Moog System 55 Modular Synth Demo - Daniel Fisher

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    Daniel Fisher, Sweetwater's master of Moog modulars, fires up the awesome Moog System 55 modular synth in this exclusive preview. At various points, Daniel is playing the System 55 through a TC Electronic Flashback Delay.
    The era of the Moog modular synthesizer was long ago and far too short, but for a limited time, you too can own one of these amazing systems. This System 55 re-creates the popular Moog Synthesizer 55 as true to 1964 spec as possible. The hand-wired modules that comprise this legendary synth are loaded into two beautiful, hand-finished walnut cabinets. Bundled with Moog's model 953 Keyboard, the System 55 delivers enough sound-shaping mojo to satisfy the most ardent synth maven. The Moog System 55 is in extremely short supply.
    0:00 - Intro & History
    0:40 - Moog System 55 Oscillators
    1:10 - Moog Low Pass & Hi Pass Filters
    1:44 - Resonant Filter Sweep into Delay
    2:23 - Fixed Filter Bank
    3:52 - Three Moog Oscillators
    4:49 - Frequency Modulation (FM)
    5:47 - Real-time Moog Performance - Daniel Fisher
    7:30 - Thanks For Watching!
    #Sweetwater #MoogSystem55
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  • @ben-rosfeld
    @ben-rosfeld Pƙed 8 lety +2029

    I really like the sound you have from 0:00-7:52

    • @Wardzon
      @Wardzon Pƙed 6 lety +11

      Benjamin Rosfeld Agreed. Watching this commemorates the first time I said, "Take my money" aloud.

    • @daniellopes7674
      @daniellopes7674 Pƙed 5 lety

      Benjamin Rosfeld o

    • @Chris08TT
      @Chris08TT Pƙed 5 lety

      Benjamin Rosfeld hahahahahahaha

    • @wheelie63
      @wheelie63 Pƙed 5 lety

      oh , ..... i get it now.....ha ha

    • @djpaulvalich
      @djpaulvalich Pƙed 4 lety

      Ha ha

  • @ytb917
    @ytb917 Pƙed 5 lety +773

    this guy actually understands this thing. he should make an album with it.

    • @CyberWorx
      @CyberWorx Pƙed 4 lety +15

      whoever likes that 4:35 beast mode must be an alien...i had a headache...he was so cool at it.

    • @JanVaran
      @JanVaran Pƙed 4 lety +24

      Try Jean Michel Jarre's album Oxygene and Equinoxe (from
      76 and '78) and you'll hear what this can do.

    • @raylp4751
      @raylp4751 Pƙed 3 lety +14

      See Keith Emerson one of the 1st to use and took on tour until he died. Different model but much the same.

    • @patsematary
      @patsematary Pƙed 3 lety +1

      geek does not means musician or composer

    • @liselottefrejdig1112
      @liselottefrejdig1112 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Hello again, Daniel! We have been in touch earlier. Excuse me for two (late) stupid questions again. If I have understand you right, the oscillators send out a tone, and then you modify it. Is it because of this it's called subtractive? Is it the same thing with my (Moog) Sub 37? Musically yours Liselotte Frejdig in Karlstad, Sweden.

  • @kingofallwhites
    @kingofallwhites Pƙed 8 lety +1560

    It also makes long distance phone calls over seas.

    • @urzathehappy72
      @urzathehappy72 Pƙed 7 lety +34

      underatted

    • @misha2323
      @misha2323 Pƙed 7 lety +16

      kingofallwhites this made my day 😂

    • @MkeKen67
      @MkeKen67 Pƙed 7 lety +12

      Roger Waters - Yeah, needs more rats

    • @esoteric6178
      @esoteric6178 Pƙed 7 lety +15

      Misha Pchen I always thought these looked like old communications switch boards as well.

    • @djmj12714
      @djmj12714 Pƙed 6 lety +6

      Exactly what I was thinking when I saw all those patch cables.

  • @RechtmanDon
    @RechtmanDon Pƙed 4 lety +244

    In 1969, I got to work with the Moog III at Philadelphia Music Academy. Every ten to twenty minutes or so, the oscillators had to be adjusted to maintain pitch, as the electronics at that time wasn't stable enough to maintain pitch when resistance and temperature changes occurred! Great instrument. I also got to visit Robert Moog in his factory in Trumansburg, NY. Amazing place; amazingly geeky lovable person!

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Pƙed 4 lety +37

      Hi Don. It's hard to completely describe the sensation of working with a large modular synthesizer to someone who's only played plug-ins or a plastic keyboard with just a couple of generic knobs. Thanks for sharing!

    • @mv1692
      @mv1692 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      A true synth veteran.
      I've today the same problem with a rare Prophet MK1... (founded in an abandoned house on the top of a mountain. Very very dirty, but still alive)

    • @AshBarkPerson
      @AshBarkPerson Pƙed 3 lety

      @@mv1692 that's awesome, I want one desperatly

    • @KylesDigitalLab
      @KylesDigitalLab Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci +1

      Wendy Carlos recalled having to hit the Moog synthesizer with a hammer during the recording of "Switched-on-Bach" because it was unreliable and went out of tune.

  • @bonchbonch
    @bonchbonch Pƙed 5 lety +380

    It sounds primal. Like listening to the programming of the universe.

    • @Johnstone565
      @Johnstone565 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      Excellent observations ❀

    • @geografiainfinitului
      @geografiainfinitului Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

      How a big thing like this doesn't have background noise

    • @SuperGuirro
      @SuperGuirro Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

      This comment was made by a 5 year old

  • @marchenwald4666
    @marchenwald4666 Pƙed 4 lety +501

    Weird to hear how these synthesized sounds feel organic.
    Freaking love that.

