50th Anniversary of the Moog Modular Synthesizer

[@tstop8]

Having played, tuned, turned, pushed buttons, bandage repaired and tweaked Keith's original MOOG ( I was his tech from 2005 to 2010, and his friend for years before and after his passing) I can honestly say that Gene and Brian have done a thorough job reconstructing a true copy of Keith's MOOG, down to the WW2 airplane rocket FIRE switch I had installed in the upper left corner ( How they found one, I don't know). Bob said it well, Keith would listen to a new thing, fiddle with it, listen, and make it his own, incorporate the sound to make it his sound. The presets, the VCO's, the inner's part I can see, are all the same as I saw in the back of Keith's. And that "S" trigger. Yeeeehah. The mysteries . Thank you MOOG foundation, for this great video. And I still dearly miss my friend Keith, a genius, and a generous man. A brother to me. Marc Andre

[@Rhythmicons]

Sorry for your loss.

[@jmack619]

Great comment! Thankyou for sharing a piece of music history with us mortals.

[@Emerson278]

Thank you for posting this message. You were truly a "Lucky Man" to have known Mister Keith Noel Emerson, a man whose music will live on forever !

[@0patience4flz]

Have you ever met Dick Hyman? ...He composed The Minotaur...

[@doctortono]

Beautiful comment and history!

[@apollolanding1972]

Damn it hurts that Bob and Keith are no longer with us. RIP gentlemen.

[@dcsapporo]

Joe Clemente So true

[@carlbowles1808]

RIP Dr Bob Moog and associates you changed the world.

[@Emerson278]

I bet they are up in heaven creating new things that even impress God ! RIP Keith Emerson and Doctor Moog. You will never be forgotten !

[@Zymondo]

My mother brought home "Switched On Bach" when it first came out . . . not long after that I heard Lucky Man on the car radio one night after H.S. Jazz Band rehersal. Thank you Bob Moog, Wendy Carlos and Keith Emerson... truely the greatest of the greats ! ! !

[@0patience4flz]

Yeah....but...Dick Hyman...The Minotaur ?...no mention?

[@Achilles5937]

Nobody mentions Tangerine Dream. Keith Emerson and ELP put the Moog on the map but Tangerine Dream took the Moog to another level. Listen to TD's Alpha Centauri, Phaedra, Cyclone and Ricochet albums. The sounds from the Moog on those albums are amazing! TD takes full advantage of Moog's prowess. Listen to the albums, you will be amazed, I promise.

[@robertenglish9838]

Tangerine Dream's Moog IIIP (Serial number was #1062). came from Sound Genesis in San Francisco. I used to play it on my lunch break. It was awesome. 2 MC30 McIntosh tube power amps driving Altec A7 "Voice of the theater" speakers. Imagine getting to play with that in a concrete soundproof building. Fun blowing up glassware! 1970 was SO MUCH FUN you can't imagine.

[@jameslee4285]

Keith Emerson RIP - Dude's DNA is forever hardwired into the circuitry of monumental beasts like this. The legend lives on.

[@0patience4flz]

Dick Hyman?...no mention?

[@GraemeSPa]

Bob Moog's greatest inventions were logarithmic control node for oscillators and filters that gave a standard 1V/Octave response that made electronics musical .... his diode ladder filters that gave great rolloff and it was all packaged in a modular build that made sound creation possible for anyone with imagination who could afford one. I couldn't afford one but I had imagination, so built my own. Thank you Mr Moog for creating the future.

[@mauriceclemens3286]

When I think of Moog Synthesizer I think of Keith Emerson. He did more for Keyboards and synthesized music than anybody else. He was a musical genius. Rest In Peace Keith, your fans love and miss you! I was lucky to have seen ELP from their first US tour till I went into the USAF in 1974. I wouldn’t give up those experiences for anything. ELP and Jethro Tull were my favorite bands to see in concert.❤️❤️❤️

[@cliffcarr3632]

R. I. P. Keith Emerson, you brought out the best from Moogs amazing equipment.

[@brooksbutler2874]

Keep the legacy alive; donate to The Bob Moog Foundation. Their Dr. Bob's SoundSchool initiative brings the science of sound into elementary schools to inspire the next generation of musicians and scientists. Today my 2nd graders watched wave forms in an oscillator as we discussed pitch and loudness. Then my 3rd graders played on our school's Moog Voyager after a keyboard lesson on improvisation on the black keys. Being a music teacher in Asheville, NC, just a few blocks from the Moog Music factory and The Moogseum is pretty awesome! Long live Dr. Bob.

