Really nice synth. As a person who loves aesthetics, it has a good look and layout. Reminds me of a proper poly from the 80's. The 61 key keyboard is a win, with a great set of features for the price. I will probably consider this as my next polysynth and overall I think Moog should do well with this issue.
I have wanted a MOOG since, before you were born. Having seen Michael Iceberg live, made me want one. This is a great demonstration that you have done. So much there it almost makes my brain hurt.
Moog have really done an awesome job with this. The architecture is extremely modern, the UI and flexibility of modulation is the best we have seen so far in this class of synths, and the sound is quite amazing. I really do love it. Great product demo by the way ❤💫
I think the sound of the oscillators and filters are excellent. That’s what matters. It looks well laid out, and has some very good features. The arpeggiator, sequencer, and chord functions are really nice. Looks terrific. It might have difficulty competing with the Polybrute 12, which is a beast. This is a bit cheaper though, and doesn’t weigh as much.
Oh, my goodness - you got me from the beginning to end of this well produced video and clear demo - your videos are just grand! Well done! This Moog synth looks beautiful and I like the sound. I bet you are having a lot of fun with it!
Brilliant video- as always. My goodness this looks superb, and my wallet is already starting to weep - actually it's not that bad, given what we are getting for the price! Great heads-up on the stands- certainly going to check those out.
I agree with your chorus comment. It would've been nice to have one built in. Still, there are plenty of chorus guitar pedals out there, some even with stereo inputs. But as far as the rest of the Muse goes, well I really want one!
It seems like Moog really nailed the design on this new flagship polysynth. It has all the features and sounds I'd ever need and the price is a lot more reasonable than the One. Thanks for the demo. 🎹👍
Yes you can.. $295 a month and it’s yours. You can also get that by taking $295 a month and putting it into a CD that earns 3%-5% and you’ll have this about paid for in 6-7 months at least a 3rd of it . There’s ways to get the gear you want without going broke or into debt. . Option 2: get it on a 12 months 0% Interest credit card. Put away $295 a month and it’s yours. Option 3. Work a part time job for 2-4 hours 5 days week and stash the cash for 5-7 months. Most times when people say they can’t afford something. It’s usually they don’t want to work extra for it. Life is short .. enjoy it .. work and buy the synth.
What a great video of an awesome new synthesizer. Thanks for sharing! It definitely gives off a lot of Prophet-6 vibes in terms of usability. Like the Prophet-6, which was designed to be a successor to the P5, this instrument seems to aim for the same goal, but perhaps even better or in a unique way. While the Moog One is a sound designer's dream, it can be a bit more complicated and overwhelming and where the Matriarch and Model 15 sound incredible too, they don't save patches. This synth seems to have solved these problems. After working with it for a month, you'll likely feel right at home, like it fits as comfortably as your favorite jacket. We could be utterly wrong ofcourse... How would you describe it SanjayC?
If I didn’t already own a Minimoog Voyager Electric Blue (built while Dr. Robert Moog was still with us) but did have money I wished to spend on a nnew Moog synthesizer, Muse *could* be the synth I would choose. It would be like having 3 different models that previously fascinated me in one model, the OB-8, the Prophet T-8 and the Memorymoog Plus. As of August 2024 when I’m commenting, I did just purchase an ASM Hydrasynth Explorer, and its polyphonic aftertouch (polytouch, as ASM IDs it) was one of the selling points; I connected it to my MKS-70 module and enjoyed utilizing the polytouch as a controlling feature. That being said, I’ve owned since 1997 five different synths with channel aftertouch (four of which I still have), and I don’t deny its usefulness.
Great video! I will have mine this weekend and look forward to doing a Muse arrangement demo soon. A great excuse now to get back into my studio. Excited! :)
Thank you for this!!! A couple of questions. Can the Muse ACCEPT polyAT from an external keyboard? And can the parameters be controlled from a DAW via MIDI such that one can “record” a performance including parameter changes and playback (and change those parameters) later, as so many synths including Sub37 can?
Thanks Sanjay for the video! ❤ Anyone who is interested, let me quickly highlight how this synth is unique or interesting IMO: - the LFOs, apart from the usual shapes, come with complex custom shapes (the "+" symbol above the waveform button) - in the dual VCOs there is a wavemix feature where you can set the balance of levels between pulse and triangle / saw (/which you can also mix freely!) - you can program a lot of generative behavior into the sequencer with gate, velocity and note chance / probability for more unpredictability - there's dual timbre addressing in the sequencer so it can play both timbres at once or only chosen notes for timbre A and B (which makes it more fun!) - in the mod matrix you can use functions to change the well-known shapes of sine, square LFOs into uniquely new ones, or create custom curves for envelopes / aftertouch response, etc. - the mixer allows for a clean mix of all analog sources but you can also use the overload slider to overdrive the signal like the classic Moog CP-3 mixer does - the delay works like vintage digital rack units in that it's highly configurable and can provide stereo delays with ping pong behavior, filtered multi-tap tape echo-style delays, or reverb + dreamy chorused-diffusion trails. Generally it's a sonic playground for time-based effects. Thank you Moog!!!
