Moog synthesizer
AmericanEtymology
Origin of Moog synthesizer
First recorded in 1965–70; named after Robert A. Moog (1934–2005), U.S. engineer
Example Sentences
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Yet Jones was quick to see the potential in new electronic instruments, and used a then-nascent Moog synthesizer to write his theme for 1967’s “Ironside.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024
One doll is placed in a permanent split, stretched across a Moog synthesizer.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2023
What’s interesting are the moments when you sense Marche pushing the A.I., like Wendy Carlos bent over her Moog synthesizer, or a kid rocking a pinball machine, to go deeper.
From New York Times • May 1, 2023
The track was born when guitarist Jamie Cook wired a Moog synthesizer up to a drum machine, creating an ominous, industrial sound.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2022
When “Switched On Bach” was released in 1968, it introduced the sound of the Moog synthesizer into the mainstream, and awakened hundreds of thousands of listeners to the potential of electronic music.
From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2020
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