  • @punman5392
    @punman5392 Pƙed 8 lety +515

    This dude is like a kid in a candy store. It's so cool to see such enthusiasm for such an extreme instrument

  • @will.a.benjamin
    @will.a.benjamin Pƙed 5 lety +241

    With 100 cables plugged in... "Alright, let's see what this does"

    • @RUfromthe40s
      @RUfromthe40s Pƙed 4 lety +15

      the problem is to know how to connect and combine a web of cables

    • @50Something
      @50Something Pƙed 4 lety +3

      😂

    • @danielphillips5229
      @danielphillips5229 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      @@RUfromthe40s 1 at a time.

    • @davida.p.9911
      @davida.p.9911 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

      I've heard stories of how bands would achieve a certain sound with them, then we're never able to reproduce it again because the programmer forgot how they plugged the cables in. They almost had a "record this quick" mentality because obviously you could replay the recording back later as a lay down or sample track. Very interesting stories came out of working with this amazing machine. You could mess with it for hours and achieve all kinds of ethereal sounds.

  • @thruwaterz9501
    @thruwaterz9501 Pƙed 3 lety +69

    2:53 Those foley wind sounds are incredible!!

  • @thetwowhiteenderdragons6183
    @thetwowhiteenderdragons6183 Pƙed 9 lety +622

    That's no synth, it's a space station!

    • @IamtheActionman
      @IamtheActionman Pƙed 9 lety +8

      Lol

    • @HaharuRecords
      @HaharuRecords Pƙed 4 lety

      I guess it is

    • @RUfromthe40s
      @RUfromthe40s Pƙed 4 lety +1

      itÂŽs a electronic keyboard ,no synth allowed, itÂŽs a forgoten form of art ,see the two burglers video

    • @whitepeoplergullible9241
      @whitepeoplergullible9241 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      You can't win, but there are alternatives to fighting.

    • @brunodiaz4726
      @brunodiaz4726 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      iÂŽm 5 years late... but i think itÂŽs an entire dimension inside that shit!!!

  • @Kentanimationnnnnnnnn
    @Kentanimationnnnnnnnn Pƙed 5 lety +69

    5:47 I love abrupt cut to how the cables are cranked up to 11 then “alright lets see what this does”

  • @keithevans2949
    @keithevans2949 Pƙed 3 lety +82

    7:18 when somebody tryna make a beat on Fl Studio for the first time

    • @latsy7644
      @latsy7644 Pƙed 3 lety

      KingCobraJFS what’s looo sample

    • @sidneymays
      @sidneymays Pƙed 2 lety

      😂

    • @dementedgamer0810
      @dementedgamer0810 Pƙed 20 hodinami

      Guys using GarageBand and Logic Pro for the first time
      (Or basically 5 yr olds)

  • @DualStarAstrology
    @DualStarAstrology Pƙed 9 lety +258

    OH yeah FINALLY a synth I can take on the road

    • @angelainamarie9656
      @angelainamarie9656 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      If you outfit it with wheels . . .

    • @grendelum
      @grendelum Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Notice how it’s sitting on its road case?

    • @rokker101
      @rokker101 Pƙed 4 lety +8

      keith Emerson did for most of his career RIP X

    • @rdm5190
      @rdm5190 Pƙed 4 lety

      Kansas also

    • @MultiPetercool
      @MultiPetercool Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@rokker101 Roger Powell of Todd Rundgren’s Utopia toured with TWO System 55’s and a custom dual manual controller built by Bob Moog himself. They were lost in a warehouse fire. The custom keyboard controller was stolen and recovered 30 years later. It is now in the Moog Museum.

  • @LightStreamer
    @LightStreamer Pƙed 7 lety +11

    that small snipit at 1:45 - 2:22 was beyond epic

  • @Scyber_Official
    @Scyber_Official Pƙed 5 lety +372

    For the price you should be able to talk to the dead with it.

    • @NebulaStudios1
      @NebulaStudios1 Pƙed 4 lety +12

      Scyber_Sounds Of The Future That’s the $8,500 upgrade,but it comes with a flight case.

    • @FlyByPC
      @FlyByPC Pƙed 4 lety +12

      If there's a magic sound that can raise the dead, I'm sure there's a Moog registration for it.

    • @ABRAHAMLINCOLN-mb8ry
      @ABRAHAMLINCOLN-mb8ry Pƙed 4 lety +3

      or open a portal

    • @iskandertime747
      @iskandertime747 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Oh, you can, don't worry.

    • @byronalien
      @byronalien Pƙed 4 lety

      You pay your money, your get the features as advertised. Now the next problem is how you get the dead to talk back to you. (Baksheesh maybe?)

  • @KAIIPIRA
    @KAIIPIRA Pƙed 4 lety +103

    1:31 - 1:41 Regular Show Intro

  • @USAS12
    @USAS12 Pƙed 9 lety +54

    The white noise gives me the chills! so good!

  • @Bemyrage
    @Bemyrage Pƙed 9 lety +280

    Great demo showing what cannot be achieved with digital synths.
    And hey nothing can replace the fun of playing with knobs and jacks.

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Pƙed 9 lety +26

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

    • @AndyAndreev
      @AndyAndreev Pƙed 9 lety +2

      Michel Raj hahahahhahahah

    • @technoshamanarchist
      @technoshamanarchist Pƙed 9 lety +28

      Michel Raj Yeah, but these cost a fortune, and the digitals don't.

    • @rijden-nu
      @rijden-nu Pƙed 9 lety +3

      technoshamanarchist And turquoise is also Darth Vader in a submarine.

