

You might think that a digital implementation of a filter, then, would be just what we need but the truth is, digital carries with it its own problems. Also, because of limitations in analogue components, filters, for example, were never ‘perfect’. There were many problems with analogue circuits – when the components got warm their characteristics would change leading to tuning problems, for example. TAE or True Analogue Emulation, is Arturia’s proprietary technology for the digital reproduction of analogue circuitry. As with Arturia’s other synths, the Minimoog graphics are not scalable but they fit more comfortably in a higher resolution screen such as 1280 x 1024.

The installer suggests the directories and then goes off and does its stuff. You also choose which plug-in formats you want to install – VST, DXi, RTAS and Pro Tools 6. A nice touch during the installation is that you can choose the wood finish of the cabinet.

This is now becoming a standard method of distribution (rather than separate PC, Mac, stand-alone and plug-in versions) and should be encouraged. You get both PC and Mac formats in the box along with stand-alone and plug-in versions. Over 12,000 Minimoogs were sold up until 1981 when production ceased. Three other models followed, culminating in the Model D which was the final and most common version which most people today associate with the Minimoog name and it is this instrument on which Arturia’s Minimoog V is modelled.

This lead to the development of the Minimoog which first appeared in 1971 and which was called the Model A. Arturia has developed this remarkable technology which, we assume, new instruments can be built around more easily than they can be created from scratch.Īlthough the first Moog synthesisers were modular, Bob Moog had many requests for a more compact and easier-to-use instrument. They can do it, one suspects, because of TAE (coming up). We go back to the 70s to look at the future of Arturia’s latest creation…ĭo they never eat, do they never sleep, those Gallic R&D boys and girls at Arturia! Following hot on the heels of the Moog Modular V, the company went on to release the CS-80V and now here’s another new Moog synth emulation. Last Updated on Decemby The first classic, affordable Moog synthesiser is now available in software.
