Moog One - The Biggest, Baddest Synth on the Market? 

A guy I used to play with in the church band had a band in the 80s. His Moog pedal broke on the road. He went to a music shop to see if he could find another one. The guy said “well, I’ll just build you one. Come back tomorrow.” Confused, he said, umm, okay. You can...build it? My friend comes back the next day and a there is a beautifully built piece of specialized equipment. Turns out it was Robert Moog himself.

This synth weighs 1953 pounds, so I don’t get to play it often. It exceeds the weight restrictions of my private jet, so it just sits on my yacht in Monaco.

Wow u could play Crysis on Ultra settings with this Bad Boy ......

Only two things are holding me back from buying this. The first one being I don't have 10k laying around the second being I don't know how to play keys...

If i save 25 dollars every week, I can buy this in 5 years.

This thing might be the Jupiter 8/CS80 of my generation. Wowzers. I almost feel like there needs to be 2 people operating it at any given time - one "note player" and one "knob twiddler". Great video, guys!

Butter. Full fat. Grass fed. No artificial ingredients.

I want to see Cory Henry on this thing

The sound of this thing is pure eargasm, so musical, evocative, magic. Its just on another level.

Yes!! I have been waiting for this one! Thanks for all the synth videos ! See you at NAMM

That thing played at 12:10 is incredible.

incredible, robust and epic... I'm talking of course about Jack's beard.

Just packing my kidney in the overnight Styrofoam.

That little jam at 12:00 was incredible, i want one so bad now!

It's only $5999. Not cheap, but still cool. (Remember, the classic Emerson Moog Modular is $250, 000!!)

Bloody hell what a classic! This is an epic Instrument! Thanks I want one!

The sound of this synth does something with my heart. In a good way.

Dude that first chord and patch he picked gave me chills instantly.

Nice chops man!

That was FUN! Jack, when you first started playing, I was thinking, wow someone actually made the moog sound bad, ha ha! Then you killed it with that funk! Great vid guys!!

jack i love the way you play man. always hits

The video is over, I'm going to change my pants.

Loved the outro, that's what I expect a MOOG to sound like.

Wow, the sound is unbelievable

I take it that once you have one of these in your home studio, you had better get some freakingly great monitors of else you're going to hurt the ones you have. Just an amazing sound! I'm listening through inexpensive studio monitors and all I can do is sit in sheer astonishment!

Its basically 40 minutes of Synthface - I love it!!!

Anderton, you are the man!

Great description: 'It's like looking at a landscape'

Does this synth come with an extra set of arms so I can play it and fiddle with the knobs at the same time?

12:09 it was at this moment I knew, I wanted one.

31:40 Thank you for asking that question. Thank you to Andertons and the European Moog representative to finally show that this synth CAN sound damn good. It was mentioned in this followup that there may be a followup preset demo coming. BRING IT ON>.

Need to save forever for one of these!

The unique architecture is that the sound engine is entirely analog( newly patented circuits) but digitally controlled through a Linux computer networks !! That’s Uber Genius !

Jack AND Mylar Alex. Mind blown. Oh... And the Moog One as well... Damn.

What I don't get is how to set the cutoff to control all three of the synths cutoff with one knob.