[@MrPisster]

The richness of the Moog sound is just incredible.

[@jadethom7908]

"Let's pass it on...let's share...let it be enjoyed". Beautiful words we can all apply to our life and those of others.

[@arnaldotabosa1680]

Keith Emerson and Robert Moog , two genius ! Forever!

[@grandmasterjo1]

Dr. Robert Moog The gentleman, The genius, The man who was responsible for the best music that came out of his synths from the best musicians. Thank you Sir, your contribution to Analog synthesis is heard all over the world everyday. Every time a Moog synth is heard, we hear your soul that you put in each machine. RIP Respect always.

[@JoelLopezH.]

Yo he escuchado más de 200 veces ese disco; "Switched on Bach" y siempre me parece impresionante.

[@mediclimber]

Using "Lucky Man" as a closing song was perfect. Keith is sorely missed.

[@arnaldotabosa1680]

Realy !

[@karlp8484]

The thing I love about Robert Moog's synthesizer is that it's instantly recognisable. When you see for example the cover of "Switched on Bach", you will from that point onwards recognise a Moog anywhere. It's a piece of industrial art.

[@HighCrystal]

There will never be another Keith Emerson.Long live Moog.

[@donaldheitger6731]

Listen to Rachel Flowers.

[@0patience4flz]

Dick Hyman...the minotaur...moog synth..And piano....keith borrowed HEAVILY....awwww😐

[@Pr0fess0rSasquatch]

"When you crank it up in a stadium... it can hurt" lol

[@mrgears]

It hurt me... and I never looked back!

[@RichSad45]

True words. I remember Emerson, Lake and Palmer in the Hartford Civic Center and borrow a phrase from Phil Lesh "it was like the voice of god." To quote Mellencamp it Hurt So Good.

[@loueckert4970]

I had a center-stadium seat at Emerson Lake and Palmer, and we sat just behind the control panel at the center of the quad spin. What a dream come true. Thanks Bob, we love you.

[@hifibrony]

Bob built the spacecraft and Keith flew it.

[@ralfkochling1025]

Best Coment

[@rb5stevenumber903]

I remember when I bought Emerson lake and palmer's first album in 1970, I'd seen Keith in the Nice in the late 60s here in the UK and there music done it for me. I was hooked, but when I heard ELPs first album the Moog solo on Tank blew my head of, I'd never heard this sound before so powerful, intense and exciting, even now when I play it, it makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. RIP Keith, you bought my much musical pleasure from when I first saw you in the Nice when I was 16 right up until you passed away. There will never be another keith Emerson or Band like Emerson lake and palmer. RIP . Keith and greg, and Bob Moog.

[@davidthomas5118]

I recently got the DVD of the documentary "I Dream of Wires". It contains as much of the history of modular synthesizers as can be packed into three and a half hours. If you're into this stuff, it's very enjoyable.

[@drewsmith6317]

RIP Keith Emerson.

[@RichSad45]

I saw ELP in the Hartford Civic Center. That was the best use of a modular synth live I've seen. And Lake and Palmer brought their A games too. I got to play with a Moog several years before that when one visited my middle school. Sitting down as a young teen to play with such an exciting emerging musical technology was mind blowing. RIP Bob, Keith, and Greg.

[@markgreiser464]

One of my favorite Albums on the Planet was "Everything you always wanted to hear on the Moog, (but were afraid to ask)". 1967. If you have never heard, please go enjoy.

[@javiersanchezdelabarquera4879]

wooooowww!!! It's as if these guys restored a cathedral. the same patience and the same care required by a historian, an archaeologist and a deep knower of how it was perceived in an era. Respect!!

[@ELEKTROGOWK]

What a fascinating time. Equated with the first step on the moon. It still gives me goosebumps. So old, but the sound is still 10 years ahead of us.

[@mosiprop]

.. this is soo bad ass!.. I'm torn between smiling at this beautiful machine, and weeping for the premature passing of the great Keith Emerson ..good on ya, Moog Music !!!

