit of course was a joint venture between Bob Moog, Jim Scott and Tom Rhea.

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"Crumar's Spirit synthesizer was originally designed by Bob Moog himself, along with Jim Scott & Tom Rhea. In 1983, they started producing digital synthesizers under the name of Bit, which were marketed in the US under the name Unique."

Hans Vegner Studio Panorama

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via Hans Vegner on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
"Here's a pseudo pano shot of our studio.we'll be releasing short videos of some old gear in the upcoming weeks on elektrobahn.com... thanks Matrixsynth" "...we've got a request to do a show which involves geiger counters triggering our gear with Yves Amu Klein on Friday." Note the custom Pro-One minus keys on the right.

Update on the Pro-One: "it's a couple of Pro Ones i joined together it's a work in progress. already it's capable of cross modulation and we're working on unison and a few patch points."

The synth to the right of the desk is a Crumar Spirit. For those not familiar with the Stratus, it was designed by Bob Moog, Jim Scott and Tom Rhea. Via Hans: "yes the fabled Spirit. this radioactive show just popped up but afterward we're starting a small video section. and we'll have a go at the Spirit. if you've never played with one, they are truly unique. between the filter section and the mod routing, disturbing..."

Moog ads and Prodigy owners manual signed by Tom Rhea

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"These items were autographed by Tom Rhea at MoogFest 2010. Tom wrote the Prodigy manual and was the project manager for the popular Moog Prodigy synth.

Moogfest 2010 rocked Asheville, NC on Halloween weekend with over 60 bands performing at 5 different venues throughout the city.

Thank you for your support, and good luck bidding!"

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Maximize Your Moogfest Experience

"GET THE MAXIMUM MOOG AT MOOGFEST 2010 HALLOWEEN WEEKEND – 10/29-10/31 IN ASHEVILLE, NC

Going to Moogfest 2010? Be sure to get the most out of your festival experience. You’ll enjoy the music even more if you take advantage of these unique opportunities to immerse yourself in the world of Moog:

PROJEK MOOG
Saturday, 6:00pm – 6:50pm at The Orange Peel

A stellar lineup of some of today’s most proficient multi-instrumentalists (including Moog Chief Engineer, Cyril Lance), Projek Moog has composed a specific piece of music for Moogfest, one that highlights the various instruments for which Moog Music is renowned. Joining the group will be Brian Kehew, a close friend of Bob Moog’s and best known for his work in the Moog Cookbook as well as being the historian for the Moog Foundation. If you want to see the many facets of Moog Music at work, this has to be on your must-see list.

The inspiration in creating this show was to feature new instruments and the artists whose valuable input helped perfect them. Both Brian Kehew and fellow Projek Moog musician Billy Cardine have been involved in helping create instruments that are truly inspirational. Brian has been associated with Moog for years and Billy recently helped with a brand new stringed instrument which will make its debut at Moogfest.

Having these great musicians involved in product development is emblematic of what Bob was all about and the legacy of Moog Music. Instruments are collaborative - they need to be intuitive and soulful. Brian and Billy's involvement have kept this spirit alive and Projek Moog is about celebrating that legacy.

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Moogfest Workshops

"MOOGFEST 2010 ANNOUNCES RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY MOOG WORKSHOPS AND PANELS AT THE MOOGAPLEX

HALLOWEEN WEEKEND – 10/29-10/31 IN ASHEVILLE, NC
MoogFest 2010, the extraordinary three-day festival which celebrates the innovative spirit of sonic pioneer Robert Moog, during Halloween weekend, October 29-31, in Asheville, NC, has already announced most of its outstanding lineup. Now, in addition to MoogFest’s excellent musical offerings, the festival will also give attendees the opportunity to dig deeper into the world of Moog with a wide range of panel discussions and workshops.

The Red Bull Music Academy has teamed up with AC Entertainment, Moog Music and the Bob Moog Foundation to bring together top minds in history, technology and education of Moog. Experts, ranging from Bob's colleagues in the seminal days of synthesis to the more contemporary sound sculptors of today, are coming from around the country to share their ideas and vast experiences. The Bob Moog Foundation will be responsible for the historical content at MoogFest, including items from Bob Moog's archives such as rarely seen vintage photographs and historic audio clips from recently restored reel-to-reel tapes.

News on the other activities will be announced in the coming weeks. With all of these exciting elements solidifying, MoogFest is proving itself more and more to be an essential experience for music fans and sonic adventurers from all over the world.

