Moog Matriarch: Studio Tool or Hipster Synth? REVIEW 

All synths are for hipsters…

Two other synths that can do this are the humble Akai Rhythm Wolf which was wrongly laughed out of the house, and the Vermona Perfourmer, which is absolutely superb but has no keyboard.

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Decent rewiew with fair points , couple of things to add form anyone reading. 1.Routing the headphones out and instrument in through an attenuator and using negative values gives you the infamous minimoog feedback trick, and trust me, sounds like a new synth. 2. you can have an extra oscillator sacrificing the main lfo ( you can do this even with the other lfo but is less precise and has less waveforms ) routing it on the keytrack on the back and finding the in tune sweetspot 3. global settings is a pain in the ass but there's a web editor 5.a simple chorus pedal routed before the stereo path ( before the filter ) really makes this synth souding like a lush polyphonic ( i have a prophet 6 trust me ) And finally , is definitely not for everyone, but you can get both vintage and modern sounds and some outhere space sounds. Can be absolutely gnarly and aggressive but the best adjective for this synth , when used in parallel with the delay , is ethereal. Personally i love it, but i can see the disappointment of certain users. If you're looking for a true poliphonic synth is definitely not the one, also is you're a modular head might disappoint you, but like many moog, it has its own sound that you can't find in other synths

I have had one for about a year now and my thoughts are: Its an amazing tool, and I say its the next generation of synth in the minimoog line (minimoog, voyager, and now GMA/Matriarch), its unfortunate its gotten this "experimental" / "hipster" name because it can do a lot of very useful tones and is very genre agnostic. Personally I use it to get sounds that are more in line with sounds from producers like deadmau5, its perfect for getting those raw waveform sounds without having to do any kind of post processing to make it sound good and its a synth I will literally never sell Im surprised when people say the matriarch is too overwhelming or the lack of patch memory is scary or whatever. Look at as a minimoog with optional patch points, lay off the cables and suddenly you got yourself a very capable monosynth thats 95% sweetspot

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Loved the video. Btw the sound dies for a minute at around 14:00.

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My mother was from Regensberg in Austria, but was raised in Floss , Bavaria near Weiden. Though I am an American, I am extremely proud of my Austrian heritage. My father was Ukrainian and I'm also proud of my Ukrainian heritage. If I had to choose? Long live der Deutch. I love Deutschland. The greatest people in the world!

Imo it’s an instrument in a similar vein of a system 55 or buchla music easel. If like to jam, play around with sound design, and/or enjoy working in a way that makes you commit to audio - the matriarch is for you. It sounds amazing and is not just “the moog sound”. It might be the one hardware synth I’d keep no matter what. Everything else I own can be reproduced in software. Not what the matriarch can do.

As a Sub 37 owner, I lust after many of the features that that the Matriarch has. But whenever I seriously consider selling the Sub 37 and check it before selling it, I fall in love all over again. Turns out patch memory is pretty nice.

im 9mins in now and have said and showed F*ck All! ... Pathetic!

The Matriarch is the ultimate hipster synth. I love it!

Du bist echt witzig und ich liebe diesen Kanal...but through the fu..ng hands gebrochen, und bevore the firewhomännas has still arrived...Ist das Ding eine klare Kaufempfehlung?

I think there will always be confusion when talking about "stage" and "studio" synths. Some synths are designed for very specific purpose, other try to do it all. Today on stage I would think most musicians need to be able to store patches for quick access from song to song. IN the studio, few of us rely on one synth to do it all. The Matriarch has a stage price but you can't save patches so this synth is confusing, plus the fact it is a mono synth, no chords on stage and no stereo field in the studio. It is probably a more flexible option than the Sub37, so buy a Sub37 for stage and Matriarch for studio? Just guessing now. Nice to have all the choices we do today :)

this is hilarious....Cactus 🌵

I had now many synths, especially newer ones, but the matriarch is one I will always keep. Its just so beautiful and a joy to use. Lots to explore and the simplicity invites you to do so. One of the best synths of all time. Another synth I really like is the soma lyra 8.

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Hi few things: Your Accent is probably the Germanest i've ever heard, but i'm fine with that. I see your points and you own/owned lots of what I've "been through" called Synth - just saying Rave-O-Lution and Sirius 😉. I would really love to pick some Stuff and have a nice long session with you, however, i lived in Berlin (Rosa Luxemb. Platz) for ten years and now i'm in Dortmund - well.. But anyway, i'll go for it and buy one. Just need to pick, what to sell since my Moneys gone to Latvia - again 😂 What was a Hipster again? Also: Dortmund 85 - got me goosebumps, completely different Town, I tell you that, grew up here, fled to Berlin and got abducted to Dortmund and Man I miss the Variations of Dogpoo on the Pavement even that's for sure.

