From Kraftwek and Michael Jackson to Nine Inch Nails and Dr. Dre, the Minimoog has spanned musical genres and decades. Released in 1970, it was one of the first synthesizers to include a keyboard. It ...

To properly celebrate this year's Moogfest, the synth maker is giving synth collectors the chance to own a piece of history. The company set up a temporary "pop-up factory" during this weekend's event ...

Moog Music announced it's reintroducing the classic Minimoog Model D synthesizer with a pilot production run at Moogfest 2016. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

Watch out GarageBand, the OG is coming around—and just in time for the holidays. Music manufacturer Moog has announced the third reissue of its legendary Minimoog Model D analog synthesizer. Created ...

Music wasn’t always electronically amplified, and by the time it was, it certainly wasn’t synthesized. While using an electronic keyboard to create a string orchestra is taken for granted today, it ...

The model that will be released to the public isn’t exactly the same as the original production run — while the original sound engine and audio signal path have remained the same — the new Minimoog ...

The dawn of affordable analogue synthesis began in 1970, when inventor Bob Moog and engineer Bill Hemsath compressed the vast cabinets and complex array of patch cables of Moog’s famed synthesisers ...

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The Minimoog Model D, the first ever portable synthesizer, has resumed production after 30 years. Introduced in 1970, the Minimoog Model D paved the way for the electronic keyboard. Its funky sound ...

Moog Minimoog Model D Released in 1971, the Minimoog was the essential Prog keyboard, the world-beating bass sound behind Michael Jackson's Thriller and the Disco revolution that preceded it, and ...