Moog Subsequent 25 - NAMM 2020

Published on Jan 19, 2020 Sound On Sound magazine

"25-key Analog Synthesizer with 2 Oscillators, 1 Sub Oscillator, and 1 Noise Generator; Mono and Duo Modes, Ladder Filter, LFO, Multidrive Circuit, 16 Presets, High-powered headphone Amp, and Editor/Librarian Software"

Moog Music at NAMM: President Mike Adams and CTO Cyril Lance

Published on Jan 18, 2020 Music Tectonics

"Moog Music defined the sound of analog synthesizers in the 1960s, and the company is still focused on innovation. Hear the astonishing story of Moog, from the theremins Bob Moog built to put himself through school to this year's release, the Subsequent 25, from Moog Music President Mike Adams and CTO Cyril Lance.

Music Tectonics is at the 2020 NAMM Show, the National Association of Music Merchandisers annual event in Anaheim. When Dmitri’s not playing with the most exciting new gear on the trade show floor, he’s talking to the companies who are trailblazing with new musical instruments, controllers, and software— or reviving old sounds with new tech. Listen in!"

Moog Subsequent 25 Analogue Synth Demo & Cirklon MIDI Workout!

Published on Jan 16, 2020 SourceDistributionTV

"Here's a sound demo & feature walkthrough of the new Moog Subsequent 25 analog synth, also with it being extensively MIDI controlled by a Cirklon sequencer - since the whole voice can be pushed around with MIDI CC's! The Sub 25 is available NOW from UK dealers.

1:34 Intro/What is the Subsequent 25/Mixer and Drive Concepts
3:35 Voice architecture of the Sub 25, Sound demos
17:36 Alternative Filter Slopes
19:46 Duophonic Mode Test
21:31 Cirklon-Controlled Sequencing Demos"

Moog Subsequent 25 posts

Moog Subsequent 25 | Flying Lotus + Julian House | Building Your World

Published on Jan 16, 2020 Moog Music Inc

"To illuminate the enhanced sonic vocabulary of the new Subsequent 25 synthesizer, Moog Music collaborated with prolific producer Flying Lotus and renowned graphic designer Julian House. The resulting film, Building Your World, animated by House and scored by Flying Lotus using the Subsequent 25, invites the viewer to slip into the mysterious and magical sci-fi world of analog circuits and waveforms.

Building Your World brings the journey from Sub Phatty to Subsequent 25 full circle, evoking 2013’s New Machine For Living, the animated film scored by Flying Lotus to celebrate the release of the original Sub Phatty synthesizer.

The Subsequent 25 is a new 2-note paraphonic analog synthesizer that implements upgraded sonic modifications and functional improvements from the Subsequent series of instruments. It builds on the success of the Sub Phatty by implementing the ultra-popular paraphonic functionality of Duo Mode, upgrading to wood side pieces, and featuring familiar Subsequent series of user-requested performance adjustments."

Moog Subsequent 25

Moog Subsequent 25 Duophonic Synthesizer | Reverb Demo

Published on Jan 16, 2020 Reverb

"New for NAMM 2020 is the Moog Subsequent 25 Duophonic Synthesizer. Falling somewhere between the Sub Phatty and Subsequent 37, this synth is a feature-packed good time you don't want to miss. Check out our demo above, and click below to get your own on Reverb.
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Moog SUBSEQUENT 25 Review, tutorial and patch ideas // SUB 25

Published on Jan 15, 2020 loopop

TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:15 Duophony
2:10 Overview
4:25 Hidden params
7:10 The filter
10:20 Oscillators
14:45 Mixer
15:45 Envelopes
17:20 LFO
20:35 App
--------- PATCH IDEAS
22:10 Chords
23:30 FM Bells
24:15 Duo tips
25:30 Bi-timbral duo
26:35 Arpeggiator
27:35 Randomizer
28:55 Pros & cons
30:40 Outro jam

Moog Subsequent 25 Analog Synthesizer Demo by Daniel Fisher

Published on Jan 15, 2020 Sweetwater

"The Subsequent 25 features a silky keybed with enhanced playability, a high-powered headphone amplifier for live monitoring, and analog signal path embellishments that significantly expand your sonic palette. From behemoth basses to lashing leads to posh pads, the Subsequent 25 is a serious performers’ synthesizer with the hands-on control you need to inject serious expression into your live keyboard performances."

Details posted here. See the dealers on the right for the best deals.

Meet the Moog Subsequent 25 Analog Synthesizer

First revealed here, some pics and additional details are in.

