Music wasn’t always electronically amplified, and by the time it was, it certainly wasn’t synthesized. While using an electronic keyboard to create a string orchestra is taken for granted today, it ...

Watch out GarageBand, the OG is coming around—and just in time for the holidays. Music manufacturer Moog has announced the third reissue of its legendary Minimoog Model D analog synthesizer. Created ...

Moog Music announced it's reintroducing the classic Minimoog Model D synthesizer with a pilot production run at Moogfest 2016. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

It’s hard to overstate the impact of the synthesizer on modern music. And while many might associate synths more with pop and dance music, they actually found their first champions in pioneering ...

In 1970, Bob Moog released the Minimoog Model D, the first portable modular synthesizer. The instrument featured knobs and buttons to control sounds as opposed to the cumbersome patch cables found on ...

Asheville, NC, November 17, 2022 — Originally released in 1970, the Minimoog Model D changed the face of modern music and has served as the archetype for all synthesizers that followed. The all-analog ...

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Back in early 2018, Germany's Behringer launched what it called an homage to the Minimoog Model D, an almost exact copy of Moog's iconic monophonic analog synthesizer. Now, after a short teaser ...

Moog has made all of its iOS synth apps free to mark the birthday of founder Bob Moog, which is this Sunday. It's not clear how long they'll be available for zilch, so if you're interested in snagging ...

It’s hard to believe, but iconic synth manufacturer Moog is turning 70. Synthesizers didn’t become mainstays in popular music until the 1970s, but Bob Moog started manufacturing and selling theremins ...

The Minimoog Model D came around in 1970, riding a wave of musical creativity swelling recording studios and concert venues around the world. It was the first portable synthesizer, combining the ...