Moog Muse demo & 10 favorite features!

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Chapters
0:00 Easily a Muse
0:43 Music: IDM funk?
1:12 Probability / ambient-ish demo
2:30 Parameter recording
3:06 Music: harder IDM sketch
3:38 Gesture recording
4:40 Sequences decoupled from patches
5:05 Instant patch loading
5:22 Arpeggiator / funk pop thing
9:22 Low cut knob
9:50 Easy modulation
11:44 Modulation mute/solo
12:39 Chord mode
13:54 Music: "Angel" teaser w/ Rachel K Collier
14:23 Music: budget Aphex Twin

[andrewhuang]

I definitely need to release some of the music from this vid - any favorites?!

[visible]

first moog i’ve actually cared about in a decade ..it looks insane. just killing the industry with this one. life changing

[k]

Man, this thing is amazing. I spent a semester with the Moog Model 55 back in the day, but this unit is so far ahead of that and beautifully integrated. wow. And no problem with running out of cords!

[lordundhimself]

This is probably one of the most beautiful synths I’ve ever seen. Those colored buttons are like jolly ranchers

[truecuckoo]

Sounds great, man. Sick snippets of songs in there. Naaiiisss!

[paxson]

Dude the muting and unmuting of modulations is wild. Haven’t gotten that far in my manual yet. I love that i can see parameter values on screen as i change them as well, really helped me get a better feel for logarithmic vs exponential vs linear shapes

[HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES]

How you get it all done is beyond me. What a beautifully produced piece !

[lookingforamuse]

Nicest sounding Moog I've heard in some time - it veers somewhat from familiar Moog territory which is a massive bonus.

[Jexus]

Thanks Andrew for the video! ❤ Anyone who is interested, let me quickly highlight how this synth is unique or interesting IMO:

- the LFOs, apart from the usual shapes, come with complex custom shapes (the "+" symbol above the waveform button)

- in the dual VCOs there is a wavemix feature where you can set the balance of levels between pulse and triangle / saw (/which you can also mix freely!)

- you can program a lot of generative behavior into the sequencer with gate, velocity and note chance / probability for more unpredictability

- there's dual timbre addressing in the sequencer so it can play both timbres at once or only chosen notes for timbre A and B (which makes it more fun!)

- in the mod matrix you can use functions to change the well-known shapes of sine, square LFOs into uniquely new ones, or create custom curves for envelopes / aftertouch response, etc.

- the mixer allows for a clean mix of all analog sources but you can also use the overload slider to overdrive the signal like the classic Moog CP-3 mixer does

- the delay works like vintage digital rack units in that it's highly configurable and can provide stereo delays with ping pong behavior, filtered multi-tap tape echo-style delays, or reverb + dreamy chorused-diffusion trails. Generally it's a sonic playground for time-based effects.

Thank you Moog!!!

[dabistudio_japan]

Wow! This synth is AMAZING! and all the music you made with it UFFFF blows my mind! Looking forward to hear the long tracks!

[maxverse]

Super excited about your collab with Rachel! Also, the post-credit scene is 💯

[myribsbroke]

I’d really like to hear the full version of that 80s Funk sounding one.

[mrdavies]

I appreciate that the Muse includes an "effect" (the "Diffusion Delay") that is specifically useful to the types of sounds one might create thereon, but doesn't include a full-on Lexicon-style DDL that might step on a proper studio effects (or DAW) rig. That's not a poop on other analog synths that include stereo digital reverbs(! side-eye to you, my beautiful Rev2, Take 5, prologue, &c!) but it's that kind of intentional "limiting" of the built-ins that really helps define the instrument. Of course, I love having those DDLs available on my other instruments, but _only_ because it makes them more portable for live performance. When I include them on studio tracks, I'm turning off the built-in reverbs ( _unless_ they are actually supplemental to the sound, e.g the "Diffusion Delay") and putting them into the same space as the rest of the mix!

[Mikas_Emil]

Absolutely inspiring video, Andrew. Looking forward to the finished songs!!

[STRAIGHTP]

3:18 Love that lil section once the drums come in

[STRAIGHTP]

Between the MOOG Muse and the MOTORSYNTH it's awesome to see Hardware making waves again!

[CRAETION_]

Wow, what a fantastic video and this synth looks game changing!!

[LarsBjerregaard]

That arp is phenomenal, both easy and fun, yet really deep, and very very musical. Great demo Andrew, great instrument.

[RayyMusik]

Not only looking forward to the muse but also to “Angel“.

[chillieice]

Two thoughts as someone who doesn't know anything about creating music; 1: this sounds really cool. 2: I have no idea what is going on in any part of the video.
10/10 synthesizers 👍