Vintage moog memorymoog plus lamm lintronics upgrade. The plus featured a factory installed midi interface making it amongst the. Announcing our fall 2019 raffle for vintage memorymoog plus. Moog memorymoog plus proserviced analog synth for sale. Heres a vintage memorymoog synthesizer in really nice condition that seems to be working well. Fink, of the revolution when the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory bank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig. Each voice also has its own 24 dboctave low pass voltagecontrolled filter. Forget about it, theres nothing that sounds like a memorymoog period. Im being offered a memorymoog, not sure if its the plus version.
Some moog memorymoogs have a history of being unstabletuning issues, but there have been upgrades including the memorymoog plus. The memorymoog is a voiceassignment polyphonic synthesizer with the ability to store up to. Heres your chance to get one of the best poly analog synths ever made. Its physical condition is generally excellent, but the memorymoog plus does have flaws consistent with vintage instruments and consistent with touring. Bought it new at the factory, shortly after they ceased production. Included with the sale is a uk iec powercable, and also an original bound memorymoog user manual. Moog memorymoog plus keyboard synthesizer sn 2277 w interesting history via this auction this is a memorymoog plus that i bought directly from moog when i worked there as marketing manager. Bob moog foundation raffle offers chance to win a memorymoog plus. On the other hand, both midified regular memorymoogs i played were a pain to play, there was a.
The bob moog foundation has announced a new raffle featuring a coveted, fully restored vintage memorymoog plus synthesizer formerly owned, played, and signed by dr. Battery has been changed and factory patches loaded. It has six independent voices, each containing three voltagecontrolled oscillators, a voltagecontrolled 24dboctave lowpass filter, two adsr contour generators, and extensive modulation facilities. The plus version is the one that can be midified, right. I had don besecker of dbm tech install a better midi implementation system, while keeping the original moog hardware.
Now this has always been a dream synth, but ive never had the cash and as well it just seems like a very risky purchase with all of the maintenance and etc. This instrument, originally produced from 19841985, is highly sought after by musicians and collectors worldwide. I had wes taggart of analogics do a complete restoration about 10 operating hours ago. Get manuals, specifications, and demos for the moog memorymoog synthesizer. An upgrade to the memorymoog plus which added a 4,000 event sequencer and a primitive midi interface did little to arrest its slide from favor although, when moog music rebadged one hundred memorymoogs as the sanctuary and created a new set of factory patches suitable for religious use, they were sold with much success to churches and christian music groups. Each of the six voices of the memorymoog is made up of 3 voltagecontrolled oscillators that can be set to any combination of pulse variable width, saw, and triangle waveforms and freely switched over a 4octave initial range. The analog horn pads, strings, killer solo patches, sound effects, direct panel accessible editing. And as its name would suggest, it has memory storage 100 patches.
The list of patch files includes memorymoog, roland, korg, crumar. On the other hand, both midified regular memorymoogs i played were a pain to play, there was a noticeable delay between key presses and actual sound, this could be caused by the midikit sitting between the keyboard and the onboard processor. Memorymoog users manual pdf memorymoog service manual pdf memorymoog schematics pdf memorymoog soundcharts pdf memorymoog 840 autotune pdf 10012723 only memorymoog 841a sequencermidi pdf under 3000 memorymoog 842a noise source pdf memorymoog voice card component layout gif memorymoog voice card mixer schematic gif. This particular memorymoog, serial number 1460, has been retrofitted with midi and a sequencer, making it a memorymoog plus although the nameplate was never replaced to reflect the increased capability. I have been loading tape data back into doug wyatts memorymoog. These 12 patches are the juice that will fuel modern productions to achieve sounds unobtainable by any other synth, with plugins not even worth a. Aug 28, 2019 when the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory bank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig. Apr 29, 2019 this is a memorymoog plus that i bought directly from moog when i worked there as marketing manager. Diva patches 1 is a collection of 150 uhe diva soft synth patches that marko programmed and used during 20.
