Moog - Mother 32

The Moog - Mother-32 is mounted in a black, laser-etched extruded aluminum enclosure and finished with traditional wood sidepieces. The 100% analog instrument features a comprehensive voltage-controlled sequencer and 32-point analog patchbay.

Mother-32’s semi-modular design means that no patching is required to create powerful analog sound. This allows musicians of any experience level to quickly make music. Synthesists will enjoy exploring the extensive 32-point patchbay which unlocks truly expressive, unique and complex synthesis capabilities. The patchbay provides access to a wealth of sounds and functionality including an assignable CV output jack, MIDI to CV conversion, a second voltage-controlled mixer, sync, interconnectivity and expandability.

Onboard sound sources include a powerful 10-octave analog oscillator with variable pulse width, and an all-analog white noise generator. The signals from each are blended together by a voltage-controlled mixer for dynamic sound creation and manipulation. From the mixer output, sound travels through a Moog Ladder Filter with selectable low pass and high pass filter types.

Musical creation and programming is executed via Mother-32’s comprehensive 32-step, voltage controlled sequencer or external MIDI controller. There are two sequencing styles, allowing each user to create new musical ideas with ease and familiarity. A total of 64 patterns can be stored within Mother-32’s memory bank.

Mother-32 is an expandable analog ecosystem that allows multiple units to easily be mounted and patched together for extended synthesis capabilities.

VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR

Single VCO with simultaneous Sawtooth and Pulse wave Outputs (+/-5V)

1 V/Octave from 8Hz to 8KHz (16KHz max with LFO/CV)

Panel Frequency control (+/-1 Octave)

Toggle Selector for waveform routed to the mixer

Pulse Width control

Linear FM and 1V/Octave Exponential FM inputs (+/-5V)

NOISE

Output normalled to Ext Audio input

White Noise output (+/-5V)

VOLTAGE CONTROLLED MIXER

Crossfades between selected VCO waveform and Ext Audio input (normalled to White Noise)

Mix CV input (+/-5V)

VOLTAGE CONTROLLED FILTER

20Hz to 20KHz switchable Low Pass/High Pass 4-pole Transistor Ladder Filter with voltage controlled Resonance

VCF Cutoff input (+/-5V)

VCF Resonance input (+/-5V)

VCF Output (+/-5V)

VOLTAGE CONTROLLED AMPLIFIER

Selectable CV Source: EG or ON (drone)

VCA CV input (0 to +8V in EG mode and +/-5V in ON mode, summed with signals from ON/EG

switch)

Output Volume Control (VCA Out and Line/Headphone Out)

VCA output (+/-5V) and rear panel 1/4" Headphone/Audio Output (+/-1.7V peak)

LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR

Square wave output (+/-5V)

Triangle wave output (+/-5V)

Selectable waveshape to VCO and VCF MOD sections

Panel Rate control .1Hz to 350Hz (600Hz max)

LFO Rate CV input (+/-5V)

ENVELOPE GENERATOR

Variable controls for Attack and Decay

Sustain ON/OFF for single-trigger (ASD) or multi-trigger (AD) behavior

External Gate input (0 to +5V; Tolerant of 10V gates)

EG output (0 to +7.5V)

VCO MODULATION

Selectable Source: EG/VCO MOD or LFO (EG normalled to VCO MOD in)

VCO Mod input (normalled to EG/VCO MOD switch position)

Variable Modulation Amount control

Selectable Modulation Destination: VCO Pitch or PWM (PWM summed with Pulse Width panel control)

VCF MODULATION

Selectable Source: EG or LFO

Variable Modulation Amount control

Selectable VCF Modulation Polarity (+/-)

VOLTAGE CONTROLLED MIXER/ATTENUATOR

Voltage controlled crossfade/mix circuit for mixing two DC coupled signals

Mix 1 Input (Normalled to ground)

Mix 2 Input (Normalled to +5V)

Mix Control CV input (-5V to +5V)

Mix Output: Un-inverted output (-5 to +5V)

MULTIPLE

1x input 2x output signal multiplier

Mult Input: Buffered signal

Mult Outputs: 1 and 2

KEYBOARD

Single octave 13-note keyboard (In Step Edit Mode this is used to select, mute and enable sequencer steps.)

Octave Up/Down buttons select from 8 available octave settings

Glide Time control

KB CV output (-5 to +5V)

Gate Output (0 to +5V)

SEQUENCER

Dual-mode 32 step sequencer with 64 sequence locations

Performance Modes:

- In KB Mode, the Keyboard is used to play the instrument, enter sequence data and transpose sequences.

- In Step Mode, the keyboard functions as the step sequencer interface and is used to enable and mute steps, update note data and select sequence banks.

Each sequence step includes: Note Value, Gate Length (Tie), Rest On/Off, Accent On/Off, Glide On/Off and Ratchet count (up to 4 note-repeats occurring in the duration of a single note)

Sequencer Panel Controls: Tempo, Swing, Run/Stop, Hold, and Reset

Sequencer Control Inputs: Tempo, Run/Stop (also used for sync), Reset and Hold

Sequencer Control Outputs: KB, Gate, Accent Pulse

PATCHBAY

The patchbay contains 32 patch points (3.5mm)

Available Inputs: External Audio, Mix CV, VCA CV, VCF Cutoff, VCF Resonance, VCO 1V/Octave, VCO Linear FM, VCO Modulation, LFO Rate, Mix 1, Mix 2, VC Mix Control, Mult, Gate, Tempo, Run/Stop, Reset and Hold

Available Outputs: VCA, Noise, VCF, VCO Saw, VCO Pulse, LFO Triangle, LFO Square, VC Mix, Mult 1, Mult 2, Assign, EG, KB, Gate

ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT

• Multipurpose control output for selecting from 16 available functions: Sequencer Accent, Sequencer Clock, Sequencer Clock /2 Sequencer Clock /4, Decimated "Ramp”, Decimated "Saw”, Decimated "Triangle”, Stepped Random, STEP 1, MIDI Note On Velocity, MIDI Channel Aftertouch, MIDI Pitch Bend, MIDI CC1 Mod Wheel, MIDI CC2, MIDI CC4 and MIDI CC7

SPECS 

Dimensions: 12.57“W x 4.21“H (with knobs) x 5.24“D

• Weight: 3.5 lbs.

• Power Consumption: 2.8W

• Included Power Supply: 100-250VAC, 50-60Hz, +12VDC 1A

• Patchbay: 32x 3.5mm jacks

• Rear Panel Audio Out: ¼” Headphone / Audio

EURORACK SPECS

• Current Draw: 230mA (+12V – from 10-pin header)

• Mounting Dims: 60HP (.69” 26mm Module Depth)