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Moog Minimoog Synthesizer Specifications

  • Sound Generation

    3x Oscillators with continuously variable waveform control
    1x Noise Source
    5-input Mixer
    2x Filters
    2x Envelope Generators
    1x LFO
    2x Programmable Modulation Sections, Glide and Fine Tune controls

  • Program Memory

    1024 Presets in 8 Banks
    896 locations are user rewritable

  • Keyboard

    61-note velocity sensitive keyboard with after-pressure (C to C)
    Transmits polyphonic MIDI Note On/Off messages along with velocity and aftertouch

  • Controls 1

    Pitch Wheel: programmable, up to +/- 31 semitones (2 octaves and a 5th)
    Modulation Wheel: 0 to 100%
    Glide and Release Switches: On/Off
    Ribbon Controller: Single axis controller that generates CV and Gate control signals based on the position of the player's finger

  • Controls 2

    Touch Surface: Programmable, three dimensional surface that generates continuously variable control signals based on the position of the player's finger and the amount of contact area the finger makes with the surface
    Master Volume Control: 0 to 100%

  • User Interface

    Mode Controls: Preset, Edit and Master function buttons
    Selection/Navigation Controls: Cursor, Enter and-1/+1 buttons

  • Patch Panel

    Pedal/Control Jacks (14 inputs for external control of various CV and Gate functions, 23 CV and Gate outputs)
    2x Bi-Directional Attenuators with Offset
    Four-Input Mixer section with Offset and Master Attenuator
    LAG Processor (1 ms to 1 s)
    A Six-waveform, 2 Output LFO processor with MIDI SYNC and External Clock capabilities

  • Back Panel I/O Ports

    AC Power Inlet (universal power supply, 100 to 250 V AC, 50-60 Hz)
    Power ON/OFF switch
    Stereo Audio Output jacks (unbalanced outputs)
    External Audio In jack
    Mixer Out/Filter In jack
    2x TNC Lamp Sockets: supplies 12 V 0.5A (5 W bulb maximum) per connector
    MIDI In, Out and Thru connections

  • Audio Output

    2x 1/4" (6.3 mm) unbalanced outs (L,R)
    1x 1/4" (6.3 mm) TRS with dedicated volume control

  • Gate Outputs

    Keyboard Gate
    Touch Surface Gate
    Ribbon Controller Gate Output

  • Mults

    3x 4-way mults (top jack is ring-powered)

  • Operating System

    Flash upgradable via MIDI SysEx

  • Power

    100 to 250 V AC, 50-60 Hz
    Power input via a standard power cable
    1x TNC Lamp Socket (provides 12 V DC for a gooseneck lamp)

  • Dimensions (W x D x H)

    Panel Flat: 41.25 x 18 x 3" / 104.78 x 45.72 x 7.62cm
    Panel Upright: 41.25 x 18 x 12" / 104.78 x 45.72 x 30.48cm

  • Weight

    49lbs / 22.23kg

  • UPC Code

    094922042804

About Moog Minimoog Synthesizer

Moog Music is incredibly honored that The Minimoog Voyager XL was voted Best Keyboard/Synthesizer by the readers of Sound On Sound magazine. Incorporating virtually all of the sound resources and functions of the original Minimoog Model D and Voyager, The Minimoog Voyager XL features extensive front-panel patchability that harkens back to the original ground-breaking Moog modular synthesizers. A host of features previously found only on massive modular synthesizers combined with state-of-the-art analog technology make it a sound design and control dream machine.

• 61-Note Velocity Sensitive Keyboard with After-Pressure
• Ribbon Controller with Pitch and Gate CV Outputs
• Touch Surface Controller with X, Y, A and Gate Outputs
• External Audio Input
• Effects Loop Insert
• 2 Active Attenuators
• 4-Input CV Mixer
• Lag Processor
• Additional LFO Source with Multiple MIDI-Syncable Waveforms
• 3 Four-Way Mults
• 20 Control Voltage Outputs
• 3 Gate Outputs
• 10 Control Voltage Inputs
• 4 Gate Inputs
• 2 Modulation Busses
• Solid Maple Cabinet
• Tilting Control Panel
• 100% Analog Sound Engine

The MINIMOOG VOYAGER XL Synthesizer is a monophonic analog performance and production synthesizer. Based on the Minimoog Voyager sound engine, it incorporates virtually all of the sound resources and functions of the original Minimoog Model D and Voyager, with the addition of a number of exciting features from Moog's modular synthesizer legacy.

Keyboard
61-Note Velocity Sensitive Keyboard with after-pressure. Identical to the Voyager 44-note keyboard.

