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The Minimoog is an analog synthesizer first manufactured by Moog Music between 1970 and 1981. Designed as a more affordable, portable version of the modular Moog synthesizer , it was the first synthesizer sold in retail stores.
The Minimoog Voyager or Voyager is a monophonic analog synthesizer, designed by Robert Moog and released in 2002 [1] by Moog Music. The Voyager was modeled after the classic Minimoog synthesizer that was popular in the 1970s, and is meant to be a successor to that instrument.
A slightly modified Minimoog, a portable, self-contained version of the Moog synthesizer. In 1970, Moog Music released the Minimoog, a portable, self-contained model, and the modular systems became a secondary part of Moog's business. [1] The Minimoog has been described as the most famous and influential synthesizer in history. [16]
The Minimoog Voyager, an update on the classic Minimoog The Little Phatty , introduced in 2006, was Moog Music's answer to demand for a portable, affordable analog signal path synthesizer. [ 34 ] It was the last instrument that Robert Moog participated in the design of and was released by the company shortly after Robert's death in 2005.
Patrick Moraz – Yes, The Moody Blues, Solo albums – in 1979 he used for "Future Memories" live on TV a Minimoog, a special custom double Minimoog and a Micromoog; a Polymoog can also be seen on stage. Morcheeba; Jim Morrison ; Giorgio Moroder and his team – A portable modular system, Minimoog; Thurston Moore – Sonic Youth, on Evol
It is led by Rick Wakeman's Mellotron and Minimoog, with a thematic quote from "Cord of Life" played by Steve Howe on a Sho-Bud Pro1 pedal steel guitar with distortion and a heavy delay effect. After a seamless shift to 3/4 time, Wakeman comes in with a new organ theme, followed by Anderson with a soaring, high register vocal melody. [ 9 ]
The Memorymoog uses Curtis CEM 3340 IC's as opposed to the discrete Moog oscillators used in the Minimoog and Modular units. With 18 oscillators, 6 voices, the Moog VCF and subtle on-board 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.
Designed as a scaled-down, lower-priced alternative ($650–$800 market price) to the Minimoog, the Micromoog was designed to tap into a market of musicians who wanted an introduction to synthesis, but who could not afford the $1,500 Minimoog. [1]