Hi all - I noticed recently that the modulation LFO is no longer working correctly. Each waveform is no long "oscillating" it seems. I patched the wave out of the modulation LFO into the Noise In so I can hear how it sounds at audio rate. I don't have an oscilloscope but it seems like the waveform is stuck on the "high" frequency if that makes sense?

Any tips on troubleshooting or ways to fix this at home? I've gone through the global settings reset and firmware reset.

I've purchased new from Sweetwater about 4 years ago so I'm assuming any warranty with Moog is out the window by now.

After a long while I missed my Moog and had a 2 evenings fun with it by patching the envelope driven by the main LFO in a random sequence of interruptions. Sounds fragile and melancholic.

Came outta the blue.

Hi everyone,

I wanted to ask MF Drive owners if they can distinguish the real pedal from my model! The model is not for sale, this is a blind test to evaluate my efforts.

So, I love the Moog MF Drive. It is a very unique overdrive because of the Tone knob that is both low pass and high pass, and the nice Moog Ladder Filter built in. It's great.

It is in fact so great, that I wanted in my DAW. I wanted it to have an LFO, too! And to function properly on stereo tracks!

And so I measured it. Over three sessions I re-amped more than 270 takes through the pedal: every knob at all 11 clock positions, switch on/off pairs with nothing else changed, and a test file with sine sweeps, level ramps, two-tone tests, guitar DI and synth.

The model isn’t a neural network. It’s a signal chain that follows the pedal’s circuit: a clipping drive stage, a 4-stage transistor ladder filter with resonance, the tone tilt and the output stages. Its roughly 100 settings were fitted to my recordings by curve fitting. The knob behaviour comes straight from the measured positions, not from guesses.

I worked with an AI assistant (Claude) on the DSP code and the fitting. The recordings, the listening and the decisions were mine: which version sounded right, where it was too dark, what to add (a Bright mode, DI/LINE input, an LFO on the filter), and the interface, which I designed myself. I worked on this for weeks, and I hope it shows.

Now for the true blind test I picked some settings on guitar and synth parts, made an A/B and had Claude make a simple A/B test.

I would love to hear some feedback on the test. I found it hard to get the curve fitting right and it took some real detailed listening. It's not a perfect clone, I think. But it is mighty close. I personally got a 9/10 on the test. But I mean, I now hear the pedal in my sleep, so I guess I'm not the best tester.

I will post the link to the test as a comment, because if I include the link Reddit filters out my post. :(

Recently snagged one of the last Matriarchs around here, I believe... Having a lot of fun with it so far. Thought I’d share this! Hope you like it!

I have Monark as part of the NI bundle, but never had an actual hardware Moog.

For those of you that have both, how does it stack up? And which hardware is it closest to?

Edit: sorry for post title. Autocorrect not my friend today. Monark the VST obviously!

First couple weeks with the Dfam. Was hoping for advice on sequencing on the Beatstep. Is this the best plan. Gate off of drum gate to advance Dfam. Gate and velocity on sequencer 2 able to use velocity on pads. Pitch from synth to VCO1. Can do this with 2 as well but it doesn’t sound very good. Really happy with the Dfam so far.

Besides presets, is there any substantial thing that the Sub37 can do that the Matriarch can’t?

I absolutely love my Muse, but really wanted it to work like my Sub 37 does with an accompanying editor plugin in Ableton, that allows me to easily automate everything. Because it's looking like Moog will never release one, I built my own.

What it does right now:

- Two-way, real-time sync. Turn a knob on the Muse and the plugin follows; turn it in the plugin and the Muse follows.

- Full panel layout with separate control of Timbre A and Timbre B

- Pick a bank and patch from the plugin, or change patches on the Muse, and the plugin loads that patch's settings and shows its name

- Automate the Muse in Ableton by clicking any control and drawing automation

- Pitch and mod wheel movements show up live in the plugin

- Mac only for now (VST3/AU)

What it can't do (limits of Muse firmware 1.4, not the plugin):

- No access to the sequencer, chords, assignable controllers, mod map or LFO sync. The Muse doesn't expose these over MIDI.

- The Muse doesn't send its patch settings over MIDI, so the plugin reads patches from a copy of your Muse library. New saves on the Muse need a fresh copy before the plugin shows them.

- It can't save patches to the Muse. You still save on the hardware.

To get a temperature on serious interest, and if you want to hear when it's available, I created a waitlist here: https://tally.so/r/Gex7zj

I'm not affiliated with Moog, just a fan who wanted this to exist.

Just purchased the subsequent 37 couple days ago was wondering what effect pedals you guys pair it with ?

Always wanted to get into synths and now have the cash for it.

Here is a little jam with my darlings, the Moog Mother 32´s! I used Valhalla Shimmer and Valhalla Delay on them to spice things up!

so moog announced on their instagram that they're giving away a moog labyrinth and some of their plugins as part of their halloween contest. all you have to do is create a spooky-sounding patch on your moog synth and post it on your socials with the hashtag #MoogMonsterNoise.

just make sure to read all the rules first, though, as some of them seem a bit weird to me. shame that only people living in the us and canada can win the labyrinth, while the rest of the world can only win plugins... but yeah, it's still a nice excuse to mess around with your synths and come up with some cool patches!

good luck to everyone! 🎃👻

This jam includes the Prophet 5, OB-X8, Moog muse and Subsequent 37.

The music explains how I’ve felt today and I hope it makes you feel the same way

Hopes this inspires you guys and thanks for listening!

With the phase-out of the popular Matriarch, there has got to be a replacement in the pipeline. But how do we square this with the statement of the Moog president that, “I know that in the next 12 months there are going to be two, possibly three more Moog synthesizers, all of which are unique to themselves and unique to anything we’ve done in the past“?

I have also heard that making the panel with all the patch points requires a lot of hand-labor, so that might be something they move away from to save costs.

Therefore I’m speculating that they will make a matrix-based 4-voice paraphonic or polyphonic synth. Matrix modulation would be new for Moog, fitting that data point, and may be more easy to mass-produce. If it is similar enough to the Matriarch in features and modulation possibilities, then that would explain the phase-out.

Very excited for my new Moog sounds amazing !

I live in Washington state and luckily it hasn’t rained recently. I wish I could plug them in first I don’t need more junk but these are sick 🤢 looking

This jam includes the Moog Muse and Subsequent 37,

I have a love hate relationship with this muse, as you can see in the video had to adjust the drum BPM to make up for the muse unstable timing smh.

And yet I still post this hoping to inspire y’all,

Thanks for listening and stay creative!

Hey everyone. I’m the developer of Synth Patch. Since I last posted here I’ve added the Subsequent 37, Werkstatt-01, Messenger and Muse, which makes 13 Moog synths in the collection:

https://app.synthpatch.io/explore?brand=moog

Synth Patch is for saving patches (knobs, switches, cables, notes and an audio clip) so you can get back to them. The app is free to explore and you only need a free account to save (20+ patches). Only if you are interested, there is a Pro tier with some extra features aimed at content creators for a one-time purchase.

Powers on like normal but feels a little loose, plug doesnt go any further

I’ve heard it said that Studio Electronics does Moog better than Moog before.

Less expensive than a MiniMoog and minus the synth keyboard 🎹. Wondering if anyone had both to compare and contrast. There’s also a MidiMini V3.