Members UstadKhanAli Posted September 30, 2015 Members Share Posted September 30, 2015 I doubt I will ever own one of these, but it's one of the best synths I've ever heard....and it's going to end production. "After 13 years & 14,000 instruments, production of the Minimoog Voyager is coming to an end. Moog will lovingly handcraft 600 final units of the Minimoog Voyager at their factory in downtown Asheville, NC before saying goodbye." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I wonder why they decided to discontinue it. I also wonder if there's something in the works that they're going to be releasing soon (maybe at Winter NAMM?) to take its place in the product lineup. And no, I have no insider knowledge of any such product - it's merely supposition on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted September 30, 2015 Author Members Share Posted September 30, 2015 I wonder why they decided to discontinue it. I also wonder if there's something in the works that they're going to be releasing soon (maybe at Winter NAMM?) to take its place in the product lineup. And no' date=' I have no insider knowledge of any such product - it's merely supposition on my part.[/quote'] I have no idea either, but I am very interested in knowing if they have something up their sleeve at Winter NAMM. I really love this synth. Beautiful. Complexity in the sonics. Gorgeous. Flexible. Fun. It's everything I want in a synth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted September 30, 2015 CMS Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 I wonder why they decided to discontinue it. 14,000 instruments is a lot, and it's probably pretty expensive to build. They probably figure that's enough to go around. Never can tell what they'll (or anyone, for that matter) will come up with for NAMM. Do they still make the guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted September 30, 2015 Members Share Posted September 30, 2015 I thought that was a gorgeous synth, beautiful sound quality above all. When I wrote the review for Harmony Central, I totally fell in love with that synth...wish I'd had the bucks to buy it. I wonder if maybe some components are getting hard to find? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted October 1, 2015 Members Share Posted October 1, 2015 Not to even mention the fact that for old guys like me...Just looking at the things takes me back in time....Keith Emerson and that wall of Moog behind him onstage, patch cords going a million different places. and what at that time was absolutely magical shattering sounds. Hell I'd like to have one just to sit here and look at it and remember..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bieke Posted October 1, 2015 Members Share Posted October 1, 2015 14,000 instruments is a lot, and it's probably pretty expensive to build. They probably figure that's enough to go around. Never can tell what they'll (or anyone, for that matter) will come up with for NAMM. Do they still make the guitar? guitar was discontinued in 2013 also November 11, 2014: Slim Phatty Discontinued April 29th, 2015: MF-105M & MF-107 Discontinued May 12th, 2015: MF-104M Suspended (looking for parts) June 8th, 2015: Voyager RME Discontinued and now the Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bieke Posted October 1, 2015 Members Share Posted October 1, 2015 I wonder why they decided to discontinue it. I also wonder if there's something in the works that they're going to be releasing soon (maybe at Winter NAMM?) to take its place in the product lineup. And no' date=' I have no insider knowledge of any such product - it's merely supposition on my part.[/quote'] Moog has filed trademarks for Minimoog Model D and Mother 32 Minimoog is Obvious Mother 32 info that has leaked : All-in-one Moog synth voice (VCO, noise, multi-mode VCF, envelope generator, VCA, LFO) in Eurorack format. It manages to pack a lot of interesting features into a small synth, including: frequency and pulse-width modulation on the oscillator; invertable envelopes on the filter mod: 1-octave keyboard controls in the front panel, similar to the Werkstatt’s; and normalized connections let you use it without patching, but extensive patching options let you create a custom signal path. Can be used as a standalone desktop synth module or as part of a Euro system MIDI & CV control. 32 patch points. Built-in 32-stage step sequencer, with per-note control over a large number of parameters, including gate length, accent, glide and ratcheting. External control of the step sequencer, including tempo, run/stop, reset and more 64-sequences can be saved. In addition to the single case, Moog will have racks that will stack 2 or three of the Mother32 synths. The Moog Mother32 is expected to be available in early October, priced at US $599." Well this is mere speculation, Moog hired Geert Bevin as a full time software engineer just a few months ago (allegedly to fix the bugs in the Animoog). Before, he worked on the Eigenharp, Linnstrument. Maybe Moog is working on a VA synth ? Or softsynths ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted October 1, 2015 Members Share Posted October 1, 2015 Thanks for the info, Bieke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Great info bieke - thanks! Stacking two or three of those Mothers ( ) would probably be pretty darned cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted October 2, 2015 Author Members Share Posted October 2, 2015 Great info, really interesting, thanks for posting that, bieke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members bieke Posted October 2, 2015 Members Share Posted October 2, 2015 Great info bieke - thanks! Stacking two or three of those Mothers ( ) would probably be pretty darned cool! inorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted October 2, 2015 Members Share Posted October 2, 2015 Slowly but surely, we're getting back to a Moog series III... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Have you seen the size of some of those Eurorack rigs Craig? If you're looking for a synth the size of a Series III (which Moog also reissued a while back IIRC), you'll find plenty of examples there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted October 3, 2015 Author Members Share Posted October 3, 2015 It's amazing how the field for modular analog synths has exploded in the last 5-8 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted October 5, 2015 Members Share Posted October 5, 2015 It's the digital backlash. Vinyl turntables, analog synths, acoustic guitars, live sound systems...all have been gaining sales and market share. But I still think the best Series III is the Arturia Moog Modular...takes up a lot less space, and I haven't had to fix a single patch cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bieke Posted October 5, 2015 Members Share Posted October 5, 2015 I need a bigger monitor for the Arturia Moog modular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted October 6, 2015 Author Members Share Posted October 6, 2015 It's the digital backlash. Vinyl turntables' date=' analog synths, acoustic guitars, live sound systems...all have been gaining sales and market share.[/quote'] And in part, the physical component as well. People want to play something, hold something, have something. This should not be overlooked at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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