Minimoog
| Minimoog | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Moog Music |
| Dates | 1970–81, 2016–2017, 2022-present |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | Monophonic |
| Timbrality | Monotimbral |
| Oscillator | 3 VCOs, white/pink noise generator |
| LFO | Oscillator 3 can function as LFO (original and reissue), dedicated extra LFO (reissue only) |
| Synthesis type | Analog subtractive |
| Filter | 24dB/oct, 4-pole lowpass filter with cutoff, resonance, ADSR envelope generator, keyboard tracking |
| Attenuator | ADSR envelope generator |
| Effects | Frequency modulation using oscillator 3/noise |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 44-note, low-note priority |
| Left-hand control | Pitch bend and mod wheels |
| External control | CV/gate; MIDI in/out/thru (reissue only); glide and decay via 0.206" dia Switchcraft S-260 plugs (original only) |
The Minimoog is an analog synthesizer introduced by Moog Music in 1970. Designed as a more affordable, portable version of the modular Moog synthesizer, it was the first synthesizer sold in retail stores. It was first popular with progressive rock and jazz musicians and found wide use in disco, pop, rock and electronic music. In 2005, the Minimoog was inducted into the TECnology Hall of Fame.
Production of the Minimoog stopped in the early 1980s after the sale of Moog Music. In 2002, the founder, Robert Moog, regained the rights to the Moog brand, bought the company, and released an updated model, the Minimoog Voyager. In 2016 and 2022, Moog Music released newer versions of the original model.