Moog machine
Moog (pronounced “mogue”, like vogue) is probably the most well known synth manufacturer in the world. The company started tweeting about a month ago, so I thought I’d mark the occasion with a post about the brand.
This company produced one of the most influential bits of kit in pop music history, the “Mini Moog“.
You can probably hear a Mini Moog (or another synth based on it) in any genre of contemporary music. It’s the noodling sound on prog rock, but it’s also the massive bass line in hip hop. It’s got such an immense sound that the only other things you only really need are a rapper and a drum machine.
Despite going bust during the ’80s, Moog now makes things like the Moog guitar, the Little Phatty (I have one of these and it’s amazing) and the Moogerfoogers.
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