Meet Muse, the fourth Moog polysynth ever created. It’s an eight-voice analog bi-timbral polyphonic synthesizer — the culmination of over 5 years of dreaming, design, and passion. Muse is an intuitive and powerful instrument built on the rich history of Moog, while simultaneously gazing boldly into the future. It’s designed to be rugged and portable for the stage, while equally at home as the centerpiece of a modern studio.
From the first playful encounter with the knob-per-function panel, Muse matures with you through years of boundless exploration. Explore and express endlessly with digital controls for flexible modulation capabilities, patch memory recall, and advanced sequencing. Each sequence exists independently of a patch, allowing for on-the-fly modification within the same musical concept. Armed with parameter recording, probabilistic functions, and microscopic editing of every single note in the sequence, the sequencer is an endless playground for musical arrangements.
Rich and nuanced analog synthesizer history is baked into every aspect of the architecture — Muse is designed to evolve, surprise, and delight for years to come.
SYNTHESIZER TYPE
Polyphonic, Bi-Timbral Analog Synthesizer
SOUND ENGINE
Analog (Digital effects may be bypassed to maintain 100% analog signal path)
POLYPHONY
8 Voices
KEYBOARD
61 full-size weighted keys with Velocity and Aftertouch
CONTROLLERS
Pitch Wheel, Modulation Wheel, Macro Knob, Keyboard Octave switch, Hold switch, Sustain Pedal input, Expression Pedal input – all pedal functions are assignable
PANEL CONTROLS
44 knobs, 16 sliders, 129 buttons – OLED screen
ANALOG VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS
(x2) Selectable Triangle/Sawtooth mix, variable width Pulse wave, Octave (16′, 8′, 4′, 2′), Frequency (+/- 7 Semitones), Wave Mix (blends Triangle/Sawtooth with variable Pulse wave), FM routing and amount, Hard sync
ANALOG RING MODULATOR
Ring modulation between Oscillators 1 and 2
ANALOG VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED MODULATION OSCILLATOR
Selectable waveform (Sine, Sawtooth, Reverse Sawtooth, Square, Noise), Audio range toggle switch, Keyboard tracking, Keyboard reset, Unipolar switch, Pitch Modulation routing and amount, Filter Modulation routing and amount, Pulse Width Modulation routing and amount, VCA Modulation amount, Panning switch
ANALOG NOISE GENERATOR
ANALOG VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED MIXER
Independent level control for OSC 1, OSC 2, RING, MOD OSC, and NOISE. Overall OVERLOAD control
ANALOG VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED FILTERS
(x2) Moog transistor ladder filters (1 with highpass/lowpass modes), Cutoff Frequency, Resonance, KB Tracking Amount, Envelope Amount, Linked Operation, Routing (Series, Parallel, Stereo)
ENVELOPES
(x2) Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release, variable curves per stage, Multi-trig, Loop, Velocity
ANALOG VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED AMPLIFIER
Volume per Timbre, Pan position per Timbre, Pan Spread per timbre
DIFFUSION DELAY
Configurable stereo signal processor, Delay Time Left, Delay Time Right, Feedback, Character, Mix, analog bypass switches
OUTPUT SECTION
Master Volume, Headphones Volume, Low Cut EQ
LFO
(x2) Rate, Amplitude, Waveform selection (Triangle, Sawtooth, Square, Sample-and-Hold, User customizable), Keyboard Reset
PITCH LFO
Rate, Ramp Down through Triangle to Ramp Up Shape control, One-Shot Envelope toggle, Keyboard Reset, Pitch Modulation routing and amount
SLIDE
Selectable glide type (LCR, LCT, EXP), Glide amount
CLOCK
Clock rate, Tap Tempo
ARPEGGIATOR
Per-timbre with Clock Division, Octave range, Pattern, Direction, Gate time, Rhythmic programming, etc.
SEQUENCES
64 step sequencer with Clock Division, Transport controls, Sequence chaining, Step editing, Modulation capabilities, and memory capacity of 16 banks of 16 sequences
PROGRAMS
Browser via OLED screen with 16 banks of 16 patches, Mod Map, Arpeggiator settings, Sequencer with per-step settings, Global settings, etc.
VOICE CONTROL
Mono or poly voice count per timbre, Unison/Mono, Detune, Timbre editing, Voice stealing configuration
CHORD MEMORY
Chord memory with per-key functionality
TO MAP
16 modulation slots per timbre per patch with controllers and mathematical transform functions
REAR PANEL
AUDIO OUTPUTS – Main Left, Main Right (1⁄4″ TRS)
HEADPHONES – Stereo 1⁄4″ (located on the front edge of the Left Hand Controller)
PEDAL INPUTS – Sustain, Expression (1⁄4″ TRS; Configurable through Mod Map or for use as 1⁄4″ TS CV inputs)
CONTROL VOLTAGE INPUTS – CV IN 1, CV IN 2 (1/8” TS)
CONTROL VOLTAGE OUTPUTS – CV OUT 1, CV OUT 2 (1/8” TS)
ANALOG CLOCK INPUT – CLOCK IN (1/8” TS)
ANALOG CLOCK OUTPUT – CLOCK OUT (1/8” TS)
MIDI – 5 Pin DIN MIDI IN, OUT, THRU; MIDI over USB
USB – USB-A Host Port for system and data backup, USB-B Port for connection with computers, class-compliant peripherals)
IN THE BOX
- Moog Muse 8-Voice Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer
- IEC Cable
- Quick Start Guide
- Safety & Warranty Manual