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The term Moog (pronounced /ˈmoʊg/ as in 'vogue') synthesizer can refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. An analog synthesizer is a Synthesizer that uses analog circuits and Analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for analog and digital music synthesisers. Dr Robert Arthur Moog (ˈmoʊɡ to rhyme with "rogue" ( May 23, 1934 &ndash August 21, 2005) was an American pioneer of Moog Music

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History

Moog synthesizers were one of the first widely used electronic musical instruments. An electronic musical instrument is a Musical instrument that produces its sounds using Electronics. Robert Moog created the first subtractive synthesizer to utilize a keyboard as a controller in 1964 and demonstrated it at the AES convention. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Established in 1948 the Audio Engineering Society (AES draws its membership from amongst engineers scientists manufacturers and other organizations and individuals with an interest It sometimes took hours to set up the machine for a new sound.

Robert Arthur Moog employed his theremin company (R. A. Moog Co. , which would later become Moog Music) to manufacture and market his synthesizers. They were shipped with an organ-style keyboard as the standard user interface. A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a Musical instrument, particularly the piano The Moog was not necessarily considered a performance instrument, but rather a sophisticated, studio-oriented professional audio system which could be used as a musical instrument; the keyboard was simply a convenient and familiar way to control it. Particularly because of the pitch instability of its oscillators as well as the atonal nature of electronic music of the time, the original Moog synthesizer was designed for creating recorded electronic music. Later modular Moogs would have much-improved oscillators and were better suited to real-time musical performance.

Minimoog Model D
Minimoog Model D

The first Moog instruments were modular synthesizers. The Minimoog is a monophonic Analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. The modular synthesizer is a type of Synthesizer consisting of separate specialized modules connected by wires (patch cords to create a so-called patch. In 1971 Moog Music began production of the Minimoog Model D which was among the first widely available, portable and relatively affordable synthesizers. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Minimoog is a monophonic Analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. Unlike the modular synthesizer, the Minimoog was specifically designed as a self-contained musical instrument for keyboard players (besides the extremely user-friendly physical design, it also stayed in tune reasonably well) and was the first to really solidify the synthesizer's popular image as a "keyboard" instrument. The Minimoog became the most popular monophonic synthesizer of the 1970s, selling approximately 13,000 units between 1971 and 1982. Monophonic, with respect to synthesizers refers to the ability to only sound one Note, or voice at a time This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.

Another widely used and extremely popular Moog synthesizer was the Taurus bass pedal synthesizer. The Moog Taurus bass pedal keyboard is a foot-operated Analog synthesizer created and manufactured by Moog Music from 1976 to 1981 Released in 1975, its pedals were similar in design to organ pedals and triggered synthetic bass sounds. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each The Taurus was known for a "fat" bass sound and was used by the bands Genesis, Rush, Electric Light Orchestra, Yes, Pink Floyd and many others. Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Pink Floyd are Production of the original was discontinued in 1981, when it was replaced by the Taurus II. The Moog Taurus bass pedal keyboard is a foot-operated Analog synthesizer created and manufactured by Moog Music from 1976 to 1981

Moog Music was the first company to commercially release a keytar, the Moog Liberation. A keytar is a relatively lightweight keyboard or Synthesizer that is supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders similar to the way a Guitar The Moog Liberation was the first commercially-produced Keytar Synthesizer released in 1980 by Moog Music.

The last Moog synthesizers were manufactured in 1985 before the original Moog Music declared bankruptcy in 1986. By the mid-1990s, analog synthesizers were again highly sought after and prized for their classic sound. In 2001, Robert Moog's company Big Briar was able to acquire the rights to the Moog name and officially became Moog Music. Moog Music Moog Music Moog Music has been producing the Minimoog Voyager modeled after the original Minimoog since 2002. The Minimoog Voyager or Voyager is a monophonic Analog synthesizer, designed by Robert Moog and released in 2002 by Moog As of 2006, more than 15 companies are making Moog-style synthesizer modules. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

In March 2006, Moog Music unveiled the Little Phatty Analog Synthesizer, boasting "hand-built quality and that unmatched Moog sound, at a price every musician can afford". The Little Phatty is a monophonic Synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music since 2006. The first limited edition run of 1200 were a Bob Moog Tribute Edition with a Performer edition announced subsequently.