I got to spend 90 min's playing the synth the other day with a nice amp. These are my thoughts. -I think it sounds Great! When people comment on the sound of a synth over the internet, I think it's important to realize a) you're at the mercy of the guy playing it, and the guy creating the sound. Most people are listening on their small computer speakers over the compressed Internet. If you're evening considering this synth, you know that the magic is in the subtlety of the sound, and you ain't capturing that diff over the internet. -IMHO, It's worth $8000. Many people love to say, "my Ob6 sounds just as good, my $150 soft synth is just as good...etc, etc. Well, we all know soft synths sound great, but there's more to that than the story. A) In order to really know what sounds better, you need to hear them in the same room, not over the internet. b) do they sound just as good when the sound is being modulated, when you're turning the filter, as opposed to a static sound. c) Then, there's also the number of features in the synth, as well as its usability. I'm not knocking the OB6, but for 2.5x the price, you're getting 3 osc's versus 2, 4 LFO's versus 2, more envelopes than the OB6, a far deeper sequencer, etc...Most importantly, you essentially get 3 completely independent synths in one with the Moog One. On the OB6, you can't even layer 2 sounds. In my opinion, the discussion is not one of the total cost of the synth, but rather the value, and the value of the Moog One, in my opinion, far exceeds that of the Ob6 due to its feature set. What other polyphonic analog synth, other than the Andromeda, offers a Moog Ladder Filter (with ability to be either HP or 24db, 12db, 6db), as well as a solid state variable filter with the ability to decide which osc goes to which filter (or both) in the mixing section, as well as the ability to blend the amount of solid state filter versus the Moog Ladder Filter. Honestly, I think it's really important for people to play the synth before they comment. It's pretty clear that Moog put an enormous amount of time into developing this synth, and it shows. At least go to your local music store and play it. I'm quite confident most of the people making negative comments will be quite impressed upon hearing the thing in person. I spent 20 minutes just playing with the blend of my sound between the Ladder Filter and the SSV filter. Fantastic! -Moog shipped the synth too early. Dear Moog (and other synth makers), do more testing. Don't ask your customers to be your testers. It wastes our time, causes us stress and erodes our trust. Having said this, I'm sure the Moog One will be great with a couple of firmware updates. -I have a MemoryMoog Plus. The One could absolutely live beside it, and although I need 12 more hours on the One, my feeling upon leaving the store is that the Moog One sounds just as good in its own right. To be 100% sure of this, I need them side by side to do an A/B test. (Note, I didn't say they sound the same, I said they sound equally good in their own right. I wouldn't want them to sound the same. What would be the point of that). -To those that say, this synth is limited to being "just another subtractive synth," I say, no it's not. No other polyphonic analog synth has remotely the feature set the One has with the exception of the Andromeda. The fact that the One has 3 completely independent layers is mind-boggling when you think about it, and it gives you a MASSIVE sonic palette unrivalled by any other Analog Polyphonic ever made. Remember, one synth can't do it all, which is why - if you're looking at an $8000 synth - you probably own a couple of other synths as well. This synth may make some of them redundant, but won't and shouldn't replace them all. -It's a Great Time to be Alive! When was the last time 2 monster synths came out in the same year that rivalled some of the magical synth moments we've had in the past. I'm talking about the Quantum and the One. With these 2 synths, you can conquer the Sonic World! But, But, But, you must go play them in person, so that you can appreciate the immense sonic subtleties of these two synths, as well as the fact that they're basically both MODULAR POLYPHONIC SYNTHS! The routing capability on these 2 synths is Amazing!!! Well done Waldorf & Moog. Now, put out some damn good, deep "How To" Vids taking all of us through each and every section of the synth. (I apologize if I made a couple errors on the Ob6. It's been a while since I played one in person). I did own the Prophet 6, although I sold it, but the two synths are very similar. Basically, the Ob6 is a re-skin of the Prophet 6 with a Multi-Mode Filter).

sounds amazing

Beautiful synth in every way. The Moog rep is cool as a cat. Jack is as wonderful as always.

in my brand new soundmagic headphones this sounds like cream and all the best parts of trifle - genuinely astounding

It sounds like it can do a lot but I haven't heard it doing that huge power sounds of the Memory Moog.

12:48 &13:29 this is the sound I remember as a child, thats brought me comfort throughout the years

That whirly patch is amazing

Dafuk that 48-oscillator unisono and the backing story perfect matching the rationale behind it lol :D

Wow. Honestly I think an 8-voice version plus a DSI Pro 2 would pretty much be the perfect sound design pairing. Sync up the sequencers, you could have full percussion, bass, lead, and pads

Loved this episode. Have you guys done the OB6?

Never knew that a musical intrument could be used for something that has nothing to do with music. But you guys did it!

Great video, do you think the 8 voices can sound as good as this one ? the 16 voices is great but much more expensive.

