Synthesizer Pioneer Patrick Gleeson Has Passed Away

Some sad news in via The Alan R Pearlman Foundation and The Bob Moog Foundation

Celebrating the Life of Composer and Synthesizer Pioneer Patrick Gleeson

We received the sad news about about the passing of Patrick Gleeson. With respect to Pat's widow, and in conjunction with the Bob Moog Foundation, we are sharing their Press Release:

Legendary Master Synthesist Patrick Gleeson Dies at 91

On behalf of the estate of Patrick Gleeson, the Bob Moog Foundation shares the passing of the legendary electronic music pioneer. Patrick Gleeson passed away on July 19, 2026; he was 91 years old. Gleeson may be best remembered as the owner of Different Fur Studios, and for his subsequent work with Herbie Hancock. However, his career stretched well beyond those accomplishments, including producing and engineering for a multitude of musicians, recording solo albums, scoring soundtracks, and performing live.

Wendy Carlos once wrote of Patrick, "Our eight-year wait for someone else to explore electroinc music realisation with what we judge to be appropriate technical standards and musical taste has ended. In short, one hears the ears of a gifted musician at work, in a field where one must exercise unprecedented discipline and self-control."

You can read much more about Patrick's significant contributions to the world of synthesis and music HERE."

You can find numerous posts featuring Patrick Gleeson here on MATRIXSYNTH.

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Well He tried... Moog Labyrinth x Subharmonicon

video upload by Noir Et Blanc Vie

"Subjective opinions within, those who do not understand subjective opinion may be excused lol

*100% music in this video composed/produced by me.

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A little music today. So I said the last one would be the last one on this channel, but.... Labyrinth is still cool, definitely still the 2nd best and delicious sibling to the Subharmonicon. I find more unique instruments like this cool, I will say, nothing beats the Subharmonicon as the true BOAT GOAT. I've never thought about what makes instruments like this so inspiring, and well it's more or less that it's so imperfect. I show off an attempt at a short performance with some Moogs, it goes, uhhhh fine. lol"

inMusic Donates Synthesizer Prototypes and Documentation to the Bob Moog Foundation

via The Bob Moog Foundation

Extensive Collection of Schematics, Prototypes, and More Donated to the Bob Moog Foundation Archives

The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce an extraordinary donation from inMusic Brands, the parent company of Moog Music. This collection of an astounding 4,489 items includes Bob Moog’s office effects from his final years at Moog Music, over 500 schematics and 700 letters spanning the 1970s through the early 2000s, and vintage synthesizers and prototype models, including a Fairlight CMI synthesizer and Minimoog Voyager bench-model prototype!

Vintage product catalogs from dozens of industry competitors and collaborators, drafted speeches and articles, letters of both a business and personal nature, and plenty of other surprises fill drawer after drawer of Bob's file cabinets. In one file folder, there might be something as everyday as a tax form or an employee review, and in the next, a poignant, handwritten letter from Wendy Carlos or Lydia Kavina! It took almost two years and many volunteers to assist the Bob Moog Foundation in accessioning these historical materials into the Bob Moog Foundation Archives.

Moogerfooger prototypes, a Multiple Resonant Filter (MuRF) test fixture, and a rare Moog Phone Controller model PC-30 are just a few more of the fascinating artifacts included, which altogether shine a fascinating light on some of Moog Music's legacy of engineering and innovation. There are far too many items in this collection to fully share here, but we created a blog post with a few more details and images. And of course, we hope to have a few of these rarities on display in the Moogseum!

Contributions like this, along with the ongoing support of our Members and other Donation sources, empower us to maintain our continually growing collection of over 15,000 historical pieces. Please consider making a donation today so that we can give this world-class archive the attention it deserves.

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Moog Voyager MPC Zaquencer - Disco Funk

video upload by Mikus Pilatus

"Exact same pattern - now with voyager. [Minimoog Model D version here. Which do you prefer?]

I fired up my voyager and filter envelope was dead , so repaired it and gave me a chance to compare .. (see my other video with Mini)"

And one with the KORG Prophecy:

Korg Prophecy MPC Zaquencer Disco Funk
video upload by Mikus Pilatus

"I mean , why not compare right ?
I do have a soft spot for the Prophecy.
(See the other 2 identical sequence videos)"

Original 70's Moog Minimoog Model D Signed By Bob Moog! SN 8247

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"We try to get these as often as possible. When we do we fully service them. We recapped this one and rebuilt the keyboard. It is a great synth. Sounds and plays amazing. The cherry on top is that it was signed by Bob Moog!! That is pretty rad. The case has been restained. But it is in great cosmetic condition otherwise. A true classic signed by a true classic."

