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Moog Grandmother Semi-Modular Analog Synthesizer
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Your Price: $1,499.00 CDN
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Grandmother is a sonic playground that harkens back to Moog's modular roots, where synthesis is not only about the end result, but the journey of discovery and experimentation. While capable of highly complex sounds and modulation, Grandmother's semi-modular design requires absolutely no patching, ensuring that human beings of any skill-level can easily explore and experience the joys and magic of analog synthesis.
Inspired by the classic Moog modular synthesizers that came before it, Grandmother's sound engine, modulation engine and onboard spring reverb tank are completely analog, resulting in an unrestricted sonic vocabulary of immeasurable beauty and power. In addition, Grandmother also features an easy to use Arpeggiator and Sequencer for added enjoyment and programmable syncopation.
Though not required, creative patching and exploration are the keys to discovering exciting new relationships between modules and to truly unlocking Grandmothers infinite expanse of auditory inspiration. Patching can also be used to override internal connections, allowing each section to function just as an independent module would.
In addition to its standalone function, Grandmother is also an ideal analog audio processor for external sound sources, and a powerful keyboard front end for expanding a Mother-32, DFAM or Eurorack modular system.
FEATURES
• Hardware Spring Reverb can be used to process external sounds
• 1/4" External audio input for guitars, drum machines, and more.
• Semi-modular - no patching is required
• Easy to use Arpeggiator and Sequencer
• Store up to 3 sequences with up to 256 notes each
• 2 Analog Oscillators with selectable waveshape and hard sync
• Classic 4-Pole 10Hz-20kHz Ladder filter
• Patchable 1-Pole High Pass filter
• Analog ADSR Envelope Generator
• Analog LFO with audio-rate capabilities
• 32-note Fatar keyboard with velocity
• All normalized connections can be interrupted for full modularity
• DIN MIDI In/Out/Thru and USB MIDI
• Patchable bipolar attenuator
• Works with Mother-32, DFAM, Eurorack modular systems and more
• 41 patch points with 21 inputs, 16 outputs and a Parallel-Wired 4-jack Mult
MODULE PROVENANCE
- Oscillators based on Moog Minimoog
- Mixer based on Moog CP3
- Filter based on Moog 904
- Envelope Generator Based on Moog 911
- VCA Based on Moog 902
- Spring Reverb based on Moog 905
SPECIFICATIONS
TYPE: Semi-Modular Analog Synthesizer
SOUND ENGINE: Analog
NUMBER OF KEYS: 32 Full-Size Keys
TYPE OF KEYS: Velocity-sensing (Velocity signal is not hard-wired available via MIDI and KBD VEL OUT jack)
OTHER CONTROLLERS: Pitch Bend, Mod Wheel, Variable Glide
POLYPHONY: Monophonic
SOUND SOURCES: 2 Oscillators with selectable Waveforms (Oscillator 2 supports Sync to Oscillator 1 plus linear FM), 1 White Noise Generator, External Input jack
VCF FILTER (LOW PASS): -24dB/Octave Moog Ladder Filter with Resonance (Self-Oscillating)
STATIC FILTER (HIGH PASS): -6dB/Octave
MOD SOURCES: Modulation Oscillator (Sine, Sawtooth, Ramp, Square), S/H Output, plus Envelope and Key Tracking
ENVELOPE: Four-Stage (ADSR)
ATTENUATOR: Bipolar
MULT: Four Parallel-wired Non-buffered Patch Points
EFFECTS: Spring Reverb
ARPEGGIATOR / STEP SEQUENCER: (256 Steps; three Sequence Files)
PATCH POINTS:
- 41 x 3.5mm front and rear panels
- 21 Inputs
- 16 Outputs
- 4 Parallel-wired Mults.
AUDIO INPUT: One 1/4" TS jack (Rear Panel)
AUDIO OUTPUT: One 1/4" TRS jack for headphones or line level output (Rear Panel)
WARNING: Use a TS instrument cable for line output applications. Do not use a TRS (balanced) cable, or phase cancellation may cause a very weak signal.
MIDI I/O: 5-pin DIN In, Out, Thru; plus MIDI over USB (Rear Panel)
POWER: Included Power Adapter 12V DC (positive tip), 2A, 100 to 240 Volts AC, 50/60Hz
DIMENSIONS (W x D x H): 23" x 14 1/4" x 5 1/2" (54.82 x 36.19 x 13.97cm)
WEIGHT: 16 lbs. / 7.25 kg
Inspired by the classic Moog modular synthesizers that came before it, Grandmother's sound engine, modulation engine and onboard spring reverb tank are completely analog, resulting in an unrestricted sonic vocabulary of immeasurable beauty and power. In addition, Grandmother also features an easy to use Arpeggiator and Sequencer for added enjoyment and programmable syncopation.
Though not required, creative patching and exploration are the keys to discovering exciting new relationships between modules and to truly unlocking Grandmothers infinite expanse of auditory inspiration. Patching can also be used to override internal connections, allowing each section to function just as an independent module would.