Jack on the wurly is honestly goals tbh

Jack, how does the Moog One compare to Moog's mono synths like the Voyager or Sub37??? Can bass / brass / lead sounds of those legends be created on the Moog One? Judging by the specs of the One, I would think that this is surely possible. However, no one on RU-vid is talking about that.

it great sounding synth i really like it can you get vary warm sounding Bass Sounds on moog one to ? i love sound of Analog Synthesiser

I think Paul Wardingham would love this now that he's adding more synth stuff on his latest albums, some of these sounds would be perfect for that

I say dear old chap, one simply quite thinks this Moog synthersizer is absolutely devine. One shall be buying one very soon. Peace ✌️ out

This thing is super impressive

if money wasn't an object this would be a very reasonable purchase

that release detune feature is a treat

I'm a guitarist, but still lust after a good synth. Sweeeeeeeet.

I have my ONE since 30 month. Somedays i play with it for 16 hrs. (Playing, creating sounds and experimenting) I am shure that i scrached only the surface of all the possibility´s. I can say: If i have the chance, only to have only one syth: it will be the M1. This is definitiv the BIGGEST and BEST Synth ever made.

This is a phenomenal synth.

Alex! We need one of those Mylar videos on this thing!

I'm waiting for the Moog Two.

Are all of these patches stock? A lot of them sound fantastic.

the guy with the anderton tshirt is a killer player, what a good feeling!!!!!

It sounds incredible

Blown away ...

"It's so posh, man!" That should be Moog's UK sales pitch!

I literally watch these videos for Jack😂. This dude have me cracking up every time

After buying an apartment this comes next

But can you decouple the sequencer? Like the M32.

If Mr Van Driessen finally got through to Beavis and Butthead and they started focusing in school.

Jack absolutely killed the keys on this demo

Haha Jack caught the feels real bad....as did I. This thing is incredible, I can get by with one kidney right?

We’re can I get those sound diffusers behind you?

2009 Nissan Maxima for sale low miles $10,000 or trade for moog one

If you guys had 7-8 grand what you buy? This, or try and make up a fleet to rival it?

Amazing synth. Jack’s reaction is hilarious. Great reviewer. Decent player too.

Loved the demo but, at 14:04, aren’t the bass notes out of tune? I read several users had that issue?

Nice big 1990 synth :))) kids gotta love this

what is going on with man on the right side? hi is so upset and excited, like he never heard arpegio?

How would one take the advantage of using all 16 voices if we can only play with 10 voices/fingers to play them at a time?

As they say in Yorkshire - Where there's Moog there's brass

Still coming back in 2023 to listen to 12:07

Maybe one day I can get the 8 voice. This is sooo beautiful.

Woody is that you?

I am wondering if the ergonomy is better than on the Alesis Andromeda. because as far as I know, my concern with big analogs polysynth is always the ergonomy and the huge amount of menu's and sub menus... also It's great that finally Moog made a polysynth... hourra! just hope it won't be their last...

Behringer can you build one like this, the rest of us can afford? Love it😁

Anyone have the free vst version to download please?

Awesome synth but does the second pair of hands come with it

does it come with a 3rd hand?

Damn that bass unison is THICK!!!! Play that thru an Ampeg bass cabinet and shake the foundations!

C'mon Behringer, do your job!

Alex, can you please do a video on this on your own channel?

His jam at 10:30 is really awesome. Is he playing a real song? If yes which one is it ?

omg that sounds so good!!! fucking fuck I want one so bad

29:28 Chaka Khan..GREAT!!!

That Hobaglobatribin bass!!

how come when you play rhodes they notes sounds like hey are overlapping

13:06 It's the 4 handed synth being

Watched vid. Checked price. Insert Grandpa-simpson-walks-in-and-out-gif here.

square waves to get those rhodes type tones

Check out Schmidt Synthesizer. This seems like the biggest, baddest, non-modular poly analog on the market. Love Moog machines though, a happy owner of Subsequent37!