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Moog Memorymoog with LAMM Mod 345A SN 2818

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"Outstanding example of the MOOG flagshiip synth from the early eighties. This one is in amazing condition, it has been in a non-smoking home studio for years. It has the coveted LAMM mod. You won't find a finer example of the Memory Moog 345A. Excellent working condition and fully serviced. Excellent."

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Memorymoog vs Arturia Memory V: How Close Is the Emulation? – Luke Million at Synth Temple

video upload by Noisegate, SynthTemple, Luke Million, Arturia

"The Moog Memorymoog is one of the rarest polysynths ever made — finding a working original today is next to impossible. So what happens when you sit Arturia's brand-new Memory V emulation right next to the real thing?

Producer and synth enthusiast Luke Million visits Synth Temple in Melbourne, home to one of the world's most expansive synth collections, to put the two side by side. The original 1982 Memorymoog packed six voices of polyphony, three oscillators per voice and the classic 24 dB ladder filter — but it was notoriously unreliable and eye-wateringly expensive, both then and now.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:12 Welcome to Synth Temple, Melbourne
0:55 The Memorymoog: a rare and unreliable legend
1:54 Lead sounds, unison detune & stereo spread
2:39 Sound demo
4:22 Mixer drive & analog grit
4:55 Built-in effects & advanced features
7:35 Playing the original and the plugin together
9:10 Final thoughts & thanks to Synth Temple"

Talking Serge, cybernetics & techno with Chris Miller (Gunnar Haslam/La Synthese Humaine)

video upload by Signal Sounds and Tom Churchill

"Tom and Luke are joined by a special guest for this episode of Signal Flow: Chris Miller, aka Gunnar Haslam, La Synthese Humaine (and many, many other aliases). Chris was a leading light in the early 2010s New York techno scene, and has gone on to use the Serge modular synthesiser to explore analogue computing, cybernetics and experimental sound design through his revered YouTube channel, La Synthese Humaine. He has also worked at Moog, where he produced and presented a superb series on the basics of synthesis, is one half of the excellent Base Camp Beta podcast with Shawn O’Sullivan, and is an all-round good egg with a wealth of knowledge on everything from experimental music to science, philosophy and economics. Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!"

You can find Chris' La Synthèse Humaine videos featured here, and his Synthesizing with Moog videos here.

You can find his label, Critique of Everyday Life here.

https://www.signalsounds.com

Terry Bozzio's Missing Person's 1980s Mini-Moog Model D with Roland MPU-101

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"From the Terry Bozzio, Missing Persons Collection.

Missing Persons was one of the most influential bands of the 1980s New Wave movement. The band was founded by Dale and Terry Bozzio in 1980. Their biggest hits, Words, Destination Unknown and Walking In L.A helped define and establish New Wave.

This 1980s Mini-Moog Model D synthesizer with a Roland MPU-101 Midi Interface were played in recordings and live performances with Missing Persons circa early-mid 1980s.

The keyboard was in excellent working condition with no issues when it was last used. It currently powers up and has no visual damage or any indicators that anything is malfunctioning. We do not have access to the gear needed to confirm its current working condition. It is being sold "as is".

This is an iconic piece of New Wave history that played a pivotal role in defining unique sound of one of the most innovative and influential groups in the 1980s New Wave Movement.

Includes a COA signed by Terry Bozzio."

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MiniMoog Program for Akai MPC4000, Z4, Z8 Samplers

video upload by TONELAB

"Listen with Headphones if possible.

Quite possibly, the closest thing to having a 'Moog Plugin' inside your MPC4000, Z4 or Z8. Rather than settle for a traditional 'multi-sampled' Instrument, having only a few or a dozen (at most) Samples onboard, and declaring it a 'MiniMoog'. I wondered, 'why not capture EVERY KEY from the original Model D MiniMoog?' ..and give one of the most celebrated Synthesizers of all time the closest possible incarnation on Akai's most revered Samplers of all time?!

Furthermore, the MPC4000 is quite a beast, in that, it can Sample at 24-bit / 48kHz, which is perfect to capture such a prized vintage Synth that's revered for it's thick, rich tonality. From that point, I wanted it for myself.

