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Moog Source Synthesizer - Vintage Analog Synth - 37 Keys - Fully Restored - Devo
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Description Brand: Moog MPN: Source Type: Keyboard Synthesizer Model: Source Number of Keys: 37 Features: Arpeggiator, Sequencer UPC: Does not Apply
You are looking at a Moog Source Synthesizer!!! This Moog has been professionally restored. There are a few light scratches on the right hand side as well as a small chip on the corner as shown in the pictures listed. The Source is a monophonic analogue synthesizer with two oscillators per voice, a noise generator, a self-oscillating filter and two envelope generators. The keyboard is a light, 37-note C to C type, and there is an octave up/down switch next to the modulation and pitch wheels. The two oscillators can be set at three fixed, roughly octave-apart pitches, and oscillator 2 can be fine-detuned to plus or minus an octave. There are three waveforms on each oscillator. These are sawtooth, triangle (which is very smooth and almost a sine wave) and square wave. The latter has an adjustable pulse width, but this cannot be modulated in any way. The oscillators can be sync'ed together, and have that typical Moog 'distorted' quality at their maximum level. The outputs of the two oscillators can be mixed together and sent, along with a variable white noise source, into the voltage-controlled filter (VCF). The filter cutoff can be set to open up as you play higher up the keyboard, and has its own Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release (ADSR) controls -- though these are called 'contour generators' on the Source. The final link in the signal path is the ADSR controlling the output amplifier. The Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO) has triangle and square waveforms, and can be applied to the VCOs or to the filter, but you can't use it as a third oscillator, as you can on the Minimoog. The performance panel has the Moog-type, non-sprung modulation and pitch wheels -- and very nice they are too. The main feature, which sets the Source apart from other monophonic synthesizers of its day, is its programmability. The Source was, I believe, the first synth to use the parameter access system of programming which is so ubiquitous today. Before the Source, each parameter on a synth had its own knob or slider for setting the value. On the Source, as you choose the parameter to be edited, its value appears in the LED display. You then you use a continuously rotating knob to change this value. The Source's 'alpha dial' is a very interesting device in itself. It uses a bar code-type widget set around the spindle of the knob, like a skirt. An optical reader measures the direction and amount of movement of the dial. It also has a really nice spin, in keeping with the overall 'quality' feel of the Source. Remember, this was 'state of the art' in the early '80s! Edited patches can then be stored in 16 memory locations, and these can be dumped to cassette tape. More echoes of the Sinclair ZX! Insured Item will be professionally packed, shipped and to guarantee safe arrival. The item pictured is the one you will be receiving. No additional accessories included. **BUY WITH CONFIDENCE** **FREE SHIPPING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES** All our Gear is tested before being shipped. Sometimes things happen beyond our control during shipping. If your product arrives to you not working for any reason please reach out to us so we can resolve this issue promptly. Tone House Studios has new Boutique Guitar and Recording Studio gear being added every week!! Be sure to add us to your Favorites List for Special Offers, Gear Tips, Reviews, & Much More!! Thank you for considering Tone House Studios for your Boutique gear needs. Thanks for looking!
Description
| Brand: | Moog | MPN: | Source |
| Type: | Keyboard Synthesizer | Model: | Source |
| Number of Keys: | 37 | Features: | Arpeggiator, Sequencer |
| UPC: | Does not Apply |
You are looking at a Moog Source Synthesizer!!! This Moog has been professionally restored. There are a few light scratches on the right hand side as well as a small chip on the corner as shown in the pictures listed. The Source is a monophonic analogue synthesizer with two oscillators per voice, a noise generator, a self-oscillating filter and two envelope generators. The keyboard is a light, 37-note C to C type, and there is an octave up/down switch next to the modulation and pitch wheels. The two oscillators can be set at three fixed, roughly octave-apart pitches, and oscillator 2 can be fine-detuned to plus or minus an octave. There are three waveforms on each oscillator. These are sawtooth, triangle (which is very smooth and almost a sine wave) and square wave. The latter has an adjustable pulse width, but this cannot be modulated in any way. The oscillators can be sync'ed together, and have that typical Moog 'distorted' quality at their maximum level. The outputs of the two oscillators can be mixed together and sent, along with a variable white noise source, into the voltage-controlled filter (VCF). The filter cutoff can be set to open up as you play higher up the keyboard, and has its own Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release (ADSR) controls -- though these are called 'contour generators' on the Source. The final link in the signal path is the ADSR controlling the output amplifier. The Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO) has triangle and square waveforms, and can be applied to the VCOs or to the filter, but you can't use it as a third oscillator, as you can on the Minimoog. The performance panel has the Moog-type, non-sprung modulation and pitch wheels -- and very nice they are too. The main feature, which sets the Source apart from other monophonic synthesizers of its day, is its programmability. The Source was, I believe, the first synth to use the parameter access system of programming which is so ubiquitous today. Before the Source, each parameter on a synth had its own knob or slider for setting the value. On the Source, as you choose the parameter to be edited, its value appears in the LED display. You then you use a continuously rotating knob to change this value. The Source's 'alpha dial' is a very interesting device in itself. It uses a bar code-type widget set around the spindle of the knob, like a skirt. An optical reader measures the direction and amount of movement of the dial. It also has a really nice spin, in keeping with the overall 'quality' feel of the Source. Remember, this was 'state of the art' in the early '80s! Edited patches can then be stored in 16 memory locations, and these can be dumped to cassette tape. More echoes of the Sinclair ZX! Insured Item will be professionally packed, shipped and to guarantee safe arrival. The item pictured is the one you will be receiving. No additional accessories included. **BUY WITH CONFIDENCE** **FREE SHIPPING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES** All our Gear is tested before being shipped. Sometimes things happen beyond our control during shipping. If your product arrives to you not working for any reason please reach out to us so we can resolve this issue promptly. Tone House Studios has new Boutique Guitar and Recording Studio gear being added every week!! Be sure to add us to your Favorites List for Special Offers, Gear Tips, Reviews, & Much More!! Thank you for considering Tone House Studios for your Boutique gear needs. Thanks for looking!