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Articles about Moog-music:
Moog Rhymes With Vogue
Since the 60’s, musicians have debated about how “Moog” should be pronounced.
Some think it should be pronounced with an “ooh” sound, like moo. Others rhyme it with vogue.
Dr. Robert Moog preferred the latter:
“It rhymes with vogue. That is the usual German pronunciation. My father’s grandfather came from Marburg, Germany. I like the way that pronunciation sounds better than the way the cow’s ‘moo-g’ sounds.”
So, why the confusion?
Maybe this 1970 Moog pop album, The Plastic Cow Goes Moooooog, has something to do with it:
Girl group synth geek twins (!) Tegan & Sara put this question to rest (hopefully!) by calling up Moog Music to check:
Do you know any Minimoooooog players?
This is a couple of years old, but it’s so good you don’t want to miss it: a documentary look at Stevie Wonder, TONTO – a massive modular synth, early synthesists Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff and the early days of synth funk. Read more…
Switched On Beatles, From 1969
This is beyond cheesy – but typical of the “switched on” Moog music craze of the first wave of synth pop: Eleanor Rigby, from Marty Gold’s Moog Plays The Beatles.
Featuring fashion from 1969! Read more…
The Moogist Freaks The Minimoog
Tim Tsang, aka The Moogist, gets his Moog on in this synth jam freakout.
His approach to synth jamming is very different than the usual pitch bend faux guitar. Leave a comment with your thoughts!
via timtsang3
Free Papercraft Minimoog
This is the closest you’ll probably ever get to a free Moog Minimoog synthesizer – a downloadable design for a papercraft Minimoog.
Like a real Minimoog, the back folds up for access to the controls. Unlike a real Minimoog, it’s scaled for Barbie.
Download the PDF here.
Detailed instructions at Instructables.
