Moog Minimoog Model D

In [this article](http://skywaytheater.com/event/mord%20fustang), it states that Mord Fustang's studio setup includes the Moog Minimoog.

At 10:16 they talk about their Minimoog.

"We were bringing out some of these old synths that we hadn’t used — the Minimoog and the Yamaha CS-40. We’ve always used the Roland Jupiter-6; it’s pretty much a workhorse. It was getting back into that world."

"At home I've got a basic setup of demos. I've got (Hybrid Arts) ADAM machines for the recording, and I program on (Steinberg) Cubase. I use an Akai CD3000, a (Roland) JD-800, and a (Clavia) Nord Lead. The Nord is a very interesting synthesizer -- the fact that you can record all your movements real time into computer, wave sweeps and everthing. I like it. I've also got three ARP 2600's and two Minimoogs. But I tend to keep things very basic at that stage."

"when that little Minimoog came in, and it was not even vary loud, all the ceiling tiles began rattling and I was very happy!"

The item can be seen 1:14 into this video.

The Minimoog is the focus of Sebjak's Instagram photo, simply captioned "#moogme"

"That's the most famous synth of all time, I think. People who don't even make music sometimes recognize this. It's been on every album, ever. This is from my buddy. I got this from him a year ago and just fell in love with it. It's on permanent loan.", said Tycho in [this interview](http://www.wired.com/2011/11/tycho-synthesizers/#slideid-539775) with Wired. In [another interview](http://www.soundtoys.com/tycho/), when asked, "Is there one piece of gear or an instrument that is the key part of that sound or has the largest impact on that sound?" > "It’s a 1972 Model D, and for whatever reason I just feel completely connected to that thing. It’s so responsive. It’s the closest thing I’ve ever found to a guitar in a synthesizer. For whatever reason when I sit down and play those, things just flow. With a lot of the newer stuff it’s harder just because for whatever reason it takes longer to get into a space where I feel inspired by the sound."

At the 2.26 mark you can watch the Model D being used in the atached video.

Oliver Heldens shared this Moog Minimoog Analog Synthesizer from his Facebook account.

"I suppose it does sound synthy, yes, a pure, soft sort of middle frequency sound. It was one of the most important sounds in those earlier albums. It was the sound I kept working with and returning to... I never had a Minimoog at that time, I didn't get a Minimoog until about...1976."

In this clip of "The Pinnacle", Livgren can be seen using a Moog Minimoog

“We’ve got a piano, which is really beautiful,” Weller says. “It’s a Yamaha grand that I’ve had for about 25 years, and it has a very nice low end to it. We also always use the Mellotron, Minimoogs—mainly the piano and a lot of vintage keyboards.”

"So if I have a melody line, I have two Minimoogs I'll address MIDI to then record simultaneously on stereo files. The Minimoogs sound wonderful. They're just the kind of 'out of tune' you want them to be. My trick is to then make a sample instrument from the stereo files. I usually record about 60 notes from the Minimoog and use the original Minimoog at the same time as the sampled one, which opens up a richness of sound. The melodic line on the track Nachtfahrt [taken from Off The Record] is four Minimoogs playing. They're MIDI'd and also the first oscillator is tuned."

"Over the last 40 years, some of the world’s most influential artists like Trent Reznor, Gary Numan, Dr. Dre, Keith Emerson and Herbie Hancock have shaped their unique sounds and forged new musical genres using the Minimoog Model D."

Two keyboard racks inside Subconscious Studios (cEvin's studio).

Richard Wright with his model D on stage (behind him) , during "The Dark Side of the Moon" tour .

A few yeras ago our choices were limited to basically running stuff through the filter input of the Minimoog or putting it into the Eventide H3000.

"Opposite the left-hand mirrored wall are the two isolation booths, one of which contains Flood and Alan’s collection of vintage analogue synthesizers, including the Roland System 700 modular, EMS VCS3 and Moog Minimoog."