MSRP $949.00 / $849.00 Street

"Subsequent 25 is a new compact analog synthesizer that builds on the success of the award-winning Sub Phatty by implementing the ultra-popular paraphonic functionality of Duo Mode, upgrading to wood side pieces, and featuring the already-beloved Subsequent series improvements:

Twice the headroom for access to a new range of classic clean tones in mono and duo modes

Reshaped gain staging in the Ladder Filter to boost harmonic saturation and analog compression, resulting in an overall richer low end

Re-tuned Multidrive circuit that extends well beyond the original grit and growl of the Sub Phatty

Brand new presets that have been optimized to take full advantage of the Subsequent 25’s upgraded circuitry

Upgraded keybed for improved playability

New high-powered headphone amplifier strong enough to drive the most demanding headphones

Free Editor/Librarian software for Windows and Mac (plug-in or standalone)

In the spirit of continuous improvement, Moog is setting a new standard: the Subsequent 25. Moog is excited to incorporate artist feedback into the evolution of our instruments to further inspire the creative community."

Specs below.

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Moog Sub 37 | demo (2 of 2) by Jexus / WC Olo Garb

Published on Dec 18, 2019 Jexus - WC Olo Garb

"Do you want to help with new demos? Support me: https://www.patreon.com/jexus [.] To get my SUB sounds (256 in total), please transfer E/$ 35 to this paypal address: [wcologarb at tlen.pl] writing 'sub37 sounds' in the title. You can also choose a cheaper version (E/$ 25) where I will send you only sounds from the demos (100 sounds). These sounds will also work in Moog Subsequent 37 (but slight variations in timbre may appear).Full story here: [http://syntezatory.net.pl/201911news.htm]

Demo of Moog Sub-37 part 2 of 2. Sounds & video editing by Jexus-WC Olo Garb."

Part 1 here.

New Two Octave Moog Subsequent 25 Coming?

Two octave version of the 3-Octave Moog Subsequent 37. Can't tell if those are mini keys...

Spotted on Sequencer.de via a German magazine.

Moog Subsequent & Arp Odyssey demo

Published on Aug 25, 2019 Chris Bran

"Hello, this time I have joined a Moog Subsequent and Arp Odyssey mini Rev2 together and put through a Virus TI that has served as an FX processor (tape delay & reverb) The sequence was created on the Sub and played back unisono with the Arp. Enjoy!"

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!!!  I hope 2012 treated you well and I wish you the best in 2013!

As I do each year, I thought I'd reflect a little on the past year.  These posts are always difficult to write, and I always wing them, so bear with me.  It's impossible to justify a whole year's worth of synth coverage in a single post.  The following is just a small bit of what comes to mind when looking back.  You'll find a top ten list of posts with the most page views followed by my picks for the year further below.  Apologies if I miss anything, and of course, if you have anything to add, feel free to leave a comment below.  I'm curious what you, the readers of the site, felt stood out in the world of synths this past year.

First, I want to begin this post with a HUGE THANK YOU!!!  If you are reading this it obviously means you have come to this site and some of you have been coming here for years! Thank you for sticking with me. This site is a journey I hope to continue for years to come. Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to showcase their synths, and thank you to those that share what they find! Thank you to those that link to the site and help spread the word on MATRIXSYNTH via Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and your own websites! And of course, THANK YOU to all the sponsors on the right who believe in the site enough to support it!

A nod to previous New Years posts, pictured to the left is the MATRIXSYNTH world domination map. :)  I always think it's worth taking a look at who's watching the site.  Synths are global and you are looking at a map of the readers of MATRIXSYNTH.  Everything you see in green represents a visit from that country.  The darker the green, the higher the number of visits.  This is just for the year, but for the life of the site, we still haven't gotten a single hit from North Korea!   I don't know what they have against synths!  ;)   You'll find the top 10 visits by country further below.

This is the eighth New Year the site has gone through!  The focus for the site this year has been the same as previous years, and I plan to keep it that way.  This site is about showcasing specific synths, not just synths in general, and not just news and press releases.  The focus is on the individual synths that have existed throughout history, the technology behind them, and the lives they lead with their odd owners, myself included.  :)  Yes it is about the gear, their makers, and their players.  It has always been my opinion that synths in general have a tendency to be undervalued. Compared to say collectible guitars, they are often discarded and devalued in favor of next year's model, next year's technology.  It has always been my opinion that every synth has something of value to offer,  something specific and something unique that gives it its character. I built this site to showcase that.  This site is about the history of synths as their history unfolds - videos and images of synths being played and used, by both those that make them and those that play them.  Vintage synths being offered in the second hand market, being exchanged from one sonic explorer to the next. It really is a wondrous thing. Think of the magic synthesizers bring into your world. That is what this site is ultimately about.  Some posts may not seem to make sense now, but they will in time, because they will be a look back in time. A day in the life of a particular synthesizer.  I love analog and I love digital. I love all synths and this site celebrates that.