    • @rijden-nu
      @rijden-nu Pƙed 9 lety

      ***** Oh really? Wow... I could have sworn it was an overhead camshaft engine.

  • @MikeUIibarri
    @MikeUIibarri Pƙed 2 lety +5

    "It gives me chills!" Right person. Right job.

  • @dementedgamer0810
    @dementedgamer0810 Pƙed 20 hodinami +1

    This modular synth is literally the father of all synthesizers.
    I mean with these complexities, you can create sounds that are just so damn out of this world

  • @StephenAnthonyMusic
    @StephenAnthonyMusic Pƙed 9 lety +178

    It sounds like the universe being ripped apart. I love it

  • @ChristianIce
    @ChristianIce Pƙed 6 lety +207

    From 6:25 on I was just waiting for some Metal Drums and Guitars to kick in.
    It's Mick Gordon's fault.

    • @giovannicarlospalla2316
      @giovannicarlospalla2316 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      Christianice sinceramente mai mi sarei aspettato di trovarti qui đŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

    • @ChristianIce
      @ChristianIce Pƙed 3 lety

      @@giovannicarlospalla2316
      Perché? :)

    • @giovannicarlospalla2316
      @giovannicarlospalla2316 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@ChristianIce Sono troppo abituato a vedere i tuoi commenti sotto video trashđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł. Comunque grande, significa che hai buoni gusti musicali. Ciao!

    • @ChristianIce
      @ChristianIce Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@giovannicarlospalla2316

    • @michaelvieregge2257
      @michaelvieregge2257 Pƙed 3 lety

      Get gabe Serbian from the Locust on that track

  • @HSS_labs
    @HSS_labs Pƙed rokem +7

    I really appreciate both Daniel's knowledge of the system as well as his genuine passion and love for it. Great video, I'm a new fan of his. Thank you, Daniel.

  • @BenjaminBowling777
    @BenjaminBowling777 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +8

    It's truly amazing that the modular Moogs from 1969 can actually do hundreds of thousands of things that today's synthesizers can't do.

    • @spiralmoment
      @spiralmoment Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

      But for a modular synth it doesn't get much more vanilla than this.

  • @synchroPhaze
    @synchroPhaze Pƙed 6 lety +766

    I like hearing $10,000 modular synths through ear buds on youtube...

    • @connorberthelot1473
      @connorberthelot1473 Pƙed 4 lety +13

      keep trying hunny, this shit is worth way more

    • @kikko422
      @kikko422 Pƙed 4 lety +28

      $10 000? Oh sweetie, bless your soul. It’s a bit more than that though.

    • @LanternOneStudios
      @LanternOneStudios Pƙed 4 lety +6

      @@kikko422 It's worth it alright. Stop birthing out more humans (the cost of a baby is 100,000 K until it's 18+ and then there's the "misery cost index" of working just with MIDI) vs. working with Dudley Simpson's dream machine...

    • @mattparr3038
      @mattparr3038 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      They go for around 35k..

    • @MrJdsenior
      @MrJdsenior Pƙed 4 lety +6

      @G Probably at least partially because "In the year 1964, the first modern synthesizer that was commercially available was introduced by Robert Moog."
      The very first audio synthesizer was designed a bit earlier, though, 1876, with the first programmable version by RCA in 1964. Moog hit the market in '64, and Wendy Carlos' Switched on Bach in '68. Likely a good part of the reason. Building a synth is not difficult for an electrical engineer, it's basically just oscillators and various filters other types of signal processors, and a lot of patching or switching capabiity. Piece of cake if you understand Kruschev's current and voltage laws. ;-)
      I'm not really sure one would sound all that much different from another, given they are probably similar designs with mostly the same parts, at least early on. But then, there are still morons out there that insist vinyl records "sound better" than the highest calibur digital sound available...and then they listen to it on the equivalent of a "close and play". They are the ones that buy speaker connecting wire that costs THOUSANDS of dollars, there is a sucker born every minute (thousands of them, actually).
      I expect if you wanted to do a serious design now, you might go at it digitally, where you can do stuff you CAN'T do (in a practical sense) with purely analog equipment...you could even do it on a PC with virtual knobs and patch cords, and some app specific cards/DAC's/etc. if you wanted to. Not sure why you would, though.

  • @TheOldOakSyndicate
    @TheOldOakSyndicate Pƙed 8 lety +450

    I know most of you won't believe me, but in all honesty, I can't afford this.

    • @mowglimancubs5286
      @mowglimancubs5286 Pƙed 8 lety +51

      no way bro. dirt cheap. wall mart cheap

    • @rolfen
      @rolfen Pƙed 7 lety +29

      Can build your own yourself, if you have a few years to spare.

    • @lemonslice2233
      @lemonslice2233 Pƙed 7 lety +4

      No way! Aren't you that guy who won the lottery?

    • @djmj12714
      @djmj12714 Pƙed 6 lety +13

      But, but... it's only 3 easy payments!

    • @DBCisco
      @DBCisco Pƙed 6 lety +6

      @goplay, I built synths in the 70s, not difficult. Also, Euroracks don;t take long to build and are far cheaper and more modules available.

  • @flamindigo
    @flamindigo Pƙed 3 lety +40

    O.K., Santa. That's what I want in my stocking.

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Pƙed 3 lety +9

      "We need a bigger stocking."
      Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_

    • @bonziaaron5059
      @bonziaaron5059 Pƙed 3 lety

      DOCTOR OCTAGONAPUS BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    • @bobhalligan8248
      @bobhalligan8248 Pƙed 3 lety

      Um I would like to see if I can a rebuild of the moog system 55 for any amount

  • @wll1500
    @wll1500 Pƙed rokem +5

    The sound of the future!