At :29 of this live performance of "Into the Lens" by Yes, Downes can be seen with a pair of Minimoogs to his right.

among the artists listed there Keith Emerson

Personnel[edit] Phil Collins – vocals, Roland TR-909 David Frank – Roland Alpha Juno, Mini Moog bass, Oberheim DMX Daryl Stuermer – guitars The Phenix Horns Don Myrick – saxophone Louis Satterfield – trombone Michael Harris – trumpet Rahmlee Michael Davis – trumpet Arranged by Tom Tom 84

In this video at 1:32, Para One of [L'Atelier](http://equipboard.com/band/l-atelier) and [TTC](http://equipboard.com/band/ttc) shows his studio, including a Moog Minimoog, for the process of making his second album 'Passion'.

The liner notes for Out Of The Blue credits Jeff Lynne as playing a Moog Minimoog

Towards the middle of this page, there is a photo of Lake with a Moog Minimoog Model D sitting atop his Mellotron M400.

Listed in Chris Walla's Hall of Justice Recording Studio equipment list.

"We rented a rehearsal hall from Roger and this brand new Mini-Moog was sitting in the room. We started messing with it and got a sound we wanted for “Being Kind.” You couldn’t store presets, so we taped all the knobs in place and took it to Nashville. We joke about it whenever we run into Head East. At least we brought it back. By the time we did “Ridin’,” I had my own. "

You can see Steven Wilson in this video playing Minimoog after 3:15

Visible from 4:04 in the video.

Like many producers in electronic music I wanted to own my own Moog synth from the beginning. So the Minimoog was one of the first synths I bought when I started to make a little money with my music. I used it a lot in my early productions. My first records under my real name featured sawtooth basslines a lot. This is the synth I made them with. I have to have it serviced, though – it’s not very stable now. That’s why I bought the Voyager two years ago – to have a fully functional Moog synth when I need one. I’m not using it a lot nowadays but I will never sell my Minimoog as it was my first real proper synth.

["Rick got his first Minimoog in 1971 from actor Jack Wild (Oliver!), who, not knowing it was monophonic, though it was broken and sold it to Wakeman for half the price it originally costed. 'I don't know the exact answer, but I think I have probably owned about 20 Minimoogs in my lifetime. I currently have 9. Finding good ones is extremely difficult. I have a very good man who repairs them for me and keeps them in good order. I cannot even imagine not having one.'"](http://astronautapinguim.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/seven-questions-to-rick-wakeman.html)

The Moog Minimoog can be seen just above the Korg MS-20 in the right foreground of this photo from Vince Clarke's studio.

4:59 - seen and described in video

Mini Moog nestled among the Oberheim 8 voice

The synth basses on “Thriller,” “P.Y.T.,” and “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’.” Those were my two Richie Walbourn-modified Minimoogs, set side by side, with engineer Bruce Swedien’s special multiple-mono compression.

Check minute 14:15 of the video.

In this post by the Weeknd he shows the Minimoog Model D, most likely used on his latest EP *My Dear Melancholy,*

In the video at 1:29 Mike Mosley is playing the Moog Minimoog Model D but if the Moog Minimoog Model D is in 2Pac's Studio it means he has used it.The proof that its actually the Moog Minimoog Model D:The knobs,they are at the same place as the Model D just go check for your self

In this post Kevin Parker is playing a Moog Model D

'I started with a Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano, a Minimoog, and the chopped B-3 organ.'

On the minimoog model d Page, it says: Over the last 40 years, some of the world’s most influential artists like Trent Reznor, Gary Numan, Dr. Dre, Keith Emerson and Herbie Hancock have shaped their unique sounds

This forum post lists the various keyboards that Richard Tandy used on all the ELO albums. The Minimoog is among the list

The real deal!! #moog #arp #vintage

Kid Koala seen using a Moog Minimoog Model D in his studio in a picture posted on his official Facebook.