[@AlainHubert]

This anniversary predates mine by about 8 months. Very early on in my life I was drawn to the Moog sounds on recordings such as Popcorn (a Gershon Kingsley song cover by the band Hot Butter), Switched-On-Bach by Wendy Carlos, and of course, later on in my life, I was hypnotized by that famous lead by Keith Emerson on Lucky Man. Very interesting video. Kudos to the team that painstakingly and faithfully cloned this marvellous, amazing sound machine. It was also great to see Bob again. We miss you.

[@mlinderict]

This needs a "bump!" I saw Keith play the beast live! I will never forget that night! And that was after growing up with Wendy Carlos' S-OB. Actually got to play with a smaller modular Moog at Wichita State University as a kid. Thanks to Drs. Walter Mayes and Douglas Childs.

[@Justin-hn1oj]

Love it. Even after 50 years the moog synth is still amazing.

[@carlbowles1808]

I grew up with this I'm more amazed at this than ever. Thanks Dr Bob Moog for making the music of my 1980's the best and going forward. The young crowd should hear this. They must to appreciate the contribution's of those who blazed the musical path.

[@pdbordelon]

I just bought a Moog Sub 37...I can't put into words the inspiration from this video!

[@smitlag]

Imagine a new color that no one had ever seen. Not a shade or hue but a color, that is what synthesizers were to me. Today's kids don't appreciate as much because they have heard those sounds all of their lives in bits and pieces. I remember playing a Moog 15 years ago at a college that sat right beside a Putney VCS3 and the brand new Prophet 5. There was something to the feel of those knobs and patching one point to another that was even more satisfying than the very musical patches on the Prophet.

[@61lastchild]

These guys invented new sounds. Never heard before. Absolute creation.

[@RHF52]

In the Early 70s, I saw Emerson Lake and Palmer, at the Miami Jai Alai, Up Front and Close. At the End, when Emerson turned the Moog to the Audience, and Started the Count Down, followed by the Sonic Boom, the Energy Shut Down the Jai Alai's Power Grid!!!! FANTASTIC!!! 😀😃🙂

[@williamhuston1]

This is a great little documentary, thanks for sharing. I've been a Moog geek since I was about 10 y/o when I discovered my brother's record collection, which included Switched on Bach, and also ELP's Pictures at and Exhibition. I think it's wonderful these big analog beasts are still being made! If only I had a big house and a pile of cash, I would have one of these in an instant!!!

[@PacifierMusic]

Went on the Moog Factory Tour last year and I can say that it was the highlight of my life. This is the most amazing company with a passion for making people happy. Thanks Moog!

[@JetEarlewood]

@PacifierMusic 4yrs ago? Where was the factory then?

[@johnteves_music]

Breathtaking! No words can describe it. I could spend a year making sounds with this and be entertained the whole time!

[@billpalmer2652]

Magnificent. I saw Keith Emerson using one over 25 times and just admire the technology. That it is still at the top of the synthesizer world today tells of the genius of Robert Moog. How great these guys have the passion to carry it forward.

[@davidburne9477]

I love my Moog Grandmother 32! Right out of the box it sounded like a Moog. Can only imagine what sort of eidetic memory was required to remember how it make sounds on the fly with that magnificent original tech…

[@paulfletcher4613]

This is a remarkable piece of electronic engineering. The first time I heard the incredible sounds it made I loved it. Thanks to all the good people who kept this alive.

[@robertthompson2237]

Ok this will be a very long comment. In the early 60’s in Trumansburg NY my aunt and two cousins worked along with a handful of other people producing early Moog synthesizers in a small store front “factory”. I was about 10-12 at the time. My mother took me inside and I got to see the people working. All I really remember was a lot of wires, a lot! The moved out there after a while to a bigger space somewhere.

[@nomorebushz]

Performance with Mick jagger, 1969, I think there was a scene or two when he was using a Moog synthesizer. I have it on DVD I’ll have to watch it again.

[@denispoli7173]

The craftsmanship put into building such equipment is quite impressive

[@electricwally]

The concept and future of the design (as explained starting at the 13:44 mark) was the perfect ending to such a great documetary video on the re-crrated Moog Analog Modular. Thank you so much! Simply a miraculous achievement!

