Description

Since its release in 1970, the Minimoog Model D has been in a category of its own. As the world’s first analog keyboard synth made for portability and immediate playability, it cemented the synthesizer as a go-to creative tool for musicians and brought the Moog sound to the masses. Of course, none of this would be possible without Bob Moog himself.
The Bob Moog Tribute Edition Minimoog Model D celebrates the technology and imagination of early electronic musical instrument design. Preserving the Minimoog Model D’s iconic sound and soul, this limited-edition release features 100% analog circuitry, modern functional updates from the instrument’s 2022 re-release, a custom quartersawn oak wood enclosure, a unique back-panel decal, and an included SR Series travel case.
Each Bob Moog Tribute Edition Minimoog Model D synthesizer is assembled by hand in Moog’s North Carolina production facility. Only 500 units of this edition will be manufactured and available to purchase. To honour Bob Moog’s legacy and continue to support the future of synth education and innovation, from each instrument sold will be donated to the Bob Moog Foundation.

Features

This reissue features the identical sound engine and signal path of the 1970s Minimoog Model D plus a series of popular modifications, including:
– MIDI integration
– Dedicated analog LFO with triangle and square waveshapes
– Premium Fatar keybed with velocity and aftertouch available via top panel CV jacks with onboard trimpots
– Mixer feedback modification which allows the Minimoog Model D to overdrive and scream with the turn of a knob
– A spring-loaded pitch wheel with center deadband
Strictly limited edition of 500 units
Custom quartersawn white oak cabinet
Classic metal reverse screen printed Minimoog badges on front and rear
Custom Bob Moog Foundation sticker on rear panel
Hand-built by the Moog Music team in North Carolina
Included semi-rigid case designed specially for the Minimoog Model D
from each unit will be donated to the Bob Moog Foundation to directly support the Moogseum, Dr. Bob’s Sound School, and the Bob Moog Foundation Archives

Specifications

DIMENSIONS (with panel fully lowered)
Width: 28.625″ / 727 mm
Depth: 17.125″ / 435 mm
Height: 5.75″ / 146 mm
Net Weight: 32 lbs / 14.5 kg
TEMPERATURE
Storage Temperature: 5F to 140F (2C to 60C)
Nominal Operating Temperature: 50F to 95F (10C to 35C)
Operational Temperature: 50F to 122F (10C to 50C)
SOUND SOURCES
Oscillators x 3
Noise Generator
External Input
OSCILLATORS
Frequency Range: 0.1 to 20kHz (In six overlapping ranges)
Oscillator Stability (short term)> 0.25 %
Waveforms:
– Triangle
– Triangle-Sawtooth (Oscillator-1, Oscillator-2)
– Reverse Sawtooth (Oscillator-3)
– Sawtooth
– Rectangle
– Wide Pulse
– Narrow Pulse
NOISE GENERATOR
White and Pink
LFO
Rate: 0.05Hz to 200Hz
Waveform: Triangle (knob down); Square (knob up)
EXTERNAL INPUT
Input Range: +10 millivolts to +2 volts
Input Impedance: 1M
FILTER
Filter Type: Voltage-Controlled Low Pass
(Moog Ladder Filter)
Cutoff Frequency Range:
10Hz to 20kHz
Filter Slope: 24dB per Octave
Filter Resonance: At Cutoff Frequency
CONTOUR GENERATORS
Attack Time: 1 millisecond to 10 seconds
Decay Time: 4 milliseconds to> 35 seconds
Sustain Level: 0 to 100% of Contour peak
Filter Contour Width: 0 to 4 Octaves
VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED AMPLIFIERS (VCA)
Loudness Contour Dynamic Range: 80dB
AUDIO INPUT LEVELS
1/4″ External Signal Input Voltage: +10 millivolts (min); +10 volt (max.)
Nominal Input Impedance: 100K
AUDIO OUTPUT LEVELS
High Level Output Typical Voltage: 0.5 volts
Maximum Voltage: 4.2 volts (peak-to-peak)
Nominal Output Impedance: 3K
Low Level Output (30dB below High level)
Typical Voltage: 15 millivolts
Nominal Output Impedance: 1K
Headphone Output (stereo)
Maximum Voltage: 0.3 volts
Output Impedance: 8
KEYBOARD
Key Action: Synthesizer (Spring)
Number of Keys: 44
Key Range: FO to C4
Priority (Low, High, Last): User Selectable
Hardwired Connections: Oscillator-1 (Pitch)
Oscillator-2 (Pitch)
Filter Contour (Trigger) Loudness Contour (Trigger)
Switchable Connections: Oscillator-3 (Pitch)
Filter (Keyboard Tracking 1/3) Filter (Keyboard Tracking 2/3)
Typical Voltage: 0.5 volts
Maximum Voltage: 4.0 volts (peak-to-peak)
Nominal Output Impedance: 3K
Glide Rate (octave): 1 millisecond to 10 seconds
Pitch Bend Range: (+/-) 7 semitones|