Moog synthesizer

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The Moog synthesizer is a pioneering analog electronic instrument known for its rich, warm tones and its foundational role in shaping modern electronic and popular music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf analog synthesizer
electronic musical instrument
modular synthesizer
controlMethod control voltage
keyboard
patch cables
countryOfOrigin United States
developedBy R.A. Moog Co.
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Robert Moog
earliestForm Moog modular synthesizer
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firstPublicDemonstrationAt Audio Engineering Society convention
firstPublicDemonstrationYear 1964
hasComponent amplifier
envelope generator
filter
low-frequency oscillator
oscillator
hasKeyTechnology analog oscillators
control voltage (CV)
envelope generator
low-pass ladder filter
voltage control
voltage-controlled filter
hasModel Grandmother
Matriarch
Memorymoog
Micromoog
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Minimoog Model D
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Moog Modular System 35
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Moog Modular System 55
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Moog Voyager
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Multimoog
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Sub 37
Sub Phatty
hasReissue Minimoog Model D reissue
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Moog Modular reissue systems
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historicalSignificance one of the first widely used commercial synthesizers
standardized voltage-controlled modular synthesis architecture
influencedGenre disco
electronic music
film scoring
funk
pop music
progressive rock
introducedInYear 1964
knownFor expressive lead sounds
fat bass sounds
pioneering role in electronic music
rich warm tone
manufacturer Moog Music
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notableWorkFeaturing Abbey Road
Switched-On Bach
soundSynthesisType subtractive synthesis
typicalPolyphony monophonic
usedBy Keith Emerson
Kraftwerk
Pink Floyd
Rick Wakeman
Stevie Wonder
The Beatles
Wendy Carlos

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Edd Kalehoff uses Moog synthesizer
Wendy Carlos instrument Moog synthesizer
Moog synthesizer developedBy R.A. Moog Co.
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Moog synthesizer manufacturer Moog Music
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Moog synthesizer earliestForm Moog modular synthesizer
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Moog synthesizer hasModel Moog Modular System 55
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Moog synthesizer hasModel Moog Modular System 35
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Moog synthesizer hasModel Minimoog Model D
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Moog synthesizer hasModel Micromoog
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Moog synthesizer hasModel Multimoog
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Moog synthesizer hasModel Moog Voyager
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Moog synthesizer hasReissue Minimoog Model D reissue
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Moog synthesizer hasReissue Moog Modular reissue systems
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Robert Margouleff instrument Moog synthesizer
I Feel Love usesInstrument Moog synthesizer