The memorymoog was the last official synth, made back in 1982, to come from moog before they eventually went bankrupt and out of business. Cleaned pots and connections, new battery, reload factory patches. By the time i was in a position moneywise, fully loaded eight voice obx were not to be found anywhere. While comparable to other polyphonic synthesizers of the time period, such as the sequential circuits prophet5 and oberheim obx, the memorymoog. Its chief designers were rich walborn and ray caster of. Bob moog foundation 2017 raffle for vintage memorymoog. Peakmod 8voice polyphonic synthesizer module, with 3 oscillators per voice, 1 analog multimode filter per voice, 60 digital wavetables, cv input, and arpeggiator more info. Analogue heaven need original patch data for memorymoog plus. Aug 09, 2017 the memorymoog plus has been referred to as the peak of vintage synthesizer luxury, says bmf executive director michelle moogkoussa. Vintage moog memorymoog plus synthesizer wmidi in anvil.
The plus midisequencer package was also available from moog music as a field or factory retrofit for original nonplus memorymoogs. Roland jd800 the 64 classic factory patches duration. The memorymoog is a polyphonic electronic music synthesizer manufactured by moog music. The legendary memorymoog plus synthesizer the fattest. The memorymoog was part of the revolutions touring rig on the purple rain, around the world in a day, and parade tours. While comparable to other polyphonic synthesizers of the time period, such as the sequential circuits prophet. Vintage moog memorymoog plus synthesizer wmidi in anvil case. This memorymoog plus operates on eu 220v, although it was originally a 110v system ksr modified it during the overhaul. The memorymoog uses curtis cem 3340 ics as opposed to the discrete moog oscillators used in the minimoog and modular units.
The memorymoog is a polyphonic electronic music synthesizer manufactured by moog music from 198285, the last polyphonic synthesizer to be released by moog music before the company was sold to management and renamed moog electronics. Basically as much as the memorymoog can be considered basic this instrument is 6 minimoogs in one box that will store 100 programmed patches. The plus featured a factory installed midi interface making it amongst the very. The featured memorymoog plus was built at moog musics buffalo, ny factory, and has been fully restored by lauded synthesizer technician wes taggart. Bob moog foundation 2017 raffle for vintage memorymoog plus. An upgrade to the memorymoog plus which added a 4,000 event sequencer and a primitive midi interface did little to arrest its slide from favor although, when moog music rebadged one hundred memorymoogs as the sanctuary and created a new set of factory patches suitable for religious use, they were sold with much success to churches and. Memorymoog plus factory sequencer data demo by synthpro synthpro. The plus featured a factory installed midi interface making it amongst the very first electronic instruments to include a midi implementation and a basic polyphonic and monophonic sequencer, the latter of which is used to control an externally interfaced monophonic synthesizer via rear panel cvgatetrigger jacks. The 10 best synth presets in history and where you can. The memorymoog was part of the revolutions touring rig on the purple rain, around the world in a day, and parade tours the raffle begins on august 28, 2019 at 7am et, and ends on. When the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory bank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig, says matt fink.
Aug 29, 2019 when the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory bank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig, says matt fink. When the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory bank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig, commented matt fink, keyboardist for the revolution. All the fatness of the memorymoog plus midi and sequencer. Moog memorymoog specifications, pictures, prices, links. Heres how you can win the memorymoog plus synth that dr. With 18 oscillators, 6 voices, the moog vcf and subtle onboard overdrive via the mixer section, the instrument has a massive sound all its own and is capable of dominating the mix in which it is used. Preset synth patches are either a boon or a bane, depending on ones programming prowess. This historic instrument, originally produced from 19841985, is highly sought after by musicians and collectors worldwide. Bob moog foundation announces raffle for vintage memorymoog. The featured memorymoog plus was built at moog musics buffalo, ny factory, and has. The memorymoog is a polyphonic electronic music synthesizer manufactured by moog music from 198185, the last polyphonic synthesizer to be released by moog music before the company was sold to management and renamed moog electronics.
The bob moog foundation has announced a raffle for a vintage memorymoog plus synthesizer. Bob moog foundation announces raffle for vintage memorymoog plus. Having owned a memorymoog plus and prophet 12 desktop in the. This memorymoog plus synthesizer has a very special history. Win a vintage memorymoog plus in bob moog foundations. It was donated to the bob moog foundation by supporter lee keeley and is in excellent technical and physical condition after having been meticulously serviced by lauded vintage synthesizer specialist wes taggart. Bob moog foundation announces 2017 raffle for vintage.