In addition to its standalone function, Grandmother is also an ideal analog audio processor for external sound sources, and a powerful keyboard front end for expanding a Mother-32, DFAM or Eurorack modular system.
FEATURES
• Hardware Spring Reverb can be used to process external sounds
• 1/4" External audio input for guitars, drum machines, and more.
• Semi-modular - no patching is required
• Easy to use Arpeggiator and Sequencer
• Store up to 3 sequences with up to 256 notes each
• 2 Analog Oscillators with selectable waveshape and hard sync
• Classic 4-Pole 10Hz-20kHz Ladder filter
• Patchable 1-Pole High Pass filter
• Analog ADSR Envelope Generator
• Analog LFO with audio-rate capabilities
• 32-note Fatar keyboard with velocity
• All normalized connections can be interrupted for full modularity
• DIN MIDI In/Out/Thru and USB MIDI
• Patchable bipolar attenuator
• Works with Mother-32, DFAM, Eurorack modular systems and more
• 41 patch points with 21 inputs, 16 outputs and a Parallel-Wired 4-jack Mult
MODULE PROVENANCE
- Oscillators based on Moog Minimoog
- Mixer based on Moog CP3
- Filter based on Moog 904
- Envelope Generator Based on Moog 911
- VCA Based on Moog 902
- Spring Reverb based on Moog 905
SPECIFICATIONS
TYPE: Semi-Modular Analog Synthesizer
SOUND ENGINE: Analog
NUMBER OF KEYS: 32 Full-Size Keys
TYPE OF KEYS: Velocity-sensing (Velocity signal is not hard-wired available via MIDI and KBD VEL OUT jack)
OTHER CONTROLLERS: Pitch Bend, Mod Wheel, Variable Glide
POLYPHONY: Monophonic
SOUND SOURCES: 2 Oscillators with selectable Waveforms (Oscillator 2 supports Sync to Oscillator 1 plus linear FM), 1 White Noise Generator, External Input jack
VCF FILTER (LOW PASS): -24dB/Octave Moog Ladder Filter with Resonance (Self-Oscillating)
STATIC FILTER (HIGH PASS): -6dB/Octave
MOD SOURCES: Modulation Oscillator (Sine, Sawtooth, Ramp, Square), S/H Output, plus Envelope and Key Tracking
ENVELOPE: Four-Stage (ADSR)
ATTENUATOR: Bipolar
MULT: Four Parallel-wired Non-buffered Patch Points
EFFECTS: Spring Reverb
ARPEGGIATOR / STEP SEQUENCER: (256 Steps; three Sequence Files)
PATCH POINTS:
- 41 x 3.5mm front and rear panels
- 21 Inputs
- 16 Outputs
- 4 Parallel-wired Mults.
AUDIO INPUT: One 1/4" TS jack (Rear Panel)
AUDIO OUTPUT: One 1/4" TRS jack for headphones or line level output (Rear Panel)
WARNING: Use a TS instrument cable for line output applications. Do not use a TRS (balanced) cable, or phase cancellation may cause a very weak signal.
MIDI I/O: 5-pin DIN In, Out, Thru; plus MIDI over USB (Rear Panel)
POWER: Included Power Adapter 12V DC (positive tip), 2A, 100 to 240 Volts AC, 50/60Hz
DIMENSIONS (W x D x H): 23" x 14 1/4" x 5 1/2" (54.82 x 36.19 x 13.97cm)
WEIGHT: 16 lbs. / 7.25 kg
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A great synthesizer 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Ottawa, Ontario
It's rare that I have nothing bad to say about a synthesizer.
This synthesizer is fun to use and sounds incredible!
As close to perfect as you will get
Posted by Max McGuire on Apr 8, 2021
Amazing!! 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store White Rock, British Columbia
Absolutely love it!!! This thing is an instrument not a computer. The sound is unbelievable for the price. Takes some practice to get used to how it works but that is what makes it an instrument and not just a digital sound machine. Diving into the sound design is so much fun and unique. The reverb is amazing and running other instruments into it is great too. Highly recommend.
Posted by Jordan on Jan 22, 2020
I love my Grandmother 17 of 20 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Grandmother is an awesome value proposition for experimental sound design in a studio environment. It includes the functionality of arguably thousands more $$ in what you'd get from individual modules, and it can sound anywhere from frothing demonic chaos to dreamy ambience (Especially if paired with a good reverb).
The most glaring function you miss with the Grandmother is the ability to save presets (Hard to complain at this price). I'm okay with that because I view diving into the Grandmother as an adventure in sound exploration. I take audio snapshots of interesting things I discover (for use later in arrangements), and I don't stay too long in any given place. If I feel like I really need to come back to something, I'll take a photograph and recreate the patch from sight. Most of the time I'm perfectly content to move on and explore some more. If that sounds interesting to you, you'll probably like the Grandmother.
Posted by Daniel on Jan 9, 2019
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