Filter Beats

YouTube Uploaded by Rhythmicons on Dec 3, 2010

"I wanted to see if I could create a beat using only a filter and a white noise source. What I ended up creating was more of a bassline once the Filter was fully resonant.
Here is the result in a high quality audio."

Moog 2010 Halloween Theremin Video Contest Winner Announced

"The winner of the 2010 Halloween Theremin Video Contest is Kevin Colosa. First runner up is Gordon Charlton. Thanks to everyone who entered."

Basement, Attic, Theremin & Piano: Halloween 2010

YouTube via KevinColosa | October 22, 2010

"Moog Halloween Theremin video contest 2010 -- Moogfest 2010 -- acoustic piano and Moog Etherwave theremin set over home footage... enjoy."

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Big Briar (Moog) Prototype Chorus Flanger

This one spotted by Rhythmicons. Via silent_switchman on the Moog Music Forum: "Hello fellow Moogists!

I think I may have made a pretty spectacular find. I have come into possession of a little effects unit that appears to be a Moog prototype unit. It's a Chorus/Flanger effects unit. It has a handwritten label on it, describing all the functionality of the knobs. Checking against older Moog schematics/prototypes that you can find on the Bob Moog Foundation website, I am inclined to think this is the real deal. The way the unit is laid out and the handwriting sure seem consistent with some stuff up there. Of course, who knows. I plan on writing the Bob Moog Foundation and seeing what they have to say.

I've attached a few snaps here for everyone. I can't vouch too much in depth for how the thing sounds overall; when I bought it, the seller didn't have quite the right power supply - it definitely powers up and it definitely is a chorus/flange effect. I tested it on a old guitar through like a cigarette pack-style amp; not exactly the best testing unit, but I know it works. I need to get a proper 18v(!) power supply for it tomorrow. I'll record some stuff through it and post the recordings up for everyone to hear.

Now, like I say, I can't totally vouch at this point that this is the real thing, but it sure _looks_ like the real deal. What's that 'Kingdom Of South Turkey' bit on the label?? A bit of fun by Dr. Moog?

Anyway - crazy find one way or the other. Here are two snaps of the unit. One in color, and an 'artier', B&W snap.

Thanks all! I'll let you know what the Foundation folks say when I get in touch with them. Cheers!"

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Update: this is most likely real. silent_switchman if you read this, contact me for more info. If anyone is on the Moog Forum, ask silent_switchman to contact me.

Update: via Michelle Moog-Koussa of the Bob Moog Foundation and of course Bob Moog's daughter. I wanted to get permission to post this before putting it up.

"This is, without a doubt, a prototype made by the hands of Bob Moog. The construction is one giveaway, the knobs another. For Brian [Kehew], or someone with a bit more technical understanding, perhaps the design and concept are as well. But the real clincher is the writing -- unmistakably Dad. The neat printing is part of it, but the old fashion upper case "G"s with the tails coming in at a diagonal rather than vertically seal the deal. The red arrows, with a solid head and single line is another solid indicatory that "Bob was here".

The cherry on top? Dad's ever present tongue-in-cheek -- even self-depricating -- sense of humor. We lived at the end of a long country road named South Turkey Creek in a cove called Big Briar. Better known now as the seat of Bob Moog's independent company which he ran in between Moog Music (Buffalo) and Moog Music (Asheville), Big Briar Cove was then a place of welcome isolation, quiet and peace for a man whose mind was often preoccupied with harnessing electricity and turning it into sonic capability. A hundred acres, a round house and a mountain creek provided just the balance to his daily work creating such things as Chorus Flangers, theremins and multi-touch sensitive keyboards."

Taurus 3 and Midi Murf part 1 of 2

YouTube via Rhythmicons — May 13, 2010 — "This is a demo of some of the basic factory presets running through the factory patterns of the Midi Murf.

Taurus to Murf to Crate Bx80 Bass Amp"

You can hear the "sequencing" effect of the Murf better in the next video.