Today a number of Moog products can still be purchased, such as Moogerfoogers and Minimoogs. moogerfooger is the Trademark for a series of analog Effects pedals manufactured by Moog Music. The Minimoog is a monophonic Analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. The Minimoog is so popular, in fact, that they regularly sell for over US$3000 on online auction sites like eBay. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and

Use in culture

According to the American Physical Society, "The first live performance of a music synthesizer was made by pianist Paul Bley at Lincoln Center in New York City on December 26, 1969. The American Physical Society was founded in 1899 and is the World 's second largest organization of physicists behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. Paul Bley, CM, (born November 10, 1932) is a Canadian Free jazz pianist. Bley developed a proprietary interface that allowed real-time performance on the music synthesizer. "

Two of the first phonograph records to feature a Moog synthesizer were Cosmic Sounds by The Zodiac and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones, Ltd. by The Monkees, both released in November 1967, followed by The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds, released at the beginning of 1968. A gramophone Pisces Aquarius Capricorn & Jones Ltd was the fourth album by The Monkees, released on November 14, 1967, when the Monkees were exerting For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. The Notorious Byrd Brothers is the fifth Rock music album by The Byrds, released in 1968 on Columbia Records, catalogue item CL 2775 in The Byrds were a popular American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964 Wendy Carlos released major Moog albums in 1968 and 1969: Switched-On Bach and The Well-Tempered Synthesizer. Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos, November 14 1939 is an American Composer and electronic Musician. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Switched-On Bach is a musical album by Wendy Carlos (then Walter Carlos and Benjamin Folkman, released in 1968 by CBS Records. The Well-Tempered Synthesizer is a 1969 album released by Wendy Carlos (then released as Walter Carlos following the groundbreaking Switched-On Bach The former earned Carlos three Grammys. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Also in 1969, The Beatles used a Moog throughout their album Abbey Road, and Dick Hyman's recording of his jazz composition "The Minotaur" became the first Moog-based Billboard Top 40 hit single. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Abbey Road is the eleventh official album released by The Beatles. Dick Hyman (born March 8, 1927, New York City) is an American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer best known for his versatility with jazz piano styles Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Other early modular Moog users were Leon Russell on "Stranger In A Strange Land", recorded in 1970, and Terry Manning's "Home Sweet Home", (programmed by Dr. Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2 1942 in Lawton Oklahoma, United States) is a Singer, Songwriter Leon Russell And The Shelter People is the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist's second studio solo effort Terry Manning is a music producer songwriter photographer and recording engineer known for work in rock rhythm and blues and pop music genres Home Sweet Home is a Solo album by Rock music Producer and Artist Terry Manning, originally begun as a joke but later Robert Moog himself) recorded in 1968, but released in 1970.

The success of Carlos' Switched-On Bach sparked a series of other synthesizer records in the late 1960s to mid 1970s. These albums featured covers of songs arranged for Moog synthesizer in the most dramatic and flamboyant way possible, covering rock, country and other genres of music. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. The albums often had "Moog" in their titles (i. e. Country Moog Classics, Martin Denny's Exotic Moog, etc. Martin Denny ( April 10, 1911 – March 2, 2005) was an American piano-player and composer best known as the "father of Exotica. ) although many used a variety of other brands of synthesizers and even organs as well. The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each The kitsch appeal of these albums continue to have a small fanbase and the 1990s band Moog Cookbook is a tribute to this style of music. Moog Cookbook is the name of an Electronica band made up of Brian Kehew and Roger Joseph Manning Jr

The synthesizer was used for the soundtrack of the 1971 movie A Clockwork Orange. A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 Satirical Science fiction Film adaptation of a 1962 novel of the same name, by Anthony Carlos wrote all the original music for the Moog, along with several Moog versions of classical music, to create an eerie mood to express the strange society of the movie.