Mike WiLL in the studio with Pharrel Williams, working on RANSOM 2. Moog Minimoog can be seen in the foreground.

Minimoog Model D is shown at the [0:03](http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKh8FiKzfvQ) mark of this video and throughout

In the interview they ask "What specifically are your favorite pieces of gear? What can''t you live without in the studio?" To which Mark responds "Moog Minimoog, Yamaha DX-100, a spring reverb, Echoplex Tape Echo, EMS Synthi A, Universal Audio Precision Maximizer, ARP Odyssey and a Waterphone. I probably have used the Minimoog on more tracks that any other synth that I own."

In this video Shook plays a short improvisation on the Minimoog Model D.

Tom Rowlands, of Chemical Brothers fame, working in his studio. Just check out the complete list of this synthesizer nerd … an instant daydream … and also explains the original sounds on their records!

In this image, the Minimoog sits on top of Bill Payne's piano. December, 4, 1975

Manfred Mann can be seen playing a Moog Minimoog Model D in this photo. In [this article](http://www.platform-end.co.uk/html/moogs.html), The Many Moogs of Manfred (Sounds - UK Article 1975), Manfred Mann says, "And the Mini Moog is a brilliant invention - a simple, usable synthesizer. You know people get lovely sounds on others and Stevie Wonder uses this model and Billy Preston uses that, but the Mini Moog is completely different - the possibilities are so simple to realise."

Candida Doyle switched between Minimoog, Farfisa Compact Professional II organ, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno 6, Ensoniq ASR10 and Korg Trident II.

In the attached video you can see Stephen playing the Model D at the 6:36 mark.

In this Instagram photo posted by Chislett on his Instagram profile, the Moog Minimoog Model D can be seen.

Mark used a Minimoog throughout the early years of Marillion including this Rock am Ring show.

> I tend to use it more as another instrument than as a Minimoog. I'm not particularly a specialist in freaky sounds. So I try to find a sound that is suitable for the passage that I want to play. That's just a general attitude have towards synthesizers. It's just one more interesting sound that is still very useful in a musical way, as opposed to in a soloing way.

In this image, Vangelis can be seen at Nemo Studios surrounded with studio equipment, including a Moog Minimoog Model D.

behind Larry Fast you see a Minimoog

Bill mentions his use of a Minimoog in the 70s. "I bought a synth, (a mini-moog,) way back in the '70's, some time prior to writing the 'Drastic Plastic' album, I think. I bought it from a band/duo called 'Hudson-Ford, (an offshoot of 'The Strawbs,') who had not found the synth of much use to them. I immediately took to it and it became a major compositional tool when I created demos for the songs that went onto the 'Drastic Plastic' and 'Sound-On-Sound' albums. It also featured heavily on the 'Quit Dreaming' sessions and far beyond."

The Minimoog was Pete Bardens main keyboard for solos during his time with Camel (except on the first album, probably because he didn't have one yet).

"the mini-moog aka the "shamputer" by @alichant 's mini-munchkin. i love how young minds work. #album"

Dwayne Goettel (left) in the studio during the recording of Download's album 'Furnace'. One of the three stacked keyboards he uses is a Minimoog.

"That sequencer was hooked up to a Minimoog that had CV and Gate on it. And with that rig I thee wed! You know, those CV/Gate things were much tighter than MIDI. They were spot bollock on! Spot on. Much better feel than just your normal MIDI rig these days."

In this [interview](http://guitarinternational.com/2010/08/20/curve-dean-garcia/) with *Guitar International*, Dean says "I have a MiniMoog which is quite old. I send guitars through it and process the sounds with the oscillation of the Moog, using the guitar as a trigger. There’s also this sound on *Cuckoo* (the band’s most recent album) that has this swooping guitar made from two slide guitars and two voices that went into this funny whammy pedal, which sounds like we’re kind of singing with the guitars.”

