About Memorymoog
Moog Memorymoog was released around
1982 - 1985 and sold for 1,650,000 yen ( about $14000 ).This
keyboard was Moog's first polysynth using key assigner.
CPU is Z80 + Z80CTC. Basic synth parameter is like Minimoog.
Memorymoog was verion uped in 1984 which called Memorymoog
Plus. Memorymoog Plus has MIDI and Sequencer. The sound
is not like Minimoog, it has another character. Of course,
very very fat sound.
Specification
1. KEYBOARD 61 keys
2. VOICE : 6-voice
polyphony.
Each Voice contains
:
OSCILLATORS :
3 oscillators - range 16', 8',
4', 2' (range is extended to 32' with transpose switch)
Waveforms - variable pulse, sawtooth,
triangular
Oscillators 2 & 3 have dual
concentric frequency pots; center knobs for
fine tune, outer knob
for coarse tune
Sync Osc 2 to Osc 1.
Osc 3 acts as an audio or modulation
oscillator, like Minimoog.
Osc 3 rate 0.2 Hz to 8 kHz.
3. VOICE MODULATION
Osc 3 or filter
contour can routed to Osc 1,2 Pulse width 1,2 or filter.
Filter contour can control amount
of Osc 3 modulation effect.
4. MIXER
Individual level
control for each osillator and pink noise source.
5. MODULATION
LFO - 0.1 Hz to
100 Hz. Waveform available triangle, reverse sawtooth,
sawtooth, square and sample &
hold. Routing to Osc 1,2,3, pulse width 1,2,3 and
filter
6. FILTER
Moog 24dB/oct filter
Keyboard tracking selectable
1/3, 2/3 or full.
7. Contour Generator
Two ADSR type contour
generators.
Attack Time : 10 seconds max
Decay & Release time : 20
seconds max
Return to zero, unconditional
contour and keyboard follow modes are selectable
for
the contour.
8. FOOTPEDALS
Two pedals can
be connect pitch, volume, filter, mod amount, Osc 2 pitch.
9. GLIDE
Type : Linear
Monophonic , Polyphonic Glide.
10. DIMENTION
Weight : 17 kg
Size : 101.6 cm X 46.7 cm X 16.5
cm
11. POWER
120-127 volts 50/60
Hz
200-254 volts 50/60 Hz
110 watts
===== SYSTEM CONTROLLLER
CODES =======
C0 - Sequential Flash
LED
C1 - Cassette Save
C2 - Cassette Load
C3 - Cassette Verify
C4 - Defeats voice sequentially
- a service routine
C5 - Frequency center for Osc 2,
3 to Osc 1 (Zero Beqt)
C6 - Tuning Calibration - Defeats
auto tune
C7 - Auto assigend tuning
C8 - Program enable and disable
memory record function
C9 - live front panel
D0 to D9 - program sequence code
A - Advance program chain
B - Back program chain