MoogFest 2010 Red Bull Music Academy Moog Workshops, Demonstrations & Panels:

SYNTH HISTORY PANEL – THE BIRTH OF THE MINIMOOG
Featuring:
Herb Deutsch (co-collaborator on first Modular in 1963)
Dave Van Koevering (first salesman for Minimoog and VP of Marketing at Moog Music in the 70s)
Tom Rhea (Former clinician, design consultant, and director of marketing at Moog Music; wrote Minimoog manual)

Moderated By:
Brain Kehew (Bob Moog Foundation Historian and keyboardist (Moog Cookbook)
TARA BUSCH – ARTIST PERFORMANCE & DISCUSSION ABOUT REMIXING WITH MOOGERFOOGERS
Tara is a synth siren well known as a prominent analog synth-blogger for AnalogSuicide.com. Her performances are ethereal explorations of analog sound.

TECH. PANEL - ADVANCED APPLICATION & SYNTHESIS
Featuring Cyril Lance, Head Engineer at Moog Music, and other Moog engineers.

SYNTH HISTORY PANEL – EXPLORATION OF THE BOB MOOG ARCHIVES

Featuring:
Brian Kehew (Bob Moog Foundation Historian, Keyboardist)
Michelle Moog-Koussa (Executive Director, Bob Moog Foundation)
Seva David Ball (Archive Preservationist, currently restoring Bob Moog's reel-to-reel tapes with a grant from the Grammy Foundation)

TECH. PANEL - MODERN DAY SOUNDSCULPTING

Featuring:
Richard Devine (acclaimed sound designer)
Tara Busch (prominent analog synth-blogger and synth-performer)
RICHARD DEVINE – ABOMINATRON II PERFORMANCE

Richard is one of the world's most acclaimed, young sound designers. His clients include top names in film and advertising. Richard will be performing on Moog Music's Abominatron II, a homage to Bob Moog’s original synthesizer prototype, created with current Moog synthesizers and effects processors.

SYNTH HISTORY PANEL - EXAMINING THE LEGACY OF MINI SYNTHS
Featuring:
Craig Anderton (Founder EM Magazine, signal processing guru, editor EQ Magazine)
Geary Yelton (Associate Editor of Electronic Musician, freelance journalist)
Steven Fortner (Editor, Keyboard Magazine)

Moderated By:
Brian Kehew

THEREMIN PERFORMANCE & LESSON WITH DORIT CHRYSLER
Dorit is an accomplished musician and composer best known for her ethereal Theremin style. After Dorit's performance, Moog Music will distribute 20 Theremins to the audience and participants will receive an interactive lesson from Dorit.


TECH. PANEL – THE POWER OF MODULAR SYNTHESIS
Featuring:
Erik Norlander (Synth rock legend, Moog aficionado, accomplish synth designer)
Amos Gaynes (Moog Music engineer)
The Wall of Doom (Erik's massive custom Moog Modular synthesizer)

MOOG GUITAR SOUND SCULPTING WITH SAUL ZONANA
Saul is a killer guitarist who has worked with Adrian Belew, Ace Frehley, Crash Test Dummies. He will integrate the Moog Guitar, Moogerfoogers, Multi-Pedal, and Little Phatty into an exploration of the guitars amazing capabilities.

All panels, demonstrations, and workshops will take place between Noon and 6:30 PM EST at the Moogaplex, located at the Haywood Park complex. They are first come, first served for those who bought either weekend passes or have a pass for that particular day. The dates, and times will be announced in the coming weeks.

MoogFest 2010 tickets are on sale now. To purchase weekend passes or single day tickets and for more information about the festival visit moogfest.com. To see the weekend schedule visit http://moogfest.com/2010/moogfest-2010/schedule/friday/.

MoogFest 2010 Lineup:

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Keyboard Magazine May 1980 Larry Fast

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"May 1980 Issue Larry Fast of Synergy

Features on: Eduardo del Barrio, Accordian History, David Carr Glover, Marilyn Mason, Dollar Brand

Workshops with: David Burge, Bob Moog, Bill Irwin, Craig Anderton, Tom Rhea, Tom Coster, Leonard Feather, Billy Taylor, Tom Darter, Synthesizer Basics

Plus record, book and equipment reviews, letters and the questions column"

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Minimoog Model D w/ MIDI & signed Vintage Synthesizers

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"I’ve owned this vintage Minimoog (serial #7578) since late 1976 and am its second owner. In 1999, it was electronically refurbished and updated with the Lintronics MIDI retrofit by the best tech in the synth business, John "J.L." Leimseider. Excerpt from www.lintronics.de/minimoog.html: “The Lintronics MIDI Converter (LMC) is a high-performance MIDI interface designed by Rudi Linhard to place the expressive potential of the Minimoog under MIDI control. The LMC uses state-of-the-art digital circuitry and software and includes an internal, programmable, wide-range, multi-waveform LFO that can be used in addition to, or in place of, the Minimoog's LFO. Pitch, pitch bend, filter cutoff, loudness, modulation amount, and the internal LFO's rate and depth can all be controlled through MIDI in real time and with high resolution. In addition, the Glide and Decay functions can be turned on and off through MIDI. The LMC circuitry is contained on a single circuit board installed inside the Minimoog, and uses its power supply.” Note that the Lintronics retrofit is for reception only, not transmission, and has no effect on the Minimoog’s standard operation.

