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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.

Moog Music has introduced Moogspace, a Moog “member site.”
According to Moog:, Moogspace is a space where you can:

upload and share information on all Moog instruments; new and vintage.
store an unlimited amount of information, including synth patches, audio files, documents, photos, links, user tips and pro techniques, together, all on one site.
have a direct-link to Moog’s [...]

You know you’ve got a good product when your fans start making commercials for you.
Check out this fan commercial for Moog synthesizers.

According to “themedusas”, a 25 year old design student, “T
his is a project I did for my Motion Design 2 class. The concept behind this was to magnify the culture and kinship of owning [...]

Michelle Moog-Koussa, daughter of synth pioneer Bob Moog and Director of The Bob Moog Foundation has announced The Bob Moog Foundation for Electronic Music, an organization intended to honor his legacy of innovation and curiosity.
The Foundation has plans for three endowed scholorships, a memorial museum, event sponsorships and an outreach program for disadvantaged children.
The [...]

Moog Music has announced that the Little Phatty monophonic analog synthesizer is now shipping.
“We wanted to offer musicians a true analog synth with a simple, clean front panel, in a visually stunning package, at a reasonable price point,” said Mike Adams, President of Moog Music. “I feel we accomplished all four objectives.”
The Little Phatty boasts [...]

Gigfiles.com, an online sample library store, has announced The Minimoog Voyager bass library.
According to the company, the library has been recorded from a Minimoog Voyager v3.01 and offers the best of Minimoog basses from the original soundbank.
Features:

Each sound is recorded for six seconds or more
4 levels of velocity for exactly the same as heard from [...]

Moog Music has announced an After-pressure Factory Upgrade for the Minimoog Voyager.
The After-pressure Field upgradeis available for those of you who want to install the new After-pressure control yourself. Easily-laid out instructions will accompany your field upgrade kit.
It is also available as a factory update. Videos are available that demonstrated the after-pressure upgrade.
Have you made [...]

FractalDVD.com has an MP3 of the original Demonstration Record for the Moog 900 Electronic Music System.
You can preview the Moog demo below.
The Microgroove 10″ vinyl disk was produced, composed and realized by Walter Carlos, as a Trans-Electronic-Music-Production.
The disk is dated, but provides an interesting historical perspective on the state of electronic music in 1968.

 

 Moog-demo [8:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

James R. Coplin is organizing a Bob Moog Tribute Project:
“The passing of Bob Moog has been deeply felt by the entire music community. This is especially true for electronic musicians whose work he so directly influenced with his creations.
I thought it would be fitting to celebrate his life with music. So, I put [...]

The spirit of Dr. Robert Moog, father of the modern synthesizer, was all over NAMM. There were analog synthesizers galore, and the world of modular synths seemed to be healthier than ever.
Nowhere was his presence felt, though, more than the Moog Music booth. Moog Music had a special poster set up for Nammsters to sign [...]