  • @MyBichSustained
    @MyBichSustained Pƙed 8 lety +155

    if moog would do a lifetime payment plan i would add to cart now.

    • @mrdominio100
      @mrdominio100 Pƙed 6 lety +5

      MyBichSustained
      You’re STUPID man!!!...I’m sorry that’s too funny lmao!

    • @Einnor084
      @Einnor084 Pƙed 5 lety +3

      MyBichSustained
      AIN'T DAT DA TRUTH, BROTHA?!?

    • @Aaron-wh3uv
      @Aaron-wh3uv Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Straight up

  • @chipbrandstetter
    @chipbrandstetter Pƙed 9 lety +32

    It's cool to see MOOG bringing back classics in addition to their newer instruments. Even the old Realistic synth has that MOOG sound that other keyboards don't.

    • @ToyotaGuy1971
      @ToyotaGuy1971 Pƙed rokem +1

      True; you can almost always tell you're listening to a moog.

  • @Kevin19700
    @Kevin19700 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    Absolutely fascinating to see this in operation after so many decades.

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Hi Kevin. I hope you weren't talking about me ;-) The Moog System 55 that I played here was a new reissue. Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_

  • @robertpowell2225
    @robertpowell2225 Pƙed 4 lety +4

    Years ago I had everything you wanted to hear on a Moog. It's really great to finally see how one works. Thanks for the video.

  • @kevinharbottle7400
    @kevinharbottle7400 Pƙed 9 lety +12

    I hear Edgar Winter. Billy Thorpe. Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Kraftwerk. What a great video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @PikaPetey
    @PikaPetey Pƙed 8 lety +301

    DAMN I LOVE THIS SOUNDS

  • @existentialopal721
    @existentialopal721 Pƙed rokem +6

    3:10 I find it really awesome that you somewhat replicated the rushing sound at the beginning of the 2112 overture. Such a great song!

  • @masterpanther1
    @masterpanther1 Pƙed 4 lety +15

    Even the buttons and knobs have buttons and knobs LOL I like it!

  • @Daddyfatclaps
    @Daddyfatclaps Pƙed 9 lety +262

    ...awesome tones, great flexibility, don't have kids, have a system 55.

    • @diggydude5229
      @diggydude5229 Pƙed 6 lety +23

      Do have kids. You'll need to sell your first born child to afford one of these. :D

    • @3three3three3three
      @3three3three3three Pƙed 5 lety +5

      Douglas Linder
      i know this is sarcasm, but i absolutely agree

    • @Scyber_Official
      @Scyber_Official Pƙed 5 lety +5

      You can't have kids around this thing with their sticky hands and being prone to spilling liquids.

    • @lightningthorak7756
      @lightningthorak7756 Pƙed 5 lety +1

      Haha is so funny how anyone want kids... My loneliness is gone hhahaha...

    • @thehammurabichode7994
      @thehammurabichode7994 Pƙed 4 lety

      _What a strange thing to say_

  • @Sabco1963
    @Sabco1963 Pƙed 6 lety +9

    I've listened to electronic music since youth. I know I'll never lay my hands on a Moog modular synthesiser, but If I would, I would not know where to start. Thanks for such a brief and extensive tour of such an instrument.

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Pƙed 6 lety +4

      Hi Sebastien, you can read about synths all day, but nothing beats getting your hands on one. Try a small one first or, try any of the free/low cost synth apps out there. But, if you can get/borrow one, nothing beats real knobs for learning. Thanks for watching!

  • @paulfabian7274
    @paulfabian7274 Pƙed 4 lety +7

    What synth dreams are made of! Loved the spooky noises of band passed white noise.

  • @jibguy2003
    @jibguy2003 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    From your demo I heard snippets of many songs from the 60’s. Awesome.

  • @TheSunshineGroup
    @TheSunshineGroup Pƙed 9 lety +138

    $35,000 for every sound ever made ever if you spend the time to figure it out.
    I'd say it's worth it.

    • @rdm5190
      @rdm5190 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      As our music theory teacher said,able to create every sound you can imagine&more that you can't

    • @dbbubba1
      @dbbubba1 Pƙed 4 lety +8

      Hardly. The Moog was a ground breaking device/musical instrument, but it has limitations as far what sounds it can create.

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude Pƙed 4 lety

      These days you can make more sounds with a computer and free software. You hardly need to spend 50 grand.

    • @rosscogiordano1796
      @rosscogiordano1796 Pƙed 4 lety

      @@dbbubba1 Are you referring to a specific model, or... ?

  • @SepiaSepiaKR
    @SepiaSepiaKR Pƙed 7 lety +10

    Man do I love synths... But the joy it brought me just to see the shine in your eyes as you reexplored this fantastic machine (and memory)... Undescribable.

  • @dire2547
    @dire2547 Pƙed 4 lety +5

    The one and only, the original synthesizer! Such a legend!

  • @ANSEYA89
    @ANSEYA89 Pƙed 3 lety +10

    This was actually cool to watch. Even though I was born at the end of the 80s a lot of these synth still sounds take me back in time

  • @jacobstromburg5803
    @jacobstromburg5803 Pƙed 7 lety +78

    I have no idea what's going on but it sounds cool.

    • @krisak3042
      @krisak3042 Pƙed 7 lety +12

      ...and fascinating to watch...even though it's entirely over my head....

  • @kurtnowak8895
    @kurtnowak8895 Pƙed 9 lety +26

    I predict that there will be a resurgence of analog synth use for the next few years, then musicians will begin to struggle with failing jacks and patch cables and dirty pots and we will all discover again, why digital synths so quickly replaced analog, 30 years ago. Still I gotta say, LOVE THAT SWEET ANALOG TONE.