And now for a little reflection on the year. This year we had a total of 16678 posts including this one.  That comes out to roughly 45.69 posts a day.  Not a single day of the year went without a post.  So what dominated the synth year?  Mobile, modulars and a few dedicated hardware synths.

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The First Moog Quartet - Bei Mir Bistu Shein - 45rpm

YouTube via Frritzz. via AudioLemon."My father got this from a Salvation Army store for 25 cents. He must've made some find. Played on my Pioneer PL-518."

Update via Frritzz in the comments:
"By the way, I do own a 3-CD set 'The Out Sound From Way In' as part of my CD collection. Fun to listen to.

On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Frritzz
On MySpace: http://myspace.com/frritz"

Update via the world of next tuesday in the comments:
"In a nutshell Kingsley and Perrey were both in NYC working with electronic music pre-Moog Modular. I believe the label A&R guy thought if they could team up they might put together a great album which was the case, and they subsequently did a second album together after the Moog came out and then parted ways.

For a subsequent project Kingsley came up with the first Moog Quartet concept trying to meet the challenge of playing live, in this case 4 performers on modular moogs. Moog built semi-custom gear for them. One of the members went on to form Hot Butter who had a hit with Popcorn some years later. So even though the recordings were done in the studio I suspect the concept was 4 guys could play it live though there are some non-synth instruments you'd presumably need backup guys playing.

Keith Emerson whom I guess was balking at the prices Moog wanted was offered one of the Quartet's Moogs after they disbanded and Moog's loaner gear was returned, so Emerson accepted Moog's offer to pick up a second hand gear, which I presume was quite useful to him since it had primitive patch switching for live use. So that synth was the first pieces of his modular."

ARP 2600 with MIDI

via this auction

Details:

"Much of the following info can also be found at discrete synthesizers.

2600:
The very first model 2600 was produced in early 1971 and is known as The Blue Marvin. It has mistakenly been called the "Blue Meanie" but according to Alan R. Pearlman, the Blue Marvin is so named after Marvin Cohen, head of engineering at ARP at the time. It came in a bright blue aluminum case with a funky and fragile wooden enclosure. It used an entirely micro-chip based voice path but the chips they used wound up being highly unreliable, although they sounded great! Only a few of these were made (approx. 25) and they were mostly built in a garage.

2600C:
Next, the factory produced 2600C Gray Meanie (pictured above) appeared in 1971 and can be identified by the rectangular 'ARP' logo on its right speaker grille. About 35 of these were made.

2600P:
Later in 1971 came the 2600P V1.0 which featured the same metal case (housing the same electronics as the original models) now enclosed in a much more roadworthy suitcase-style enclosure (similar to the pic below). In 1972, ARP switched out the unreliable (Teledyne) VCO chips for the model 4027 and 4027-1 (National Semiconductor) VCO chips in the 2600P V2.0 and 2600P V3.0, respectively. These new VCO chips sounded weak and nowhere near as good as the originals. A new duo-phonic keyboard (3620) with LFO was introduced with the 2600P V4.0 in 1974. The 2600P V3.0 and V4.0 models are denoted by the "G-clef" ARP logo and are the most common models out there with roughly 1700 2600P's produced during 1971-1974. Unfortunately, further changes to inferior parts were just around the corner. The Model 4012 filter used in the all the 2600's through 1976 used a design that was a copy of Moog's patented ladder-filter design. This led to a law-suit between Moog and ARP which forced ARP to design their own filter for their next version.

2601:
The Model 4072 filter, a four-pole low-pass designed to replace the original 4012 was widely considered to be faulty. The frequency response of this filter only goes to about 12kHz, giving this model a duller sound than models with the Moog style 4012 filter. The early 2601 V1.0 models were still using the disputed 4012 filters during 1975-76. In 1977 ARP started using their new 4072 filter in the model 2601 V2.0 with the modern orange-on-black design (pictured below). Around 1978 ARP unleashed a whole new line-up of their synthesizers using this new orange-on-black look. These were produced from 1977 through 1980. Very late 1980 versions of this model featured un-potted submodules, making them easier to maintain (but they are more rare).

There were also three versions of the remote keyboard: The Model 3601, which is a very rudimentary version with just Portamento and Tuning controls. The Model 3604 is similar but adds adjustable scaling and was used until 1974. The duo-phonic Model 3620 (pictured at top and bottom) which adds a dedicated LFO, latching and some other very useful features was introduced with the 2600P V4.0, and used with all subsequent models from 1974 to 1980."