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Linda at Moog sent over an update on Moog products:
The MF-107 FreqBox is shipping
The MF-107 FreqBox is different from other effects – the effected sound is not a processed version of your input signal, but the sound of the input signal modulating an internal oscillator. It contains a VCO with continuously variable waveshape, and the […]

IK Multimedia and Sonic Reality have announced their latest collaborative effort, Sonik Instruments, a series of virtual instrument plug-ins dedicated to focused collections of rare and top-of-the-line instruments and sounds. The first announced of this series are SampleMoog, SampleTron, and Studiophonik.
Each of these Sonik Instruments offers a full synth-sampler engine powered by SampleTank with an […]

The Asheville Symphony Orchestra will honor the late Moog synthesizer creator (and Asheville resident) Robert Moog in a unique performance Saturday of Gustav Holst’s The Planets. Music director Daniel Meyer will lead a performance that features six Moog Little Phatty synthesizers playing the choral harmonies, typically performed by a six-woman choir, in Neptune, the Mystic.
“I […]

Synth designer Paul Schreiber, founder of Synthesis Technologies, is selling a unique fully-restored Moog 55 modular synthesizer.
“It is always a difficult thing to describe the condition of vintage gear,” says Schreiber. “However, I can honestly say this Moog 55, after the restoration, is probably a 9.5/10 overall in physical condition.”
The Moog 55 is not a […]

Musikmesse: IK Multimedia and Sonic Reality have announced a strategic alliance with Moog Music to bring out sample-based products focused on Moog synthesizer sounds
In an effort to present the flavors of Moog synthesizer history as playable sounds, Sonic Reality has sampled the entire range of vintage Moog synthesizers and together with IK Multimedia, they have […]

Moog announced a major operating software enhancement for Tribute owners. The new OS is available for download at no cost and carries with it an impressive list of new features, bringing the Tribute up to pace with the latest Stage Edition.
New features in the operating software include:

Modulation bus enhancement includes new sources for noise and […]

Arturia has created another interesting video, this time on the Moog modular synthesizer and its history. It looks at the synth’s features, famous users, Moog modular recordings, and uses this as a starting point for introducing Arturia’s Moog Modular V.

Arturia has created a interesting video on the Minimoog and its history. It looks at the synth’s features, famous users, Minimoog recordings and uses this as a starting point for introducing Arturia’s Minimoog V.

Moog has announced Version 3.0 of the Voyager Editor Librarian, which includes a new user interface.
The Minimoog Voyager Editor-Librarian is a program that is designed to be the ultimate tool for organizing and creating presets for the Minimoog Voyager.
Version 3.0 of the Editor Librarian is free to registered users. If you are a registered customer […]

Here’s an interesting video by Moog Cookbook, an electronica band that does covers of modern pop tunes in the style of Moog records of the late 1960s and early 1970s. No MIDIs were hurt in the making of this video.

Moog Cookbook at Amazon.

NAMM Show Update: The Minimoog Voyager Select Series, now available from Moog Music, allows customers to choose from five backlight options as well as eight different wood cabinet styles to create a Voyager with a look all their own. Moog offers an interactive Web experience that displays any custom combination, and then facilitates online ordering […]

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Moog Music added another effect to their already unique Moogerfooger line, the FreqBox.
The FreqBox does not actually modify the audio input signal to produce an altered version of the sound source. Instead, the effected sound is an analog Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) modulated by the sound source input—an Audio Modulated […]

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Arturia, a company known for its software emulations of classic synths, has announced Origin, a hardware synth that features their software emulations of classic synth hardware.
It sounds a little confusing, but what Arturia has done is put the flexibility of their software synths into a hardware package.
Origin is loaded with […]

What would the world of electronic music be like without the inventions of Bob Moog?
Bob Moog’s namesake analog synthesizers have affected popular music in ways he might not have expected back in 1954, when he began building theremins with his father. But 50 years later, Bob’s musical instruments have catapulted so many styles of music […]

Arturia has released version 2.2 of Moog Modular V.
This new version of the Moog Modular V includes:

Universal Binary support
VST 2.4 \ Cubase 4 ready
A new installer, regrouping all previous updates

The upgrade is free to all registered users.