    • @MacXpert74
      @MacXpert74 Pƙed 9 lety +19

      Hmm, No I don't think so. When digital synths came around 30 years ago, they offered something new. Sounds and possibilities that musicians didn't have before. Because everybody likes a new toy, they traded their analog synths for digital ones. However, now everybody is used to and well aware of the possibilities of digital synths (and VSTs etc.) But also the limits of digital stuff. That's why analog has made a comeback. Not to replace digital synths, but rather as an additional tool for flexible sound creation.

    • @dvamateur
      @dvamateur Pƙed 9 lety +3

      Moog is very nice and all, but since we have like at least 5 main synthesis methods, closing oneself down to subtractive synthesis only, it's quite limiting in my opinion. If one has $35,000 for a subtractive synth, one should also have the same for a Fairlight additive and sampling, Synclavier (I believe additive and FM, and sampling, too) and $30,000 for Yamaha VP1 physical modeling synthesizer. Then the system would be better balanced than buying all subtractive synthesizers only, which seems so prevalent nowadays. I'd far prefer to have my system balanced to cover all synthesis methods: say Kawai K5 for additive, Casio FZ-1 for pseudo additive, waveform drawing, sampling, and subtractive, Yamaha DX7II for FM, Roland D-50 with PG-1000 programmer for subtractive synthesis, and Casio VZ-1 for phase distortion, and Yamaha VL1 for physical modeling. Of course my ultimate dream synth would still be the VP1, with polyphonic physical modeling. Let me put it that way, if I won the lottery I probably wouldn't by the Moog. It's nice and all, but I'd more likely lean towards the VP1 or Fairlight CMI series II or III and have he D-50 cover my subtractive needs.

    • @MacXpert74
      @MacXpert74 Pƙed 9 lety +3

      Andrew Piatek Yes, except that a digital synth don't have to be that expensive anymore. Back in the days of the Fairlight and Synclavier computer chips, especially memory chips, where really expensive. Adding a few megabytes of memory to a Fairlight in the early eighties cost a fortune. Nowadays it can all be done with small chips at the cost of a few dollars. Analog is a different story though. Especially when they recreate a vintage synth like the Moog 15/35/55. All those discrete and sometimes hard to find components are reflected in the high price.

    • @dvamateur
      @dvamateur Pƙed 9 lety +1

      As far as I am aware, the Fairlight CMI series-II reissues is flat fee $20,000 available from Mr. Vogel. Synclav seems to have died away somewhere in Massachussets probably? Now, when it comes to "analog", you should owe it to yourself to see teardown video of Dave Instruments Prophet 12. It's basically hollow inside. If the the newly released Sequential Prophet-6 with VCO's is similar, then the Prophet stands for Profit there. MS-20 mini and new ARP Odyssey are probably analog (although Dave Smith says it's just stupid to use analog chips for envelopes) and both within $1,000 range. My point is that the integrated circuits make the analog technology very cheap, too. Having said that, the $35,000 price tag for Moog 55 is not outrageous. After all this is what a fine Yamaha grand piano will cost you. And nobody seems to make any fuss about that, so not sure why would anybody make any fuss around the Moog, and neither do I. I am just saying that it makes more sense to have representives of all forms of synthesis, as opposed to just subtractive. But of course, I respect anybody buying the new Moog modulars. I am just saying that if I won a lottery, I wouldn't but the Moog. I'd try to gind Yamaha VP1 isntead, and maybe even contact Mr. Vogel about his Fairlight.

    • @MacXpert74
      @MacXpert74 Pƙed 9 lety

      Andrew Piatek I think the new Fairlight is actually way overpriced. I just looked at the website and he's asking a whopping $25.000 for it. Ouch! Even with the nice keyboard, monitor and the limited production number it should not cost more than say $6000-8000 in my opinion. I think mister Vogel is just really trying to cash in on the name Fairlight. Different from the Moog, it's not an exact reissue of the original, but rather a new instrument based on the look and feel of the original. With modern chips and production, the cost should be a lot lower than back in the eighties. The Fairlight basically being a sampler, I don't see why you would really want to have this compared to more modern sampling options. Except for the cool look maybe.
      The Dave Smith instruments are also new designs, allowing him like you said to use more integrated electronics and keep the price relative low. I would BTW not call the Prophet 12 analog. It's got digital oscillators. The filter is still the CEM one, but the sound is still very cold and digital in my opinion. The Prophet 6 on the other hand looks quite promising.
      The Moog 15/35/55 are different because they are exact replicas of the original. Using the original circuit design and parts instead of relying on cheap integrated technology, makes all the difference. So yes I do think the price on those is not outrages taking this in consideration. They are unfortunately out of my price range though :(
      And yes I agree there is a place for all types of sound generators, analog and digital. I like both for different reasons.

  • @Muenchhausen
    @Muenchhausen Pƙed 2 lety +4

    i never wanted to have anything so bad then this! how beautiful it must be
 to play it live!❀

  • @dubbynelson
    @dubbynelson Pƙed 3 lety +17

    Back on the "drooling over things I’ll never be able to afford" grind

  • @YEE941
    @YEE941 Pƙed 9 lety +29

    That beat at the end was so sick!

  • @AllusernamesgoneFUCK
    @AllusernamesgoneFUCK Pƙed 8 lety +253

    When he was turning up the white noise I was like,"No... don't....nooo....NooO.... NOOOOOOOO....AAAAHHHHHH"

    • @Fuziontony123
      @Fuziontony123 Pƙed 5 lety +3

      I’m dead me too 😂😂😂

    • @zardelgettho83
      @zardelgettho83 Pƙed 5 lety +2

      jajajajaja it's souns freak when your are high like me haha

    • @perfectp4841
      @perfectp4841 Pƙed 5 lety +4

      @@zardelgettho83 wOoW haha u do weed?