A popular Moog user (and programmer) is Stevie Wonder, who won numerous Grammy awards in 1973 for his synthesizer-rich Talking Book and also in 1974 where he grabbed the 'Album of the Year' award with yet another Moog-tinted album, Innervisions. Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Talking Book, an album by Stevie Wonder released on October 27, 1972, is regarded by some fans as one of the best crossover records Innervisions is an album by Stevie Wonder, released on Tamla / Motown on August 3 1973 (see 1973 in music Sun Ra often used it as his instrument of choice to achieve his unique sound. Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, Legal name Le Sony'r Ra; It was also featured prominently on Emerson, Lake & Palmer's song "Lucky Man," Keith Emerson's Moog solo at the end making it arguably the group's most popular piece. Emerson Lake & Palmer ( ELP) were an English Progressive rock supergroup. Keith Noel Emerson (born 2 November 1944 in Todmorden, West Yorkshire) is a British Keyboard player and composer Another famous use of the Moog was in Tangerine Dream's electronic landmark album Phaedra in 1974. Tangerine Dream is a German Electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. Phaedra (1974 is an album by the German Electronic music group Tangerine Dream. Glenn Tilbrook, a member of the new wave band Squeeze, was also known to use the Mini Moog with regularity. Glenn Tilbrook (born Glenn Martin Tilbrook on 31 August 1957, in Woolwich, southeast London) is the lead singer and Guitarist of New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Squeeze are an English band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the New Wave period of the late 1970s and continued recording successfully

Giorgio Moroder helped to shape the development of disco music by incorporating the Moog synthesizer in the 1975 Donna Summer hit "Love to Love You Baby". Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder (born on April 26 1940 in Urtijëi, Italy) is an Italian Record producer, songwriter Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who gained The use of the synthesizer created the sensual feel that is characteristic of disco and paved the way for Donna Summer's landmark hit "I Feel Love" in 1977. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who gained The Moog bassline in this song, combined with the syn-drum created the hi-NRG category of disco music. Hi-NRG (High Energy is a type of high-speed Electronic dance music which was popular in Nightclubs in the late 1970s and 1980s Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Shapiro, Peter (2000). Modulations: A History of Electronic Music. New York, NY: Caipirinha Productions, inc. , 42-43. ISBN 189102406X.  

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Moog modular synthesizer refers to any of a number of monophonic analog Modular synthesizers designed by the late electronic instrument pioneer Dr The Minimoog is a monophonic Analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. The Moog Sonic 6 (also Sonic VI and Sonic Six) is a Duophonic Analog synthesizer that was manufactured by Moog Music from The Micromoog is a monophonic Analog synthesizer produced by Moog Music from 1975 to 1979. The Polymoog is a polyphonic Analog synthesizer that was manufactured by Moog Music from 1975 to 1980. The Moog Taurus bass pedal keyboard is a foot-operated Analog synthesizer created and manufactured by Moog Music from 1976 to 1981 Bass pedals are an electronic musical instrument with foot-operated Pedal keyboard with a range of one or more octaves The Multimoog is a monophonic Analog synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music from 1978 to 1981. The Moog Prodigy was a Synthesizer produced by Moog Music from 1979 to 1984 The Moog Liberation was the first commercially-produced Keytar Synthesizer released in 1980 by Moog Music. The Moog Concertmate MG-1 is an Analog synthesizer made by Moog Music and was distributed by Radio Shack under their "Realistic" brand name The Moog Rogue is a monophonic analog Synthesizer produced by the original Moog Music in the early 1980s but was not designed by The Moog Source is a monophonic Microprocessor -controlled Analog synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music from 1981 to 1985 The Memorymoog is a Polyphonic Synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music from 1982 to 1985, the last synthesizer to be released by the moogerfooger is the Trademark for a series of analog Effects pedals manufactured by Moog Music. The Minimoog Voyager or Voyager is a monophonic Analog synthesizer, designed by Robert Moog and released in 2002 by Moog The Little Phatty is a monophonic Synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music since 2006. This is a list of notable Musicians who use Moog synthesizers Only add names here if the person has their own article on Wikipedia please
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