This Minimoog has always lived in an entirely smoke-free environment. It was used in a few outdoor concerts under the sun, resulting in slight warping on the right side of the black plastic faceplate, and the bottom right corner has snapped off. There are minor scratches on either side of the wooden cabinet, but otherwise the Minimoog is in perfect working condition. It comes with Dr. Tom Rhea’s manual, documentation for the LMC retrofit, a 9' S-trigger cable terminated with male ¼" TS and S-Trigger plugs at either end, and an ATA-rated Anvil case in which I’ve replaced the original, deteriorated innards with new polyethylene foam.

Bid now and win the auction and, along with two vintage 12" x 5" Moog stickers, I’ll include a brand new copy of the first edition of Vintage Synthesizers, not only featuring an outstanding article written about the Minimoog Model D by the late, great BOB MOOG himself, but also personally signed by the author SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU!"

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Crumar Spirit Rare Vintage Synthesizer

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Designed by Bob Moog, Jim Scott & Tom Rhea. Released in 1983.

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Crumar Spirit

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Not the best shots, but you don't see these often.

"Only 100 made in the world in the 1980's .This synth is number 43. Kept in a smoke free environment and never taken on stage.

If you are here, you probably already know the history on this Rare Crumar Spirit .The Spirit is one of the most complex, challenging, and - above all - powerful monosynths ever produced. . Sounds amazing- aggressive & fat. Everything works great. This one is a gem. The Crumar Spirit was originally designed by Bob Moog( himself), Jim Scott & Tom Rhea and released back in 1983. It has a 37 note keboard with 2 vco's.The two oscillators feature basic sawtooth, triangle and square waves and can be synced together.

The filter section is very nice featuring low-, high- and band-pass filters and switchable 12dB or 24dB slopes. Other features of the filter include an independent envelope with inverted and normal ADSR, key tracking and single or multiple triggering of the filter. Some other features of the Spirit include a built-in ring-modulator, an Arpeggiator with 3 different patterns and that can be linked to the LFO, and there's an external audio input for running external sounds through its filters, LFOs or Ring Mod.

For the hands-on approach, the Spirit is sure to please. There are 24 knobs, 10 switches and 15 sliders to start. There are 3 performance wheels for controlling the Pitch, Mod-X and Shaper-Y modulation effects (see LFO specs below). Using those with the Arpeggiator can get pretty wild. The Arpeggiator features 3 modes: Ripple (Up/Down), Arpeggio (Up several octaves) and Leap (Goes up 1 and then 4 octaves). There are also Auto and preset Glide modes for getting some elasticity or bending effects. Since all the LFOs, envelopes and filters are quite flexible you are sure to get some weird noises, fat basses, synths, etc. with the Spirit. This is a synth that rewards patience, experience, and a lot of thought rather than aimless knob twiddling. But once you've mastered it, all the classic analogue timbres are at your fingertips: warmth, smoothness, grittiness, and screaming analogue pain, all produced with depth, expression, and as much complexity as you could ever desire."

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Moog Micromoog Manual

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"The manual was written by Tom Rhea. Tom Rhea is a legend of electronic music and a expert on the subject of synthesizers and sound synthesis—just google him to find out.

I like to think of this manual as a glossary of sound synthesis as well as a concise manual for the MICROMOOG. It gets straight to the point.

If only today’s manuals were as well detailed and illustrated as well as bound as this one. The manual starts with actual sound patches, so the user can start “playing” the instrument—instead of today’s programming language user interface crapola digital hell or going through tons of preset sounds before you can start creating. The manual was meant for getting into the synthesizer first and from that point learning the basics of sound synthesis. It may not come as a surprise knowing that Tom Rhea had a big hand in the development of many analog synthesizer models. His first hand experience was key in writing an incredibly useful and informative manual.

Besides being well-written it is a valuable resource for anyone entering into analog synthesis and/or analog synthesizers. The manual has a brief, but detailed explanation of sound, sound synthesis and practice—the explanations are easy enough for someone new to understand and detailed enough for the experienced individual to appreciate. Even if you do not own a MOOG, then you would still learn a great deal from this manual alone—a good place to start.

The manual consists of 8 sections as well as a full schematic at a total of 100 pages.

SECTIONS
1. Introduction
2. Getting a Sound
3. Sound Charts
4. Do-It-Yourself
5. Guided Synthesizer Tour
6. Open System
7. Review of Functions
8. Field Tuning and Technical Data
Plus the full Schematic"