The invention of the Moog synthesizer in 1964 forever changed the way we hear the world around us.
The new machine could break down the
fundamental building blocks of sound, gifting the operator the ability
to control every aspect of its output – essentially building sound from
scratch. Musicians, composers, artists, and explorers would adopt this
new device to create unheard-of sounds, develop new musical styles, and
explore new frontiers of self expression – a tradition of electronic
experimentation that continues to evolve more than 50 years later.
The Model 10 is a faithful recreation of the
first compact modular synthesizer created by Dr. Robert Moog in 1971.
Designed for portability, the Model 10 is housed in a rugged
Tolex-enclosed wood cabinet and comprised of 11 discrete analog modules,
including the 907 Fixed Filter Bank, revered for its vast sound shaping
and timbral possibilities, and three 900-series oscillators, the
foundational sound behind Wendy Carlos’s Switched-On Bach and Isao Tomita’s Snowflakes Are Dancing.
The predecessor to the Model 15, the Model 10
design focuses on purity of sound, speed, and simplicity while
providing the enormous sonic depth and dimension found only in a vintage
Moog modular synthesizer.