A Category of its Own

As the world’s first analog keyboard synth made for portability and immediate playability, it cemented the synthesizer as a go-to creative tool for musicians and brought the Moog sound to the masses. Of course, none of this would be possible without Bob Moog himself.

The Bob Moog Tribute Edition Minimoog Model D celebrates the technology and imagination of early electronic musical instrument design. Preserving the Minimoog Model D’s iconic sound and soul, this limited-edition release features 100% analog circuitry, modern functional updates from the instrument’s 2022 re-release, a custom quartersawn oak wood enclosure, a unique back-panel decal, and an included SR Series travel case.

Each Bob Moog Tribute Edition Minimoog Model D synthesizer is assembled by hand in Moog’s North Carolina production facility. Only 500 units of this edition will be manufactured and available to purchase. To honor Bob Moog’s legacy and continue to support the future of synth education and innovation, $500 from each instrument sold will be donated to the Bob Moog Foundation.

Features

• This reissue features the identical sound engine and signal path of the 1970s Minimoog Model D plus a series of popular modifications, including:
  • MIDI integration
  • Dedicated analog LFO with triangle and square waveshapes
  • Premium Fatar keybed with velocity and aftertouch available via top panel CV jacks with onboard trimpots
  • Mixer feedback modification which allows the Minimoog Model D to overdrive and scream with the turn of a knob
  • A spring-loaded pitch wheel with center deadband
• Strictly limited edition of 500 units
• Custom quartersawn white oak cabinet
• Classic metal reverse screen printed Minimoog badges on front and rear
• Custom Bob Moog Foundation sticker on rear panel
• Hand-built by the Moog Music team in North Carolina
• Included semi-rigid case designed specially for the Minimoog Model D
• $500 from each unit will be donated to the Bob Moog Foundation to directly support the Moogseum, Dr. Bob’s Sound School, and the Bob Moog Foundation Archives

Technical Specifications

DIMENSIONS (WITH PANEL FULLY LOWERED)

• Width: 28.625" / 727 mm
• Depth: 17.125" / 435 mm
• Height: 5.75" / 146 mm
• Net Weight: 32 lbs. / 14.5 kg.

TEMPERATURE

• Storage Temperature: 5F to 140F (2C to 60C)
• Nominal Operating Temperature: 50F to 95F (10C to 35C)
• Operational Temperature: 50F to 122F (10C to 50C)

SOUND SOURCES

• Oscillators x 3
• Noise Generator
• External Input

OSCILLATORS

• Frequency Range: 0.1 to 20kHz (In Six Overlapping Ranges)
• Oscillator Stability (short term) > 0.25 %
• Waveforms:
  • Triangle
  • Triangle-Sawtooth (Oscillator-1, Oscillator-2)
  • Reverse Sawtooth (Oscillator-3)
  • Sawtooth
  • Rectangle
  • Wide Pulse
  • Narrow Pulse

NOISE GENERATOR

• White and Pink

LFO

• Rate: 0.05Hz to 200Hz
• Waveform: Triangle (knob down); Square (knob up)

EXTERNAL INPUT

• Input Range: +10 millivolts to +2 volts
• Input Impedance: 1MEGOhms

FILTER

• Filter Type: Voltage-Controlled Low Pass
• (Moog Ladder Filter)
• Cutoff Frequency Range:
• 10Hz to 20kHz
• Filter Slope: 24dB per Octave
• Filter Resonance: At Cutoff Frequency

CONTOUR GENERATORS

• Attack Time: 1 millisecond to 10 seconds
• Decay Time: 4 milliseconds to > 35 seconds
• Sustain Level: 0 to 100% of Contour peak
• Filter Contour Width: 0 to 4 Octaves

VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED AMPLIFIERS (VCA)

• Loudness Contour Dynamic Range: 80dB

AUDIO INPUT LEVELS

• 1/4" External Signal Input Voltage: +10 millivolts (min); +10 volt (max.)
• Nominal Input Impedance: 100KOhms

AUDIO OUTPUT LEVELS

• High Level Output Typical Voltage: 0.5 volts
• Maximum Voltage: 4.2 volts (peak-to-peak)
• Nominal Output Impedance: 3KOhms
• Low Level Output (30dB below High level)
• Typical Voltage: 15 millivolts
• Nominal Output Impedance: 1KOhms
• Headphone Output (stereo)
• Maximum Voltage: 0.3 volts
• Output Impedance: 8Ohms

KEYBOARD

• Key Action: Synthesizer (Spring)
• Number of Keys: 44
• Key Range: FO to C4
• Priority (Low, High, Last): User Selectable
• Hardwired Connections: Oscillator-1 (Pitch)
• Oscillator-2 (Pitch)
• Filter Contour (Trigger) Loudness Contour (Trigger)
• Switchable Connections: Oscillator-3 (Pitch)
• Filter (Keyboard Tracking 1/3) Filter (Keyboard
• Tracking 2/3)
• Typical Voltage: 0.5 volts
• Maximum Voltage: 4.0 volts (peak-to-peak)
• Nominal Output Impedance: 3KOhms
• Glide Rate (octave): 1 millisecond to 10 seconds
• Pitch Bend Range: (+/-) 7 semitones|