Ribbon Controller
A 500mm Ribbon Controller is located on the middle wooden rail of the Voyager XL. It's center-point is lined up with 'middle-C' of the 61-note Keyboard. Outputs are sampled and available as CV-OUT (-5V to +5V) and GATE-OUT (0V to +5V).

(20) Control Voltage output
• Keyboard Pitch (w/ internal trim to calibrate to 1 V/Octave)
• Keyboard Velocity
• Keyboard Afterpressure
• Touch Surface X
• Touch Surface Y
• Touch Surface A (area)
• Pitch Bend Wheel
• Mod Wheel
• MOD 1 signal (signal at MOD 1 input)
• MOD 2 signal (signal at MOD 2 input)
• LFO triangle wave
• LFO square wave
• Mod Wheel Mod Buss output
• Pedal/On Mod Buss output
• Filter Envelope
• Volume envelope
• Sample and Hold Step
• Sample and Hold Smooth
• Noise
• Ribbon Controller CV Output (-5V to +5V)

(3) Gate outputs
• Keyboard Gate
• Touch Surface Gate
• Ribbon Controller Gate Output

(3) 4-way Mults (top jack is ring-powered)

(10) Control Voltage Inputs
• Envelope Rate CV (-5V to +5V) Ring-Powered
• OSC Pitch CV (adj. to 1V/Octave) (-5V to +5V) Ring-Powered
• OSC Wave CV (all three osc. affected) ( 0V to +5V) Ring-Powered
• FILTER Cutoff CV (-5V to +5V) Ring-Powered
• VCA Volume CV ( 0V to +5V) Ring-Powered
• VCA Pan CV (-2.5V to +2.5V) Ring-Powered
• LFO Rate CV (-5V to +5V) Ring-Powered
• MOD Mod1 CV ( 0V to +5V) Ring-Powered
• MOD Mod2 CV ( 0V to +5V) Ring-Powered
• S&H CV (-5V to +5V) Ring-Powered

(4) Gate Inputs
• ENV Release ON/OFF (0V OFF, +5V ON)
• ENV Gate Input (0V OFF, +5V ON)
• LFO Sync ON/OFF (0V OFF, +5V ON)
• S&H Gate Input (0V OFF, +5V ON) No footswitch input

(2) Active Attenuators
• Active Attenuators are identical to the VX-352 attenuators with the following difference:
• CHANNEL 1 is normalled to LFO 2 output. So, if nothing is connected to the Channel 1 input jack, the output of Channel 1 will be the attenuated version of the LFO 2 output
• CHANNEL 2 is normalled to RIBBON output. So, if nothing is connected to the Channel 2 input jack, the output of Channel 2 will be the attenuated version of the RIBBON controller
• EXPRESSION PEDALS can be connected to the Attenuator inputs (i.e. they are ring-powered inputs)
• AMOUNT controls gain of -1 (CCW) to 1 (CW). Thus, the attenuators can create an inverted version of the waveform
• OFFSET control allows you to add a DC voltage of -5V to +5V to the input signal. The Attenuator output will be clipped to approximately +/-10V

Four-Input Mixer
• Inputs 1 and 2 can be attenuated via front-panel knobs
• Inputs 1 and 3 can be controlled by Expression Pedals (i.e. ring-powered)
• Two output CV's (+) and (-)
• DC offset can be added to signal via OFFSET knob
• Overall output of MIXER can be adjusted via the MASTER knob

Lag Processor
RISE and FALL time constants are adjustable from 1 millisecond to 1 second (middle is 100 millisecond).

LFO 2
A MIDI-syncable second LFO source has been added to the Voyager XL. The default frequency range is 0.02Hz (50 seconds) to 20Hz (0.05 seconds). This range was made to augment the current Voyager LFO which does not go slow-enough for some very slow modulations.

INPUTS: LFO 2 can be
• Free-running (adjusted by the RATE knob on the front panel)
• MIDI SYNC from external MIDI clock
• Directly CLOCKED from a GATE CV via the front panel CLOCK jack
• Controlled via external CV or Expression Pedal via the front panel RATE CV jack

OUTPUTS: LFO 2 has two complementary LFO outputs labeled (+) and (-). In default mode, these are the same waveform 180 degrees out of phase.

Waveforms

Available front-panel waveforms:
• TRIANGLE
• SQUARE
• RAMP
• SAW
• S&H
• S&H SMOOTH

Power
Power input accepts a standard power cable. The Minimoog Voyager XL works from 100-250 VAC, 50-60 Hz.

12V Lamp
The TNC Lamp Socket provides 12VDC for a gooseneck lamp.

What's in the box:

  • Moog Minimoog Voyager XL Monophonic Synthesizer
  • Power Cable
  • 10x Patch Cables
  • Moog 1 Year Limited Warranty