Moog - News and Rumours
You want all the latest news, rumours and everything else there’s to know about Moog? We're happy to oblige: On this page you’ll find everything at a glance – and it’s always up to date!
Electro-Pop Origins: How to sound like Gary Numan
28 Jan 2023 · In the late 1970s, Gary Numan created synth-driven sounds that would inspire many artists to come. We look at the gear he used to do it!
Get Your Hands On The Moog Knob Kit
09 Dec 2022 · Customize your Moog semi-modular synthesizers and 6mm shaft compatible Eurorack modules with Moog’s handy Knob Kit for Knurled Pots.
How to sound like Jean-Michel Jarre
22 Oct 2022 · As one of electronic music's early exponents, Jean-Michel Jarre is an inspiration for many. We check out some of his favourite synths!
How to Sound like: Nine Inch Nails – Pretty Hate Machine
01 Oct 2022 · Still active today, Nine Inch Nails remains one of the most successful alternative acts ever. We check out what went into their early sound.
How To Sound Like Muse
27 Aug 2022 · Explore the world of Muse, one of the most gear-centric bands ever. We check out some of their gear choices from studio and stage.
Moog synthesizer prices are through the roof – only the beginning?
23 Aug 2022 · Moog has announced that it's raising its prices due to the economic situation. Is this the end of an era of affordable synthesizers?
Review: New Moog Mavis semi-modular DIY analog synthesizer
14 Jun 2022 · Moog goes DIY again! The Moog Mavis is a small semi-modular desktop and Eurorack-able synth on a budget. We built it, played it and reviewed it.
MOOG Etherwave Theremin: the definitive one
14 Apr 2022 · With the new Etherwave Theremin, Moog has assembled and updated the best from the Etherwave Standard and Etherwave Plus models from the past.
Best-Selling Synthesizers 2021: We reveal the year’s most successful synths!
27 Dec 2021 · The year's most successful synthesizers, according to sales at Thomann: This year's list has some surprises in store. Was your favourite among the top 20?
WIN SOME SYNTHS! Thomann launches €6,000 synthesizer giveaway
19 Nov 2021 · Thomann has €6,000 worth of hardware and software synths to give away including gear from Korg, Moog, Native Instruments, SOMA Labs and more!
Kraftwerk – their legendary synths, sequencers and sounds
12 Jun 2021 · No band has shaped electronic music like Kraftwerk. Which synths and sequencers did they use and what modern gear gives you the classic sound? Find out here.
Moog, Korg and Behringer: What is your synth worth?
31 Oct 2020 · As cheaper clones of fantastic - and fantastically expensive - gear proliferate, where does value reside in the world of synthesizers in the 2020s? Time to tackle some thorny issues.
Your Ideal Polysnth: How (not) to choose the polyphonic synth of your dreams
05 Sep 2020 · You're going to finally realise your dream and buy your dream polysynth, now you're standing in a showroom surrounded by magical music machines: How do you choose your first polyphonic synthesizer?
Free and discounted music content to keep you inspired in isolation
20 Mar 2020 · With many of us stuck indoors (thanks, coronavirus), many are looking for some new tools to keep happy and inspired. Here's a list of free and discounted music gear to put a smile on your face.
Coronavirus quarantine? Make 2 weeks fly by with these 5 synths.
14 Mar 2020 · So, you're self-isolating and run out of things to watch on Netflix? Here are the best synthesizers to spend 14 days with to help you stay sane as you wait out the Coronavirus.
Behringer Poly D or Minimoog? Watch the shoot-out video and vote!
28 Feb 2020 · Behringer Poly D and Minimoog go head to head in an epic new synth shoot-out video by YouTuber Starsky Carr - how do they compare? Watch the video and vote now in our poll!
The Moog MF-104M Moogerfooger Analog Delay pedal is back… kinda.
10 Apr 2019 · The famous MF-104M Moogerfooger Analog Delay has been out of supply since 2015 due to the lack of components for the pedal's construction. But now it is back! Well, kinda...
Jimmy Page lends his ‘Stairway’ guitar to the Met in New York
04 Apr 2019 · A major new rock and roll gear show at the Met in NYC called "Play It Loud: Instruments Of Rock And Roll" will include equipment owned by Page, Moon, Clapton, Emerson and EVH.
#TSR19: Get ready for some electronic excess at Thomann Synth Reactor this week
13 Mar 2019 · This week's Thomann Synth Reactor #TSR19 event brings together 25 of the synth world's best known YouTubers for a week of modular madness and Eurorack excesses. Find out more here!
Moog and ROLI to launch Memorymoog and Seaboard ‘frankensynth’!
01 Apr 2018 · We've just received an image of a new synth apparently being built by ROLI and Moog, looking like a hybrid of the Memorymoog and the ROLI Seaboard! So, how much would you pay for this thing?
NAMM 2018: Robin’s synthesizer predictions
23 Jan 2018 · Arturia releases EuroBrute, Roland puts ACB in a multi-functional Eurorack module, Yamaha re-releases the CS-80 and Moog converts everything to Eurorack. Here are my NAMM 2018 predictions and a mixer I want.
mood is a Model D clone for the iPad like you haven’t seen before
11 Jun 2017 · iOS synth pioneers apeSoft released mood, best described as a Model D from 2021. Its interface looks like a spaceship command terminal, while the sound remains grounded in the last century...