    • @ximalas
      @ximalas Pƙed 5 lety +1

      That reminded me of the "wind sounds" Keith Emerson did on the Pictures at an Exhibition album. Sweet memories. Thanks Daniel.

    • @mightyV444
      @mightyV444 Pƙed 5 lety +2

      I heard bits of the intro to Rush's '2112' in there :-))

  • @calculusplex
    @calculusplex Pƙed 3 lety +4

    I'm freaking love this! my body feels the vibrate

  • @darcifilho5467
    @darcifilho5467 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Amazing,I never expected to see an analog DJ from XX century.

  • @gl_tonight
    @gl_tonight Pƙed 8 lety +71

    the white noise via fixed filter bank was pretty sp00ky

    • @TruLight-Sujato-Damita
      @TruLight-Sujato-Damita Pƙed 8 lety +16

      Sounds like creepy whispers in a cave

    • @satara7010
      @satara7010 Pƙed 6 lety +2

      Sound like gates from hell, howling of the death from hell.

    • @infinite1der
      @infinite1der Pƙed 6 lety +1

      The low pass + high pass had my mind immediately quote 2001: "Open the pod bay doors, HAL."

  • @ezayproductions
    @ezayproductions Pƙed 6 lety +4

    Amazing piece of art and technology! Thank you for this video!

  • @Fire-Queen
    @Fire-Queen Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci +1

    Oh boy...1980/ 1992 flashbacks here! I've heard a lot of favourite electronic/wave, house, gabber and techno record sounds come by! ❀

  • @stilllife4u
    @stilllife4u Pƙed 4 lety +5

    I worked with a band that was from D.C. I ended up playing with the guys down in Florida . The Band was called Bristol . Guy Meredith was in the band .He was one of the few guys that actually used one of these in the band .He studied electronic music . Talking back in 1973 74 . It is cool to see one in action again . Gee I can actually say I lived it .Getting old I guess .
    Can you say ELP .

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Pƙed 4 lety +3

      "ELP" Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_

  • @StupidTuberDude
    @StupidTuberDude Pƙed 9 lety +3

    Awesome demo! Thank you Daniel.

  • @D...Charger
    @D...Charger Pƙed 8 lety +7

    The second sound gave me goose bumps.it almost sounded like a whale call with the delay.
    Amazing sound and the range ive never herd such extremes from just one synth.

  • @system87music
    @system87music Pƙed 3 lety +2

    What an awesome instrument! The sounds are so good!

  • @metalmoon2827
    @metalmoon2827 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Very straightforward demo, easy to follow. simply excellent!

  • @DaveBassDotCom
    @DaveBassDotCom Pƙed 6 lety +3

    Out of this world, bro! LOVE it!!!

  • @yeahdancetomyrecord
    @yeahdancetomyrecord Pƙed 6 lety +4

    even over a youtube video, that sound is incredible. such crazy bass in the oscillators.

  • @tomroeser5828
    @tomroeser5828 Pƙed 5 lety +5

    I had to keep taking my headphones off, so intense. You have a good life sir.

  • @emmo584
    @emmo584 Pƙed 4 lety +22

    It’s amazing that just sticking a bunch of wires into different inlet/outlets and twisting a few knobs and u have music and, then you hear you messing around a little bit with it and u can kind of sort of hear so many familiar noises and sounds from a lot of iconic and classic songs in all different genres of music and u see home much work went into getting the instrument so make the right noises to make the desired sound.... it’s not just about sticking some wires in random holes and u got a song.. a lot of hard work and time it takes to refine that perfect sound!!
    Good stuff!!! keep on rocking!!

  • @dvamateur
    @dvamateur Pƙed 9 lety +51

    This is very nice. $35,000 is actually quite reasonable for this type of instrument. I mean, some Steinway 9 foot grand pianos can go for like $70,000, and nobody makes much fuss about it. I mean, I can do most of the stuff I will ever need with my D-50. Even thought it's a digital synthesizer (70% of its development was software) it really sounds analog. Of course the Moog in this video I am sure has much more cleaner sound. The D-50 hiss level was even criticized back in 1987 when the instrument was introduced. Anyway, very nice video. Nice too see Moog modular in brand-new condition, not run down like most of the stuff you get off eBay.

    • @diggydude5229
      @diggydude5229 Pƙed 6 lety +3

      Yes, it's a reasonable price for what it is. But let's keep in mind they did it that way because there was no other way to do it back then. LOL

  • @looneyhorizon
    @looneyhorizon Pƙed 2 lety +5

    you are a synth lord sir!!!!

  • @TupmaniaTurning
    @TupmaniaTurning Pƙed 4 lety +4

    Great to see one of those close up. Incredible how Tomita created such great music using one and other 70’s electronics

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Hi Peedlebum. I own quite a few Tomita records and CDs and cherish every one of them. I think my all-time favorite is The Planets. Thanks for watching!

    • @TupmaniaTurning
      @TupmaniaTurning Pƙed 4 lety

      Sweetwater me, too. It’s hard to pick a favourite but for me, I think it would be “The Engulfed Cathedral” from his really early work - 1974 I think.