There are also some mods including a minimoog cv in mod that solves problems using midi2cv control. Polyphony 6 voices oscillators 3 vcos per voice pulse, saw, triangle, or any combination lfo triangle, pulse, sine, and square waves filter one 24 dboct lowpass. The memorymoog is a polyphonic synthesizer with the classic moog sound and the ability to store up to 100 patches in memory. It has six independent voices, each containing three voltage controlled oscillators, a voltage controlled 24dboctave lowpass filter, two adsr contour generators and extensive modulation facilities. The synthesizer was generously donated to the bob moog foundation by supporter lee keeley and has been meticulously serviced by vintage synth specialist wes. It was one of the first polyphonic synthesizers with a memory bank for storing sounds, with the capability to hold up to 100 patches. The oberheim obx is a unique sounding classic analog polyphonic, but with many of them in disrepair they are not easy nor cheap to restore.
Aug 08, 2017 the bob moog foundation has announced a raffle for a vintage memorymoog plus synthesizer. When the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory bank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig. The bob moog foundation is raffling off a vintage memorymoog plus synthesizer. The memorymoog possibly the least reliable musical instrument since the harpsichord was invented and underwent numerous updates including autotune power supply improvements, not touch sensitive in any way like the matrix12, no splitlayering like the obxa, the midi was horrendous and only fitted to the plus model, only one dedicated lfo like the sci prophets that had. It combines 100 patch memory slots hence the name with six voice polyphony to create a unique polysynth with a triple vco moog flavor. When the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory bank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig, commented matt fink, keyboardist for the revolution. It was generously donated to us by lee keeley, who was the winner of our 2016 memorymoog.
When the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memorybank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig. Win a vintage memorymoog plus in bob moog foundations fall. Physically, the memorymoog was extremely well constructed utilizing solid walnut cabinetry again a nod to its minimoog heritage and brushed aluminum frontrear panels. The memorymoog is a very unusual and powerful polyphonic synthesizer with six voices for each of the three oscillators.
When the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memory. Ive loved moog synthesizers since i bought my first minimoog at the ages of 18 in 1976. The memorymoog is a polyphonic electronic music synthesizer manufactured by moog music from 198183, the last polyphonic synthesizer to be released by moog music before the company was sold to management and renamed moog electronics. Heres how you can win the memorymoog plus synth that dr fink. Earlier firmware versions of memorymoog plus can be quickly identified by pressing the arpeggiator button then any of the numeric keys if you do not see a descriptive display such as. The original jupiter8 factory patches 64 reprogrammed for opx proii plus a further bank of custom user sounds 64 derived from the factory patches, available in two separate banks as well as combined in one single bank. Wrong, the plus version has midi onboard and a sequencer, both versions can be midified with a kentonkit. Its chief designers were rich walborn and ray caster of the norlinacquired, bob moogless moog music.
I have so many fond memories of using this memorymoog on tour, and of the tours themselves. Announcing our fall 2019 raffle for vintage memorymoog. The raffle begins on august 28, 2019 at 7am et, and ends on september. While comparable to other polyphonic synthesizers of the time period, such as the sequential circuits prophet5 and oberheim obxa, the memorymoog. The plus featured a factory installed midi interface making it amongst the very first. Memorymoog online synthesizer digital sound factory. And the greatest thing is that my memorymoog is rock solid. It was generously donated to us by lee keeley, who was the winner of our 2016 memorymoog raffle. This memorymoog plus is now sold as at 10th december. Last known factory firmware revision for memorymoog plus was v4. The memorymoog is the last official synth released by the original moog company before they went bankrupt in 1982. The memorymoog plus i played did not have this problem. Our rental memorymoog will arrive with an expression pedal and 12 custom patches 8799 made by our resident in house programmer, eli goss. Aug 28, 2019 when the memorymoog plus was released with midi capability, a sequencer, and the capability to hold 100 patches in its memorybank, i knew i had to have one in our touring rig.
The plus model added a basic midi implementation, a sequencer, and. The memorymoog plus has been referred to as the peak of vintage synthesizer luxury, says bmf executive director michelle moogkoussa this memorymoog plus synthesizer has a very special history. Memorymoog plus factory sequencer data demo by synthpro. With program memory includes original manualmidi the memorymoog plus was the last and greatest synthesizer ever produce by the legendary moog company. For many serious synthesists, they represent something of a copout easy selections of spoonfed solutions to impress the inebriated denizens of the local holiday inn lounge.
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