[@cfenerd]

I felt like a king just being able to say hello in an email to/from Bob around Y2K.. He lived/worked over in Asheville, NC at the time. What an honor, and I never met him face to face.

[@PromWolf]

Bob Moog was such a G. R.I.P.

[@bobbg9041]

Nothing i mean nothing sounds like one live in concert, and I got to see ELP live in concert it was beyond mind blowing. And its certainly odd we were traveling into space landing on the moon, and out comes this otherworldly sound, somthing you imagined came from OUTTERSPACE~~~~~~~

[@NadjaLind]

happy birthday awesome Moog!

[@alternatingbitmusic]

Superb dedication to the mother of synths! Thanks for doing this, and inspiring us all to keep modular alive, before it turns to dust.

[@DeBodo]

we put a click on the 24 track which then was synched to the Moog Modular. I knew that it could be a sound of the future but I didn't realise how much the impact would be

[@johnnyaxe2004]

I live in Geneva, NY which is only about a half hour from Trumansburg, NY which is where Dr. Moog invented the famous synthesizer. an amazing man indeed.

[@DjamKaretVideos]

We're digging it!! I've owned and been playing Moogs for 30 years, so YES I love this synth company!!

[@axiomist1076]

Beautiful ! I love those sounds the Moog can make. Space opera comes to mind.

[@zigun5280]

The photography in this is beautiful

[@rts100x5]

Alot of what they were noodling with sounded much like the Aqua Tarkus solo work on the Live Welcome Back album...... Yes Keith was able to take this instrument to uncharted destinations in musical places that we who heard it will never forget .....

[@JMLRecording]

10:43 is a absurdly beautiful moment that encapsulates Moog filtering perfectly. I love this.

[@Boris_Chang]

I only saw ELP one time back in college in the mid ‘70’s and it blew me away. Inspired by Keith’s wizardry, I went on later to acquire a few synths: DX7, Chroma Polaris, Prophet 5, Ensoniq Mirage, and a few others I had to sell later to pay rent. All I have now is a MicroKorg, and a few software synths, but I’m toying with getting a Synthesizers Dot Com Box 44 right now. A shame I have little musical talent. But I have a passion for sonic exploration, so I have fun.

[@bornagainbornagain6697]

I remember going to ELP at Boston Garden, it was summer and we were all hot. They used so much amplification that during the panning of the sound on Karn Evil a gust of wind came by in a circle and it was like a fan. I eventually bumped into Walter Carlos, who became Wendy Carlos and was totally floored at the precision of the total control over every single parameter that this instrument could utilize. Wendy is so far above and beyond the rock stars that played with this wonderful instrument. An instrument that can play frequencies above and below human perception is an instrument worth playing for sure.

[@BritishBeachcomber]

Emerson Lake and Palmer. Isle of Wight 1970. My first festival. Moog magic...

[@vidsforsquids]

Moog/Emerson: A match made for eternity

[@MikeKleinsteuber]

Great stuff. I remember seeing Keith in the early 70s and the guy was a force of nature. Awesome...

[@johnhumphries505]

This might be my favorite invention. A significant invention that is beautiful only adds to its rarity. Even more that it's an invention designed to create with. I hope that Moog is regarded as a leading figure of the 20th century, he sure has been for me!

[@donaldheitger6731]

The very best concert I ever saw was Emerson Lake and Palmer at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. A huge outdoor area right on the lake.

[@JMLRecording]

grateful for this amazing video. This is how KZbin benefits humanity.

[@joeluis6655]

Thank you...I smile every time...

[@northXten]

You can't put a price on art.It is simply breathtaking to see and hear this in person.Only the earliest of minimoogs could mabie have the bandwidth and low end and more complex overtones but they are fixed systems.It looks like it sounds.Bring a crew and a truck if you move around alot.

[@floatershaw]

What a Wonderful synthesizer,

[@porscha901]

1968 and Walter Carlos made history by switched on BACH with a moog must never be forgotten

[@erick-gd7wo]

I have Wendy Carlos CD. It's a treasure now

[@jimcampbell1232]

aquaturkus wbmf 1974 the best use of the moog i have ever heard

[@BertGrink]

For me it will always be 'Lucky Man'

[@JohnSmith-mx8wp]

@jim Thank You! That is my 2nd favorite ELP track (behind "Toccata")...it is an absolute tour de force...they both are, now that I think about it.

