Moog Minimoog Model D
Austin Bazaar is an authorized Moog dealer.
Produced for the first time since 1981 3 vintage Moog oscillators Classic Moog low pass ladder filter with resonance Analog circuit boards recreated using original designs and component placement Custom reissued transistors critical to sound quality and character
For the first time since 1981, Moog Music has officially resumed production of the Minimoog Model D. The Minimoog Model D was the world's first portable synthesizer and served as the archetype for all electronic keyboards that followed. First released in the early 1970's, the instrument gained worldwide acclaim for combining the colossal sound of Moog's large-format modular synthesizers with the accessibility of pre-wired modules. Over the last 40 years, some of the world's most influential artists like Trent Reznor, Gary Numan, Dr. Dre, Keith Emerson and Herbie Hancock have shaped their unique sounds and forged new musical genres using the Minimoog Model D. This valuable sonic tool is now made available to veteran synthesists and the next generation of electronic pioneers.
Each newly built Minimoog Model D is lovingly handcrafted by the employee-owners at the Moog Factory in Asheville, NC. This 3-oscillator, monophonic, analog synthesizer is securely housed in a locally-sourced Appalachian hard-wood enclosure and hand-finished aluminum chassis. The circuit boards retain the exact component placement and through-hole design of a beloved 1970's era Minimoog Model D.
Though no changes have been made to the original sound engine or audio signal path, the Minimoog Model D now includes a series of popular functional modifications that expand this legendary instrument's sonic capabilities. These modifications include a premium Fatar keybed with velocity and after pressure available via top panel CV jacks, a dedicated analog LFO with triangle and square waveshapes, CV outputs for pitch, gate, velocity and after pressure, basic MIDI integration, and a mixer overload modification, which when engaged, allows the Minimoog Model D to conjure thicker and far more overdriven sounds than before.
NOTE: Due to the complexity of the build process coupled with the demand for other Moog instruments, we are only able to produce a small number of Minimoog Model D units per month.
3 vintage Moog oscillators Classic Moog low pass ladder filter with resonance Analog circuit boards recreated using original designs and component placement Custom reissued transistors critical to sound quality and character Military spec precision resistors Precision Linear System matched JFETs in oscillators Classic thermoset, knurled pitch and mod wheels CV Modifications: outputs added for Pitch, Aftertouch, Velocity and Gate (Aftertouch and Velocity have dedicated output level attenuators) Modulation Modifications: analog Triangle/Square wave LFO and Filter Envelope added as modulation sources, as well as an External Modulation CV input Overload Modification: the output of the Minimoog Model D is automatically scaled and fed back to the External Audio Input for instantly available overdrive Improved circuit board connectors for touring reliability Fatar TP-9 keybed with velocity and aftertouch MIDI in, out and thru
Austin Bazaar is an authorized Moog dealer.
For the first time since 1981, Moog Music has officially resumed production of the Minimoog Model D. The Minimoog Model D was the world's first portable synthesizer and served as the archetype for all electronic keyboards that followed. First released in the early 1970's, the instrument gained worldwide acclaim for combining the colossal sound of Moog's large-format modular synthesizers with the accessibility of pre-wired modules. Over the last 40 years, some of the world's most influential artists like Trent Reznor, Gary Numan, Dr. Dre, Keith Emerson and Herbie Hancock have shaped their unique sounds and forged new musical genres using the Minimoog Model D. This valuable sonic tool is now made available to veteran synthesists and the next generation of electronic pioneers.
Each newly built Minimoog Model D is lovingly handcrafted by the employee-owners at the Moog Factory in Asheville, NC. This 3-oscillator, monophonic, analog synthesizer is securely housed in a locally-sourced Appalachian hard-wood enclosure and hand-finished aluminum chassis. The circuit boards retain the exact component placement and through-hole design of a beloved 1970's era Minimoog Model D.
Though no changes have been made to the original sound engine or audio signal path, the Minimoog Model D now includes a series of popular functional modifications that expand this legendary instrument's sonic capabilities. These modifications include a premium Fatar keybed with velocity and after pressure available via top panel CV jacks, a dedicated analog LFO with triangle and square waveshapes, CV outputs for pitch, gate, velocity and after pressure, basic MIDI integration, and a mixer overload modification, which when engaged, allows the Minimoog Model D to conjure thicker and far more overdriven sounds than before.
NOTE: Due to the complexity of the build process coupled with the demand for other Moog instruments, we are only able to produce a small number of Minimoog Model D units per month.
