Moog Grandmother
Grandmother, arpeggiator, sequencer ve spring reverb tankına sahip yarı modüler bir analog synthesizer’dır. “Patch ihtiyacı olmadan” hemen performansınıza başlayabilir ve ardından Grandmother’ın yeniden yapılandırılabilir ön paneli ile sonsuz özellikli performans alanını keşfedebilirsiniz. Grandmother’ın devreleri, spring reverb ve ruhu, klasik Moog Modüler Synthesizer'lardan esinlenerek, bu enstrümanı bir Mother-32, DFAM veya herhangi bir Eurorack modüler sistemine güçlü bir şekilde eklemektedir.
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Grandmother is a sonic playground that harkens back to Moog’s modular roots, where synthesis is not only about the end result, but the journey of discovery and experimentation. While capable of highly complex sounds and modulation, Grandmother's semi-modular design requires absolutely no patching, ensuring that human beings of any skill-level can easily explore and experience the joys and magic of analog synthesis.
Classic Moog architecture
The colorful interface on the Moog Grandmother makes its lineage clear. You have easy access to dual analog oscillators, each with triangle, saw, and square waves. You can add noise at the oscillator mixer stage, and a utility section features a patchable 1-pole highpass filter and a bipolar attenuator. The classic 4-pole ladder filter offers a convenient key-tracking switch and large controls that are easy to find even in the dark. An analog LFO and ADSR envelope generator complete the onboard modulation options — and synthesists at Sweetwater have come to love the dedicated fader to control envelope sustain.
Delightfully Playable Semi-modular Analog Goodness
The Moog Grandmother semi-modular analog synthesizer had us at "built-in spring reverb," and there is plenty more creative potential here than meets the eye. You can start playing and designing sounds immediately — no patching required. The onboard arpeggiator and sequencer are a blast to play with, and you can even save three sequences for instant recall anytime. And with its 32-note Fatar keybed, the Grandmother is one of the best-feeling compact analog synths you'll find. Whether you need it for stage or studio, the Moog Grandmother offers a fresh take on the classic Moog sound.
All the connectivity
Right out of the box, the Moog Grandmother is ready to play, no patching necessary. For your Eurorack rig, Mother-32, DFAM, or other modular synthesizers, you've got a total of 41 patch points including 21 inputs, 16 outputs, and a 4-jack passive mult. You've got DIN MIDI in, out, and thru ports, plus USB MIDI for computer connectivity. Basically, you're ready to integrate with any modern production workflow.
Built-in spring reverb for unique sound design capabilities
Spring reverb has a unique character, with impressive sonic depth and vibrance. If you've played with a real spring reverb unit, you know that it's difficult to find digital emulations that come close to the real thing. And that's why Moog packed a real analog spring reverb into the Grandmother. It sounds fantastic and offers creative potential never before found on a Moog synthesizer.
Performance
The controller panel to the left of the keybed contains a sprung pitch-bend wheel and a mod wheel that controls the amount of modulation applied through the hard-wired mod paths. The second of these was miscalibrated when I received the review unit, but running a tiny SysEx file supplied by Moog fixed this and all was then as it should be. This panel also contains the knob for the portamento (glide) rate. Surprisingly, the Global settings allow you to choose between linear constant time, linear constant rate, and exponential glide modes and, if you press the Shift button while adjusting the rate, you can turn legato portamento on and off. So that’s six types of portamento!
Specifications
32-Key Fatar keyboard
Stores up to 3 sequences with up to 256 notes
Arpeggiator
Integrated hardware spring reverb based on Moog 905 (also usable for external signals)
2 Analogue oscillators with selectable waveform and hard sync
Classic 4-pin 10 Hz - 20 kHz ladder filter
Patchable 1-pole high pass filter
Analogue ADSR envelope generator
Patchable bipolar attenuator
Compatible with Mother-32, DFAM and other Modular systems
Pitch and modulation wheel
41 Patch points with 21 inputs, 16 outputs and a parallel wired 4-pin Mult
1 x Line input 6.3 mm jack unbalanced
1 x Combined line / headphone output 6.3 mm jack balanced
MIDI In / Out / Thru, USB
Dimensions (W x D x H): 580 x 361.9 x 139.7 mm
Weight: 7.25 kg
Includes 12 V power supply (100 - 240 V)