Taurus 3 and MidiMurf part 2 of 2

Etherferatu

YouTube via Rhythmicons. Added to this post.
"Moog Music Theremin Halloween Contest Entry 2009

Poem:
The Beast arises from an aunnum's slumber
Driven by an endless hunger.
His crimson eye in search of blood
From your veins shall come the scarlet flood.

Into the night the hunter prowls.
Through cobblestone streets and warewolf howls.
The Prey so easily seduced, its sweet.
To The beconing call of Trick or Treat.

Ahh, a bit of reluctance at the door,
Of corse you know, this means war.

Etherferatu spies from afar
This victim's name he soon shall call.

The master of the night retires
To his coffin.....(Hey your food is ready)
Mommy, Im dubbing vocals, I told you never to bother me when im dubbing voals.
Oh this is live? This mic is still on? (Oh Crap)

Happy Halloween , MoogerFoogers."

Moog Halloween Theremin Videos

You might remember Moog's Halloween Theremin Video Contest. The following are the entries. Enjoy.

Dyster Allhelgona - Happy Halloween

YouTube via simonthejedi

"A quite swedish halloween movie, made with the latest in swedish film technology. Guitar and Theremin soundtrack. Enjoy! Lagom seriös Halloweenfilm för Moogtävling... Av Simon och Filip" Pure analog sound on the night of halloween.

Update: Unfortunately some of the videos below have been pulled from YouTube. I'll keep the descriptions here for synth history.

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Semi-Modular Moog Improvisation Parts 1 to 3

YouTube via Rhythmicons
"This is an instrumental improvisation featuring the MicroMoog, MiniMoog Voyager, CP251 Freqbox Ringmod Delay and THeremin. THe MicroMoog's audio is running through the Freqbox and Ringmod and Delay out to the PA. CP 251 is sending sample and hold to the Freqbox. The Voyager is running directly to the pa with a little reverb. The theremin is running into a Roland Cube 30 Bass amp (for delay) and to the PA. Hope you enjoy, the camera stopped the video after 29 Minutes."

Etherwave Plus Theremin Controls Minimoog Voyager Part 1.

YouTube via Rhythmicons
"This is a demonstration of the Etherwave Plus controlling the MiniMoog Voyager Analog Synthesizer. In the second part I demonstrate a spur of the moment Theremin Excercise in which the Gate CV activates a Sample and Hold, sent to the Freqbox for random note matching/harmonization.
Just in case any of you out there were wondering what it would sound like for a Voyager to be a slave to the Theremin, here it is a new Etherwave Plus demonstration. Not very melodic, this demo is just to give you an idea of the way the Theremin and the Voyager respond and react to this new area of control.

I had a Standard Theremin upgraded at the factory.

Thanks for watching!

Rhythmicons"

Etherwave Plus Theremin Controls MiniMoog Voyager Part 2

Complex Waveforms with MoogerFoogers, Part 1

YouTube via Rhythmicons. click here for prior posts.
"This is a demonstration of running 3 LFO waveforms into the CP251 and sending that into the Freqbox."

Complex Waveforms with MoogerFoogers, Part 2

"This is the final part of the efforts at combining complex waveforms into the Freqbox courtesy of the RingMod, Cp251, and the Voyager."

MoogDrumDemo

YouTube via Rhythmicons
"This is a demo of the Moog 1130 Percussion controller controlling the Micromoog. I put this together quite hastily and I hope that the Voyager really comes through like it should. Thanks for watching."

Herbie Hancock Moog Commercial

YouTube via Rhythmicons
"Herbie says it better than anyone possibly could.
What more can be said?
Moog Lives!"

MicroMoog Freqbox Demo

YouTube via Rhythmicons
"My first youtube attempt. This is a demo basically intended to give prospective Freqbox buyers a chance to hear it used as a second Oscillator. The CP251's mixer is used to control the volume of the Freqbox before entering the Micromoog's audio input.
MicroMoog Keyboard to Attenuator CP251
Attenuator out to Freq Box Frequency Input
Freqbox Osc output to Mixer input.
Mixer output to Audio Input of the MicroMoog.

HOpe you enjoy and the next will get better"