Do You Musicians Still Use the Moog?

[gkarris]

Ha, ha, I'm a Drummer (insert joke here... ).

Growing up in the 60's & 70's, that beautiful Moog Sound....

Then a child of the 80's (Synths totally!)...

Even today, love Synthwave and Space Ambient.

Now with Garageband and Computers, I thought that the Moog is long gone.

But on YT I found the history of Moog and the Moog channel. They're still around?

I knew people bought used ones (I was at a used music/record shop and someone had snatched one up).

Does anyone here or you know of someone (even a newer band) that use new ones?

Thanks for the info..

 

[Luap]

Yes, they are still around and making a variety of synthesizers.
As one of the more well known synth brands, there are really too many bands to mention that use them. Google is your friend there

Moog Music

Together we carry on the legacy of Dr. Robert Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizer. Explore Moog analog synthesizers and other instruments for electronic music, designed and built in Asheville, NC.

www.moogmusic.com

 

[theluggage]

Now with Garageband and Computers, I thought that the Moog is long gone.

There's been something of a renaissance of analogue synths - first, if you can't afford the hardware, you can get one in ''virtual instrument' form and, maybe prompted by that, there's now a lot of chea... er, well, less-expensive analogue hardware around.

If you want to get your Moog on, Moog music do a great, official, iOS app simulating the Model 15 Modular synth (I'd recommend an iPad although it works on a phone).

‎Model 15 Modular Synthesizer

‎The Moog Model 15 App is the first Moog modular synthesizer and synthesis educational tool created exclusively for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Mac. Each facet of the Moog Model 15 modular synthesizer has been meticulously recreated in this application to ensure the power and transcendent...

apps.apple.com

Its only about 30 bucks so you don't need to be a serious keyboard whiz to have a go. You wants it. The only shame is that there is no Mac version.

There is a software version of a... certain famous modular synth(tm)... available for the Mac, but its more expensive (still vastly less than the real thing though). They also do an emulation of the much simpler "Mini" non-modular version.

Arturia - Modular V - Modular V3

This is the one that switched on the synthesizer in popular music. Huge, massive, powerful, flexible all of this recreated in great detail for you. Sw...

www.arturia.com

...Arturia sometimes have substantial Black Friday discounts.

Or if you want to play with simulated modular analogue synthesis for free, check out VCV Rack:
https://vcvrack.com/ ...its not Moog, but half the filters are mimicking Moog's design, and that's where a large part of the sound comes from.

If you want a real hardware analogue synth, though, but don't have any multi-million record deals to fund it, Behringer do a cheap knockoff of the MiniMoog: https://www.behringer.com/Categorie...and-Samplers/MODEL-D/p/P0CQJ#googtrans(en|en)

Does anyone here or you know of someone (even a newer band) that use new ones?

Not quite what you were asking but: https://www.moogmusic.com/original-series?type=6

If you like space/ambient (esp. Tangerine Dream style): https://redshift2.bandcamp.com/ - probably the last people mad enough to try and take an original Moog modular on tour...

 

[gkarris]

If you like space/ambient (esp. Tangerine Dream style): https://redshift2.bandcamp.com/ - probably the last people mad enough to try and take an original Moog modular on tour...

OMG - thanks - another place on Bandcamp to get music. Ordered two of their CD's...

You probably already know of Cryo Chamber where I've been getting a lot of my Space Ambient CD's...

Cryo Chamber

Cryo Chamber is a record label with a collaborative focus run by Simon Heath (Atrium Carceri) focusing on high quality dark ambient with a cinematic edge. Send Demos to our Facebook

cryochamber.bandcamp.com

 

[StellarVixen]

Does this count?

‎Model 15 Modular Synthesizer

‎The Moog Model 15 App is the first Moog modular synthesizer and synthesis educational tool created exclusively for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Mac. Each facet of the Moog Model 15 modular synthesizer has been meticulously recreated in this application to ensure the power and transcendent...

apps.apple.com

If so, then YES.

 

[theluggage]

You probably already know of Cryo Chamber where I've been getting a lot of my Space Ambient CD's...

No, hadn't found that one, thanks.

There's also DIN: https://din.org.uk/music (very varied styles).

 

[user_xyz]

Ha, ha, I'm a Drummer (insert joke here... ).

Growing up in the 60's & 70's, that beautiful Moog Sound....

Then a child of the 80's (Synths totally!)...

Even today, love Synthwave and Space Ambient.

Now with Garageband and Computers, I thought that the Moog is long gone.

But on YT I found the history of Moog and the Moog channel. They're still around?

I knew people bought used ones (I was at a used music/record shop and someone had snatched one up).

Does anyone here or you know of someone (even a newer band) that use new ones?

Thanks for the info..

I still have an original Mini-Moog.

 

[gkarris]

I still have an original Mini-Moog.

Looked it up on Youtube - that thing must sound awesome!

 

[Spacetime Anomaly]

You can tinker with a Minimoog Model D on the iPad/iPhone also (free):

‎Minimoog Model D Synthesizer

‎The Minimoog Model D App is a mobile transmutation of the world’s first portable synthesizer, the Minimoog Model D®. Optimized for use on all 64-bit iOS devices, anyone can jump in and play with over 160 included presets or lay fingers to the controls and begin exploring vast magical realms of...

apps.apple.com