Yo Jexus also one thing i love about the bi-timbral nature of the Muse is stacking timbres A and B, programming a sequence on one and then running the arpeggiator on the other. Makes for some polyrhythmaphonic SAUCE. Be well
Oooh dude also using looping envelopes as a modulation source for the frequency modulation of the oscillators makes for some radical sound design potential. Really clangy type stuff
thanks for the good information about gadgets, i need to get a stand alone keyboard that i can program anything without a computer, what would you recommend me to buy?
Thanks all, must have missed. Seems a bit paying for the name when Arturia just released the analog PolyBrute 12 with polyphonic aftertouch, full touch MPE, 12 voice polyphony for only $500 more. Others thoughts?
Fantom is a digital board that does almost everything using many sound engines but isn't true analog. The Moog is a true analog that only does analog so depends on what you need or want. I'd wait for the new Fantom probably years down the road or get a Montage M now if you want everything except for true and only analog. M & F can do synthetic analog but a lot more like samples of real instruments and a tons of them. Thousands of them in fact. PolyBrute12 is another analog option. True analog machines are mostly for die-hard, must have analog people and they aren't cheap and don't do anything else. It's way more bang for your dollar to get the Montage M as it currently dominates synths until the next gen Fantom is released.
Thanks again, Sanjay! Your video reviews are always top notch, first-rate & trusted reviews! I appreciate your take on products and find that our preferences are more often than not quite similar. Thanks again! 🩵
So which would you get if choice between this, udo super gemini and polybrute 12? Sound of udo blew me away, as did the expression of the keybed of the poly. This sounds good but did not make me go wow. I know it shouldnt be a major factor but i dont especialy like the look of it. Its ok.
Hi Sanjay, i want to invest in a great synth. Wich one you personally prefer between Moog Muse, Arturia polybrute 12, or a Dave smith synth in this category Thanks
Great demo. I'll be sticking with my Moog One for now, as this is still a downgrade to the One. But I can understand if someone else sells their One for the Muse. It seems to be more for players than synth patch creators. Not having polyphonic aftertouch is still wild to me. And I agree with someone else in the comments; it sounds more like a Jupiter 8 than a Moog. Which isn't bad. Unless you view it as a bad thing......
Sounds sooo bassy and phat. I got a proper pair of headphones, so its possible for me to judge it. But for people with shit headphones, you don't have the right to judge the audio of this thing
It would be great to have a modern synth like the Muse but with a more interesting sound engine of a Deckard's Dream, Solar 42, Taiga, or even the lowly DSI TETR4... something that lends itself to more outside the box sound design. The Muse doesn't sound bad at all, but it's more of white bread go to working synth than I think Moog is capable of producing. Innovation is missing.
Wrong. It just sounds sooo phaaat and bassy, on my Abyss Phi TC headphones. maybe you just need better headphones, in order to judge it's sound fairly?
@@SanjayC Sanjay i thought it sounded very rich & also very harmonic, Guess were to the point where digital & analog hybrid, can surpass the sounds of the old vintage analog synths. what a time to be a creator.. seem like the sky the limit.. and now its within or reach.. thanks for asking.. miss the family.. your doing a great job.. be looking forward too seeing your future content..
My apologies for saying this....but the sounds on this demo are not exactly awe inspiring. Save up a little longer and get the OBX that is one hell of a synth or one of the top flight Yamaha's.
Thank you for a great informative video. You are always great! I believe the level that the software instruments have reached in recent years is so impressive that "on a budget people" will not spend this big money on an instrument like the muse. For that price, you can get sound libraries that are unbelievable. But, yeah - if you are without a mother keyboard... but then again, there are so much better keyboards for half the price, so... Conclusion - It is not futuristic enough or comparable with the best from UDO or the ASM Hydra series, Arturia, etc. That is only my humble opinion today! Love from Mr Apa
Nice vid. I am not so involved by this device as a first introduction. I hear a nice sound but a bit soft and old-fashioned. Synthesizers in the sixties were the instruments able to play completely new sounds. That was the spirit of Moog Modular. Today we are used to wavetables and screaming filters plus powerful digital effects. I think that a synth nowadays should be more innovative and limit breaking. A classic example: Hydrasynth deluxe...
This is beautifully designed, and I’m sure sounds great, but there is nothing that is ground breaking (IMO). I think we’re all ready for something revolutionary in the synth world. I still remember the launch of the DX7 and thought that was ground breaking - I wonder what the modern day equivalent will be? I wonder if, when and how AI will impact hardware synths and how profound this will be?
for a Moog name... yeah but for a non Moog is ok but nut crazy theres a lot of choice out there things way cheaper and also more expensive. doesn't make me want to sell what I own and run out and fork out the much cash. I think if someone did this review but the fact that it was moog was hidden it wouldn't be as exciting. Moogs name definitely excites people Id rather buy an expressive e synth as it is way in the future. This would probably be better as a module. loose the boring keybed as it adds zero
The reason why I stepped away from a lot of synth hardware gear. A poor man's Moog and all I can make of it a polyphonic analog synth with a Moog label. While heavily priced, other Moog's actually have that sound. For this money there are so much better analog alternatives. The same reason I kicked out my sequentials. A Moog One, god forbid the price, but honestly, sound wow ....this...to much money for just another boring analog synth...
I think it is very reasonable to be honest. A lot of stuff inside that thing. And don't forget all the R&D costs that need to be recouped. I can certainly see the value, especially if you compare it with, say, a Super Gemini.