[@0patience4flz]

Aquaint yourself with Dick Hymans The Minotaur...trust me...its eye opening...

[@SkinnyEMedia]

Didn’t even know the great Bob Moog was American until now. Considering electronic music is very much popular in Europe

[@Chris-is6xb]

Killer! Wonderfully educational.

[@JesseABN]

My dad had an album of classical music on the Moog. He would play it over and over, especially during the holidays. The cover had a robot with wires all over. Does anyone remember this album?

[@ViRtUaLmOnKeY023]

Happy 50th Moog, Love the synth.

[@hammondvoodoo9555]

Keith Emerson will always be remember as the best keyboard player in history!

[@synthprocess]

@ 8:30: i am a big fan of Gene Stopp but at this point it has to be said that Bob Moog chose the S-Trigger because it works potential free and can be used like an OR gate without producing a short circuit. love your work /k

[@soloharmonicsrobj8246]

The massive modular Moog is a dream instrument for me. I hope someday to get some time on one. Just to experience it would be phenomenal I'm sure.

[@Sewnknit]

I have an album of MOOG music - love it.

[@notalkwalk]

saw this at AES 2014 in LA... it was freakin amazing!!

[@gheffz]

Unbelievable effort!

[@nicholasvladd]

It would be my dream to experiment with this synthesizer

[@friendlypiranha774]

That was SUPER interesting. Thank you.

[@brianxwall3370]

Back in the early sixties, I spent a summer in the island of Jersey working for a guy called, I think, Matt Zackalon or similar. He had six rooms in a building fully equiped with a monstrous Moog synthesier that took up one whole wall, and each room held different musical instruments, one for a piano, one for strings, wind etc. I can't remember much but worked on the keyboard to make the keys progressively react to pressure. I lost contact and often wonder what happened to the synthesiser. Are there any documentary records still around? I'm sure it was a Moog project, not a private one. But why Jersey of all places?

[@lisbonlion1967]

Great video, gorgeous synth

[@weatherpeoplemusic]

Truly inspiring people and machines.

[@detroitbob58]

I think the first idea came from Max Crook and his Musitron, who played for Del Shannon in 1961 on the song Runaway. His was about a 20 key box that made the strange electronic sounds.

[@noinhabitants8059]

Beautiful video

[@thenetware1]

Esta parte da historia é para poucos, epoca mágica. Homens brilhantes e suas maquinas fantasticas.

[@airtonrodriguesdeoliveira9447]

Moog, Simply amazing this synth.

[@williamhommel4252]

Add Greg to the list of souls we sure miss. I have to believe that ELP fueled my love of things analog. There is nuance and hand tuned goodness there.

[@matthewpaluch777]

Happy GOLDEN 50th Anniversary Moog! Now when the hell will you get to making something for us drummers/percussionist?!

[@normanmacfarlane6724]

Look at this machine. Now you can get synthisiser modules that can be carried around in your pocket. An amazing machine.

[@JezebelDecibel]

Thank you Moog for such great work.

[@mscformeditation]

Excellent, thanks, still love my old Minimoog :-)

[@JungleYT]

When electronics was "Electronics" - Capacitors, point to point wiring, "patch cords", potentiometers, "phone plugs", etc. Glad I lived thru the era as a young experimenter. All sound is nothing but *frequencies* . FYI: As an Air Force technician, I saw a Moog accelerometer on a piece of equipment. Evidently Moog diversified into other areas by the 1980s?

[@hubbsllc]

No; different company.

[@Rhythmicons]

@@hubbsllc Same family though! Bill Moog was Bob's cousin.

[@duneideannaer5990]

@@Rhythmicons tell that to Rudy Dassler.....

[@flurng]

The beauty of the S-trigger system is that it can be implemented with a simple spst switch - no power needed! Better yet, put a potentiometer in series with it, and you can control the volume, as well!

[@bobbg9041]

CERTAINLY WAS A LUCKY MAN. RIP Keith Emerson.

[@flowerpower111]

Happy 50th anniversary!

[@napj3721]

Beautiful

[@DJBENVERA]

I got to see this in person at AES 2014 in L.A. I can die a happy man now :)