The backcover of the 1977 album Sunlight, shows a wide range of Herbies synthesizer collection

"My TX rack I used quite a bit. I MIDI'd my MiniMoog and that is fabulous. It really sounds great, and the MIDI on it is really fast. My old Juno 60 is still there, which isn't MIDI'd at the moment but I plan to get it done. The TR808 I used, which is MIDI'd, and a bit of the D50 - there are some good guitar-type sounds in there. I also like the Roland MKS50, which is a rack-mounted analogue synth module. The Korg SG1 piano is very good, and has some excellent sounds, and obviously the Mac. For effects I used the Lexicon 224 digital reverb, AMS, Yamaha SPX90, Klark Teknik reverb, Korg digital delays... the usual things, nothing exotic."

uses it in this video in duration 00:47

In this photo of The Future Sound Of London's Earthbeat studio from the early 90's, the Moog Minimoog analog synthesizer can be seen sitting on the floor next to a [Technics 1210mk2](http://equipboard.com/items/technics-sl-1210mk2)

https://books.google.com/books?id=iI77AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA150&dq=dave+stranglers+hohner+cembalet&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOvfHKzNjNAhUG7IMKHeXrBlgQ6AEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=dave%20stranglers%20hohner%20cembalet&f=false

Modified with reverse sawtooth for Smart Patrol.

> This has been edited from the Schools programme "Science Topics" broadcast in 1983. This episode was title "Electronics In Action" and contains footage of the band performing on the Oxford Road Show in 1982, tinkering with Lament in the studio and Midge demo-ing antique synth!

Can be clearly seen at 1:08 and is located on the top tier of the rack.

in this photo we can see his minimoog..

appears in the studio and used it

A Minimoog can be seen in this picture

Will Gregory - Minimoog, Yamaha WX7, Polivoks

At 0:09, Oliver points out the Model D and says "...we use this a bunch. It's the classic, quintessential mono synth."

On the 1974 album Autobahn, Kraftwerk used

Stephen O'Malley has got to have a vault of Synths somewhere because the amount of synths he has just keeps growing!!!!

Although boasting a lush sound, the album was recorded largely at Paul's Rhythm Ranch studio on a single tascam 16-track with a Studiomaster desk. Synths used include: Roland D-50, Akai S1000 and S3000, Kork M1R, Waldorf Microwave, Roland Super Jupiter module, Oberheim Matrix 1000, Yamaha TX802, Minimoog, MIDIMoog, Oberheim Two-Voice, Roland Jupiter 8 and SH-101.

Gary Numan used the Moog Minimoog on all his early albums and live performances.

It was a need for unique voice. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to take the piano where I wanted to go. I kept searching for this. I used to run my keyboards through electronic boxes, like a ring modulator, trying to get a unique sound. When I got my hands on a Minimoog, I thought “I know what to do with this!” The sound can remind you of a clarinet, a flute, or a sitar. It’s the fact that it bends and flows. People should have a license to use the pitch wheel! When I first got a Minimoog, the pitch bend was set to be a fourth. Eventually I got it adjusted to where I want it. Some people can get by with pitch bend set to two semitones, but you can not express the creativity that I look for with two semitones. You have to be coordinated, and listen, using your ear like a violinist does.

"The sound of a Moog has never been duplicated either, in fact the bass sounds on 'Airhead' are a Minimoog MIDI'd up to a Fairlight sequence. I knew that was the only instrument that would really give me the sound I was after."

The staple of George Duke's lead synth lines, the Minimoog Model D

you can see at 8:28 that he uses the Model D.

The MiniMoog Model D can be seen to the right of Jono Ma in thin picture.

"I had loads of analogue gear: [Roland Jupiter 8](http://equipboard.com/items/roland-jupiter-8-synthesizer) and [6s](http://equipboard.com/items/roland-jupiter-6), and a Minimoog... " - Liam Howlett. Judging by the date of this interview he was most likely talking about the Model D.

