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The Minimoog is a monophonic analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. Released...

The Minimoog is a monophonic analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. Released in 1971 by the original Moog Music, it was among the first widely available, portable and relatively affordable synthesizers. At its most basic, the Minimoog control panel can be broken up into 3 sections: To produce a sound, the musician would first choose a sound shape to be generated from the VCO. The VCO provides a choice of several switchable waveforms: The sound then travels from the VCO to the VCF (voltage-controlled filter) where it can be shaped and sculpted, adding resonance. Next, the sound travels to the voltage-controlled amplifer (VCA). In a modern synthesizer, a VCA has 4 separate volume knobs that control four different stages of the sound. For example, the first knob - the Attack volume - controls how loud a sound is when the key is first pressed: does it start immediately like a string being plucked? Or does it fade in gradually like a violin being softly bowed? (See the "Sound Basics" section of the general synthesizer article for more information on this.) Part of the appeal of this instrument over the early modular Moogs was the fact that the Minimoog required no