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The Memorymoog is known for its incredible sound quality. unreliable. But now you can enjoy his classic Moog sound without it head or a sky-high vine, thanks to Arturia’s Memory V emulator.
The Memorymoog was only produced between 1982 and 1985, and was the last polyphonic synth produced by Moog before it declared bankruptcy in 1987. People loved its sound, which was described as six Minimoogs in a box, and the Memorymoog+ was one of the first synths to adopt MIDI. It also came out when the synth industry was transitioning from analog to digital.
It was also popular he ran to the markethaving maintenance problems, power failure, random construction, and excess difficult to serve. Things that aren’t really a problem in software.
Only about 3,500 were made and they now run regularly $15,000 at the vintage market. If you’re serious about dealing with one that needs work, you can steal about $10,000. By comparison, the Memory V will only set you back $149, or less if you’re an Arturia customer.
Memory V has three oscillators and one famous Moog lowpass filter for each voice, just like the real deal. It also has a feature that effectively restores many of the jars and buttons to the original. And, if you really want to, you can put all six voices – 18 oscillators in all – on the biggest tracks. There are many emulations of classic synths in the Arturia’s library of pluginsbut Memory V can be a lot more oppressive.
Arthur it also has many modern features that, for obvious reasons, were not available in the early ’80s. For some, it helps MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) to adjust the difficulty for each note. It also has a drag and drop modulation system with multiple envelopes, LFOs, and an active generator. There is also a powerful multi-arpeggiator for creating complex and melodic lines.
The Memory V excels at ’80s brass sounds, unstable pads, and heavy strings. You can also dial in the amount of analog sensitivity you want. So if you want it to sound like you bought a broken Memorymoog when you were out of work, you can.
Arturia’s Memory V is available now. Existing customers can log in to view their discounts.