Chick use the Minimoog in this video in 2:31 duration

You can see his Minimoog Model D in this picture from his facebook.

"...The item can be seen 1:28 into this video..."

A Minimoog Model D can be seen to Hutter's left in this photo.

In this Instagram video we can see that there is a Minimoog Model D.

in this photo posted on his instagram this artist shows us his minimoog!

Minimoog Model D on the left.

At 4:49 of the video. "...It's really lovely. Signed by Bob Moog...It had been in a cellar for a long time."

At 5:11 in the video the Minimoog Model D by Moog can be spotted in Felix Jaehn's studio.

> We used a MiniMoog Model D for a lot of the bass synth, which made it super heavy.

Free K Dominguez of Kidneythieves seen using a Moog Minimoog Model D in their studio in a picture posted on their official Instagram.

The minimoog is on Francis's Right in this video

Jane is clearly seen with a vintage Minimoog here.

Hannes Bieger in his Berlin studio. His name may be unfamiliar to many, but that’s only because he works behind the scenes. Those in the know are well aware that Bieger is an in-demand sound engineer who has mixed down tracks by artists like Steve Bug, Ruede Hagelstein, and Tale Of Us. We peeked over Hannes’ shoulder while he worked in order to learn a bit more about his philosophy and his approach to his trade.

MiniMoog pictured in Tim's studio.

This item can be seen in this Instagram picture, uploaded by the artists themselves.

Tim Green at the top you see a classic keyboards minimoog " I'm just sorry that does not use it . "

Live with the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Adam MacDougall uses a Minimoog for soloing and synth effects.

"Usually we just use the Yamaha TX816 rack for basic writing, but I think if you did a whole track with DX sounds it would be a bit thin. So we MIDI it up to a MemoryMoog, a PPG, our producer's Emulator II, in fact, whatever's lying around, depending on the sound we're after. We MIDI together as much as we can really, and we can also tie in our analogue synths, a Sequential Pro One, an OSCar and a MiniMoog."

25 Aug. 2016 – Robert Parker's studio Robert Parker mentioned the item in a tweet :"My studio, 2012. #tbt #minimoog #rhodes #polysix #juno106 #sh101 #re201 #tr707". We can see the item on the right of the picture

As seen on instagram.

And the massive textured synth on the opening cut,'Plainsong,' was originally created by Smith on his demo. "We worked together on that, but it's mainly Robert," O'Donnell acknowledges. "I played the guide keyboard, with Boris [Williams, drummer] in the studio, because it's difficult to play to a click. For the guide keyboard part, I played a solo violin line. Then I added the bass keyboard line, which was a very heavy MIDIed texture with about four sounds, including a Minimoog, which I was determined to get onto the album somewhere, a very deep cello, and lots of Solina. Robert held down one chord all the way through--a kind of block C thing that he's fond of, with all five fingers very close together. It always works, which constantly amazes me. There's also a single high C held down all the way through, which we brought in and out of the mix."

S.O.S interview of Air members on how they built their own studio. Air give up the names of their synths plus photo of them

In this 1983 live performance, you can see Claudio playing Minimoog at 3:03

In this video you can see Eduardo playing a Minimoog since minute 2:23

In this video posted by Hultquist, the Moog Minimoog Model D is seen in action.

In this photo, provided by [I Heart Synths](http://www.iheartsynths.com/interview-007-kebu/), the Model D of Moog MiniMoog is visible.

Can be seen in this Instagram picture on 25th November 2016

From the notes on his EP "Parallelism": > Parallelism was made using the following instruments: Minimoog Model D, Roland Juno 60, Custom Modular Synthesizer, and tambourine.

On his website Adam Holzman lists the gear he uses, including this one.

