The Satellite is a lesser known monophonic[3] analog synthesizer that was manufactured by Moog Music from 1973 to 1979[4] in response to the ARP Pro Soloist.[5] It had one VCO. It was designed for use with any organ or sound system. The American company Thomas Organ bought the license to build it.[6] The case is made out of wood.
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Manufacturer | Moog Music |
Dates | 1973 - 1979 |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | Monophonic |
Timbrality | Single |
Oscillator | 1 (Continuously variable from Sawtooth through Narrow Pulse, Wide Pulse, and finally, Square) |
LFO | 1 (Square & Sine) |
Synthesis type | Analogue Subtractive[1] |
Filter | 2 - VC Band-pass into 2-pole, non-resonant VC Low-pass |
Attenuator | 2 (VCF pair & VCA) Attack / Decay with switchable Sustain & LFO Rate-Controlled Repeat on VCFs |
Input/output | |
Keyboard | 37 keys[2] |
Left-hand control | Modulation, pitch bend |
External control | CV/gate in, out |
Preset sounds
edit- Brass
- Reeds
- Strings
- Bell
- Lunar
Notable users
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Moogulator, Mic Irmer. "Moog Satellite Analog Synthesizer". www.sequencer.de. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "Moog Satellite | Sound Programming". soundprogramming.net. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "Moog Satellite | Sound Programming". soundprogramming.net. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "Moog Satellite". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "Moog: Moog Satellite". synthmuseum.com. Synthmuseum. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "Satellite - AudioThing". AudioThing. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "Moog Satellite | Vintage Synth Explorer". www.vintagesynth.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.