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MOOG PRODIGY 336A SN 7118

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Roland PG-800 Programmer for JX-8P, MKS-70 & JX-10

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SN 641300

XAOC Moskwa + Ostankino

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"2 sequencers chained up together for 16 steps, individual trigger outs and performance play modes."

OSCar Synthesizer - Elka Synthex - Korg Monopoly and Friends

YouTube Published on May 23, 2012 by djessay101

"Hope you like my new Sound:-))

OSCar Synthesizer (Bassline), Elka Synthex, Korg Monopoly, Roland TR-606, Roland Juno-60, Garfield Controller, Minimoog - little Session:-))
Just for Fun:-)))"

Lighthouser

YouTube Published on May 23, 2012 by Ebotronix

"4ms Peg RCD
Analogue Systems RS 110
Doepfer A 134 pan by Moog MP 201
Make Noise Maths Moddemix Optomix QMMG Wogglebug
Malekko 4x unkle 4x Anti
Moog FreqBox 4x
SSL Modulation Orgy
Toppobrillo Sportmoulator
Korg micro X arp to Logic to 2x Kenton Pro 2000II
Drums Logic Ultrabeat"

1979 Happy Birthday Message to Bob Moog From Moog Music

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

"Moog Music 'Happy Birthday Bob Moog (May 23)' advertisement/message from page 65 in the June 1979 issue of Contemporary Keyboard."

How cool is that.

LaGrange College Moog Poster & Bob Moog's Sense of Humor

via Eric Frampton:

"Bob had a good sense of humor.

He and I were on the same lecture schedule together at an electronic music festival at LaGrange College down in middle Georgia. We got to spend a fair amount of time just hangin' out, so I brought him a printed copy of the 12 Steps of Syntheholics Anonymous, a posting on Analogue Heaven from back in 1995, which I thought he'd enjoy. He indeed thought it was funny, enough that when I asked him to sign my poster, he signed it thusly.

I brought a bunch of my vintage keyboards down there as as show-and-tell sort of thing. I had the Memorymoog, the Mini, a Source, and I forget what all else (this was in 1998, at the height of my G.A.S.), and I remember him saying, 'I see you don't have a Polymoog here.' To which I replied something along the lines of, good lord those things are awful, what a maintenance nightmare, not worth the trouble, etc. He simply gave me a knowing smirk, and a nod of agreement. Nothing more needed to be said.

Also, I asked him what was the last product he directly worked on at the old Moog. Turns out it was the Micromoog.

I've copied the original 12-step email here for reference. And sorry about the fuzzy poster shots…I hope they still get the message across.

From: SuperBad MoFo
Subject: Syntheholics Anonymous
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1995 10:08:39 -0700

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Hello, my name is Mr-808. I am a syntheholic.

I bought my last synth 5 days ago. I was talking to a friend, and he said he was selling his Polaris for US$300, and I just couldn't resist.

I would like to review the 12 steps of SA now:

1. We admitted we were powerless over analogue synths at good prices and that our lives had become unmanageable.

2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of Bob Moog, as we understood Him.

4. Made a searching and fearless inventory of our gear collection.

5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the number of times we used each synth in a piece of recorded music in the past year.

6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these synths from our studio.

7. Humbly asked Him to give them back if we promise not to buy any more until we master what we have.

8. Made a list of all persons we had sold gear to at too high a price, and became willing to make amends to them all.

9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others, or embroil us in a flamewar.

10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it on both Analogue Heaven and rec.music.maker.synth.

11. Sought, through patch editing and sequencing, to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of Control Voltages and DIN Sync conversion, and the power to carry that out.

12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to syntheholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."

New 'Bob Moog Birthday' Patches for Omnisphere

via Spectrasonics

"To celebrate the anniversary of Bob Moog's 78th birthday, we've released 78 brand new Omnisphere patches for the Bob Moog Tribute Library. With the addition of the new ‘birthday’ patches created by Producer Eric Persing, the library now features over 800 stunning sounds for Omnisphere!

The new patches are a continuation of our tribute to the legacy of synthesizer pioneer Dr. Robert Moog and support the ongoing work of the Bob Moog Foundation. Last year, we produced the Tribute library with the generosity and creative talents of many renowned synthesizer artists, and it's been a huge success in benefiting the Foundation allowing them to expand their educational outreach programs. 100% of the proceeds from the product go to benefit the Bob Moog Foundation.

"The stunning sonic offerings of the Bob Moog Tribute Library have helped generate unprecedented support for our mission. We are delighted to see Spectrasonics celebrating Bob's birthday by expanding the musical landscape once again." said Michelle Moog-Koussa, executive Director of the Bob Moog Foundation.

Owners of the Bob Moog Tribute Library can download the v1.1 update with the new patches under the Omnisphere Updates page in their User Account.

Don't have the Bob Moog Tribute Library yet? It's available now in our Techshop."

I Dream of Wires 4: Solvent - Modular Encounters

I Dream of Wires 4: Solvent - Modular Encounters from MUTEK on Vimeo.

Also on MUTEK

"Canadian electronic artist Solvent was commissioned to create an all-modular synthesizer based soundtrack for the forthcoming documentary I Dream of Wires; The challenge allowed him the opportunity to work with a vast array of modular synthesizers, both new and vintage.

Solvent, born Jason Amm in Zimbabwe, and currently residing in Toronto, Canada, has been releasing his unique brand of analogue synthesizer music since 1997, encompassing crunchy IDM, melodic electro, and vocoder synthpop. Best known for his releases on Morr Music and Ghostly International, Solvent is also co-founder of the obscure, yet influential electro(nica) label, Suction Records. All of the music heard in this video segment was created by Solvent during several on-camera album recording sessions. No drum machines, samples, or hardwired synthesizers were used; each and every sound was created from scratch on the following selection of modular synthesizer systems: Eurorack, Modcan, Synthesizers.com, and Moog 15.

In addition to creating the film's soundtrack, Amm has recently been serving as writer and producer for "I Dream Of Wires".

Solvent was scheduled to perform live on June 2nd, 10pm at the Satosphere as part of I Dream Of Wires' 2012 MUTEK showcase, but unfortunately his performance at the event has been cancelled.

For more info on Solvent:

http://solventcity.com
http://facebook.com/solvent
http://soundcloud.com/solvent

I DREAM OF WIRES is a forthcoming documentary film about the history and resurgence of modular synthesizers. The film is currently in production. This is the 6th in a series of extended interviews, which will be produced and released in various formats throughout the production, and following the release, of the film. I DREAM OF WIRES extended interview segments are sponsored by MATRIXSYNTH (m.matrixsynth.com).

Catch I DREAM OF WIRES' showcase at Mutek Montreal 2012: Saturday June 2 @ Satosphere, with live performances, all incorporating modular synthesizers, by Sealey/Greenspan/Lanza (Orphx/Junior Boys), Keith Fullerton Whitman (Kranky/Editions Mego), Clark (Warp Records), and Container (Spectrum Spools).

For info on the film: facebook.com/idreamofwiresdocumentary

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