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Moog • Memorymoog

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This was Moog's last official synth, made back in 1982, and it was never really completed so upgraded or modified models are commonly found these days. There were two versions of this synth: the Memorymoog and the Memorymoog+. The latter is the only one capable of taking a MIDI retrofit, and it also has more stable oscillator control. The version can be checked in the AUTOTUNE feature.

The Memorymoog is like having six Minimoogs stacked in one! Features include VCO syncing, sample and hold, and separate filters for each voice! It also has a unison mode for a fat 18 oscillator monophonic bass and lead. And as its name would suggest it has memory storage, 100 patches! It should also be noted that these, while they appear relatively rugged, are prone to problems, notably missing or 'stuck' voices. It is used by 808 State, The Orb, The Crystal Method, Air, Jean-Michel Jarre, Freddy Fresh, Jan Hammer, Bon Jovi, INXS, Jellyfish, Imperial Drag, Moog Cookbook, Rick Wakeman, Labradford, George Duke and James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III.

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john

Posted 212 days ago

It needs the square voice in the Oscillators as well!!!!

Micke

Posted 225 days ago

The MM has also been used by Larry Fast (Synergy, Peter Gabriel),
Saga, Nick Magnus/Steve Hackett band, Herbie Hancock, Tangerine Dream, Joe & Gino Vannelli, You, Geoff Downes/Asia, Jerry Goldsmith (film soundtracks), The Cars (2 on the 1984-5 tour), Images In Vogue, Bronski Beat, Don Airey, Art Of Noise, IQ, Devo, Klaus Schulze and Peter Wood (on Cyndi Lauper's debut album).

Benny

Posted 273 days ago

6 MiniMoogs or not. Who cares??? They shouldn't be compared. They're totally different synths and that's why you need them both! : ) In and of itself, the MemMoog is a great synth that is guaranteed to take you on a sonic journey each time you turn it on. It's like getting in a space ship. It can sound delicate and trippy, or it can deliver huge orchestral stabs. One of the top analog poly's ever created IMHO. I'd part with a lot of others before I parted with this one.

planetplayer

Posted 313 days ago

I played this and loved it. It made a lot of metallic sounds and FM feedback operator type sounds. I love Love it! The only problem I remember is that sometimes the whole unit would lockup and had to be restarted.I would not call this a Minimoog plus although it looked like one? It looked like a Moog. Wish I had one. I would not use one live. Oh osc sync and strings were nice.

olsen

Posted 347 days ago

F***, it's not a 6-voice-minimoog, it has curtis chips for VCO's, VCA's and envelopes inside, that's why it can't even come close to a mini....except for the filters it's more a roland or sequential design....but jep, it's a great synth...

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