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posted by janrinok on Thursday September 19 2019, @09:08PM   Printer-friendly
from the soycow-says-"moog" dept.

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Moog brings back its legendary Model 10 'compact' modular synth

Moog regularly releases new and exciting instruments like the Matriarch and Sirin. But it also has a rich history of iconic instruments that it's not afraid to tap into. For example, the Minimoog Model D. But its latest adventure into its archives is a bit of a different beast. Rather than bring back an iconic keyboard found on countless pop records, it's reviving the Model 10 -- a "compact" modular synth built around the 900-Series Oscillator that was the foundation of Wendy Carlos' immortal Switched-On Bach. ([engadget] Editor's Note: Why is this not on any streaming services!?)

[...] Inside its black tolex-covered wood cabinet are 11 different modules that can be connected in various ways create a whole world of rich synth tones. There are three 900-Series oscillators, as well as the legendary 907 Fixed Filter Bank, which is a large part of what gives vintage Moog synths their iconic sound.

All of these components are assembled and soldered by hand down in Asheville, NC. But the bad news: The Model 10 will only be available for a limited time and is being made to order. Those three things mean it does not come cheap. It's available through select Moog dealers starting at $9,950. So yeah, it's a hardcore enthusiasts only kind of purchase. But, that's probably a bargain compared to a vintage Model 10... if you can track one down that is.


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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Friday September 20 2019, @05:12PM (1 child)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Friday September 20 2019, @05:12PM (#896563)

    A doctor friend gave me a Perreaux Class A amplifier from his old HiFi - I think it was 100W/channel output, 2 channels, 19" rack mount about 6" tall, deep aluminum heat sinks down both sides, weighs 40+ pounds - those beefy handles are important. Solid state, no tubes, but quite the piece of gear.

    As for tubes, I sincerely believe that someone dedicated enough could emulate whatever tube transfer function they wanted in software - I don't follow the field closely enough to know how good the models are/aren't these days, but with ultra-high oversampling rates, stupid overkill (say: 32 bit) resolution/dynamic range, there's no reason that a pentode or whatever else can't be modeled and executed by a general purpose 2GHz processor, or better still in an ASIC.

    Affordable computing power is roughly at 100,000x what it was when I was cobbling together 44.1KHz 16 bit MIDI controlled software synthesizers in 1988... Microsoft may still be bogging it down as fast as it grows, but the physics of audio simulation hasn't changed.

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  • (Score: 2) by Rich on Friday September 20 2019, @05:31PM

    by Rich (945) on Friday September 20 2019, @05:31PM (#896570) Journal

    Im my opinion, DSPs have nailed the tube sound. Mind you, it's not only tubes, the interactions of the output transformers also play a significant role, but I guess that's been done as well. I have mentioned Pod HD pedal and its JCM800 emulation was entirely convincing to me. It had exactly the sound that I remembered from the first full Marshall stack I ever encountered - over some piddly old HiFi amp/speakers of mine. Pro guitarists flock to the Kemper amps, at least for live use, and with those the response profiles of emulated gear can even be replicated in an automated way. So, that area is well past "good enough".

    Still, I'd like to know how RV12P2000 tubes would sound like in a modern setting. If I ever have too much time on my hands... Oh, and with that much time, I also have some ideas on how to get the synthesizer filters right in a DSP :)