And so, with the labor done, we now have, what I consider, the most ambitious MPC of all-time loaded with arguably, the most celebrated Synth of all time.. and well, here's the result.

A first look at this labor of love, and I can't tell you how good it felt to finally play chords with sounds from a vintage Model D! ..evidently, I overloaded the MPCs internal Mixer, but, knowing full well I did overload the MPCs output, I didn't think it was necessary to sugar-coat the 'first look', and thought, this 'overloading' was just as important to include as the rest of it. As one could expect, if you played 5 MiniMoogs side-by-side.. you too, would probably overload what ever Mixer they're running into, too.

A simple reduction in resonance and/or Program volume, and there's more headroom to reach with those 'wider' chords.

Anyway, warts n' all, here it is, just as I was discovering in real-time. The nature of all of 88 individually cut and looped Samples playing alongside each other. Something the original MiniMoog simply can not do.

Here's hoping you enjoy this fascinating discovery of how the MPC4000 'sounds' when faithfully loaded up with 88 Samples from an original 1976 MiniMoog Model D's Ramp Oscillator! (Actually the MiniMoog offered 96, but as most MIDI Keyboards offer up to 88 keys, I stuck with 88.

PS. 5 more MiniMoog-shapes coming soon!

https://store.tonelab.au/collections/mpc4000"

John Bowen Solaris for keyboard.

Vintage Synth Room Tour - Oberheim, Roland, Moog, Sequential (with Ian Manhire)

video upload by Patrick The Pack Rat

"Part two from Ian's episode of Record Rooms. Extended ad-free episodes on Patreon - / patrick_thepackrat"

Part one with the mystery synth here.

Rare Bob Moog autographed Moog MiniMoog Model D w/ Mods

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"I purchased it brand new in 1981. It is my baby…

In 1984, I had it modified by Boston tech Ron Rivera. Updates included a fourth LFO, individual sync switches for oscs 2 and 3, military Vernier tuning knobs add tuning stability and are 40:1 in Normal mode and 1:1 when pushed, and (the best one) the ability to individually switch the filter envelope to control pitch, filter or both on oscs 2 and 3.

In 1987, while working at Kurzweil in Waltham MA with Bob Moog, I talked him into autographing it for me.

In the mid-90s, synth tech extraordinaire Kevin Lightner (RIP) cleaned it up and put a green light on the main power switch.

In 2020, the amazing Ken Rich totally cleaned it up inside and out.

This instrument comes with a ATA flight case, and I will also include a Kenton Pro Solo Mk II CV to MIDI converter."

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Mystery Synth: What Is This Synth?

We haven't had a Mystery Synth in a while. See if you can identify this one. It's in the video below but never quite revealed, so feel free to watch w/o a spoiler. Hint: the LEDs threw me off.

P.S. See the Mystery Synths label at the bottom of this post for more.


Record Rooms - Ian Manhire (power pop, italo-disco, glam, synth)

video upload by Patrick The Pack Rat

Update: also see Vintage Synth Room Tour - Oberheim, Roland, Moog, Sequential (with Ian Manhire)

Moog's Extremely Rare Synth- The Minitmoog!

video upload by synthpro

"Hey Guys,

In this video, I take you through the Minitmoog synthesizer. from my understanding this was a one year only model with only a few hundred manufactured.

Thanks for watching!
Jareth"

R.A. Moog Model 351 Theremin Donated to the Bob Moog Foundation Archives

via The Bob Moog Foundation

"One of the earliest R.A. Moog products, the Model 351 theremin, was recently donated to the Bob Moog Foundation Archives! Bob and his father, George Moog, a woodworker and engineer in his own right, built these theremins in the family's basement workshop in 1954. This is a 72-year-old musical instrument!

By the time Bob Moog was just 20 years old, he had already been experimenting with and creating working electronic instruments for a full decade. Three years after creating the Rensitron, Bob's very first working musical keyboard, his newly minted company, R.A. Moog Co., started selling Model 201 theremins in 1954 to a select few customers. Later that very same year, Bob and George created the Model 305 theremin and its scaled-up alternative, the Model 351.

The vacuum-tube-driven Model 351 theremin has a five-octave range and a mahogany cabinet. For its day, the tonal control was quite extensive, albeit elusive to most theremin neophytes. The comprehensive array of volume-related knobs on the left has no instructional guidance in the accompanying manual, leaving users to their own devices to adjust their settings for optimal performance.