  • @MrJdsenior
    @MrJdsenior Pƙed 4 lety +4

    Great demo, thanks. It is amazing to me the variety of sounds that come (came) from such a machine, with so few differing functions. You listen to stuff like Wakeman's from the early Moog time period and he made sounds that were totally recognizable (not perfect obviously) as vocal choirs, as opposed to anything else.
    I remember the "old man" getting Wendy Carlos' Switched on Back when it first came out, and hearing the Moog for the first time on a rather awesome system he built (15 Altecs, the GOOD ones, 800 cycle horns in large cabinets, home designed and built amps with electronic crossovers (an engineer), and a crow bar overcurrent shutdown on the horns so you could POUND the things without fear of damage, in a paneled 24' X 24' Fl room built mostly for the stereo system, a fireplace, and a place to put the pool table). I was blown away the first time I heard both the stereo and the Switched on Bach (later), and just about played the oxide off that reel to reel tape (there were many many brown alcohol filled q tips)...those were the days....and so are these. And the pipe organ on those woofers...not quite my current Velodyne Servo subs equal, but awesome, nonetheless. An aside, when the wall sconce filaments were starting to get crummy in the livingroom wall sconces, the kids would always want me to "finish" them off with the sub, and my daughter, when she was young, called it the CyberWolf, instead of subwoofer...I thought that was awesome, too.

  • @RKTologist
    @RKTologist Pƙed 8 lety +20

    He said in the beginning that he studied on one of these 35 years ago. Where would one go to study something like this in the modern day?

  • @vaspers
    @vaspers Pƙed 4 lety +5

    The universe is howling through the Moog ~~ all the sounds that could ever exist, turning knobs and dreaming.

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Pƙed 4 lety

      Very poetic. Thanks for watching!-_Daniel_

  • @murraysaucedo897
    @murraysaucedo897 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I didn’t have any idea what to do, but I knew I needed a click, so we put a click on the 24 track which was then synch to the moog modular. I knew it could be a sound of the future, but I didn’t realize how much impact it would be

  • @alocal1334
    @alocal1334 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    Now i get it! That was master level craftsman ship that took us on a lil journey.... TV hsnks for sharing this

  • @7Spronge
    @7Spronge Pƙed 8 lety +161

    If you order one of these , does it come with a complementary bodybuilder to carry it around on tour ?

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios Pƙed 5 lety

      It sits on its own carrying box.

    • @cuntcrusher9546
      @cuntcrusher9546 Pƙed 5 lety +6

      Whooosh

    • @TorutheRedFox
      @TorutheRedFox Pƙed 5 lety +3

      for tours you'd use a minimoog :P

    • @HazeAnderson
      @HazeAnderson Pƙed 5 lety +3

      I thought people used to studios to FINISH tracks, not endlessly tweak fart sounds. 😂

    • @bustacap3791
      @bustacap3791 Pƙed 5 lety

      almost positive that the road case is separate @@HappyBeezerStudios

  • @fkcyber
    @fkcyber Pƙed 6 lety +94

    3:05 Rush's "The Temples of Syrinx"

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Pƙed 6 lety +12

      Hi fkcyber, 2112 is, without question, one of my favorite albums! Thanks for watching!

    • @nyx9208
      @nyx9208 Pƙed 6 lety

      We are the priests
      Of the temples of Syrinx!
      This must have been the computers they were talking about

    • @72mgmidget
      @72mgmidget Pƙed 6 lety +3

      fkcyber Pretty sure I also heard some REO Speedwagon, Pink Floyd, and Emerson, Lake, & Palmer! ;)

    • @DrumGearGeek
      @DrumGearGeek Pƙed 6 lety +1

      YES. I knew it reminded me of something, but couldn't remember what. That's _exactly_ what I was thinking of. (the very beginning of the Overture, actually). Thank you!

  • @azmike1956
    @azmike1956 Pƙed 4 lety +5

    Very cool stuff brother! As a longtime fan of ELP I love the sounds & creativity afforded by synth's.

  • @stevecallachor
    @stevecallachor Pƙed 4 lety +5

    There was an album released in 1970s called "switched on Bach" - a suite of Bach's compositions played with the Moog synthesiser................it was a hit in Australia. Still got the Vinyl somewhere!!!
    Stavros of yesteryear

  • @steven-vn9ui
    @steven-vn9ui Pƙed 6 lety +3

    Fantastic - so many possibilities. I wish I had an ounce of musical talent

  • @bloggulator
    @bloggulator Pƙed 8 lety +3

    Even thru shitty laptop speakers, the quality of the oscillators and filters on this Moog is there. A fine demo indeed :-), thanks!

  • @BhairavaDas
    @BhairavaDas Pƙed 4 lety +3

    I really like how compact it is.

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Hi Samuel. There's an optional backpack for it, but the side pockets don't hold nearly enough patch cables for my taste. Thanks for watching!

  • @TheHotPinkVegan
    @TheHotPinkVegan Pƙed 9 lety +18

    Crazy I just looked it up and this thing is $35,000 man!!!!!

    • @Gyrbae
      @Gyrbae Pƙed 9 lety +1

      The Hot Pink Vegan You should consider Synthesizers.com systems. Somewhat cheaper with essentially the same power as the Moog.

  • @andrewbridges8270
    @andrewbridges8270 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    WOW that"s an awesome synth and serious knob twiddling

  • @demetriusdiamondii5160
    @demetriusdiamondii5160 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Thank you sincerely for making this video.

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Pƙed 4 lety

      Thanks Demetrius. I had a really good time making it. And thanks for watching!

  • @robertenglish9838
    @robertenglish9838 Pƙed rokem +2

    The thing about it is that it's idiot-proof. You can't plug into a "wrong place". The worst you could do is fail to make the sound you want. My employer once let me play his Moog IIIp (one that eventually ended up in Tangerine Dream's recordings) as much as I wanted to (in 1970-ish). Blew up some glassware, Had a LOT of fun making real music. Now I have a Behringer System 55, but can't remember the configuration of the IIIP from 50 years ago. Oh well, I have a lot of time to play with it. Thank goodness for YT and people posting their experience.

