Moog Minimoog Model D

Moog Minimoog Model D – modern reincarnation of the legendary analog synthesizer from the 1970s, featuring a dedicated analog LFO, MIDI I/O, mixer overload modulation, and more. Originally released in 1970, the Minimoog Model D was the world’s first portable synthesizer and became the archetype for all keyboard instruments that followed. It combined the massive sound of Moog modular systems with the immediacy of a pre-wired interface, enabling musicians to create intuitively without patch cables. Revered by artists such as Herbie Hancock, Kraftwerk, Rick Wakeman, and Giorgio Moroder, the Model D helped define entire genres and sonic aesthetics.

Now produced again at the Moog factory in Asheville, North Carolina, the new Minimoog Model D remains true to the original analog signal path and component layout, while integrating key functional updates. This includes a dedicated LFO with triangle and square waveforms, MIDI input/output, and the classic feedback mod that allows the mixer section to be driven into rich saturation. For the first time, the Model D also features a spring-loaded pitch wheel with a dead zone for expressive performance control.

The all-analog architecture, three VCOs, legendary 24 dB/octave Moog ladder filter, and premium Fatar keybed with velocity and pressure CV outputs make this instrument a powerful and expressive tool for modern musicians. Its locally sourced cherry wood cabinet and hand-finished aluminum chassis preserve the build quality that made the original so iconic.

KEY FEATURES

• Analog monophonic synthesizer with three voltage-controlled oscillators
• Classic Moog 24 dB/oct ladder filter with selectable keyboard tracking
• Dedicated analog LFO with triangle and square waves
• Mixer feedback mod for overdrive and saturation
• Fatar 44-key semi-weighted keybed with velocity and pressure CV output
• MIDI In/Out and analog CV/Gate I/O
• Noise generator with white and pink noise
• Vintage-style spring-loaded pitch wheel with dead zone
• All-analog audio signal path
• Locally sourced cherry wood cabinet

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Keyboard: 44 keys (F0 to C4), spring action
• Note Priority: Low, High, Last (user-selectable)
• Oscillator Waveforms: Triangle, saw-triangle, reverse saw, sawtooth, rectangle, wide pulse, narrow pulse
• LFO Waveforms: Triangle (down), Square (up)
• Noise: White and Pink
• Filter Type: Voltage-controlled ladder low-pass filter
• Filter Range: 10 Hz to 20 kHz
• Filter Slope: 24 dB/oct
• Filter Keyboard Tracking: 1/3, 2/3, 1:1
• Envelope Attack Time: 1 ms to 10 s
• Envelope Decay Time: 4 ms to >35 s
• Sustain Level: 0 to 100%
• Envelope Filter Range: 0 to 4 octaves
• VCA Dynamic Range: 80 dB
• External Audio Input: Min. +10 mV