The Minimoog is an analog synthesizer first manufactured by Moog Music between 1970 and 1981. Designed as a more affordable, portable version of the modular Moog synthesizer, it was the first synthesizer sold in retail stores. It was first popular with progressive rock and jazz musicians and found wide use in disco, pop, rock and electronic music.
Minimoog
An early 1970s Minimoog Model D synthesizer
An analog synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and analog signals to generate sound electronically.
The Minimoog is one of the most popular analog synthesizers ever built
Trautonium, 1928
The Minimoog was one of the most popular synthesizers ever built
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