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Hipster synth - a synthesizer that is compact made for use ideal for coffee house gigs. Can be transported in a padded gig bag, then slung over the shoulder… that way transport to and from coffee house gigs can allow for more focus on the 1920s style bicycle ride , with the large wheel in the front, and small one in the back, to and from the gig making it safer. Hipster synth (definition 2) - a synthesizer that goes to great lengths to be “different”, often putting out sounds that are of the non-mainstream. Over the long run, more and more users begin to use the hipster synth and the non-mainstream hipster sounds; thus causing increasing popularity making it go from “non-mainstream and different”… to “trendy and “all-too-common”

Whoever thought giving it those colors was a splendid idea should have been drug tested on the spot

So your saying it’s a Moog? Good synths I assume. I’ve never had/been able to afford/justify paying out the arse for a name and a piece of gear to play UP TO four whole notes at a time. Moog: The IBM of synths. (Hipster/Millenial NOTE: IBM used to be synonymous with home computing, then their laurels got flattened from extended periods of resting.)

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Great vid! I love my Matriarch. 😁 ♥ 🎶 🎹

It is a deep instrument.... and transcends any YT hipster. But it is so deep, i often go for my simpler digital synths, just to get ideas out. I work a day job, and dont have quite enough time to learn this 'violin' of synthesizers. There are sounds you can get with Matriarch, that are unique to it, and stunningly beautiful.

I love the colorful design of both ladies, the Matriarch and the Grandmother.

I came here for the wine, but... oh well, what the heck.

Yes the dr should be able to prescribe synthesizers as medication. I’m in complete agreement. I will be getting one soon

Owned one for a while ,not impressed ,maybe its just me ,but i prefer my Pro 3 ,

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Not sure what a "hipster" synth is but the Matriarch is here to stay. Its a classic and will go down as one of Moogs Top 3 instruments in my opinion. The beauty of this synth is how deep it is. It really has no limits. Add a Big Sky pedal to this and you have beautiful ambient pads. The delay on the Matriarch alone is worth the price of the synth. Its truly an analog beauty and is the gateway to modular synthesis which is another universe in itself. Does that make it hipster? LOL

Here is the missing minute with the chords! ru-vid.comr7runorpdKE

Funny presenting, enjoying your natural personality, good presentation style

I discovered your channel not that long time ago but you very quickly became my favourite synthtuber ;-) and i follow them all.

Die überragende konstruktive "Build Quality" muss ich nach meiner Erfahrung ein wenig relativieren. Es gibt offenbar eine Schwäche im Layout der Spannungsversorgung. Mich hat der Betrieb hinter einer Schalterleiste über die ich den Matriarch an- und ausgeschaltet habe knapp 400 € Reparatur gekostet und rund 3 Monate Wartezeit und Suche nach einem Reparaturbetrieb. Von Moog habe ich keinerlei Unterstützung erhalten. An alle, die einen Matriarch haben der dringende Rat: immer nur am Geräteschalter ein- und ausschalten!!!

Fair and objective review, and I like your style. Subbed, just because the German accent really does make it better. 🤣

First hit on channel. Already love. Matriarch is my favorite musical thing I have ever purchased but also my first analog keybed synth. (Sound studio was first - custy/newbie/atty)

Using the matriarch for house is pretty fucking sick! I've been wanting to learn how to make house music, maybe I should start by using my matriarch!

One more: I had the honour to get some glimpses at Manfred Fricke breaking his Brain about MIDIing Up the Dominion 1 - It must be a real pain in the Ass when every fix gets you new bugs. Maybe Moog also felt that Pain.Tom from Analogue Solutions I know for sure also did and just abandoned the finalising of MIDI I/O on some of their (first)Synths -"that'll do 😂" So I'm glad there aren't too many scalings and settings to set in my view. Hopefully.

How do you feel about the Vermona perfourmer mk2

This is one of the most hilarious, yet very enlightening, reviews I've ever seen. Well done! I was already staring intently at the Matriarch and now my wallet is whispering sweets words of despair into my ear.

Dem Video gebe ich 4,75 von 5.0 roten Hypster-Nasen; einen solchen Spaß hatte ich lange nicht bei einer Synthesizer-Besprechung. Bitte komme niemals auf die Idee, einen Vocal-Coach aufzusuchen. 😅 Den Matriarch habe ich mir zu Weihnachten geschenkt und ich entdecke bei jeder Forschungsreise neue Klänge. Ich lege dir ans Herz, die Patchkabel in jeder denkbaren Weise zu stecken, denn der Wunderkasten wird traurig, liegt dessen Vielfalt größtenteils brach. Wir Hessen sagen: Weniger Wein, mehr Kabel rein! Ist ja klar, trinken wir doch hauptsächlich Äppler. Die Matriarchin klingt wundervoll nach 70er-Jahren; im Handumdrehen erklingt die schönste B-Movie-Collage und man fühlt die Elektronen durch den Raum schwirren. Von butterweich bis brachial, das Repertoire der Dame ist riesig. Mit dem Filter alleine, ohne einen einzigen Oszillator, lassen sich viele unterschiedliche Klänge zaubern, zumal mit Selbstoszillation und in Feedback-Schleife. Vor dem Kauf dachte ich, die paar Steckverbindungen böten kaum nennenswerte Klangverformungen - etwa wie der Korg MS-20. Diese Annahme war weit von der Realität entfernt. Heute kommt mir der Matriarch wie ein kleines, gut ausgestattetes Modularsystem vor, das vor Tiefe nur so strotzt. Das Preis-Leistungsverhältnis ist unschlagbar wegen der Materialqualität und dem enthaltenen Moog-Klanguniversum. Schon das modulierbare analoge Stereo-Delay, das auch als Chorus verwendbar ist, ist die Anschaffung wert. Happy Mooging! ❤

