Moog Messenger Synthesizer

Moog Messenger Overview Moog introduces Messenger, a pioneering next-generation analog monosynth that smoothly integrates renowned sound with adaptable modern capabilities suited for professional musicians, producers, and sound designers, as well as those who aspire to be. Messenger, with its innovative modifications of revered Moog circuits woven throughout its design, can produce any monophonic sound you can imagine. Fat, scorching sync leads; frothy, developing pad textures; gigantic behemoth synth basses—it’s all here. With 256 settings, everything is easily accessible. Messenger was created by Moog to be extremely natural, almost like an extension of your musical identity. Messenger provides incredible value, featuring a powerful sound engine, a silky-smooth, 32-note semi-weighted velocity- and aftertouch-sensitive keyboard, and a full set of knob-per-function controls for real-time, hands-on tweaking. Indeed, a full-featured monosynth with aftertouch, let alone all of the other pro features included, is almost unheard of at this price point. When you consider Messenger’s genuine Moog pedigree, it becomes impossible to resist. Messenger is the medium for synthesists looking for unrestricted sound expression onstage and in the studio. Developed for the stage and studio. With such a feature-rich synth, you’d expect it to fit seamlessly into any studio or live setup, and Messenger delivers once more. Messenger is equipped with complete audio, 5-pin DIN MIDI, analog clock, and CV/gate I/O, and it works flawlessly with legacy and Eurorack gear. Meanwhile, its USB-C/MIDI connector allows for simple, one-cable access to your Mac or PC for composing in your preferred DAW. Messenger, built into a roadworthy, sub-11-pound metal-plate chassis, is the ideal gigging partner, able to travel from home to stage to studio and through airport terminals with ease, arriving unscathed and ready to rock. When you reach the stage and start your first solo, you may use Messenger’s assignable aftertouch to add some yummy vibrato or other modulation to your sound without taking your hands off the keyboard. The 256 preset locations are packed with 256 professionally crafted patches, including leads, basses, pads, arpeggios, percussion, and more, all ready for quick use! Powerful sound engine Messenger is a cutting-edge contemporary monosynth that has two powerful variable-waveshape voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) with wavefolders, sync, and FM (frequency modulation) capabilities, a variable-waveshape sub oscillator, and a white noise generator. Messenger, as you might assume given its history and mod-squad credentials, has an updated version of the well-known Moog ladder filter, which has been tuned to provide flexible multimode filtering. Messenger’s ladder filter has a new pole-mixing architecture that allows for 4-pole lowpass and 2-pole lowpass, bandpass, and highpass responses, as well as different filter slopes and robust Res Bass resonance correction, resulting in epic, weapons-grade bottom end. In a fresh twist on the classic ladder filter, the Res Bass switch allows you to choose between the typical lowpass ladder filter response and maintaining low end when resonance is increased. All of this makes Messenger immensely fat-sounding and extremely versatile—but there’s more innovation where that came from. A creative power. Keyboardists, producers, and music creators of all stripes are excited to explore everything Moog Messenger has to offer. To supplement the ladder filter’s powerful sound-shaping capabilities, Moog supplied Messenger with two loopable ADSR envelopes and two LFOs. LFO 1 has sync and reset functions, as well as a separate modulation bus for PWM (pulse-width modulation), dynamic wavefolding, filter FM, and other features. LFO 2 is a triangle-wave type that is hardwired to the mod wheel and can be routed to multiple destinations. Oscillator 2 also provides more frequency and audio rate modulation choices, broadening the range of possibilities for incorporating motion into static sounds. A 64-step arpeggiator/sequencer is also included, transforming Messenger into a compositional powerhouse capable of not only creating sequences of up to 64 steps but also humanizing them through the use of generative probabilistic behavior such as random fluctuations, chance operations, and parameter recording. Messenger includes a unique configurable arpeggiator with multiple pattern modes and rhythmic programming, allowing you to quickly create musical constructs in any What’s past is prologue. Moog cemented its position as the uncontested synth industry heavyweight in 1970 with the renowned Minimoog Model D, which condensed the spirit of the company’s gigantic modular systems of the 1960s into a compact monosynth optimised for live performance. In response to the need for polyphonic voicing in the mid-1970s, Moog created its first polysynth, the Polymoog. In the decades that followed, continued research and development resulted in breakthroughs in the company’s multi-voice designs, notably the Memorymoog in 1982 and, more recently, the flagship Moog One in 2018. Throughout it all, however, demand for the beloved Minimoog has remained consistent. Moog has responded with limited edition releases over the years, most recently in 2018 and 2022. Moog, who has always been prolific, has also released other monophonic synths such as Voyager, Grandmother, and Subsequent 37, all of which are considered classics. With the DNA of these legendary synthesizers running through Messenger’s circuits, now is your chance to create music on a cutting-edge Moog monosynth at a price that any musician can afford. Grab your Moog Messenger now! Moog Messenger’s Features: Portable, monophonic analog synthesizer. 32-note semi-weighted keyboard with velocity and aftertouch. Pitch Bend and Mod Wheel Controllers Octave transposition with variable response glide 256 preset locations (16 patches x 16 banks) and 240 professionally prepared factory presets. Two continuously variable-shaped VCOs featuring wavefolders, sync, and FM capabilities. Sub-oscillator with continuously variable waveform for increased low-end weight. A white noise generator to provide texture, depth, and roughness. The Moog transistor ladder filter (pole-mixing) features 4-pole lowpass, 2-pole lowpass, bandpass, and highpass responses. The Resonance Bass Compensation (Res Bass) switch retains and punctuates the bottom end. External input to filter, feedback, and VCO frequency modulation of filter cutoff for extended audio processing Variable-waveform LFO 1 with sync, reset, and independent modulation bus for PWM (pulse-width modulation), dynamic wavefolding, filter FM, and more. Triangle-wave LFO 2 (hardwired to the mod wheel), routable to numerous destinations. Envelopes: 2 ADSR (loopable), velocity responsive, multi-trig. One voltage-controlled amplifier (VCA). 64-step sequencer with 256 memory locations, generative probabilistic behaviour, and parameter recording. Configurable arpeggiator with various pattern modes and rhythmic programming Audio input: 1x 6.5mm TS. Audio output: 1 x 6.5mm TS (main), 1 x 6.5mm TRS (headphone). MIDI I/O: 5 pin DIN. CV (control voltage), gate, and analog clock input/output: 3.5mm TS USB-C/MIDI connector for PC and DAW connectivity. Sustain and expression pedal jacks: 6.5mm TRS Robust metal-plate chassis weighing 10.91 pounds