Grandmother : Impressive sound design capabilities

5 years ago

The sound design capabilities of this product are astonishing !

One may think that the small number modules would limit the versatility of the sounds produced by this synthesizer, but the reality is quite the opposite:

- The oscillators can produce a large variety of waveforms, each with their own distinct harmonic richness.

- The low pass filter has that "creamy" signature of Moog's filter. Coupled with its resonance, so many distinct and unique sounds can be created using the same oscillators configuration.

- The VCA tweaking can result in powerful plucked sounds, as well as soft one.

- The spring reverb brings much more character than a simple reverb effect.

Also, the ability to use an external sound source as an additional oscillator can turn this monophonic synthesizer into a paraphonic synthesizer.

Would recommend it to anyone interested in sound design and as first semi modular synthesizer.

Image Moog Grandmother

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Moog
  • Released in 2018
  • Average price : $1218
  • Dimensions : 58mm x 36.2mm x 13.9 cm
  • Weight : 7.25kg
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