Nikon F3.. Hipster confirmed lol iz joke iz joke

I like the idea of using it as a sound processor. I've never used it this way but it sounds really cool. To me, the really surprising thing about this synth is the way that it works for ambient productions. if you listen to the raw sound, you wouldn't necessarily think that it would work well in these settings- in fact it's my go-to synth for fattening up lines played on acoustic instruments because of the way it blends in seamlessly.

The main reason I got the Matriarch is that it is a totally overrated hipster synth.

Too much power for hipsters to handle

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The Matriarch can be played truely duophonic with two complete voices running through their own VCFs and VCAs, modulated by their own envelope per voice.

AHHH you're freaking me out waving that glass of wine over the Matriarch!!! LOL :)

I also agree about the Matriarch’s appropriateness for dub chords. The analog delay sounds amazing for this. Here’s an attempt of mine where I built a track centred on some simple dub chords from the Matriarch. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aG9-rhZZ6GI.html If that makes me a YT hipster now I guess I’m guilty as charged. 😂

Ciel! Palsambleu! J'aurais dû détecter cet accent français caché derrière l'allemand... Fichtre! Merci pour la démo. Santé!

Great topic, and pro vid!! Thank you. You're channel should have many more subs

New sub. Cool channel.

this was great I love you showed using it as a sound processor, I liked even running beats through the grandmother for filter and reverb I can't wait to do it with this!

14:10 Audio?

What a wonderfully entertaining video, cheers! I’ve had my Matriarch for about 18 months and it has become my favourite instrument, I adore it and yes, I have the original multi coloured one and not the black one, now that is for the hipsters! New sub for thee here…

Hello, I am considering getting this synth, but my question for any owner is : Does the Moog sound justify the price ? I can get an analog synth such as Prophet Rev2, Prologue 16 or a Novation Summit for a similar or even cheaper price, and they have similar construction, more effects, more poliphony, better sequencer and presets memory. Thank you in advance

¿Por qué no los dos? (also, nice Twelve Tasks of Asterix cutaway, proving your Euro Credentials)

Is this synth better than an Arturia Polybrute? Thanks

Is there an octave button or function somewhere Ron these or just the settings on the Oscillators. I couldn’t seem to get low enough when I was demoing in store

I love it when people say "sunth"

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If you made cheese instead of wine & chocolates, your RU-vid channel would be named: CheesySynths *love the French/German accent btw

14:00 is it just me or is there no audio of the playing?

as a middle aged man approaching burnout, I now feel this is the only solution for my condition, Thomann can shut up and take my money…

"€ out" haha 😂

Love the German cold humour.

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1st synth review I've actually enjoyed watching for a long time - danke!

geiles video! hab deinen kanal gerade erste gefunden und bin schon verliebt in deine art und weise über dinge zu reden :D liebe grüße aus der Schönhauser Alee 🍷🍷

It took you 4 minutes to start playing!

Nice! Just wanted to ask what stand are you using for the odyssey :) I want to make my odyssey angled like that

I have a question: if you had to let go of all your synths no exceptions except for one, which one would you hang on to? This video is awesome, very much would like one of these ... very nice. Moog makes such awesome stuff!

It would be cool if it the modules were removable, like The NiftyKEYZ.

No sound at 14:30

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#HipsterWineDealer - I can not more 😀 And finally some love from the desert 🌵🌵🌵 Of course it's easy to use with its Kindergarten-colours; it's made in Murica, where all major movies are also basically pre-school-children stories. Drifting away from the topic like a PWMed OSC; #BACKtoTheHeavyWeightJAM The Matriarch sounds as great as any other Moog synth. Pleasant and bold. Congratulations on both the Matriarch and also the upcoming Minimoog. Incredible 🙂 I just got myself a Korg Poly-800 which arrived yesterday::.. *Cheers* to Berlin!

Die einzig wahre Currywurst Region ist das Ruhrgebiet :-) Schöne Grüße aus Essen

Does your humour generate as much laughs in German as it does in English ?? Funny and clever!!

Had it twice. Traded it twice.

Hog wash

To be fair, the moog delay sounds much better than the matriarch delay