street priceMoog Source is a monophonic, monotimbral instrument with an analog subtractive synthesis type. It has 2 oscillators, an LFO, a low pass filter and a storage memory for 16 presets.
The instrument is based on the Z80 microprocessor core. Source was an amusing Minimoog version with flat control panel and the first Moog’s synth allowing for storing patches. VCOs give 3 waveforms, 4-pole analog filter offers keyboard tracking, cutoff frequency, resonance, and envelope setting possibility. LFO and sample&hold are modulation sources. There’s a sequencer onboard.
There was a modified version released by Encore Electronics which implemented MIDI and increased memory.
Source was used by Depeche Mode, New Order (“Blue Monday” track).
Country of origin / production: USA
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| Usage area | |
|---|---|
| Synthesizer | |
| Usage Design/ Form Factor | |
| With Keys | |
| Archetype | |
| Analogue (A) | |
| Polyphony | |
| Monophonic | |
| Multi Timbral Capacity | |
| Monotimbral | |
| Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis | |
| Oscillators overall | 2 |
| Oscillator Type | VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) |
| Oscillators per voice | 2 |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) | Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) | Triangle |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) | White Noise |
| Programs/ Voices/ Timbres | |
| Patches | 16 |
| Filter | |
| Voltage Controlled Filter (VCF) | |
| Envelope Generator (EG) | |
| Filter | ADSR |
| ADSR | |
| Modulation | |
| LFO: LFO Count | 1 |
| LFO Waveforms | |
| Square | |
| Triangle | |
| Arpegiator/ Portamento | |
| Arpegiator | |
| Keys | |
| Type | Synth Action |
| Size | 3 |
| Number of Keys | 37 |
| External controllers | |
| CV in | 1 |
| Gate in | 1 |
| CV out | 1 |
| Gate out | 1 |
| Power | |
| Voltage | 100V |
| Voltage | 120V |
| Voltage | 50-60Hz |
| Power Supply | External |
| Power consumption | 30 W |
| Case/ body | |
| Metal&wood | |
| Color | |
| Silver | |
| Production start | 1981 |
| Production end | 1985 |
| Production ended | |
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