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The Minimoog synth is a small mono synth. This means that it can only play one note at a time - but what a note! The Minimoog is responsible for some of the most well known synth sounds in history.

Minimoog synth

There are no preset sounds on a Minimoog, the player has to make a sound by moving the controls on the front panel - this can be done while playing which makes for very expressive music.

Minimoogs are analogue synths - they produce sound without microprocessors. Temperature changes and other factors like mains voltage shifts can make them go out of tune or just "Sound" different. This actually adds to the appeal of the Minimoog as it sometimes seems to have a mood of its own.

The main features are listed below.


3 Oscillators
2 Envelope generators
1 VCO Mixer
1 Lowpass filter
1 VCA

White and Pink noise
1 Ext input
Glide switch and control
Pitch and Mod Wheels
Sounds and Downloads