Artist Collaborations: Original Tracks & Visual Artwork

Ever since analog synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog collaborated with composer and educator Herb Deutsch to develop the first Moog modular synthesizer in 1964, artist collaboration has been at the heart of Moog Music’s story.

Moog’s creative team worked with various artists to develop original visuals, characters, learning tools, and tracks to bring the Moog Sound Studio environment to life.

New Compilation EP: Explorations in Analog Synthesis 

Explorations in Analog Synthesis is a new seven-song EP created to demonstrate the powerful analog sound and infinite sonic possibilities of both Moog Sound Studio synthesizer combinations. 

This genre-bending compilation of original electronic music compositions features a chiptune-inspired head trip from Bonobo, an R&B-influenced synth pop track from Peter Cottontale featuring Jamila Woods, an ethereal vocal collage from Julianna Barwick, an evolving psychedelic excursion from Dan Deacon, a driving percussive electronica track from Madame Gandhi, an emotive dark wave song from Martial Canterel, and an industrial-tinged electronic pop track from Ela Minus. Each track was built around the instruments and accessories included in each artist’s Moog Sound Studio of choice: Mother-32 & DFAM or Subharmonicon & DFAM.

Explorations in Analog Synthesis is available to stream for free on Moog’s SoundCloud.

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Wavesynth an Advanced Wavetable Synthesizer

Karanyi Sounds launched their most forward-looking instrument so far. Wavesynth is a new virtual instrument and a compelling waveshaper instrument for Kontakt 6.

Wavesynth Features

• 220+ Factory & Artist presets
• Sounds from 12 classic synths (Juno 106, JX & 8P, Voyager, Emulator, M1, Sub37, Prophet 6 & 8, OBX, MS20, CZ)
• 14 type of wavetable algorithms
• Amp & wavetable envelopes
• 2 LFO: Wavetable position & Prophet-type low pass filter
• Moog-type low pass filter
• 3 customizable effects: dimension, tape delay & hall reverb
• Master EQ, Compressor & Limiter
• ROLL (intelligent randomizer)

Big, bold basslines to super peaky sequences and arps, cinematic soundscapes, drones. Fully packed with synth legends and brave new sounds waiting for you to create something unique. Wavesynth, a powerful waveshaper instrument for Kontakt 6. Fully packed with synth legends and brave new sounds waiting for you to create something unique. Wavesynth is almost as flexible as an analog synth: you have plenty of possibilities to shape, twist, stomp your sounds.

With over 60 parameters (all MIDI-learnable) and an intuitive interface design and Roll (our built-in intelligent randomizer), you can go wild and create new inspiring patches in seconds. Including Classic Essentials + VHS Cinema Sound Sets.

You have two toys to play with right out of the box: Classic Essential Sound Pack is a big warm hug for retrowave lovers while the VHS Cinema Sound Pack is fully packed with useful patches for film composers, electronic musicians. With over 220 artist presets. 

Wavesynth Features

• 220+ Factory & Artist presets
• Sounds from 12 classic synths (Juno 106, JX & 8P, Voyager, Emulator, M1, Sub37, Prophet 6 & 8, OBX, MS20, CZ)
• 14 type of wavetable algorithms
• Amp & wavetable envelopes
• 2 LFO: Wavetable position & Prophet-type low pass filter

• Moog-type low pass filter
• 3 customizable effects: dimension, tape delay & hall reverb
• Master EQ, Compressor & Limiter
• ROLL (intelligent randomizer)

Please note: Wavesynth requires Native Instruments Kontakt 6.2.2 (Full, retail version – free version of Kontakt NOT supported) or later in order to run.

About Karanyi Sounds

Karanyi Sounds is a sample developer company that was founded by award-winning composer, music producer Dani Karanyi in 2018. Over the last 17 years, Dani produced electronic music albums as well as film, animation, video game scores, and TV advertisements. As a pianist, he was always passionate about exploring how to bring life to the digital world of music production and seeking new techniques of sound manipulation. Teamed up with Los Angeles-based composers and other sound designers around Europe, he started to sample his favorite synthesizers and release them as Kontakt instruments with a simple-to-use, intuitive interface. Karanyi Sounds keep developing new inspiring instruments and expanding our repertoire to other sound sources too. Personally, I find the aesthetics mind-blowing outstanding pleasing.

Karanyi Sounds is crafting inspiring, high-quality sample collections in Kontakt format, focusing on film and video game scoring. Their goal is to create sonically rich, detailed and characteristic instruments like (or sometimes unlike than) the original sound sources. The company carefully select these sound sources while they also set up custom analog recording paths and rare combinations of effect chains to create unique, playable instruments. Unconventional recording techniques and sound design are as important parts of the modern music production as melodies and orchestration – so Karanyi Sounds is focusing on moods and characters as well as the sound sources themselves.

Pricing and Availability

Wavesynth is available now.

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MakeNoise 0-Coast + Moog DFAM

I once read that Don Buchla and Bob Moog both invented modern synthesis while giving each other the honours of being first. There wasn’t any rivalry, they respected each other. The 0-coast doesn’t pick sides, it borrows a little from both Bob & Don. DFAM is pretty weird for Moog standards because it relies heavily on two oscillators and FM.

So maybe the other mother is from the West. Who knows. I just know they are a great match. Honestly, I love the new 0-ctrl, but this is true ‘any coast’ territory.

Cinematic Laboratory on BandCamp

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