Albums which use MOOG Minimoog Model D : • Chronologie > Chronologie Part 6 • Oxygene 7-13 • Metamorphoses

uses in the video

RetroSound: Io sono un figlio degli anni '80 e mi piace la musica dei Depeche Mode, The Human League, Talk Talk, Propaganda, The Fixx e altre band da questo momento. Ma, mi piace anche la musica elettronica con chitarre come la band francese, Phoenix.

,,,,aktuelle Produktion: der „FRAKTUS“ Film über die Band die Techno erfunden hat,,,,,, ,,,,,mit Heinz Strunk, Rocko Schamoni, Jaques Palminger,,etc Analog Aufnahmen mit Korg MS10, 20, 50, SQ10, Polysix, Minimoog, ARP 2600, Roland Jupiter 6, JX3P, Juno 60, CR-78, SH-09, System 100 Sequencer,PPG Modular 300, Russian Polyvoks, etcetc,,,

Sun Ra received a Minimoog at the Moog factory in 1970.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Ader

I know in the Wingspan book, there is a paragraph on page 45, covering the year of 1972, which Sir Paul says of his late wife's musicianship: "The critics would say, 'She's not really playing' or 'Look at her - she's playing with one finger.' But what they didn't know was that she was playing a thing called the Mini-Moog (sic), which could only be played with one finger. It was monophonic. You can use as many fingers as you want but there's only one of them going to work. She rode through all those storms; it didn't really bother her."

The minimoog is visible in this promotional photo of their studio

spotted in the video

Ryuichi played a Minimoog on his "Thousand Knives" album, according to the liner notes.

at 0:05 & at different moments of the video, we can see Michael Stein (member of SURVIVE) playing the Minimoog Model D.

This Synth can be seen in this Facebook picture, uploaded by the artist himself.

"Lowender" guessing artist means synth is capable of very low bass sounds.

"I use an Ibanez RG270DX for drop d, an Epiphone Black Beauty for standard and drop d, a Fender Mexican Stratocaster. A Hiwatt T20, and a hiwatt 1x10 speaker. My pedal board a Dunlop Crybaby, a Vick Audio Overdriver, a Boss MT-2, a MXR EVH Phase 90, a Boss PH-3, Tc Electronic Chorus+, a Tc Electronic Sustainer and Parametric Eq,a MXR Jimi Hendrix Univibe, an Electro Harmonix Big Muff,and an MXR Dyna Comp. For Synthesizers I use a MiniMoog and a Stylophone."

Eloy Fritsch use the Minimoog model D in many progressive rock and electronic albuns.

KURT IS JAMMING WITH THE MINIMOOG HERE...

At the picture you can see Marc Romboy's Minimoog Model D Synthesizer.

Foster overdubbing a synth bass part on the Minimoog to Michael Buble's "Haven't Met You Yet".

As seen in the background of this image.

"We did hire a Minimoog at the beginning of this album, but it wasn't MIDI, and we ended up sampling it, and you can hardly hear it. So, there's bits of Moog on Donkey and 808080808, but by the time we reached next album we went Moog mad, 'cause [legendary UK producer] Trevor Horn gave us his Moog by that point."

as for POP MASTERS : Simenon has said that in sticking with one instrument, the Minimoog, and making Conboy a full partner, he wanted to simplify Bomb the Bass and its sound, as well as avoid repeating himself. His aims are commendable. After all, he could've cashed in with Clear part two. In this case, though, simpler also means less interesting, and the sad truth is that a repeat would've been more welcome.

If this photo was taken in 2011 then it would be an original 70s model D, not the current recreations

AT 6.33 WE CAN SEE CLEARLY THE MOOG

As seen on twitter.

The solo is from a Minimoog I'm pretty sure.

In his studio, record producer Steve Levine has built up a complete digital recording system along with sequencing, synchronisation and MIDI equipment and instruments - though the range of equipment does encompass the odd 'classic' analogue synth such as a Minimoog.

In this clip, Gilmour can be seen using a MiniMoog.

0:44 every body love the classic soud of the minimoog :)