SOUND SOURCES (5) Oscillators x 3 Noise Generator External Input
OSCILLATORS Frequency Range: 0.1 to 20 kHz (In Six Overlapping Ranges) Oscillator Stability (short term) > 0.25 % Waveforms: Triangle Triangle-Sawtooth (Oscillator -- 1, Oscillator -- 2) Reverse Sawtooth (Oscillator -- 3) Sawtooth Rectangle Wide Pulse Narrow Pulse
NOISE GENERATOR White Pink
LFO Rate: 0.05Hz to 200 Hz Waveform: Triangle (knob down); Square (knob up)
External Input Input Range: +10 millivolts to +2 volts Input Impedance: 1MEG OhmsFilter Filter Type: Voltage Controlled Low Pass (Moog Ladder Filter) Cutoff Frequency Range: 10 Hz to 20 kHz Filter Slope: 24 dB per Octave Filter Resonance: At Cutoff Frequency
Contour Generators Attack Time: 1 millisecond to 10 seconds Decay Time: 4 milliseconds to >35 seconds Sustain Level: 0 to 100% of Contour peak Filter Contour Width: 0 to 4 Octaves
Voltage Controlled Amplifiers (VCA) Loudness Contour Dynamic Range: 80 dBAudio Input Levels 1/4" External Signal Input Voltage : +10 millivolts (min); +10 volt (max.) Nominal Input Impedance: 1000K Ohms
Audio Output Levels High Level Output Typical Voltage: 0.5 volts Maximum Voltage: 4.2 volts (peak-to-peak) Nominal Output Impedance: 3K Ohms Low Level Output (30 dB below High level) Typical Voltage: 15 millivolts Nominal Output Impedance: 1K Ohms Headphone Output (stereo) Maximum Voltage: 0.3 volts Output Impedance: 8 Ohms
Keyboard Key Action: Synthesizer (Spring) Number of Keys: 44 Key Range: F0 to C4 Priority (Low, High, Last): User Selectable Hardwired Connections: Oscillator -- 1 (Pitch) Oscillator -- 2 (Pitch) Filter Contour (Trigger) Loudness Contour (Trigger) Switchable Connections: Oscillator -- 3 (Pitch) Filter (Keyboard Tracking 1/3) Filter (Keyboard Tracking 2/3) Typical Voltage: 0.5 volts Maximum Voltage: 4.2 volts (peak-to-peak) Nominal Output Impedance: 3K Ohms Glide Rate (octave): 1 millisecond to 10 seconds Pitch Bend Range: (+/-) 5 semitones (minimum)
Control Voltage Outputs After Pressure (aftertouch): 1/4" TS 0 to +5 volts with user adjustable trimpot Pitch: 1/4" TS -3 volts to +7 volts. C=0 volts Gate: 1/4" TS 0 to +5 volts Velocity: 1/4" TS Selectable 0 to +5 volts or 0 to +10 volts with user adjustable trimpot
Control Voltage Inputs Loudness: 1/4" TRS 0 to +5 volts; +5 volts = Unity Gain Ring connector allows pedal control via Moog EP-3 Expression Pedal Filter (Cutoff Frequency): 1/4" TRS 1 volt per octave of change Ring connector allows pedal control via Moog EP-3 Expression Pedal Oscillators (Pitch): 1/4" TRS 1 volt per octave of change Ring connector allows pedal control via Moog EP-3 Expression Pedal Modulation Source: 1/4" TRS Ring=Noise Send; Tip=Modulation Receive (This jack makes a normalled connection with no cable present.) Trigger: +5 volt V-Trigger; 1/4" TS Activates both Contour Generators
MIDI Jacks (5-pin din style) MIDI In Note On (Trigger), Note # MIDI Out Note On (Trigger); Note #; Pitch CV; Velocity; Aftertouch MIDI Thru Mirror of the MIDI In signal
Power Supply Self-switching external supply; 100 -- 240 volts; 50/60 Hz; <12 Watt nominal consumption. Locking XLR-4 connector.
Dimensions (with panel fully lowered) Width: 28.625" / 727 mm Depth: 17.125" / 435 mm Height: 5.75" / 146 mm Net Weight: 32 lbs. / 14.5 kg.
TEMPERATURE Storage Temperature: 5F to 140F (2C to 60C) Nominal Operating Temperature: 10 -- 35 C (50 -- 95 F) Operational Temperature: 10 -- 50 C (50 -- 122 F)
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OSCILLATORS
NOISE GENERATOR
LFO
External Input
Contour Generators
Voltage Controlled Amplifiers (VCA)
Audio Output Levels
Keyboard
Control Voltage Outputs
Control Voltage Inputs
MIDI Jacks (5-pin din style)
Power Supply
Dimensions (with panel fully lowered)
TEMPERATURE
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm