Vintage Synth Explorer

Moog • Micromoog

How cute! A tiny Moog, but don't underestimate it. Sure, it's just a single-oscillator monophonic synth, designed as a budget performance Moog. But it's an inexpensive alternative to the Minimoog. In fact, it is often used as just a stand-alone filter processor since it has a filter that is virtually identical to the Mini, and accepts external sounds for processing through it (all at a fraction of the price for a Mini)! It also employs a ribbon controller (which was a cool new feature) for pitch bending. Notice that there are still plenty of knobs to give you access to the shape of your sounds! Unfortunately the construction feels kind of cheap. It is used by Apollo 440, Kraftwerk, Richard Barbieri, Chik Corea, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Edgar, and Add N To (X).

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Nick Esposito

Posted 326 days ago

Klaus Schulze also used one.

C.B.

Posted 346 days ago

I was lucky enough to pick one of these up for an incredibly cheap price, and I must say it is certainly a very effective synthesizer. The basses on this bad boy are very thick and hypnotizing, despite it's having only one oscillator. This is my first synth, and even so, I'm already realizing it's limitations. The sound possibilities aren't endless, but the quality surpasses that fact.

Gazdatronik

Posted 390 days ago

Hello friends-The urban myth that the Micromoog hasn't as much bass as the Mini is purely psychological. After recently obtaining a mini, I realized how silly and false the premise is. True, the "extra bass" mod does make the Micro louder- but the bass does not change. I have simplified the guts of mine, omitting capacitors and resistors from signal paths, and while my micro may sound a touch hotter and boomier than a stock model, it is only a touch.

ed van son

Posted 402 days ago

anyone who's had one of these will know its a powerful synth, more modern achitecture and routing than the mini and equally funky-even with just one osc+doubler. the external audio feed brings out unheard of filtration. this played back to back against a modern4osc synth just took the party recently with its fatness and richness and downright dirtiness. i have had repeated maintenance problems with this synth, but always something simple and easy to replace by good tech. of course the mini has more oscs and incredible beauty, but this is very tactile and i hope to sync two together one day soon.

nphoria63

Posted 405 days ago

There is a modification that you can do on a Micromoog to make it have better sound.

Go search: http://www.emusic-diy.org/MoogManuals/Mi croMoog

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