Moog Muse 8-Voice Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer Overview
The Moog Muse is the fourth polysynth ever created. It's an 8-voice analog bi-timbral polyphonic synthesizer - the culmination of over 5-years of dreaming, design and passion. Muse is an intuitive and powerful instrument built on the rich history of Moog. Manufactured by Moog in the US.
8-voice analog bi-timbral polysynth
Sonic inheritance from the Grandmother and Matriarch - vintage discrete modular-lineage oscillators, a saturating mixer and dual classic Moog transistor ladder filters.
Performative controls, intuitive layout, knob per function and individual menus for every module. A powerful sequencer delivers polyphonic, generative and deep editing.
- Polyphonic, Bi-timbral Analog Synthesizer
- Analog (Digital effect may be bypassed to maintain 100% analog signal path)
- 8 Voices
- 61 full-size semi-weighted keys with Velocity and Aftertouch
- Pitch Wheel, Modulation Wheel, Macro Knob, Keyboard Octave switch, Hold switch, Sustain Pedal input, Expression Pedal input – all pedal functions are assignable
- 44 knobs, 16 sliders, 129 buttons – OLED screen
- (x2) Selectable Triangle/Sawtooth mix, variable width Pulse wave, Octave (16’, 8’, 4’, 2’), Frequency (+/- 7 Semitones), Wave Mix (blends Triangle/Sawtooth with variable Pulse wave), FM routing and amount, Hard sync
- Ring modulation between Oscillators 1 and 2
- Selectable waveform (Sine, Sawtooth, Reverse Sawtooth, Square, Noise), Audio range toggle switch, Keyboard tracking, Keyboard reset, Unipolar switch, Pitch Modulation routing and amount, Filter Modulation routing and amount, Pulse Width Modulation routing and amount, VCA Modulation amount, Panning switch
- Independant level control for OSC 1, OSC 2, RING, MOD OSC, and NOISE. Overall OVERLOAD control
- (x2) Moog transistor ladder filters (1 with highpass/lowpass modes), Cutoff Frequency, Resonance, KB Tracking Amount, Envelope Amount, Linked Operation, Routing (Series, Parallel, Stereo)
- (x2) Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release, variable curves per stage, Multi-trig, Loop, Velocity
- Volume per Timbre, Pan position per Timbre, Pan Spread per timbre
- Configurable stereo signal processor, Delay Time Left, Delay Time Right, Feedback, Character, Mix, analog bypass switches
- Master Volume, Headphones Volume, Low Cut EQ
- (x2) Rate, Amplitude, Waveform selection (Triangle, Sawtooth, Square, Sample-and-Hold, User customizable), Keyboard Reset
- Rate, Ramp Down through Triangle to Ramp Up Shape control, One-Shot Envelope toggle, Keyboard Reset, Pitch Modulation routing and amount
- Selectable glide type (LCR, LCT, EXP), Glide amount
- Clock rate, Tap Tempo
- Per-timbre with Clock Division, Octave range, Pattern, Direction, Gate time, Rhythmic programming, etc.
- 64 step sequencer with Clock Division, Transport controls, Sequence chaining, Step editing, Modulation capabilities, and memory capacity of 16 banks of 16 sequences
- Browser via OLED screen with 16 banks of 16 patches, Mod Map, Arpeggiator settings, Sequencer with per-step settings, Global settings, etc.
- Mono or poly voice count per timbre, Unison/Mono, Detune, Timbre editing, Voice stealing configuration
- Chord memory with per-key functionality
- 16 modulation slots per timbre per patch with controllers and mathematical transform functions
- AUDIO OUTPUTS – Main Left, Main Right (1⁄4" TRS)
- HEADPHONES – Stereo 1⁄4" (located on the front edge of the Left Hand Controller)
- PEDAL INPUTS – Sustain, Expression (1⁄4" TRS; Configurable through Mod Map or for use as 1⁄4" TS CV inputs)
- CONTROL VOLTAGE INPUTS – CV IN 1, CV IN 2 (1/8” TS)
- CONTROL VOLTAGE OUTPUTS – CV OUT 1, CV OUT 2 (1/8” TS)
- ANALOG CLOCK INPUT – CLOCK IN (1/8” TS)
- ANALOG CLOCK OUTPUT – CLOCK OUT (1/8” TS)
- MIDI – 5 Pin DIN MIDI IN, OUT, THRU; MIDI over USB
- USB – USB-A Host Port for system and data backup, USB-B Port for connection with computers, class-compliant peripherals)
