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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Google Moog Tribute by Jordan Rudess


YouTube Published on May 23, 2012 by JCRUDESS

"Playing with Google's online Mioog Synth!"

MiniMoog Searching For Unison & a Horror Flick Tribute


YouTube Published on May 23, 2012 by TheZombieHolocaust

"Recorded Live by audio box presonus - the Valhalla Shimmer is added after and is the only effect used other than a limiter on the output 1-2"

And for those of you into horror flicks:

CELEBRATE BOB: Moog Chief Engineer On Google Doodle


YouTube Published on May 23, 2012 by MoogMusicInc

"In celebration of Bob Moog's Birthday Google created a web based synthesizer for the world to enjoy. Moog's Chief engineer, Cyril Lance, overviews the doodle' s capabilities to help you get started crafting sounds. Now everyone can explore the wonders of subtractive synthesis and express their creativity by sculpting sounds. Remember, experimentation and learning will reward you with a lifetime of rich synthesizer experiences. #celebratebob

Learn more about Moog at: www.moogmusic.com

Learn more about the Minimoog Voyager synthesizer here: http://www.moogmusic.com/products/minimoog-voyagers/minimoog-voyager-performer-edition"

Dr Bob Moog demonstrates the Minimoog


YouTube Uploaded by analoghell on Sep 13, 2006

"In extract from a 1980's BBC Micro Live special on electronic music in which Dr Bob Moog demonstrates the Minimoog."

This one was originally posted back on September 16, 2006. I have a policy of only posting things once considering how much goes up, but I realize I didn't embed it back then. I just saw the video after the last post and thought today was obviously a good day to embed it.

UNC Asheville - Noontime Concert and Talk with Dr. Robert Moog


YouTube Uploaded by UNCAVideoProduction on Jan 25, 2012

"September 3, 2003

Dr. Robert Moog demonstrates the Theremin and the Minimoog Voyager and talks about how a musician learns to become a skilled player.

UNC Asheville: http://www.unca.edu/
Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Resources: http://tlt.unca.edu/"

Happy Birthday Bob Moog!!! via wire to the ear


YouTube Published on May 23, 2012 by ThingsToComeRecords

"Thanks Bob!!!"

via Oliver Chesler of http://www.wiretotheear.com/

Astronauta Pinguim with Moog Tattoo & MATRIXSYNTH T


via Fabricio Carvalho on Facebook

Be sure to catch the Astronauta Pinguim interview with Gershon Kingsley.

MATRIXSYNTH Ts

Google Doodles with Real World Synths



With Moog Prodigy via David Kaiser on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

With Synclavier II via Richard Atkinson on The MATRIXSYNTH Wall

Update:

With Minimoog via Polynomial on Facebook


Google on Their Bob Moog Tribute


via the Official Google Blog

May 22, 2012 at 9:00 PM

"In the mid-1960s, Dr. Robert Moog unleashed a new universe of sounds into musicdom with his invention of the electronic analog Moog Synthesizer. The timbre and tones of these keyboard instruments (true works of art in and of themselves) would come to define a generation of music, featuring heavily in songs by The Beatles, The Doors, Stevie Wonder, Kraftwerk and many others.

When people hear the word “synthesizer” they often think “synthetic”—fake, manufactured, unnatural. In contrast, Bob Moog’s synthesizers produce beautiful, organic and rich sounds that are, nearly 50 years later, regarded by many professional musicians as the epitome of an electronic instrument. “Synthesizer,” it turns out, refers to the synthesis embedded in Moog’s instruments: a network of electronic components working together to create a whole greater than the sum of the parts.

With his passion for high-tech toolmaking in the service of creativity, Bob Moog is something of a patron saint of the nerdy arts and a hero to many of us here. So for the next 24 hours on our homepage, you’ll find an interactive, playable logo inspired by the instruments with which Moog brought musical performance into the electronic age. You can use your mouse or computer keyboard to control the mini-synthesizer’s keys and knobs to make nearly limitless sounds. Keeping with the theme of 1960s music technology, we’ve patched the keyboard into a 4-track tape recorder so you can record, play back and share songs via short links or Google+.

