Multimoog
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| Manufactured by | Moog Music |
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| Dates | 1978 - 1981 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | Monophonic |
| Timbrality | Monotimbral |
| Oscillator | 2 |
| LFO | 1 square/triangle/random (sample & hold), 0.5-30 Hz |
| Synthesis type | Analog subtractive |
| Filter | 1 low-pass, 24db/oct, 1 AR envelope |
| Attenuator | 1 AR envelope |
| Memory | none |
| Effects | none |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 44 keys |
| Left-hand control | Ribbon controller mod wheel |
| External control | CV/Gate |
The Multimoog is a monophonic analog synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music from 1978 to 1981. Derived from the earlier Micromoog (internally, it consists of a stock Micromoog circuit board with the extra circuitry on a second board), the Multimoog was intended to be a less expensive alternative to Moog's flagship Minimoog. It nevertheless had some advanced features which the Minimoog did not include--most notably, it was one of the earliest synthesizers to feature aftertouch capability.
Key features include:
- 44 note monophonic keyboard with aftertouch
- ribbon-type pitch bend controller
- "glide" (portamento)
- two voltage-controlled oscillators with waveform continuously adjustable from sawtooth, through square, to narrow pulse
- oscillator sync
- noise source
- 24db/octave Moog transistor-ladder lowpass voltage controlled filter
- dedicated low frequency oscillator with triangle, square, and random waveforms
- extensive modulation routing options, including sample & hold, audio-frequency modulation of the VCF for quasi-ring modulation, waveform sweep/quasi-pulse width modulation, and more
- two AR (attack/release) envelope generators with switchable percussive/sustaining profiles
- external audio input for processing instruments, vocals, etc.
- external control voltage and trigger inputs/outputs for interfacing with other synthesizer equipment
