Posted on 11/08/2012

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MoogerFooger MuRF MF-105

Like all the MoogerFooger pedal-style units, the MuRF is built like a tank, and still has that definite Moog look and touch. Controls are reassuringly firm and tight, and the whole thing oozes quality. The sound The MuRF is capable of rhythmic filtering and overdrive of the input material. A range of rhythmic patterns are […]

Posted on 28/07/2011

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Moog MoogerFooger FreqBox MF-107

Two minds alike In a famous collaboration with Harold Bode, Robert Moog and Bode constructed a Frequency Shifter, that was an optional and special module for the Moog Modular systems. It found it’s place large systems like Keith Emerson’s, but is quite rare as a module. The original modular Moog/Bode Frequency Shifter Pedalize it As part […]

Posted on 01/07/1995

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The Eurorack Modular Synthesizer format

Eurorack is a specification for modular synthesizers, invented by Dieter Doepfer in 1995. Using the classic synthesizer CV/Gate interconnections Doepfer created a string of modules for his system, and other manufacturers eventually followed. From 2010 and onwards the format has grown dramatically, with many smaller boutique manufacturers making specialised modules – all following the same […]

Posted on 01/10/1986

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Moog System 35 Modular Synthesizer

STUDIOGEARSYNTHESIZERSMODULAR A LEGENDARY CENTREPIECE The Moog System 35 Synthesizer is the heart of Ranum Studio Copenhagens large Modular System. Produced in 1979, this is a truly magnificent piece of equipment with military grade components, beautifully soldered and mounted in a wooden cabinet. WELCOME TO THE FAMILY I had the luck of being offered the Moog [...]

Posted on 06/11/1983

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Amdek CMU-800 CompuMusic

After having used – and loved – the Roland MC-4B Microcomposer for quite a few years, I was looking for something similar, but with better editing facilities and file system. The arcane cassette interface for the MC-4B was slow and unreliable unless you had the dedicated hardware cassette unit, which was quite expensive. So when […]

Posted on 01/01/1983

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EMS Synthi-100 Modular Synthesizer

EMS (Electronic Music Systems) is a somewhat less known manufacturer of synthesizers than the more household names, such as Moog, ARP, Roland, Korg etc. But nevertheless the company has produced some very influential and powerful synths. The best known model is probably the VCS-3 synthesizer, which appeared in a few variations, such the "Putney", "Synthi [...]

Posted on 01/01/1981

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Roland MC-4B Microcomposer

A big - and more expensive - step up from the standard monophonic digital sequencers of the days were the multichannel MicroComposers from Roland. THE BIGGER BROTHER First launched was the MC-8 MicroComposer, which was big, bulky and very expensive. Prominently used by e.g. Kraftwerk, Human League, Giorgio Moroder, Isao Tomita and other heavyweight electronic [...]