Tag: Moogfest 2014

Teenage Engineering Intros Inexpensive ‘Pocket Operator’ Micro Synthesizers

2015 NAMM Show: Teenage Engineering and Cheap Monday have launched a line of ‘pocket operators’ – micro synthesizers that fit in your pocket and a line of matching gear. The new line of musical instruments consists of three pocket sized synthesizers. These were first seen a session at Moogfest 2014 in Asheville, NC. Here’s a Moogfest image, via photographer Robert Pluma,… Read More Teenage Engineering Intros Inexpensive ‘Pocket Operator’ Micro Synthesizers

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Moog Music Shipping Werkstatt Synth Worldwide, Launches ‘Werkstatt Workshop’ Learning Portal

Today Moog Music announced worldwide availability of its Werkstatt-01 Analog Synthesizer Moogfest 2014 Kit. The patchable analog synth was originally only available to Engineering VIP ticket holders at Moogfest. There was substantial interest in a wider release for the Werkstatt at Synthtopia and elsewhere. Moog Music made a limited US release of the Werkstatt-01 this summer, followed… Read More Moog Music Shipping Werkstatt Synth Worldwide, Launches ‘Werkstatt Workshop’ Learning Portal

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You Asked, They Listened: Moog Music Releases Limited Edition Werkstatt-01 Synth Kit

Moog Music today announced that it is releasing the Moog Werkstatt – originally designed for a hands-on workshop during Moogfest 2014 – as a limited edition hackable synthesizer. During Moogfest, the comppany facilitated a two-day workshop, in which Moog engineers assisted 125 participants in building Werkstatt, an educational, patchable analog synthesizer designed specifically for the… Read More You Asked, They Listened: Moog Music Releases Limited Edition Werkstatt-01 Synth Kit

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Behind The Scenes With Moog’s New Emerson Modular System

At Moogfest 2014, Moog Music introduced the Emerson Modular System – a reissue of Keith Emerson‘s iconic Moog Modular system. We got a sneak preview of the Emerson Modular System while we were there, and had the opportunity to talk with: Moog modular specialist Gene Stopp, who recreated Emerson’s Moog with the help of Moog engineers; and Author… Read More Behind The Scenes With Moog’s New Emerson Modular System

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Moogfest 2014 – An International Event On An Intimate Stage

Moogfest 2014, held in Asheville, NC April 23-27, was an ambitious, audacious and ultimately successful electronic music festival that transformed Moogfest into an international event that may be the yardstick by which other events are measured in years to come. Moogfest began its life in 2004 as one-evening event, based in New York. The initial… Read More Moogfest 2014 – An International Event On An Intimate Stage

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