Much like the musical machines Bob Moog created, this doodle was synthesized from a number of smaller components to form a unique instrument. When experienced with Google Chrome, sound is generated natively using the Web Audio API—a doodle first (for other browsers the Flash plugin is used). This doodle also takes advantage of JavaScript, Closure libraries, CSS3 and tools like Google Web Fonts, the Google+ API, the Google URL Shortener and App Engine.

Special thanks to engineers Reinaldo Aguiar and Rui Lopes and doodle team lead Ryan Germick for their work, as well as the Bob Moog Foundation and Moog Music for their blessing. Now give those knobs a spin and compose a tune that would make Dr. Moog smile!

Posted by Joey Hurst, Software Engineer"

Be sure to see: Bob Moog Google Doodle Demonstration: How to use it!
For those that missed it, there was an update to that post as well.

Bob Moog’s Birthday Garners Google Recognition and Industry Support

The Bob Moog Foundation Press Release:

"May 23, 2012 Asheville, NC-- The Bob Moog Foundation is joined by supporters worldwide in their celebration of the anniversary of the synth pioneer’s 78th birthday. Global technology leader Google released their latest doodle, an interactive, synthesizer-based, playable logo, which honors Bob Moog’s inventions. The Moog Doodle can be played using a mouse or by typing to make nearly limitless sounds. Keeping with the theme of 1960s music technology, a keyboard is patched into a 4-track tape recorder allowing the play back and sharing of songs via short links. The doodle can be viewed and played at www.google.com.

Google software engineer Joey Hurst’s plains the impetus behind the Moog doodle, "With his passion for high-tech toolmaking in the service of creativity, Bob Moog is something of a patron saint of the nerdy arts and a hero to many of us here at Google."

BMF Archive and Education Specialist Marc Doty has posted a 15 minute video demonstrating the various parameters of the doodle synthesizer. His video has over 8,000 views and has been picked up by Mashable and the Washington Post. The video can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/JFkWqi

To promote the incredible doodle tribute, the Bob Moog Foundation is hosting a contest on the home page of its website. Music fans from around the world can share their musical creations in the comments section of the blog on the home page of www.moogfoundation.org. A winner will be chosen and awarded Arturia’s Dr. Bob’s Collector’s Pack, which includes award-winning Minimoog and modular Moog software (valued at over $300).

Furthering the celebration, Moog Music, Inc. will donate 50% of all online clothing and merchandise sales on May 23rd to the Bob Moog Foundation. For every $350 raised, the company will also donate one Etherwave Theremin to the Foundation’s educational initiative, Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool. This promotion includes their brand new line of product-inspired apparel boasting graphics bold enough to induce a geekfest for synth enthusiasts everywhere. Moog instruments are not included in the annual event.

Moog Music clothing and merchandise can be purchased from the company’s online store: www.moogmusic.com/products/clothing and www.moogmusic.com/merch.

Spectrasonics, creators of the much heralded Omnisphere “soft-synth” and creators of the Bob Moog Tribute Library, have added to the already robust library of 700 sounds another 78 in recognition of Bob’s birthday. Spectrasonics continues to be one of the Foundation’s greatest contributors to continuing the legacy. Visit http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/tribute/ for more information about the BMF Tribute Library.

In the realm of esoteric electronics, starting on May 23rd Hollow Sun Records and electronica maverick Atomic Shadow are donating proceeds from the Shadow’s first two albums to the Bob Moog Foundation. This tribute honors the coincidence that Atomic Shadow and Bob Moog share a birth date and a passion for innovation and music. The albums can be purchased at the discounted price of £3 for a limited time at http://www.hollowsunrecords.co.uk.

Early Girl Eatery in Asheville, North Carolina, where Moog often ate lunch, is hosting the Bob Moog Birthday Salute, honoring its hometown innovator by donating 20% of their total sales from May 23 to The Bob Moog Foundation. The restaurant is open from 7:30am-9:00pm. www.earlygirleatery.com. Marc Doty will perform three sets of live music throughout the day. Anyone who donates $1 or more to the Foundation while at the restaurant will be entered in a raffle to win various Moog-inspired items."
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