The center switches were more self-explanatory, allowing the user to mix and match the tone quality and pitch octave in a process Bob called 'Synthetic Format.' Synthesis was already being defined and developed, as far back as 1954!"

Supporters Tammy and Phil Neimeyer generously donated this Model 351, appraised at $25,000, to the Bob Moog Foundation Archives. It was purchased around 1955 by Tammy's grandfather, James Gray Everhart, a lover of music, gadgets, and engineering. He was an early believer that R.A. Moog theremins could create beautiful music, which he would routinely demonstrate to friends and family!

To learn more about the Model 351 and see more pictures, check out our blog post on moogfoundation.org!"

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MOOG ONE PWM TRICK - MEMORYMOOG #synth #electronicmusic #moog #moogone

video upload by SMV Producer

Sound banks available for purchase at: https://gumroad.com/smvproducer

Other links:
Bandcamp : https://sergiomassimilianovarvazzo.ba...
Instagram: / smv_producer
Smartlink: https://ffm.bio/smv_producer"

JlR was gifted a Moog The Source Synthesizer!!!!

video upload by John L Rice

"My awesomely generous friend Mike is down sizing to move and gifted me some things he no longer uses! (Besids The Source see what else he gave me at he nd of the video! 🤯) Mike and I were in the prog rock band THEATRE 🎭 in the 80’s and he used the Moog Source in the band. If you go to my main YouTube page you can find my other links and one takes you to the THEATRE page that the bass player Kevin maintains. (I played drums in the band)"

Moog Minimoog Voyager 10th Anniversary Gold Edition

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"In Mint condition. It includes original box, manual, power cable and certificate of authenticity.

Moog Minimoog Voyager 10th Anniversary Gold Edition 44-Key Monophonic Synthesizer 2012 - Black / Gold

The 10th Anniversary Minimoog Voyager has been carefully dipped in a 24-karat gold finish.
The classic wood housing has been neatly dressed in a custom, high gloss, black piano lacquer with Japanese Awabi pearl adornment on the sidepieces.

• 24 Karat Gold Dipped Chassis

• Black Piano Lacquered wood

• Japanese Awabi Pearl Inlay

• Personalized 24 Karat Gold Name Badge

• Rear backlit Indigo Moog Logo

• Indigo LEDs with Tricolor LFO Rate LED

• Translucent Rotary Knobs

• All Black Switches

• Custom Printed Manual Cover

• Handbound Manual

• Letterpress Certificate of Authenticity

• Custom Printed Manual Cover•

!! Only 30 in the World !!

I bought this one back in the 2010's. It is in mint condition. It has been in the box since I bought it.

It comes with everything original, box, manual, certificate and power cable.

The Minimoog Voyager 10th Anniversary Gold Edition is an ultra-rare analog synthesizer created in 2012 by Moog Music to celebrate a decade of the Voyager. Only 31 units were produced worldwide."

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He Got a 1974 Moog Minimoog Model D — And It's a Beast

video upload by Nostalgic Explorer

"This one is personal. I got my hands on a 1974 Moog Minimoog Model D — one of the most iconic synthesizers ever built — and I couldn't wait to share it with you. In this video I do an informal walkthrough of its sounds, explore its capabilities, and close with a live performance using the Elektron Digitakt. No script, no plan, just me and a 50-year-old beast of a synth.

🎹 GEAR IN THIS VIDEO
▸ Moog Minimoog Model D (1974 vintage)
▸ Elektron Digitakt

📀 ABOUT THE SYNTH
Moog Minimoog Model D
Manufactured: 1970–1981
The synthesizer that defined analog sound."

MOOG ONE INSIDE OUT MASTERCLASS - Available: https://payhip.com/b/rE5QV

video upload by SMV Producer

"This is the most detailed and the deepest Moog One Masterclass.
8 Videos for a total of around 3 hours and 45 minutes.
It took weeks of work for shooting and editing...
Really an hard work.
The first video is free
The full masterclass is available at:
➡️ https://payhip.com/b/rE5QV

Sound banks available for purchase at: https://gumroad.com/smvproducer

Other links:
Bandcamp : https://sergiomassimilianovarvazzo.ba...
Instagram: / smv_producer
Smartlink: https://ffm.bio/smv_producer"