  • @dennisk5818
    @dennisk5818 Pƙed 4 lety +4

    Holy crap. The first concert I saw was EL&P. watching Keith Emerson Play his Moog. The raw sounds from it were awesome.

  • @captainc00tie
    @captainc00tie Pƙed 4 lety +9

    4:27 gave me chills not gonna lie

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Now try to imagine actually being in the room with it :-)
      Thanks for watching!

  • @LukasKamin
    @LukasKamin Pƙed 5 lety +1

    I don't know what the heck is that, but it's smashing.... deeply impressed, it really generates all those sounds from early time fantastic movies

  • @eduardwilliams1245
    @eduardwilliams1245 Pƙed rokem +2

    I was an in house sound engineer at a live music venue for a couple of years. I'd heard many ,what I thought were great Moog simulations, from Korg, Nord etc. Until one night, a guy brought in a real moog. He did a sweep and I had to run for the faders. This thing was dangerous. These things can definitely blow speakers. The difference was astonishing.

    • @spiralmoment
      @spiralmoment Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

      Ive never heard of korg doing a moog emulation, but ust because something is louder, it isn't better, but I shouldn't need to tell a sound engineer that.

    • @eduardwilliams1245
      @eduardwilliams1245 Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

      @@spiralmoment Not louder. "Bigger! In every way. More visceral. I had the same experience with a real B3 vs an emulation and again with a real Fender Rhodes vs an emulation. You experience those classic instruments not just hear them. There's definitely something special about them. That's why they're being emulated. That's my real world experience with them anyway
      .regardless of what you say.

  • @perlandstrom5023
    @perlandstrom5023 Pƙed 4 lety +4

    there is something really special with analog synths :) sounds so cool

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Agreed! Here are some of my other Moog Modular videos:
      czcams.com/video/VKfrGQyv5_g/video.html
      czcams.com/video/53AfNa-l8gI/video.html
      Thanks for watching!

  • @thedolphin5428
    @thedolphin5428 Pƙed rokem +1

    Faaaark. Truly amazing invention. Infinite sound variations. Respect to all synth and Moog players.

  • @mijit.859
    @mijit.859 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    It’s just LEGENDARY !!

  • @joachimtecklenburg
    @joachimtecklenburg Pƙed 6 lety +4

    These humans. Quite amazing they are.

  • @elvissorna8861
    @elvissorna8861 Pƙed 5 lety +3

    That thing is one righteous piece equipment, definitely lne of greatest wonders of man's creativity. I could literally spend all my life with a Moog synth and explore only a fraction of the infinite soundscapes it can produce. I actually got here by listening to Mort Garson, one of the finest Moog synth players I know. Some of his stuff is beyond jawdropping and way ahead of its time for 1971, pure wizardry.

  • @munelinmusic
    @munelinmusic Pƙed 4 lety

    Beautiful!! Beyond words.

  • @RyanCrase1
    @RyanCrase1 Pƙed rokem +2

    Dang. This is amazing with good headphones!! My friend has one in his studio, but I've never heard it. This rules!!

  • @Jimbo386000
    @Jimbo386000 Pƙed 4 lety +19

    Leave it to Moog to actually make a clone of one of their past synths that is more or less 100% accurate and not some tiny boutique toy.

  • @slap_my_hand
    @slap_my_hand Pƙed 8 lety +43

    0:59 And that's when youtube cut out the high frequencys.

    • @chefzabi
      @chefzabi Pƙed 8 lety +16

      Haha actually it's not CZcams. I can hear the oscillator until 1:01. It's where our ears cut out the high frequencies because it's outside human hearing range. Your dog heard it though lol.

    • @slap_my_hand
      @slap_my_hand Pƙed 8 lety +3

      chefzabi ok, i just checked the timecode i used, and i can also hear it until 1:01. But i know that youtube cuts off frequencies above something like 20 khz.

    • @FostersLab
      @FostersLab Pƙed 8 lety

      +StarTrek123456 It makes sense, many many people can't hear above 18kHz or something. Although for mostly young people, this is a pitty :)
      Don't listen to music on CZcams!

    • @slap_my_hand
      @slap_my_hand Pƙed 8 lety

      MikroXdrums I just listened to music on spotify when i read your comment. Illuminati confirmed? :D

    • @anonymusum
      @anonymusum Pƙed 8 lety +1

      +MikroXdrums You can hear up to 18kHz until - well about 8 years. Then your ability slowly drops. A normal middle age adult may hear up to 12 - 14kHz. So you can imagine how it will be when youÂŽre old.

  • @PeterNiclasKelloggneono
    @PeterNiclasKelloggneono Pƙed 3 lety +1

    the phat, rich unrivalled sound of analogue ~ priceless ~ digital will hardly ever even come close to the 'full'ness, the ambiance, the distinct quality of analogue

  • @CherryHead89
    @CherryHead89 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Omg this is so cool. I have not idea how it works but... Amazing.

  • @PeterJacobKotarak
    @PeterJacobKotarak Pƙed 7 lety +84

    "Alright, let's see what this does"

  • @JoeRivermanSongwriter
    @JoeRivermanSongwriter Pƙed 3 lety +6

    I bet even Moog himself didn't know the full potential of these beasts.

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Pƙed 3 lety +7

      Hi Joe. The beauty of large modular synths is that no one will ever exploit their full possible potential. There will always be some new idea discovered on them. Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_